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Hey Heather I saw the bread on PBS.org - kitchen vignettes and also made the tomato galette (v excellently) big flavours means a small taste - amuse Bouche - is enough, right? Heather/ Canada

800 cal includes 2 tbsp fishoil: goat yogurt, fresh strawberries, chia seeds 2Tbsp, cinnamon, maple syrup 1Tbsp (the real stuff), mixed nuts &seeds! Delicious!

Today I was back with a green shake after 5 days with a GI bug and the BRAT dies (bananas, rice, apple, tea) and it tasted LIKE SPRING! cup of baby spinach, handful of parsley, 2/3 c frozen blueberries, 7 macadamia nuts, cinnamon, ginger root and unsweetened almond milk. My body feels like its healing from within! Have a…

Thanks for the radish idea - never had them but will now!!

Caffeine - I have just found out - is metabolized by everybody slightly differently (and this is not a dig for people who drink it!) but I recently had DNA sample done and caffeine is very very slowly metabolized in my body -- so that one cup a day actually keeps my caffeine levels raised for 12 hours! Thought this was…

i bought a Diamond blender from Kitchen Aid because it crushes ice - which I sometimes use if my fruit isn't frozen. Love that texture of a slightly chewy breakfast or else I add more liquid (water/unsweetened almond milk). Go to is Earth Goddess Food: 2/3 cup frozen berries, 1 c kale& spinach, 1 carrot, 10 sprigs parsley,…

faavourite: veggie smoothie w/ frozen berries, all veg I can toss in, chia, cinnamon, unsweetened almond milk, chia : chew my way thro this and feel the nutrition heal my body. Fast: quest bar - one per day, 1/2 per snack. Treat: Egg w goat cheese tossed in while cooking, served on baby spinach, mary's crackers on the…

I grind up the flaxseed (otherwise it just comes out like it went in) so that you get the benefit of the oils. I change up my fibre every 3 days as the body gets used to whatever you are doing. So from the vitamin section: fibre clear, clear fibre, ground flaxmeal or flax seeds, grapefruit pectin, metamucil, etc. Many use…

Great ideas! thanks everyone!

What a great group! Glad we are together as it does seem to help! Started at 400+ and now at 324 but just found mfp two weeks ago (and it helps me to see what I am eating with great visuals!). I have found that when I am hungry I drink a glass of water first (that counts!) but if still hungry I throw a bunch of veggies in…

Thanks gals! I have not thought of roasting broccoli - suppose it never lasts long enough! Roasted cauliflower everything in season. By the way my chiro told me about using the kale leaves and massaging them - but he THREW THE STEMS AWAY! Horrors! they make the best soup. What else do you love on its own - especially if it…

Here we are all at the first/beginning steps of a BIG journey -not necessarily a long one. I love the idea of the 8th floor walk- up Charlotte 251 - it then becomes essential to walk up the stairs every day. Even if you have to stop 20 times, whether you are carrying stuff or not, and soon those eight flights will be doing…

lestan40 - I was worried that your breakfast was only carb(toast) and carb(fruit) - when I understand that the body really wants protein and complex carb to start the fuel burning process ---especially when the next thing was your workout! Please add some goat cheese, greek yogurt, an egg, chia seeds or some meat and see…

rjadams - my lab too had some issues. I gave her glucosamine (one for her, two for me) and suddenly walked better than the previous months: she lived to be 14! Good luck. Dont let the sadness make you stumble on your goals - you are working too hard for relapses that will make you feel worse. Have a bubble bath, a walk in…

Astrid - and any others that live in parental situations...I assume that the folks know what you're doing? If so, why not offer to make dinner every Thursday? That way you can find a recipe, make a big dish of it and give them a night off (their appreciation will go way beyond the "taste" of the dish) and you will have…

goat cheese and grape tomatoes into an egg (scrambled or not) served on a bed of spinach (raw, baby is 1st choice) and a side of Mary's Crackers if you need the crunchy texture.

I've been clean eating for over a year and find that my skin is fabulous (I'm 50+) and many "conditions" I had have disappeared. My favourite comfort food is cauliflower mash where its cooked to almost done, tossed in the food processor and a tablespoon or two of feta is added. I pulse it to a creamy consistency and it…

oh I do add handfuls of parsley and any other veggies I have on hand raw. I don't like onions in the morning. Lucky you! abundance of green! your skin must be fantastic looking.

actually i throw kale, green beans, snap peas, carrots (haven't done cabbage yet) as a mixture into my blender with almond milk and frozen/fresh fruit and protein powder. It pretty much gives me the nutrients I need for the day and with the fruit (2/3 cup) I never really taste the veggies.

Well your photo doesnt look like youve 150 to lose but congrats for "coming out". I am on the same journey and only 10 days in-- so lets go!

Hi Meg I empathize w your troubles. I would also guess that your food journal doesnt have any healthy fats in it and I have been hit w chronic issues since a kid - and now just fine! My diet doesnt have Any carbs (no bread, wheat or grain) and only goat cheese (as dairy) but mostly green veg and protein. Fibre is a…

Hey there! I am almost 60 and been struggling my whole life - but you sound like you could be my sister. Shall we do this together? Congrats on finding ways to cope with all that othrt stuff! Prob won't be the last but at least you now have strategies! Guess they might work here too :)