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This morning I made steak and egg, with coffee. It was 450 calories which honestly was a lot for me, but I was full from 7 am till 12 pm where I had a salad with protein, and then shikabob type dinner with a clear broth soup. Had a lot of protein today but I am full and honestly when was the last time I felt that satiated…

Caution this is a tale of it going wrong. The credentials need to be on point, I did work with a personal trainer at a gym and it was horrible. One the gym staff were not competent with their billing, and after repeating that billing information 6 times, they still messed up and nearly ruined my sisters credit (we were…

Challenge for another ten days:) starting tomorrow and keep doing the exercise, as I hope it is helping with your respiratory problems, cause you will cross that marker.

I eat it raw, but I love adding chunks on to my pizza. Also grilling it up for a char is really good too. A lot of indian dishes incorporate like a wheel of grilled pineapple to finish off a dish- like shashlik. I love these appetizers that include a cube of cheese, a cherry/piece of sausage/hotdog, and a piece of…

when I am craving that sweet element instead of gummy bears/cookies etc. I make a trail mix with both cranberries and lots of seeds and nuts and have a portion of that. Still sweet, still has sugar, just the quantity reduced. I also started really playing with spices to mix in with something sweet. So for salad, I started…

My dad is really sick, so much of it was diet, diabetes, and a refusal to be active, then my mom with her health issues, and older sister with her own struggles. I am tired of it. I am tired of them being sick and not trying anymore, I can't try for everyone but I can make a difference for myself and at least put myself…

Just remembered in summers just using a veggie peeler and a giant zucchini from the garden just slice it into wide ribbons of noodles, use the mushy center part and add it to a veggie sauce/stirfry and put said sauce or a stirfry with peanut butter Thai style sauce on top and yummy. So the basic egg noodles, and…

I just make a basic egg noodle except I flavor it with ginger powder or like a drop of sesame oil and add it to yummy stirfrys it is amazing. Also mung bean noodles (glass noodles/cellophane noodles) can cook them in a minute and they are so versatile. If I could I would live off soup and noodles but the salt would be…

Iced tea just depends on how much sugar you use to sweeten it, or I just get water with lemon, basil or cucumber. It is pretty good after a while, and very occasionally I purchase a container of orange juice and now it lasts the full month as I don't indulge that often, and when I do I add a lot of ice (to dilute it…

I would just take the average of the two measurements, or if you hate math just take the lower one, and only eat about "half" those exercise calories back. Most if not all those trackers, whether it is on the machine or by device overestimate the amount of calories burned.

Good for you for recognizing what you want out of life. I agree I have extensive family history on both sides that make me predisposed to diabetes along with weight issues now, and a massive sweet tooth. We can both do this:)

I love pickled foods, especially indian lemon or mango pickle. Easy to pick up in a store, and also simple to make at home, but it lasts forever, and it really ups the flavors in a lot of simple dishes like oatmeal (savory). But watch out for sodium as it uses the salt to preserve the fruit and chilis.

Jack of all trades. Easily pick up a ton of skills cooking, baking, singing, less so with physical skills like dancing, skating, sports, and reading, writing, and drawing but if I work hard at it I can at least hit mediocre to average. Not truly the best at anything at all...just lots of little skills in a lot of areas. No…

I agree with what most people are saying above about accurately logging, but honestly it is just a number on a scale. Are your clothes fitting differently? Are things becoming snug? It could just be water weight, or bloating due to your cycle, so either weigh daily during the week after your morning routines and average…

These are great ideas:) I admit I did the yogurt thing, well one because I buy the cheaper yogurt which makes it not the thick greek kind, but adding chia seeds and letting it thicken makes it great. I started grinding it up, cause I was sick of flossing twice in the morning to remove run away seeds, and I add it to salad.…

Hmmm I suppose this reply is late so I would hope that you haven't been left stranded anywhere

Many times over:) P.s. had to get an education from google to know what this was:)

I recommend that if you are going on a trip in Europe enjoy the horseback riding for a bit, then take the train and see the rest of the land and adjacent countries. Find someone willing to get you coconuts, have a great night, and keep them as souvenirs. Plus after this trip you can put them on display and have a great…

Absolutely ask anyone else, all my advice is non existent on this subject, the only things I know about this is that the tesla is great so is lexus or audi I drive none of these, actually I rarely drive at all mostly I walk. If you are buying used make sure it is from a reputable source, and get it checked before…

True he is a fictional character but I am not, and this is the internet I am not certified or pretending to have qualifications to give out advice I do it to fulfill my inner need to procrastinate with doing other things. I do not have the qualification to give out advice. But as for the character I always thought he was…

Sorry I missed this one, well if you are going for abstract you have that down, but if you are going for a more realistic approach then honestly keep practicing with proportions and just practice. No hard secret. Requires a ridiculous level of hard work and practice to be good at anything:) Good luck

I gained the weight very rapidly due to steroid use in university (had a lot of allergy problems) so I would bloat up 10-20 lbs each time I was on those pills, then drop down 10 lbs a few weeks after. Add in a total abuse of antihistamines (they also stimulate hunger) just to finish my degree along with the steroid use and…

See if you are hiding a large person shaped object, sarcophagus/coffin/vampire/Greek statue, it would depend on if it needs to be temperature controlled. If you live in a colder climate the contents won't be affected much by temperature, if you live in a hotter climate (>25 degrees Celsius) then whatever is being stored…

Try avoiding caffeine, that helped a lot with my moods when it gets all crazy. Also stopping caffeine will also cause some craziness too at least initially when breaking the habit, same with breaking a sugar addiction.

Ok so when I was at the gym, part of the rules was to wipe down the seat after you used the equipment. I got told off by so many people at the gym, not the actual workers, saying it wastes time as I would get up go get the paper towel, and spray it, wipe down my equipment, and move on. I just didn't understand if it is…

Just depends on amount for me. I like the occasional artificially or even naturally sweetened item but in excess (>2 items a day) especially with the no sugar added jello, candies, and cookies, and even Slimfast I can get either a lot of digestive issues and/or really bad headaches.

Ok it is a sickness and I am bored....anyone need help/advice in the next hour or so?

:) feel free to add me. Currently really hating the last few weeks of giving up meat.

I just do calf raises (p90x) three sets of 25 each and repeat that everyday for a month and it significantly tones up to the point it looks shapely, and less "cankle" like. Calf raises- keep feet parallel, straight, shoulder width apart go on to tip toes (from a flat position to a raised on the toes and back down till feet…

Same with me, actually terrible theis last week and half but I have the sugar addiction, product of being a child of two diabetics who finished college away from home by gaining 40 lbs:) Start right at the top and take out the liquid sugars, soda, juice, sports drinks etc. and try and replace that with water. Try that for…