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I honestly have no idea what I'm looking at or what I'm supposed to be looking for.

They're not that bad. I have some in my freezer for when I'm lazy and I don't want to make lunch. I wouldn't eat them for every meal though. If you're really looking to cut back on your food consumption then get a kitchen scale (digital is my preference) and weigh/measure everything you put on your plate. Make sure you log…

No, they're not. With that said though it is probably more convenient to use a sunbed in the gym where one works out if they are training for a competition. Also in areas where one can't get outside and enjoy the benefits of the sun for half the year a tanning salon -- for me any way -- provides a quick way to get a…

Considering most thyroid issues are the result of an imbalance in hormones and diabetes isn't your comment is like comparing bowling balls and pineapples.

How about getting all of your hormones tested and fixing that which can in turn fix your thyroid problem without having to take meds for the rest of your life?

Because anything that states "gluten free" at the grocery store is more expensive.

I used to make a giant salad and just scoop out portions for the week. I would also take in leftovers for lunch. Crock pot meals are good too. My favorite is pulled chicken (or pork) over rice. Toss meat into the crock pot, dump a bottle of Bone Suckin' Sauce over it, cook on low all day, pull the meat with forks and serve…

I'm just trying to figure out who would eat all of that food. I threw up in my mouth looking at some of the portions.

Wasn't this already posted yesterday?

Nutritional information is on every single food you buy at the grocery store and it's readily available (for the most part) on line yet we are still an obese nation. Obviously stating how many calories are in food isn't working out that well. Knowing what I'm eating isn't offensive to me (not sure what that means…

Also keep in mind the fact that the calorie counts that are provided are for one serving and most meals are more than that so if you're choosing the pasta dish assuming it's only 600 calories and you polish off the entire thing based on that guess what? You probably consumed double (or triple) the amount that's posted.

It's a restaurants prerogative to cater to a customers allergies or not. So a place won't allow substitutions. So don't eat there. And as for counting calories and making healthy choices at a restaurant again, why should that be up to the establishment to hold your hand and make your decisions? If you can't find one thing…

Not really if you're talking about hitting them through food.

I completely agree with everything you posted, especially the "Beware of hot contents". We have become a nation of "let someone else do the thinking for me and oh, by the way if I get fat/burned/sick I'll just sue and then you'll be FORCED to tell me why I was stupid". We have two local restaurants that we frequent that…

If I were at an all you can eat sushi restaurant it'd be like the "Simpsons" episode where Homer got kicked out of the all you can eat buffet. "You go home now! It's buffet not all day!"

"Not a single person in my sight". Ok, so how about the people that you didn't see? The people who left before you came in? Those who came in after you? To say that no one gets take away from their table is pretty ridiculous. I almost always see people leaving establishments with to-go boxes.

The point is that many mom & pop restaurant chefs don't weigh and measure the ingredients and just go by taste and there's nothing wrong with that. And I don't agree that they would "enjoy" measuring out everything and writing down every single little ingredient right down to how much salt they used because it would take…

Sure if you're eating the entire meal. Very rarely when I go out do I eat my entire meal because it's just too much food. I've gotten 2-3 meals out of just one plate of food.

Yes, because really good chefs actually weigh and measure every ingredient. And yes, mom & pop restaurants would have to reprint their menus. I know plenty of places that have seasonal menus, special menus for certain things and/or change their menus every couple of months so it would be a burden upon them to have to…

Why should they though? Most of the time if I'm going out to eat it's not because I'm looking for a low-calorie option. If I was I'd just stay home and make something myself. I go out to eat for the experience and if I want something less caloric for whatever reason (not very hungry, want to save room for dessert, drink a…

Which makes me question that there has been a decline in sugar consumption. I also read labels and and try to choose products that have no added sugars or the sugar that has been added isn't in the top ingredients. I am quite baffled at what foods have added sugar. For example why do roasted peanuts have sugar yet the…

Easier said than done. My alarm isn't near the bed and yet I manage to get up, smack snooze and then crawl right back into bed. I have toyed with putting the clock farther away but then I won't be able to see it when I wake up lol. When I get in the habit of getting up early though it is easier. I actually might start…

Since my sister has celiacs I completely understand what it means to be truly gluten free. I'm pretty much the first one to point out to those people who are toying with going gluten free the fact that they have to read labels and be careful when they eat out and ask how food is prepared etc. If I decided to go gluten free…

I used to work in an office and they would have bagels and donuts every Friday. It was a rare occasion that I partook and had a bagel, usually if I didn't pack my breakfast or I was just carbo-craving. I just don't like the way I feel after eating that stuff.

^^^^ I second this question. Also, who are these "a lot of guys" that you speak of? I'm sort of a "girly girl" but I can also do "man" stuff (and what is this "man stuff" you speak of? Stacking wood? Driving a tractor? Working on cars?). I personally don't like callouses on my hands because they're annoying and I try to…

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Beware of hidden gluten in things. Additives like caramel coloring contain gluten and there are other additives that have hidden gluten. A quick google search can give you a list of some of the hidden gluten. Also when you go out you'll need to make sure they prepare your meals differently than they do everyone else. For…

How is that adding to chronic daily stress? I'd think it'd be more stressful to always feel sick and icky than to try and figure out what's wrong and fix it. ETA: I'm not gluten free but I don't eat bread and pasta. It's not that big of a deal to cut it out of ones diet, especially if they didn't eat it every day any way.

Forgive me but any surgery can be considered major surgery and carries a lot of risks.

I've snacked on chicken and pork. You don't have to sit down and have it as a huge meal.