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looking for low fat/low carb/high fiber meals for lunch/dinner besides salad
I need some easy, healthy meals that include veggies...one pot meals would be great. please help
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40+ need to loose 50- need help
I am 44 years old..5'8inches tall and I need to loose 50 pounds. Just a little background of myself..I was a sports fanatic! Tennis, softball, kayaking, wind surfing, inline skating, teaching aerobics/strength training classes, backpacking, cycling both road and mountain, running...I have done a lot of sports and was…
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South Beach Phase 1 recipes
Anyone have any easy Phase 1 recipes or can tell me where to go to get some? I am so tired of eating eggs for breakfast..I feel like I'm about to hatch an egg!!! Any help would be appreciated!!!:flowerforyou:
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I'm back..realized I need to track my habits
Well...26 days till the 1/2 marathon!!! The training is getting tough..got an 8mile run to do today...and it's suppose to rain! Well it's nice to be back..I needed the break but it made me realize that I need something to hold me more accountable..so I'm back...not gonna get so caught up in the perfection or the amount of…
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I quit!! Just isn't worth the hard work!!
Well today I have decided to quit counting calories, quit training/running/weight training! I just don't have it in me to keep going! I'm at the breaking point! Ya'll know my story by now..I'm working my fool self to death..Spending a lot of time away from my family going to races, riding bikes, and training for this 1/2…
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Need to vent!! I'm over this! +#***!
Ok...so I just need to speed type this frustration out! Before I go to the gym again!!! I'm training for 1/2 marathon and using Hal Higmon's training schedule which consists of 3 days of running, some strength training, some cross training and I'm logging in my calories on here!!! In 4 weeks I lost 2.5 pds!!! yep that's…
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If you have had great success, please share what made the di
I wanted a post that had some advice, some breakthrough experience that made the difference...If you have had a lot of success..(not just a couple of pounds) but have lost a significant amount of weight..naturally...not with diet pills or surgery..cause I can't do either.. please share what you believe made the…
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Help..I keep going over on my sugar....any suggestions
I'm eating as healthy as I know how...only eat whole grains/whole wheat..no white carbs in this house! I only have one piece of fruit a day?...Yet everyday I'm over in my sugar intake...any suggestions? What am I doing wrong? I don't drink anything with sugar in it..water only...don't put it in my coffee in the…
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Just had to share..yummy desert!! Great for diabetics!!!
Pineapple-Blueberry Gelatin Salad (I had to try this out first- it's awesome!!!) 2- (.3ounce) packages sugar free raspberry gelatin mix 1 1/2 cups frozen blueberries 1 (8oz) can crushed pineapple with juice (drained set aside juice) 1 8oz carton of reduced-fat whipped topping thawed 1. add gelatin to boiling water stir…
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Anyone Diagnosed with Hypothroidism?
I have been reading A LOT about hormones/etc. I have been trying to loose weight now for 6 yrs! My story in a nut shell.. I am 5'8 tall 7 yrs ago weighed 145 which was my normal 30s weight...after having my son I can't get the weight off!! I just finished up 13 weeks of P90X and I am eating only whole wheat carbs and lean…
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20pds by XMas who's with me? P90x week 7
Ok so I've been doing P90X for 7 weeks and I have 6 weeks left in the 90 days. I want to loose 20 pounds by Christmas! Let's do it together! Motivate each other. Share what is working and what not to do!!
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Down 12 pds!! South Beach Diet Rocks!!!
Guys if you are seriously struggling to lose weight and you feel that you are doing things right with food/exercise but not seing any results...try the South Beach Diet. My doctor recommended it to me; I thought he was crazy!!! But I am down 12 pounds and I feel great! I immediately saw the results in my waist!
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Chicken over Whole Wheat Pasta- Quick
1 can of chicken (premium white 12 oz) 1 can of rotelle diced tomatoes with chilies 1 can of spaghetti sauce garlic and herb 1 box of WHOLE WHEAT PASTA- not enriched! shredded fat free mozzerella cheese drain chicken, place in pan along with diced tomatoes do not drain, spaghetti sauce and cook over medium/high heat while…
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Lowering my carbs did the trick..down 10 pds!!!
I had been dieting, exercising, tracking my food and had only lost 1 lb in 2 months...it was frustrating.. My doctor told me he wanted me to do the South Beach Diet...i thought he was crazy but i've tried everything else...i lost 7 pds in 1 week!!! it was amazing...now i'm in phase 2 so i'm able to have some more…
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Hollistic Doctor Suggestions about stubborn weight loss
I've been exercising now for over 2 months about 4-5 days a week, recording my food and doing good not perfect some days i went over but not many. I cut out Diet coke and replaced with water cut out the fried foods all together... my result after 2 months...2 pds!! Very frustrating!!! I never had a weight problem EVER…
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which home workouts are the best-fun ,energetic , and work?
I've seen so many advertisements for different at home workout videos..PX90, turbo jam, etc, etc, etc,... I ordered the Michael Thurman...not happy with it..boring...and the diet basically was "eat more chicken" i'm looking for a energizing hip hop dance workout that is fun and not an all in one deal- food…
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When am I going the insanity and get "for real" and stop bei
OK i'm a little frustrated with myself...I can't get motivated. I'm like a alcoholic that won't stop drinking no matter how much pain his life is causing him...This weight makes me miserable but obviously not enough to do something about it. I do good for awhile then get frustrated and give up. I have joined wwatchers…
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Weight Loss with Hormones
Ok here is the skinny. I am 50 pounds overweight. Never had a weight problem until 6 years ago- pregnancy never got the weight off....so I start having symptoms of hormone imbalance and go to a Hollistic Doctor- great creditials is also a OB/GYN anyway he put me on Progestrone Hormone. I don't know what is going…
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Taking time for yourself isn't selfish it's healthy
All my life I've put others first...What I needed/wanted was always last on the list. I found time to work out, teach aerobics, ride bikes, etc when I was young because my boyfriend at the time was an outdoor/exercise lover...My husband likes playing ball and weightlifting and was very much into it before we were married…
