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if you're not a member of a gym, i'd second the jillian michaels suggestion. you do need to invest in some free weights, but her workouts are GREAT. you WILL be sore the next morning, but think of it as a good thing! if you can get yourself to stick to the 30 day shred routine, good for you - her 'no more trouble zones' dvd is also fantastic. i saw a difference in my arms within a matter of weeks. the dvds are usually between $8-10 on amazon. give it a shot.

good work this week, ed. i seriously do NOT know how you do it. working in SE HQ....i would have no self-control at all. not overeating in the face of deliciousness is a constant struggle for me as well and i have yet to fine the discipline i really need. reading this every week is inspiring for us readers too!

SO glad others share my passion for HBofO! I have long said it's the greatest cereal ever...so delicious. The 'Just Bunches' version is also great for yogurt. Cuts out those pesky flakes and gives you the real deal :)

a new favorite i picked up on smitten kitchen: bell peppers, red onion marinated in red wine vinegar, feta cheese, grape tomatoes, zucchini. topped with the vinegar the onion was marinated in and olive oil. i've been making this every week!

also, a simple fresh tomato with balsamic never gets old.

ohhh taim and olympic pitaaaaa. although i've never been wowed by the latter's schwarma.

congrats on the continuing loss!

i usually just rinse with water, then throw in a healthy amount of coarse kosher salt and rub that around. it actually does a great job! then wipe it down with a little more water and put it away. every once in a while i do the oil and oven method as well.

great goal, ed. you can do it, just give yourself time and be patient.

it's a good question. i'm 23 yo woman, a hair over 5 feet, and i weigh about 134. That's about 20 pounds from what I weighed three years ago, and I'm hoping to maintain. But most literature says a woman of my height should weigh more like 115-125. But I feel good, I bike, I run (half marathons!), I walk...would I look a little more shapely at 10 pounds less, probably, it'd be kinda nice to be even lighter, but do I HAVE to be? Am I still considered healthy? I think so.

venezuelan at caracas arepas bar!

couscous simmered in chicken stock, with broccoli and walnuts. yummm. i want this book SO badly! i've been waiting for it to come out for months!!

dark chocolate cookie with hazelnut-coffee/espresso filling

My aunt and uncle live in Union Square and I lived with them for a time, but I still manage to find myself there constantly. And yet somehow, Rainbow went unnoticed by me until quite recently. Still have to try it. Maoz is far superior Pita Joe in my opinion, and while I haven't tried Moshe's downtown location, I thought the midtown truck was pretty good (certainly a bargain!) To me, the gem of Maoz is really the veggie bar, but it's still a damn good falafel. My personal Maoz record is four times in one week. It can't hold a candle to Taim, but I recently tried Mamoun's for the first time and was kind of underwhelmed, frankly.

Chickpea, in my opinion, SUCKS. Not to be toooo harsh, but I'm sorry, those falafels are baked, an insult to falafels everywhere!