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I'm not sure how much exercise you're doing a day or weekly but I think it's beneficial to eat at least some of the calories you burn when you exercise. I know before I joined MFP I wasn't counting calories but I was trying to cut way back and it made me miserable on the days I exercised and it made it hard to stay on…

I was sitting at the table with my boyfriend the other evening and my Weight Watchers in 20 minutes cookbook was on the table and he started to flip through and was pointing out the things he thought looked really good. He found a lot of things that he wanted to try. I haven't gotten to use it much yet but the recipes seem…

I got the weight watchers in 20 minutes recipe book the other day and it has a lot of great recipes. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, sweets, etc. I don't follow weight watchers, I count my calories and track my food on MFP but this recipe book has all the nutritional information you need. Calories are broken down into what is in…

Fiber also helps you feel full longer. I too am a college student and I take snacks with me wherever I go. I think waiting four hours before eating anything again is too long, this causes blood sugar spikes rather than keeping it steady which can really make you feel hungry. So even if it's just a little something, half a…

Water and more water, it really helps to fill me up. And if it's somewhat of a need to just eat or an oral fixation from the whole quitting smoking thing... try some low calorie hard candies or suckers. Crystal light has some good ones and I don't think the small dumdum suckers have many calories in them either and both of…

Maybe one day weigh out your 2 or 8 oz dry pasta then cook only that pasta in a small sauce pan and then measure it again by weighing it or putting it into a measuring cup. That way you can compare how much dry correlates to how much cooked and then you can use that as a reference from then on. But I agree with him, the…

Thanks guys! I know we all have our ups and downs but it's good to keep ourselves in check and just remember that tomorrow is another day. Glad everyone is getting back on track :)

I'm in ... but my weekend is going to be a total bust. I started celebrating my birthday Thursday evening with my bf by going out to dinner, I barely ate during the day so I could enjoy myself that evening. Same for Friday, went to dinner with my family so i ate very little that day. Today my sister and brother and their…

I'm in! I need a lil extra effort put forth today before tomorrows weigh in... It's gonna be a rough weekend. My boyfriends taking me out to dinner tomorrow evening for my birthday. Then headed home Friday to spend Easter sunday and my birthday (Apr 4) with my family. I'm sure there will be lots of food around, so lets…

I can totally relate. I'm in my last semester of graduate school and things have been nonstop! Not to mention my grad exam is in two weeks and I've barely had the time to study. I've also been getting ready to move to another town/apartment for more schooling. I'm far away from my family and with this move I'll be far away…

I'm not sure about you but I think the salad idea is awesome and I'm hitting up TJ max asap to buy one of those things! haha... Also maybe some reduced fat pbutter on wheat toast along with a banana, the protein keeps me feeling full and no refrigeration required! I also love the special k protein meal bars but if you like…

I go to the gym and do an hour of cardio on the elliptical (3x's a week) and I burn about 500 calories per hour... I'm still active throughout the day but I only consider the caridio calories as calories I should try to make up for in food, at least most of them anyway. I was trying another "diet" before MFP and reached a…

I think that some of the best things are probiotic yogurts, activia for example is suppose to improve digestive health so maybe that would help. I also agree with others that lots of water is a must because even though fiber helps if you get too much it will have the opposite effect and you can become constipated. I know I…

I think any food that kids can help with is something they will enjoy and want to eat because they made it themselves. I love to make my own mini pizzas on english muffins. Put a lil pizza sauce some turkey pepperoni and low fat shredded cheese, pop in the oven on broil just to melt the cheese and it's done in no time and…

You look amazing and you definitely don't have anything to be self conscious about. Be proud of your accomplishments and your body! Even though your still working on it you have the right to feel good! Congrats!

You look amazing and you definitely don't have anything to be self conscious about. Be proud of your accomplishments and your body! Even though your still working on it you have the right to feel good! Congrats!

Stretching is a must! Exercising with tight muscles can make you hurt all over. I think it's a good idea to take a break when you're hurting as well, it'll only make it worse if you keep pushing yourself too much. I've personally gotten the best results from the elliptical because I can't do much else... the bike hurts my…

Oh trust me if I'd had done this week one of the change I wouldn't have been anywhere close to celebrating! It has only been one week on MFP but I started my lifestyle change the first of February and I've lost 10 lbs since then and have been dedicated to eating healthy and going to the gym 3 to 5 times a week. The first…

Thanks guys! Glad I'm not alone on this one. I guess it's okay to realize your mistakes that way you can fix them. But you're right I shouldn't beat myself up over it. Tomorrow is another day, heck still a lot of today left and time to burn some calories and make good choices! THANKS again!

Half way through the day hope everyone is staying motivated! I know I am! I've already got in more than half of my water, exercised on the elliptical for an hour, and have the mind set to eat well this evening, even though my family is traveling out of town for my nephews ball game and the places to get a quick dinner are…

I agree that cupcakes are a great idea... already set proportions and it makes it a lil easier to tell yourself no to eating more than you should. If you go with cake devils food cake is one of the best out there if you limit yourself. Maybe try reducing the amount of icing you use as well, whatever you would normally use…

I'm up for it as well! I think I get enough water but I'm going to make sure that I stick to just water tomorrow. I usually get a good amount of exercise in too but I'm home from college on spring break and my exercise routine has been lacking so I'm going to make sure I step it up tomorrow. I also think my nephew has a…

Hey guys ... I have the same problem and I actually asked someone at Vitamin world and they recommended eating a third of your ideal body weight and I just looked this up as well and this site seems to help ... http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Requirement.html I do know that protein keeps you full longer and despite…

I always like to eat salads, they fill me up and they aren't a lot of calories. When I'm on the go I also have to make a quick stop at a gas station or super market and like to get the special k protein meal bars with some fresh fruit, like a bananna or apple. The protein bars keep me satisfied for a long time. Good luck!