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The way i look at it is..even God does not force us to follow Him lol so how can we force people to change. I agree with Dave in that being an example is best. Just keep doing what your doing and keep the communication open with them so that when they decide to change they can talk to you about it. :flowerforyou:

i have had my period 3 times since I came here and I gain 3-5 lbs everytime b4 my period regardless of my calorie count. I used to maintain my weight and had the same pattern. The great thing I noticed was that my first 2 days of my period I am lower then I was before and then when its done I drop even more. i dont think…

coliechacer one lb a week is great. Thats what I am aiming for now. I think I lost a lot of weight up front because I was over 30 bmi when I started and I also had only put on the last 20-30lbs in the last 3 months so I didnt have it long. I figure that as I lose weight it will come off slower and I aim for 4 lbs a month…

Yup :) I am set at 1200 because I am sedentary and I have it set to loose 1.5 lbs a week ( which is the highest it will go for me) Howerver 1200 is too low most days so I range from 1200-1400 depending on my appitite. I look at what I burn just living. On the site if you go under goals its there. Mine is around 1800..so I…

As someone else said the vaccination is not 100% effective. I worked at an elementary school and all the kids had been vaccineated and we had a horrible outbreak of chickenpox. You can go to the doc and get a blood test. The CDC came and did a blood test on me because I got it too and they track outbreaks. I am pretty…

I'm so sorry your having to deal with this :( I think you need to try and talk to your Grandmother if you can and see if she wants you there. You are getting messages that have come through a few people and they may be putting there own spin on things. Do what you need to do and not what some Aunts think want. Also if you…

wonderful job you look great! :flowerforyou:

I have tried a few eating schedules throughout the years but I always come back to late night dinners. I feel so much better and more rested after. If i dont eat late I wake up really, really early in the am starving sometimes at 3am. I just eat a small meal around 5:30 or 6 pm and then my dinner at 8 or 9 pm and i go to…

I think this is up there with eating at night...if you dont have any ill effects from doing it its probably fine. I personally get a very sick feeling if I drink too much before or during a meal and it lasts for a while after I eat so I avoid drinking too much while eating. I thought that maybe it was how much I was eating…

By the way I know what its like to be undermined for hard work and it really really hurts. I maintained my weight throughout my life. ( and i did put on weight a few times due to illness and injury) I used to get up at 4 or 5 every morning and go for a run then when I got back I would do a workout video. In the evenings I…

FC I actually sent Mike a report ( it wasnt on one of your threads but about something else) and also added that I would be taking a break from the forum because honestly I am quite sick of the nastyness and rudeness I have seen here. I have also seen people attacking others for what they eat if its not healthy to there…

More protien lol....

Carmine is also used in lipstick and makeup to give color..thats why there are vegan makeups. I used to be vegan so I knew about that and the gelatin. Thanks for the website :) This is one reason I buy stuff plain, including yogurt, and flavor it myself lol. We do not have to be told exactly whats in our food.

I have to disagree about having TOM and not growing anymore. I was shorter, tiny and quite flat all through HS then when I was 19 I grew! I got quite a bit taller and my shoulders got broader and my breasts grew. I ran into people I had know all through HS and all of a sudden I was just as tall or taller then them..it was…

I love my rebounder ( i dont have an urban rebounder though) Ive had it for years and years and its so fun. I have never been able to figure out how many calories burned lol. I checked a lot of sites and there doesnt seem to be much info. Right now I only do the very gentle "health bounce" and my heart rate doesnt get too…

I was curiose so I checked out the site. I could not find what you are talking about but I followed some links and found exactly something I have been searching for all week lol...so thx for posting, it was a happy coincedance :)

Yes I count veggies too. I find it easyist to make up the salad and make a meal of it then as I eat the same salad everyday for a few days I can easily add it . After a bit you will have a few salads in your meals to choose from. You could also leave the dressing off if you tend to eat the same veggies but change…

I had one and I loved it. I used to do chicken on it all the time I did find that marinating the chicken helped to keep it juicier and also splitting the breast if it was too thick really helped too. I would get a big pack of breasts and put each in a seperate ziplock baggie with a different marinade in each so i had…

This was going to be my breakfast but I was just not hungry enough this morning so I waited till lunch to make it. pan toasted ( or whatever its called ) endive and raddiccio salad with 2 peices of bacon and one oz goat chese crumbled on top and dressing made with dijon mustard and some of the bacon drippings. I found the…

i change my menu every week because I get bored here are some past breakfasts. toast with peanut butter 2 peices bacon and 1 or 2 scrambled eggs with veggies or with spianch and cheese. Sometimes i would have a peice of toast and butter but some days that would be too much so I would save the toast for my snack a few hours…

I count everything too.

Yes there are rawists who eat meat and dairy raw but it seems like being a raw vegan is more popular, or at least gets talked about more.

lol i just realized all i did was repeat myself in my last post :blushing:

FC , yes I also got a general weakness and just not feeling right. The splenda was the only thing I had changed in my diet and when i stopped it went away and when i started the symptoms came back. A few years ago I had food allergy testing and when i cut out the foods that I was sensative to my joint pain reduced a lot…

lol i dont know what that says about me but I just knew right away what the OP was talking about but then I reread it a few times before i posted just to make sure becuase i didnt want to look totally stupid. I am ususally very very anal about what I eat due to my past health and sensativities but I was soo tired of…

Thanks Lulubar I think I'll stick with Stevia or sugar. I have also used agave in the past. I dont have a Winn Dixie or Alberstsons anywhere near here but thank you. I go to a local store or wholefoods.

Yes FC its a nutritional supplement lol isnt that funny..thats all it can be labled as in the US. Ive used it a long time and have only found it at my local health food store and wholefoods. I am curiose why truvia can be called a sweetener and not a supplement like stevia. Did they change the laws or is it an extract of…

I use stevia..I even bought packets so when I'm out I can sweeten my own tea( I keep a few in my purse or pocket) I have never seen the green what is it? I have have had side effects from the other colors even yellow which I was pretty excited about, so I avoid them all now. On occasion I do have a diet something or other…

Sizes are so strange. When I started here I was 190 and had one pair of jeans in size 14 that fit and 2 dress pants in 16 that fit at waist but were a little baggy in the booty and front. I am now 172 and can just get into my other size 14 jeans and my original size 14s need a belt to keep them up. My top is L-XL

lol yes I need lots of sodium. I loose more sodium in my urine and sweat then most people and it throws me off balance so lowering potassium and increasing sodium helps. Its very counter to what we see all the time but it it happens. Thanks so much for wishing me luck:flowerforyou: I'm doing much better and have lots of…