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I have a bit of a different take on this. You say you were under your calories and had a shake so what? I had carrot cake for dessert last night and on Friday I split a tiramisu with my friend . I also drink wine and beer and eat cheese and crackers. As long as I am under my calories and getting enough healthy nutrients I…

I find it easy to avoid but I dont eat much processed stuff. I buy plain yogurt and add my own sweetener and maybe vanilla extract . I prefer to buy plain stuff and add my own sweetener. I even order unswettened iced tea out and bring my own stevia packets. If I forget I would prefer to just use sugar.

sonjavon interesting. I had a similar experience. I tried splenda for a few months and noticed achy joints. I would also wake up in pain. I cut it out and soon the pain was gone. I reintroduced it and the pain returned. I honestly was very surprised becuase I had not read about any adverse reactions. I personally would…

i count them. I don't think they cook off .

codykitty yes i saw that they had those mini ones too. I havent gotten them this year I have been putting it off. This thread makes me want them lol.

I did not measure myself at my heaviest but before I came here at my heaviest I was size 16. When I joined here I was size 14 and now I am a 12 :)

ohh Cadbury creme eggs thats what I love. I usually have 1-2 a year. I figure its only once a year. I also notice that every year I want them less and less because they are so sweet now.

BTW I agree with lessertess find something that works for you. I have tried many things including breakfast like a king etc...ect... and it did not work at all for me. I gave it a few months too so it wasnt like a one day thing. I was sick and sluggish in the morning I wanted a nap by lunch and I was starving by dinner…

I have done research and it does not seem to matter when you eat. The only information I found ( and I cannot find it now :( ) was something about if you only eat one huge meal a day I think it can increase your hunger hormone or something. Someone who knows more can chime in please :) Dont quote me on that since I cant…

Have fun! I just got back from a work trip but it was to Miami and it felt more like a vacation lol. I watched my portions and tried to make healthy choices..luckilly people down there are interested in health so it was pretty easy. Not much greasy stuff at all. I came back and had lost a lb :) I need to measure because I…

I can understand this feeling too. Even back when i was thinner and maintaining I spent a summer losing more weight just to see how I looked. I was too thin though and hard to maintain so I went back to what was doable for my lifestyle and I was still happy. I view my goal now as a guideline and I will reevaluate when I…

I love OJ too. I either just limit myself to a small glass on rare occasions or I slice up an orange and have that instead. I also will juice my own oranges sometimes by hand if you only buy a few oranges for the week this will limit how much you drink.

I can work anywhere :) Home or anywhere I can use my cell phone. Right now I am sitting on my living room floor with laptop...I do need to go out though and I am procrastinating right now :blushing:

I don't know about taveragirl but I think for me its just hormones lol. I have noticed thought that the more fats I eat the better i feel and the less hungry I am. I do not buy any lowfat stuff and I eat olives, avocados flax and olive oil and nuts. I went from 6 meals a day to about 4 when I upped my fat. Not on purpose…

I do this once a month lol...because the first 2 days of TTOM I am not hungry at all and worse I feel sick if I eat. I do try and eat avocados and nuts and I even drink my cals ( orange juice or rice milk) to get them up. It never lasts more then 2 days so I don't worry about it. I have been that way as long as I can…

Great job!!!! Isn't it fun to see the ticker go down :)

Yes Kimono it would be nice if some of those about water were true :(

So many of these are myths!!! I posted 3 links lol..I guess no one checked them out.

thank you Cham0194. i posted links that busted many of these myths but I am not sure anyone read them.. Oh well.

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp

Interesting but where does this information come from please? http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphoric_acid

Here is a review with a recipie that sounds good :) http://ironorchiddesigns.typepad.com/iod/2008/06/the-skinny-on-the-miracle-noodle.html

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/products/p/shiratakinoodle.htm

I weigh every morning and I love it. I prefer to be in touch with my body.

Yup. I was sick for yrs and in bed with no sun became deficient in vit d . I was just told to take supplements and if I wanted to try and get 20 min of sun on my arms or legs a day ( with no sunblock) I just wore shorts or a tank and lay on a couch by the window for 20 min. It did make me feel a bit better doing that.

I also have to add this also... had very little money in my early 20'sand I was not fat??? Its portion control. I also made it as healthy as I could and I think I did a pretty good job. I would add frozen peas to my raman to get veggies lol. I see people talking about the economy and expences but wanting to buy chips?? Im…

I don't understand this ?? I eat mostly whole foods and cook myself. I live near my brother and last week ran into him at the store his cart was full of junk, frozen convenence meals......the price was very similar when we got to the checkout . My cart looked like a lot less food but it lasted all week plus some...he ran…

BTW about the sodium...I eat lots of sodium, way over the reccomended amount and yes it causes bloating but I am still losing weight: :) I

I believe so. My brother eats junk. One meal a day and is very skinny.He breaks all the rules lol. I thought it was genetic for a long time untill I tracked all his cals and activity ..Turns out that in general he eats just at maintance. its junk but its maintance so he doenst gain.

I change my menu every week because I get bored. Cereal ( very rarely) brown rice or quinoa in crockpot with spices and dried fruit quinoa with avocado toast with peanut butter pb and j eggs and bacon scrambled eggs with veggies and cheese yogurt with fruit I also like to have lunch or dinner for breakfast salad with…