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Melon!

violetteb — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:58:01 -0500

Yum to melon. I never knew how important melon was. It is funny I thought it was all water a long time ago. I couldn't figure why I craved watermelon so much during my first pregnancy and let me tell you it probably gave me energy to make it through the rest of the work day. I'd visit the fruit truck outside my office every afternoon.

That was many years before I had ever heard of horned melon. Another melon I love is sprite (I think that is what it is called). About the size of a grapefruit, light green and so refreshing...I'm going to have to run to the market tomorrow morning and get me some melon.

Happy 4th of July!

Violette

http://www.itswrite.com

I'm also into a weight loss

herbalife — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:35:47 -0500

I'm also into a weight loss program of sorts, not really that unconventional. I'm trying out meal replacements and I'm now eating 5-6 small meals a day. I might try facing the mirror with just my underwear to keep me on track. Thanks for the suggestions!

I'm a Herbalife addict!

I'm not sure about

KylieKay80 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:13:11 -0500

I'm not sure about Subliminal Messages, but I know for me when I run my mindset has a big effect on how I feel and how well I run. The mind is a very powerful and I think we are now just starting to understand how to harness it's power.

Kylie

http://kyliesweightloss.com

I'll keep you posted...

Catherine Morgan — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:16:15 -0500

Thanks Tania. I'll keep you posted.

:-)

Contributing Editor Catherine Morgan
at Catherine-Morgan.com and Women4Hope

I'm there with you

largerfamily — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:16:41 -0500

I'm also attempting to complete the weight loss journey. Unfortunately (*ahem*), a recent c-section means I'm unable to participate in any exercise regime for several weeks so am sticking to an online plan. I'm interested to hear if the subliminal messaging works though!

Good luck on your quest, I hope you end up lbs lighter!

Tania @ Larger Family Life

Living life the larger family way at www.largerfamilylife.com

Totally Love the Angry Whopper

MargieSchlem — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:32:52 -0500

I love the Angry whoopper, love it and I didn't care for eating at Burger King. I know its so hard not to eat one.

"Break The Fast"

Expert Fitness — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:45:43 -0500

Hello Everyone,

After 23 years of fitness and weight loss industry experience and working with thousands of clients to help them lose weight - I can tell you that breakfast is by far one of the most important meals of the day to enable long term weight management success and just overall better performance.

Then you also have to consider the benefits of Dietary Induced Thermogenesis - the calories that are required by your body to digest and absorb the food you are eating. Even though it might seem insignificant add that up over 7 days per week x 4 week per month x 12 months per year x how many years - it adds up!

Best Wishes

Barbara Vinciguerra, MS, NASM-PES, NESTA-FNC
Owner, Expert Fitness Health Club
Author, Ultimate Beach Body Weight Loss Program
http://www.90dayshapeup.com

Your body knows what it's doing

halflifecrisis — Fri, 22 May 2009 12:10:20 -0500

I've never eaten breakfast, but I've always been thin. I have trouble eating a full meal right after I wake up. I'll get a muffin, bagel w cream cheese, or some yogurt with granola and eat it over the course of an hour, but if I try to sit down to a full meal before 10am, my body rebels immediately.

Your genetics have more to do with your weight/health than eating breakfast ever will. I am a research librarian and I haven't seen studies which back up these theories. Nevertheless, I think it's a bad idea to force your body to do what doesn't come naturally to it.

When I was younger my mother forced me to finish everything on my plate. (A portion created arbitrarily to fit the plate.) Later she was trying to lose weight and her nutritionist said 'Stop thinking about cleaning your plate. When your body says you are done eating, you are done eating.'

http://halflifecrisis.com

5/21/09

allyson131 — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:10:27 -0500

Been golfing a lot and not going to the gym much. This week will end differently. Back in the gym, started light interval training. Maintaining weight but not losing. Lots of sex though, Anthony's been attacking me a Lot lol I gotta get back on track so I can lose more before Vegas and the beach :)

Good Luck!

soldier85 — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:51:05 -0500

I sometimes eat breakfast and sometimes don't but even if I eat this really hearty filling breakfast I actually tend to eat more throughout the day. Odd? Yeah I know

-*soldier85*-

Always

lisalawless — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:50:11 -0500

I do always eat breakfast, but it's always small and fast. I usually have a bowl of cold cereal, but lately I've started enjoying a cup of Greek yogurt. Since my breakfast is small, my trick is to have apples handy for a late morning snack.

lisa from lisa is cooking

http://lisaiscooking.blogspot.com/

I'm Biased, So Here's The Scoop From a Dietician

Tori_Founder_Zoe_Foods — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:59:51 -0500

As the founder of a natural foods company that produces all natural Zoe's Granolas and Bars, I am admittedly biased towards breakfast. So instead, I will defer to a well-respected dietician, Debra Wein, who had written an article on the Benefits of Breakfast which has been re-posted to my blog. http://www.zoefoods.com/blog/benefits-of-breakfast/

As for my personal experience, I know that when I'm trying to watch my weight or lose a couple of pounds, the easiest way to do it is to have a high fiber, high protein breakfast. I feel satisfied and oftentimes find that I don't get hungry until 2pm! I don't need to tell you what I eat for breakfast 5-6 days a week ;-)

Tori Stuart
Founder & President, Zoe Foods
Keep dreaming, keep believing, keep achieving

Mompreneur Musings: The Quest For Balance (my blog)
http://www.zoefoods.com (my company!)

Fan of not eating till you're hungry

luiyuming — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:59:10 -0500

I do agree with only eating when you are hungry, which is also a sensible weight-loss tip. But skipping breakfast is probably a concept where you have to deal with if you work in an office where it is probably unseeming to eat when it's not meal-time.

I drink a glass of water when I wake and eat breakfast between 10 and 11am. I do recognise that I can do this because I work from home.

Perhaps the value of the not skipping breakfast advice is not to let your body go into starvation mode. So the both could co-mingle happily?

I blog at Beauty Box

Ugh

thetarotlady — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:14:56 -0500

Kirstie Alley would garner a lot more sympathy from me if it didn't appear as if she were hawking her new program.

That's my self-lecture: Remember to eat breakfast!

Nordette — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:21:16 -0500

But I'm really bad. I tend to get up and due to having to take a thyroid pill at least half an hour before I eat anything each morning, if I get distracted I may look up and disover I've been up for 90 minutes and still I have not eaten, sometimes it's hours.

We've got so many rules for what to do and not to do to be healthy sometimes I wish I could stop eating altogether. Fast for life. But seems like no food makes me gain weight too. LOL.

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