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love it!! :) Keep up the good work!

I get my caffeine from multiple sources - tea, diet Coke, and previously, coffee. I used to be able to drink coffee at all times of the day and still go to sleep at normal times. I had to stop a couple years ago because I started getting jittery and couldn't sleep at night. Coffee sends me over the top in terms of…

It used to happen to me every once in a while. Not enough carbs. Increase your carb intake a bit and see if that helps.

A 6" tortilla wrap is about 100 calories and 100g of chicken breast is 165 calories. That's a total of 265 calories. Add in the oil, peppers and onions, and you're probably closer to 300 calories.

My breasts only got bigger through pregnancy and nope, they're not the same as before. But, I have noticed a bit of perkiness now that I've incorporated weightlifting into my routine.

Sounds like some sort of shoulder impingement, maybe frozen shoulder. Go see your doctor if it hasn't improved in the next couple of days. I know a couple of people who have experienced something similar, probably resulting from sleeping on their sides. Physical therapy helped for them. I had frozen shoulder earlier this…

That link says that she's tried it with skirt steak which you'll have to adjust the cooking time. They don't come in one-inch thickness so it'll probably take around 8 minutes at 400F but keep an eye on it to make sure it's not over or undercooked.

I have an open diary. Feel free to add me (that goes for anyone else reading this). I will mostly log the ingredients instead of the name of the dish.

TKR = total knee replacement? I haven't had any work done on my knee so I don't know how it compares. I "only" had adhesive capsulitis - no tears in my rotator cuff. The pain was unbearable. Cortisone shots helped for about three weeks and then pain came back. I'm about 3 weeks post-op and I'm about 90% back with my range…

Inspired by your post, I cooked jackfruit for the very first time last night. Yours looks like shredded meat but mine came out looking like caramelized/sauteed onions. I used frozen green jackfruit which still had much of the core and seeds. I removed the seeds but not the core. My instant pot was otherwise occupied with…

this particular type is coated in a sweet-spicy marinade and there's a hard boiled quail egg stuffed in there. Texture is similar to calamari.

This one looks more appetizing and definitely delicious.

Saturday's Farmers' Market haul: assorted squash, bok choy, corn, purple bell peppers, Chinese brocolli, dragon fruit, Indian eggplants, and yellow and white nectarines... not pictured are the grab bag of assorted mushrooms, blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries.

That looks really really good. Is it just literally gochujang mixed in with the jackfruit or was there any other prep items?

Last night's dinner: grilled romaine salad with roast eggplant ginger dressing, yaki-onigiri (grilled rice ball) topped with pickled rhubarb. Protein is teriyaki chicken with a mountain of thinly sliced leeks.

That Martha Steward recipe calls for it to be cooked a little too long. If I'm boiling baby bok choy, I only do it for 3 minutes max and if I'm not serving it right away, then I put it in ice water to stop it from overcooking. Baby bok choy is a staple in my house. I usually cook it in a stir fry with whatever veggies I…

I tried it at Carl's Jr. (Hardee's) twice. I enjoyed it the first time. Couldn't tell it apart from real meat. The second time made me a bit nauseous and couldn't even finish half of it. If it matters to you, it's not entirely vegan at Carl's since they cook it on the same grill as the regular burgers. Saw the "meat" at my…

I have a Phillips Air Fryer and IMO, it's only good for chicken wings/thigh and only if you're cooking enough for one or two people. I have a family of four I have to feed so it takes a while to cook because I have to cook in two batches. I've never really used it for roasting veggies as I find it more convenient to use…

Last night's dinner: stuffed roasted eggplant smothered in a souffle omelet with yellow and red bell peppers, sausage, roasted okra, and homemade salsa (which is just roasted roma tomatoes and onion blitzed in the blender). Not pictured is a bowl of baby spinach. The version I made for my daughter has broccoli instead of…

No pics here. Currently an orange belt but will be testing for my green belt next month. We've been working on arm bars and chokes. Lots of little adjustments involved.

In my wildest dreams, I would've never thought I would enjoy it this much, but I do. I'm even thinking about maybe trying MMA. Our dojo is split into two sections - one for judo and the other one for MMA. There are two ladies that work out in the MMA side. They're beasts. I'm the only female in my class and no match for…

Packaging says "as sold", so weigh the powder before adding water.

I've been doing judo for the past year. I train 3 days a week, sometimes 4. The BJJ coach comes over every other week and we cross train.

yumm. That does look good!

My frozen shoulder started out as pain right under my scapula, exactly as you described. The pain wasn't that bad. it just caused a lot of tightness and after a bit of warm up, I would be ok. I do judo and at the end of the night, the pain would come back. This went on for about three months and then I was doing some…

Vodka (or bourbon or japanese whiskey) and diet ginger ale

I cancelled my subscription a couple years ago (I have 21 day fix and P90x on DVD so it was just redundant). I'm going to be renewing again soon because I want to try Core de Force. They have a variety of programs so you'll likely to find one that suits you. Even a novice can do the more "advanced" ones - you just go at…

We do a lot of camping so I already have my essentials list. 0. flint. I watch Survivor. I know you can't survived in a desert island without fire. 1. cast iron skillet This is probably what I'll use for most of the cooking. 2. cast iron dutch oven. You can make stews and soups in a dutch oven, but I've also made pizza and…

I could've sworn I remember seeing them here in the US, in older motels maybe.

I grew up in house where the kitchen was closed off. I think that I actually ate more but it had nothing to do with the kitchen layout. I'm just five pounds heavier now than I was back then. My own house now is an open plan kitchen layout which we chose to make it more conducive to social gatherings. It is not more or less…