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Nivea makes a "Goodbye Cellulite" cream that I have been using that I think is helping. Of course I am also loosing weight so who knows but you might give it a try.

Great job on the weight loss and sticking with it -- and with coming back to update your old topic. :-) You got this!

I used to do that and it was kind of driving me nuts. Then I started focusing on my breathing and it helped me get the numbers out of my head. Have you ever tried listening to music? I tried once and found it anoying but maybe it would work for you.

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Wearing jeans today that were in the "too small" pile for a couple years at least. They are a little out of style but it is too fun being able to wear them for me to care. Had someone last weekend say "Have you lost weight?" Was working out at home in my sports bra and yoga pants (i.e. with my mid-section exposed) and saw…

Can you stock up your kitchen with low-cal snacks? That way you can be snacking with everyone else yet still stay within your calories. Things like cut-up veggies with salsa or low-fat yogurt for a dip, fruit, Laughing Cow cheese on Wasa Crispbread, low cal bread for making toast with sugar-free marmalade, sliced tomatoes…

A good low cal dessert is to drizzel chocolate onto strawberries. You can just put a bunch of strawberries on a platter then put some chocolate chips in a zip top bag in the microwave until they melt. Be careful though the chocolate will burn easily! Cut off a corner of the bag and use that to make pretty stripes all over…

French onion soup! If you are a meat eater then I would suggest going all the way and getting some beef soup bones and making your own beef stock first. You can also do a good vegetarian version. It will use a ton of onions and you will have a delicious low calories soup -- if you don't load it up with cheese and bread…

At my last doctor's visit I was about 1/2 inch shorter and I have no idea why so it is very interesting to hear that other have had this experience too. I'll be curious to see what my measurement is the next time I go in. Maybe it was just one weird measurement or maybe i really am shorter.

I had to quit doing the 30 Day Shred due to knee problems. I was recovering from a knee injury when I started (not a great idea!) and ended up re-injuring my knee and had to completely quit all high impact activities and take a break from my ballet training for several weeks to recover. During that time I concentrated on…

Use the "search" function on this site (it is right above your original post) and search for the word "Alfredo" and many posts will come up.

This but also add a can of diced tomatoes if you have them. I make this quite often and it is suprisingly delicious considering the humble ingredients.

I am always hesitant to recommend a product because I hate being in that minset of buying things to fix problems ... however I have been using that Nivea "Goodbye Cellulite" for a while now and I do see an improvement. By "a while" I mean about 2 months using it in the mornings about 4 or 5 times a week. During that time I…

Your anticipated weekly exercise is listed on your exercise diary as a goal -- you don't get extra calories added to your food goal until you log doing an actual exercise. On the "tools" tab there is a BMR calculator: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator I am assuming they use this along with your reported…

You can calculate things out if you want to but MFP really does most of the work for you. It is all included in the big GREEN number that is on the top of your profile and on the bottom of your food diary. If you have a desk job then you are right (as MFP indicates) to consider your daily activity as sedentary. If in…

Agree on not saying anything. And bringing food to their house seems a bit odd. How about inviting them and their kids over for dinner and cooking something healthy? The subject might come up naturally. If not no worries -- maybe it will over time. I would also say that there are a lot of people out there who never learned…

What they said. I would make the addition that when making a big pot of soup with any luck your soup pot has grooves on the side that indicate 1 quart, 2 quarts, etc. Lets say your pot of soup comes up to the 2-quart mark. There are 4 cups in a quart so that is 8 cups of soup total. If you figure one serving is 2 cups that…

Per this page: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/tools/bmr-calculator "Your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) is an estimate of how many calories you'd burn if you were to do nothing but rest for 24 hours." I am guessing you do more than just lay in bed resting for 24 hours per day! My BMR is about 1400 but I typically burn about 2200…

What about trying to "hide" vegetables in your food? For example when you make rice cut up cauliflower very small and mix it with the rice. You will probably barely notice it -- especially if you are putting a sauce over it. If you are not a cook you could still try this with packaged food. For example if you make those…

I think it depends on what your goals are i.e. what you define as "success." If the main purpose of your exercising is to burn a few calories then there are lots of ways to do it and you certainly don't need to go to a gym. Exercise DVD's or Zumba on the Wii or just dancing around to the radio will all get the job done.…

I live in Chicago and I spend about $50 to $60 per week for myself only. My shopping cart is usually about 2/3 full of fresh fruit and veggies and the rest is pantry staples (whole wheat pasta, dried beans), low fat dairy, a limited amount of meat and some toiletries and things. I am lucky that I have a non-chain…

Another option would be ballet or probably any kind of dance class. I started taking ballet about a year ago and really, really love it. I have tried yoga but have never been able to get into it -- ballet really struck a chord with me and it has helped amazingly. I feel like I finally actually know how to stand with good…

You need to put an "img" tag before and after the link to get the photo to show up. Unfortunately I don't know how to resize .... maybe others will?

Should be fixed now. You need to but an "img" tag before and after. Also you cannot just use the url for your album, you need to copy the "direct link" that they provide and use that. Check out the post in the forums on "how to post pictures."

Celery! Strange but true. Plus bonus -- almost no calories.

I recently stumbled on a website called "Broke & Healthy" and they have recipies. Check this out: http://www.brokeandhealthy.com/category/recipes/recipes-by-meal/main-dishes Personally I think one of the cheapest things out there that is also full of nutrition and easy to make is lentils. Actually dried beans of any kind…

Short answer -- yes, eat your exercise calories. Long answer/question -- how do people not see the BIG GREEN NUMBER on your home page or the smaller green number on the bottom of your food diary that is your calories remaining INCLUDING exercise calories? If you are logging your excercise the goal number on the bottom of…

I have one and I do really like it but after wearing it for several weeks I feel like I now have a pretty good idea of how much I burn during my daily routine and what I need to do to get my activity level to where it needs to be. So I have actually been thinking of lending it to a friend and/or selling it on Ebay. You…

Nutella and apple quesadilla. Take a tortilla, spread it with a thin layer of Nutella, put some thin slices of apple on one half, then fold it over. Put the folded tortilla in a dry frying pan over medium heat until the bottom browns and crisps up a little, then flip it over until the other side brown and crisps up. Eat.…

The second "img" tag has to have a backslash in it.