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You are both doing great! I think it's just frustrating that I cant lose like I used to. I'll kep going, hopefully I'll look back 6 mos from now and see steady change :) I'm starting a new job next week that offers free lunch and snacks everyday so I'll be testing my willpower!!

sounds like you are not eating enough! If you are supposed to eat 2500 and you onlu eat 1600 you will go into starvation mode. What types of food are you eating? If you really love that cheeseburger try to make one at home (find a low cal bun) use extra lean beef, and lowfat cheese. You can have the things you love just…

oh- I forgot to mention Pilates is very body friendly (you may feel sore after but its a good type of sore), it's actually helped me with my lower back pain and my flexibility.

You can enter a "new" excercise on your excercise tracker just like a food thats not listed on the food diary. I do something called "The Bar Method" which is basically a cross between Pilates and Ballet. I added it as 60 mins for 357 calories. I searched the internet for Pilates and how many caloires it burned (there were…

If I dont have any calories left and I'm starving I work out (even if its a 30 min excercise video) it makes PMS better and you get a bit more calories to eat!

Yeah- the smaller you are the harder (and slower) it is to lose weight. However you have the young metabolism bonus. What a GREAT idea!! I love it! Good luck!

I made these but I substituted the cream cheese for Tofutti Soy Cream cheese (I container). I substituted the butter for earth balance (same measurement). They were yummy!! I also suggest rolling them thinner since then they are not as many calories. Also you could subsitute egg beaters for the egg and the sugar for…

I am totally the same way! I think about food constantly! I mean ALL day. I think about what I'm going to eat, what I'm going to buy at the grocery store, I watch all the food-shows. I obsessively search recipes online. I can be on Epicureous.com for hours. I know the calorie content of basically every single food on the…

I binged big time! I gained 4.5 lbs overnight !!!!!!!! Yesterday I ate: 2 eggs and toast (this was breakfast- the rest was binge-city) At least 40 Tortilla Chips and Bean Dip About 5 handfuls of Kettle Corn A huge plate of Dim Sum (chinese dumplings) A bowl of Chinese Porridge (jook) Fried Scallops (i dont even like…

ok, so I bought a bunchof fun things to go on my popcorn thanks to all the great ideas! My favorite is....Bacon Salt!!!!!!!!!!! OMG it tastes so good and its salty too :) I also bought something called Kernel Seasonings Popcorn Spray in butter flavor- it helps the stuff stick to the popcorn which i LOVE. I also bought…

:laugh: That is so funny!!! I loved her on the Biggest Loser show and just tried her workout on Comcast and felt the exact same way as you!! I tried Bob's today and I was like "I like Bob so much better, hehe"

Is NY City Ballet workout a class or a video? I have a friend who used to be a Ballerina and she has the most amazing body!!

I love the excercise videos on Comcast Cables "On-Demand." Its free for all Comcast users. You just go to On-Demand --> Sports & Fitness --> Excercise TV. There are like a hundred free exercise videos on there. They range from 2 mins long to over 30 mins and right now they have Biggest loser, Billy Blanks Jr, Carmen…

I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! If you have a "Bar Method" near you please, please give it a try. Its AMAZING and will tighten your body so quick. It's amazing how sore you are the next day with minimal effort during the hour class and its very "yoga-ish" and has a lot of stretching and ballet moves. Don't let it fool you though- it…

I would do the blackened chicken but no bun. Restaurant buns can be crazy calories (maybe substitute it for toasted wheat bread instead of a bun/roll). You have to really watch out for salads since the dressings are killers. Sometimes if I order a salad I ask for oil, vinegar, and lemon on the side. I douse the salad in…

Hi there! I wanted to share my absolutely favorite meal's & food's that are super-low in calories but totally satisfying. I LOVE to eat and think about food all the time. I'm talking constantly!! I needed to find meals that allow me to EAT alot but not ruin my calories for the day. Also I am not easily satisfied. I mean…

Candy is a BIG problem for me so I can't buy it. I frequently pick it up in the store and carry it around with me and then put it back before I check out after my will power has kicked in (I know I'm weird). What I do instead is Skinny Cow, Sugar-free jello with Fat-Free Whip or I make a hot chocolate. There is a sugar…

Yep I heard the same thing. Oneof the lovely "zero- or negative calorie" foods since it takes more for your body to digest it than what in there. I like mine with Marmite or Vegemite (Australian Spread) and I also put it in all my salads.

Try the high-heat or "grilling" Pam cooking spray. You should be able to get a nice crispy cake without burning it using high heat or even the grill. I do think a little regular olive oil is ok though since its a "good fat". I cook with both. Also, sometimes I put food under the broiler for a tiny bit after cooking to get…

I am so addicted to the scale and unfortunately it can totally change my mood. I can't believe how much I can flucuate! One day I fluctuated 7 freakin' pounds overnight- I am not kidding! So I have resorted to weighing myself every morning after I go pee but before I eat or drink anything. If I gain then it makes me want…

I take Slimquick extreme evey day mainly for energy (it has a ton of caffine). I dont think it necessarily helps with losing but it gives me a boost since I quit my Fatty Starbucks habit. I can only take one pill in the morning because if I took more than that I would feel too jittery. I like the way the pills tast (like a…

Wow you girls are lucky. It's a constant struggle for me to stay within my calories. If I don't work out (and get those extra work-out calories) I feel as though I am starving to death. The other night I went out to dinner and my steak was more calories than I am allowed in a whole day! Before I started this I probably…

I too am in LOVE with those Sweethearts but my real downfall is Cadbury Creme Eggs! Who knew it was humanely possible to pack that many calories in a creamy delicous and almost sickly-sweet little egg??? I LOVE them so much!! My mouth is watering like pavlovs dog and yes, believe it or not they have ALREADY hit stores!…

thanks so much for the info. I am going to start to bring snacks with me to the gym. I may look silly munching while I'm on the Eliptical LOL but who cares :) Hopefully that should help. -Amber

Hi, Just wanted to see if anyone else experiences this? During my workout (usually once I hit the 40-50 mins mark on the Elliptical) I get a low blood sugar reaction. Not sure if my blood sugar is really low or not but I feel very shaky, weak, and an overwhelming feeling like I need to eat ASAP. I struggle to get home real…

I LOVE brussels!! I use those ziplock steamer bags and its so quick and easy. I put a bit of olive oil (tiny tiny amount) and salt and pepper. Sometimes I add the Newmans Light Basalmic dressing in there too and just steam it up. Takes like 2 mins :) These bags are great for frozen or fresh vege's. Yumm.

YUM! These are all great ideas! Thanks!!! I'm getting hungry LOL

I miss my morning Starbucks habit (full fat mocha or chai) and it was especially hard during the holidays = Peppermint Mocha, Eggnog Latte, Gingerbread Latte!!!!! YUMM... this is the 1st yr that I didn't drink one. Yay me! I sometimes will still order a skinny mocha every few weeks as a treat but its just not the same. In…

I absolutely LOVE the PopSecret Butter 94% fat-free popcorn! It's only 240 calories for the entire (Big) bag! However you can barely taste the "butter" flavor and I'm getting bored with it and want to mix-it-up. I have tried cinnamon (pretty yum) and I have tried those store-bought toppers you can buy in the store like…

Bordaneaves Sliced Sourdough is so YUMMY and its only 50 calories per slice!!! I buy it at Safeway and Molliestones. You should try it! They also have sliced french bread. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Online Calorie Counter