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THANK YOU! Muah!

I so feel your pain. lol I try to blog about Family-Friendly options while I try to lose weight. I have, over the years, using Weight Watchers, found recipes that work for all of us and have figured out my points for those, but I also have no problem turning rotisserie chicken or chicken recipes or steak recipes that hubs…

Oh, I came back to point out that while the can of chicken may say 5 ounces, it's about 2.75 to 3 ounces of meat after draining, so that's why I use the whole can -- despite the can saying there is "approximately 2-1/2 servings" (it's a lie! lol ;)

I've been making a chicken salad "sandwich" quickly and easily by mixing a whole drained can (can use fresh-cooked though) of no-salt-added chicken breast mixed with 0.5 oz of baby arugula, 2 Tbs. low-fat mayo, 1 oz chopped onion all mixed together and seasoned with salt and pepper to taste, then stuffed inside of half of…

Mix whole can of drained no-salt chicken breast, 2 Tbsp. of your choice of mayo, 0.5 oz. of arugula, 1 oz. chopped onion all mixed together and put in the pita half. Yum. Quick and easy.

To skip the database altogether and just straight up enter it into my own profile. Oftentimes, since everything I cook is from scratch, I have to pick and choose measurement units that aren't as listed on the package. Otherwise, I spend way too much time scanning the existing database trying to locate something that…

My kids had no idea they were eating cookies made from avocado and gobbled 'em right up. http://greatist.com/eat/recipes/dark-chocolate-avocado-cookies

I was figuring calories for a snack and started typing it into my log when I glanced up and saw there was some sort of black box asking "How long does it take you to....." like a survey from MFP. It disappeared once I hit a key though and am curious as to what it was asking, i.e. about how long to enter foods, etc.? lol

I'd like to enter the food, the meal, the values myself, but it takes so long weeding through the database and trying to find one that has the right measurement and even creating it myself. I think I"ll just create an Excel spreadsheet. I have a phone, but it's grandfathered into an old cell plan for like $20/mo. that I…

I figure my points and jot down other nutritional info, as I'm trying to gauge what works better for me regarding my cholesterol numbers. I use an old points plan that I lost 28 pounds with in years past. It was easier then, as I didn't have picky family members to contend with. I'm not a support group type of gal, so I…

Well, it goes without saying, if something is causing you to overeat, you need to address that behavior and eliminate it...aka stop smoking pot.

Whole chicken pieces on the bone can and do gross people out. You don't eat anything that's rubbery or sharp or clear on whole chicken pieces. Sounds like your best bet would be staying away from whole chicken pieces on the bone and switch to eating/buying ground chicken and bags of boneless-skinless chicken breasts,…

I bought a NutriBullet when I started having kids. It was great for making homemade baby food. I use it for smoothies on occasion too. I'm on my 2nd one. The threads give way eventually so the blades won't spin, and if the seal gets loose, it leaks while blending, but I like it just fine. However, once I started making…

Meal planning is key for me, and with the internet at your fingertips, finding quality meals is just some keystrokes and favorites away. Plan at least 3 days at a time, which is what I do at a minimum. Sometimes it lasts many more because I'm the only one who liked it, but that's a good thing for me. lol ;) If I don't make…

It's a bad day when I go to make my smoothie to discover that hubs put the blender back together without the seal/ring in between components on bottom and twisted the bottom on without it so tightly I can't get it apart. Sometimes it feels like sabotage. It may not wreck my entire day, but it certainly sets the stage for…

I always have a can of Amy's Organic Lentil Soup in the pantry. It's the only kind that I like, and I've tried other brands.

lol eapple! I won't touch a salad with fruit in it. My brain just says "That's not natural!" lol That being said, I do make a green smoothie every day for breakfast for the same reason you do. I was a big meal skipper. You can NOT taste the baby spinach at all, and I was so surprised to learn that that I do add baby…

One of my dieting obstacles was dealing with a picky family. Now, going at it again, the kids are older and less picky, as is the hubby, and now they like most of what I make that fits into my plan. Whenever I have leftovers for something that doesn't disappear, it goes into a container in the freezer to grab later when…

Music is key for me. I play super loud funky dance music with a lot of bass. lol It works for me. I funk it up a little on the treadmill too. I do all of my workout DVDs until they're second nature with good music light in the background, then I crank it up when memorized and follow along with the video visually. I don't…

Hello. I'm 45, but I would still love to join!

Thank you so much for all of your input everybody. I really appreciate it. I've been leaning more toward the low carb, more protein route simply because I don't necessarily eat badly as it is, but I do have some bad habits I need to kick, like pop. I've learned how sugar abrades the arteries causing fatty deposits to…

Thank you Mr. Knight. I know regular exercise and losing weight will help. The only other time I had my cholesterol tested was in my 20s through a work program. They were high then, but I was pregnant without a weight issue. They told me then it could just be due to the pregnancy, but now I wonder. And it's 18 years later.

Wow strosman! So despite having the genetic factor, that worked and brought numbers into normal levels? What is cab?

Everybody I know on statins say they never come off and all have also developed diabetes after starting, which is listed on the sheet that came with them. I soooo don't want to go there!

Thank you for your reply db. Mine is outrageously high. She suspects it is familial because it is so, but I'd like a shot at avoiding medications and therefore need to pick a path to follow for the next checkup. I had read that chia seeds and flax seeds/meal is good for lowering your cholesterol, so I have been consuming…