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I don't have a scale either. And the one at my gym is often off by 20 pounds. Sometimes it bugs me. No, actually, HERE is what bugs me more: I want to weigh my food (mostly meat) but I can't find one of those tiny scales. Like, telling me to base meat off of a deck of cards never works well, unless I have a deck of cards…

I'm 18, and a freshman in college. I've been fat all my life, and finally decided at the start of the summer that I was going to lose the weight. I've been pretty successful, but I'm still a work in progress. My parents went goggle-eyed when I came home at Thanksgiving. I hadn't seen much change in myself but they were…

Haha, yes! Stupid men and their long urethrae. WHOA. The probiotic thing...you know...I HAVE been craving yogurt and cottage cheese. This morning, I had a parfait and it tasted magnificent. My rhetoric and composition class must have wondered why I looked so blissful as I polished it off. I guess my body knows what it…

Wow, I'm feeling a lot better today. Those antibiotics must be some elite ninja brand. Still uncomfortable, but more irritating than true pain. I've been drinking gallons of hot tea. See, I don't like the taste of plain water much anyway, though I drink it because it's so good for me. When I'm sick, though, my dislike of…

AZO's turn your pee every shade from passion fruit to radioactive banana. At the time of my sample, it was bright orange. Like Tang!

Yeah, I'm on AZO's right now. The doctor is fine with it. But I guess I have one bad@ss bladder infection. I only notice a slight difference. It's better, but I'm still rather uncomfortable. I nearly had a heart attack the first time I looked between my legs after taking it though! Um...this is perhaps TMI, but it was…

Thanks for the advice, guys! Yeah, I've had periods where I've had "bladder irritation," with somewhat UTI-ish symptoms...but it always went away with lots of water and time. This though, kept getting worse and word. I was walking slightly pigeon-toed into the doctor's office. She goes "Let me guess...suspected bladder…

Yeah, this is more or less a rant. But I'd love some suggestions or advice. I have a bladder infection. I'm ducking out to the loo constantly, had to turn down free opera tickets, and feel like I have a razorblade between my legs. I just got antibiotics for it today. So, I did some light exercising, at a part of the day…

I don't consider myself to be a chronic binger, but this article proved some great insight into why I'll suddenly crave a dive into my pantry. And it makes me happy to read this and realize that I've done this myself before. Like, last night, I was miserable because I have a UTI. My room mate had made a cake over…

Yeah! I'm a student and it's haaaard sometimes. Oh! Big carrots! Buy a pound of big, raw carrots. It'll take you forever to get through one, it's healthy, it makes you chew a lot (which makes some people feel more satisfied), and it fills you up nicely. Lots of water and tea are GREAT. If you don't put much in it and drink…

I'm in college and yes, on a pretty tight budget too. I have a meal plan, but the cafeteria gets kind of boring. My tricks that make my dormmates go "How the hell do you spend so little on all that FOOD?!" - Frozen frozen frozen. Fruits and veggies that is. They are often more nutritious than fresh produce because they…

I LOVE food. Like, it's a passion. So, "eating to live" would suck a lot of fun out of life for me. Instead, I learned to love the right kinds of food. 2 years ago, if you told me that I would sigh in pleasure at a cup of steamed carrots sprinkled with cinnamon, I would have laughed. Now, I love stuff like that. I enjoy…

I looked between my legs and howled. Then I remembered what mein mutter had said about that. Of course it had to be in my dorm's bathroom, so I got a lot of "What is it?!" "Ahem, cockroach." I'm hoping this thing gets better in a day or two. If not, I'll go to the doctor. It's just so inconvenient at the moment--I'm buried…

I like to see myself as a corporation that has changed direction and is experiencing a period of downsizing.

I LOVE Hungry Girl. A lot of people decry her stuff as just lots of empty calories, but she has a lot of healthy recipes too. Butternut Squash Fries? Perhaps not a salad, but squash is GOOD for you! And...she made a cherry pie that's 90 calories a slice. She is a goddess.

