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I think I'll stay away from that. haha. I used to have to have a little bit of candy every day for a while. It was really hard for me to get past my plateau with it because the sugar was holding me back. I'm a fruit and veggie girl, anyway, so I tend to see fruit as the equivalent to healthy candy in my head. If I had a…

I've chewed gum before to avoid it during movies. I've also gotten in the habit of eating a meal before Jake and I go to the movies so that I don't feel like I need anything from the stands before going into the theater. If anything, I make sure I have a big bottle of water.

I never heard of that thread. It sounds dangerous to me. XD

Group Goal: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1296537-group-goal

Haha! Ditto! Same with the almonds. I set them up in ziplock baggies ahead of time so that I'm not tempted to grab more than 15 (85 cal) or 18 (102 cal) of them at a time. hehe I love string cheese as well, but, unlike the colby jack sticks, it's too hard for me to just stick to one of them. String cheese always has me…

Tabby, I've thought of trying to: -Restart some of our threads because posting up new ones puts a link on our activity feeds. Might remind a couple of members to come check on it since we are actively looking and trying to post every day. -Making us ticker images that have the names of the groups on them so when we post in…

So, I have tons of things I could chat about, but the major portion on my mind are ideas. I have so much fun with ideas... > > Though, I really want to make this group more active! To do that, I feel fun is always a factor that gets people the come back. Knowledge is the other... So, what do you find to be fun on the…

I've had celery with pb... I'll have to try the zucchini sometime! My boyfriend's favorite are pickles all by themselves. Usually a large dill pickle is only 5 calories, but it helps him feel full.

Well, so far, since no one else has popped in, US is in the lead with 1.4! Can we get some more participants? > >

Thankies! I thought they were decent ideas. hehe Funny enough, I got into just avoiding going out. (I'm tired of going out places with my roommate when what I really want is to go out with my workaholic boyfriend. So, I've decided to just wait until he finally has a day off.) So, that has helped with preventing overeating…

Thankies! I know for some beginners, they wonder why it isn't working right away and I feel this will help. It also technically shows us how important it is to couple an exercise routine with the diet. Otherwise, the first thing that is broken down to fill in for the deficit is our muscles (because they are pure protein…

My coach telling me: "Are you done with your set yet? Can we play now?"

A reply someone did to a statement that their body is ruined with stretchmarks: "My body isn't ruined. I'm a bad *kitten* tiger that has earned its stripes!"

Hello to those who just joined! Please feel free to introduce yourself here and/or reply to some of our other topics!

I'm Muse! I will be competing for team US! My SW is 164.6lbs (May 31st). My weigh in today is 163.2. Therefore, I lost 1.4lbs for US!

It's funny, I used to play WoW a lot, but now it's not really something I strive for now that I've rekindled my fitness and have really indulged myself in these forums. :) I'm hoping with the name change we might get some more people joining! Can't wait to meet more people! :D

It's a really small town and everyone is very church united. I'm not a religious person. I don't like church--never have. EVERYONE here is the type to get offended if I say I'm not one to go to church or it just isn't my thing. They have gyms, but not only is that another expense, there are only single men there and I'm…

So, I think my biggest day to day struggle is feeling alone. I make friends online pretty well, but in person--not so much. As much as I'm proud of Jake for being responsible, thoughtful, and determined to work as much over time hours as he can possibly grasp, it means he is gone for more than half of every day. It doesn't…

I don't usually go through an entire thread, every page by page, but I couldn't skip a single post here! :D Too much awesome! This is one of the greatest places in MFP! ^ ^

Hiyaz! My name is Muse! Yes, I have chosen to participate in this challenge with a Sapphire egg, but I'm not aiming for a wish. (After all, I'm the one drawing the commissions! :P ) I do want to try and do at least 2,000 minutes of activity come this July! It's one of the hardest months of the year because it's the one of…

It was extremely difficult at first because I felt like such an outcast and outsider in this little town area. I'm only JUST NOW starting to feel like part of Jake's family over here. All of my family members that are around my age all moved out in NV, I'm the first of my generation to leave the state. So it was a learning…

Oh, I know the feeling. My last year is the reflection of what it was like to be the sister moving. I miss my little sis and my goofy dad so much! As well as a lot of really close friends I still have in NV. For a while, I was a total wreck, but, y'know what? It gets better because she's simply just a distance away. You…

My boyfriend tends to make me breakfast every morning now, but lately he discovered ground turkey breast... Oh my goodness it makes a delicious burger patty. He mixes peppers into the meat with the spices and 1 lb of the ground meat makes 6 patties at around 81 calories each. That coupled with low cal bread, a touch of…

Cardio alone takes away the areas you want to keep. Strength Training with an accent of cardio gives you the shape most women are really trying for.

This one really touched me with feels. My mother and I, our favorite thing of beauty in this world--or at least the one at the top of the list, was flowers. So this really made me happy. Thank you for sharing it. <3

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/AeiriMuse/view/base-metabolic-rate-662172 This is the equation most sites and calculators basically use. If you wanted to understand. My advice is to base your calories off of this equation, study your protein and fiber intake, and try to front load your calories (eat more at the beginning…

I have come up with more! I really realized that I have been slipping. I haven't been logging everything--namely because so much of what I've been skipping out is so little calories--but it has led me to not put in bites here or there of really bad stuff that DOES add up. I don't want to get into doing that again! So, I'm…

Hmm. Well, how often do you drink water or get a snack? Or better yet, since it's in an office for 12 hours and graveyard, I'm pretty certain there is a coffee machine in use. Well, whenever you need to get anything like that, instead of sitting down to drink or eat, stand up. If you're able to, push the chair away from…

Welcome Gwyn! It's an absolute pleasure to meet you! I also have to jump out there and say congrats on being a mommy! :D My boyfriend is a PO for graveyard so I can totally relate. I can't seem to land a job out here, so I've been working on my book at home and keeping up the house--but I've matched my sleeping schedule to…