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Great post...thanks!

Basically I eat at least one a day....pretty much the fuel I have before my cardio workout...seems to be the perfect food for my workout....I don't crash..If I wake up in the middle of the night with hunger pains then I go have 1/2 bananna then....seems to work. Hope that helps!

Learn to count your blessing! List all the good in your life and focus on them. When I don''t want to workout I think about the people that can't workout but would do anything to be able to. What a blessing...I'm healthy, fit, smart! Be positve..too much in this world is negative too many people are negative...find some…

Depends on a lot of things...when you are doing it what you are doing how long you are doing it. I do 45 minutes cardio early in the morning and often I'm hungry when I wake up or just need something to make sure I can make it thru the workout with out boking...so I usually have a banana or a little organic peanut butter…

Way to go goochinator!!! Now think how you would have felt with that 26 lbs on that you lost!!! I have a 10 lb wt vest that I were from time to time and it amazes me how just 10 lbs can make such a difference!!

I agree ..the first 5 minutes are the hardest.. Your body is trying to figure out what you are doing to it. Just go with it..don't think about how far I have to go...just do it! I watched "7 lbs" last night ( w/ Will Smith)and the actress had a heart condition and one of her dreams was to JUST RUN!!! We can and we are…

Scary! No wonder this country is so fat! It's a crime and sad. So many people just don't realize what our food manufacturers have done. Kids don't have much of a chance to be healthy with this stuff all around them all the time. When I travel I am always amazed how difficult it is to find anything healthy....it shouldn't…

Weetabik Muffins Modified 1 ½ cup wheat flour 1 ½ t baking soda ½ t allspice ½ t cinnamon 5 crushed weetabix biscuits 1/3 C splenda 1 c yogurt (or 4 activa vanilla yogurts) ½ C milk (or buttermilk) 1 eg ¼ c olive oil sprinkle with cinnamon Preheat the oven to 400 Grease muffin cups Mix dry ingredients Stir in Weetabix and…

I love fish!! I keep it really simple..put some Pam spray on the stove top and sprinkle with some season (there is all kinds of season you can get just for fish..McCormicks grill mate are good or at Costco I got Organic Great Kimg Salmon Seasoning & Rub and it great! Check out the recipe area on this site...some great ones…

Have you checked out Chalene Extreme! I LOVE IT! Not as intense as P90x 35-45 minutes workouts and so it was more realistic with my busy life and I can see the muscle definition especially this last phase. It's thru Beachbody and there's a ton of us coaches on this site that can help! Way to BRING it! Jennifer…

I've been running for years(have to brag a little...I qualified for the Boston this April..yes, just a little thrilled!) and when I run on sidewalks that when I get shin splints. Good news, I don't really feel the shin splints when I run more when I walk around and other good news is that it usually takes less then 2 wks…

Make healthy living a lifestyle! Think of exercising like brushing your teeth....must do it every day. I think it is important to track you food intake from time to time to stay in check. Really think about what you are putting in...is it pleasure, mindless eating or is it fuel for your body. We are a society of fast food…

I love shrimp and black beans..thanks for the yummy idea!

35 grams is what I've read!

absolutely! Love Beachbody workouts! Great programs! Lots of variety and I have used most of them and have my favorites...Charlene Extreme is AWESOME! Jennifer

Have you looked into Chalene's Extreme, less money, not has intense and I think focused more for the real world. check it out on beachobdy or let me know if you have more questions. I love it and it's leaning me out! Jennifer

if you haven't seen the website hungrygirl you have to check it out....you can sign up for enewsletters. she has great new food ideas and also will take a high calorie food and pair it down to healthy! check it out www.hungrygirl.com

You have made a giant leap by being here. Great site and lots of good info. Know you aren't a lone and remember one day at a time, one workout at a time, one meal at a time and one lb at a time. Sweets and processed food is so addictive which is what the manufacture companies want...your repeat business. Try to get whole…

check out the site goodreads great way to track your books your have read and also get ideas for others. Loved Pillars of the earth..but takes time to get into it. Just started Twilight to see what all the hype is..I know the audience is targeted at teenage girls however a friend just read it and she loved it...she's mid…

I think of it as a blessing! So many people physically can't do it and we can!! Think how amazing and complicated our bodies are!

All the best and remember take it one meal at a time one day at a time!

Well...being from the CA wine country and having at least one glass of wine on the weekends sometimes every other night have to say..since my drink buddy (hubby) has had shoulder surgery..I haven't had much wine for a month and FINALLY lost that 5 lbs that kept finding me....starting to think that wine had A lot to do with…

How is it going GETFITNOW? Tough season when so much is about the food! Think how you feel eating "the good foods' vs the BAD foods I notice my moods and energy are so different that it helps me stay on the good path! Best to you!

Yes you can! One step at a time! Good luck to you!

Take one day at a time and one meal at a time! You realize you want to do this for YOU and no one else! I'm there with you on this midlife thing..I'll soon be 46 in Nov and I'm not thrilled what the upcoming changes that are happening but I'm also not going to let it consume me and take over. Get a walking buddy...maybe…

Load of SUGAR! When I was pregnant with my first daughter I remember the doc saying I was gaining too much to fast. I told him I was being careful and having smoothies...that's when I discovered those calories were HUGE! Watch out for the HIGHCALORIE Starbuck drinks too!! They are loaded with calories...no wonder all those…

My husband had the same experience!The nose piece broke off after a few years of owning them..He sent them in and the fixed them NO PROBLEM and he said the people are amazingly nice! How REFRESHING is that in this day and age! Makes me want to get rid of my cheap sunglass and go gets some Maui JIM's!

Just a thought...many of the processed foods have additives that are very addictive so you want more of the same "crap" so the manufacturers can get more of your $$';s I never realized how addictive sugar is until I started to get it out of my diet. Before when I had sweets I was never satisfied, just wanted more...now I…

NOt too much to say...ha! Say WOW GIRL! You look great..keep at it for you and your family. Your husband probably thinks he has a new girlfriend!

An awareness on how fast calories add up ...and how mindless snacking can defeat your progress!