Heya girlies! So, Phoenix appears to have a bit of a UTI, or something of that nature. So she listened to the folksie advice of cranberry juice...but then remembered "Oh dear, it's so high in calories and sugar!" Making her way warily to the juice aisle, she hissed and seethed at all of the soda pop-esque juices that…

Fiber and Protein are those two friends who will come over to your house when you're sick, cook you oatmeal, and watch Oprah with you. Seriously, they give you that warm, full feeling. Pack a meal full of them and your hunger will go away. Oatmeal with a spoonful of peanut butter works wonders. If you're really concerned…

I LOOOOVE breakfast! Today I made healthified French toast. I used Pepperidge Farm's light wheat bread (45 per slice). I made the batter out of egg beaters, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. I cooked it up with a bit of spray, added some stevia and more cinnamon, and topped with sugar free maple syrup. Then I made some…

I let Jillian kick my @ss this morning, and I'll do some elliptical work later. My problem is that I have two meals--brunch with my dad and dinner with my mom. But brunch is done with and I had a great time. Beef tenderloin,Swiss chard and onions, and a spoonful of potato puree (I left most of it, since it was good but not…

Since I'll be home for a few days (and away from my uni's wonderful gym)...I'm diving in! I just home my stepmom still has her weights. Question...I know she has three-pounders, but I'd rather use 5's. She also has those wrist-weights that look like braces. If I put two pounds in 'em and carried the 3's, would it be like…

I'm drinking all my water! D@mn, I used to NEVER drink water. Here's a trick I use to get it down easier: I take a bag of decaffeinated tea and stick it in my ice water, and give it 5-10 minutes. It's not nearly as intense as it would be hot, so it gives a hint of flavor. 'Cuz I might be drinking like a fish, but I don't…

Actually, McDonalds has some pretty healthy, surprisingly choices, if you don't count sodium. Without dressing, the Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken is 320. Ditch the Tortilla strips and cheese and you're down to 250. That's without dressing, but like others have said, you can use half the packet or opt for the…

anyone?

I'd love to join! I admit, I'm a college student, so sometimes it's super difficult to eat entirely clean, but I definitely make it a big part of my diet. Hopefully y'all will give me some inspiration! I'm so happy to be going home for Christmas break. I'm from Texas and the bison meat is like a million times cheaper than…

So, my school cafeteria is quite health-conscious. I asked the chefs about their grilled veggies. They said they never use butter or trans fat, but the vegetables would have small amounts of their canola/olive oil blend. I had carrots for lunch. They were by no means covered in oil. More like...uh...matte lipstick that's…

Yeah! Thankfully, even if my parents didn't teach me the best eating habits, alcohol was one thing they did very well on. If I wanted some, I just had to ask. If it was a nice dinner out, my father would always offer to order me wine (it's legal in Texas for parents to order their children alcohol in restaurants). As such,…

Thank you! That really means a lot. Yeah, I know a HRM would be super helpful. Maybe I'll get one for Christmas. :smile: Haha, I'm doubly determined to get a good workout today. Late last night the sophomores across the hall were throwing a little party. The moment I stepped over the threshold, a screwdriver magically…

Ok, thanks guys! So, I'd probably be burning about 400 calories? I have two different spin instructors. One is a personal fitness trainer, who does the jumps and stuff. The other is also a personal fitness trainer, but also a certified cycling instructor. Her stuck mimics real rides more, and not what she calls "Bike…

Disclaimer: I am too broke to get a HRM right now. So, while I understand that one would answer my question, it's just not feasible at the moment. Anyway, I'm trying to calculate my spinning. I push myself hard in the class--it's a mix of sprints, "climbs," and "jumps." Of course there are "rest" periods between the…

Less? Wow, this is great! Size-wise, I seem to remember KFC having big breasts, but I don't know how much of that was breading...my parents always liked extra crispy. But I would imagine they'd be comparable, since the cafeteria one has a tiny wing attached...that I normally rip off with the skin, because I don't like wing…