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If it works for you, it's good, right? I eat 3 meals and 3 snacks, and also have a few items that are low enough in calories I would consider them "free" and I will have them if I am hungry between snacks sometime (celery, cucumber, grapefruit, etc.) I like to eat late, so I tend to save more calories for evening snack…

I work out early morning, 5:30-7:30. I eat breakfast at home, and bring pack lunch and 2 snacks for work. I walk after work, go home, make supper. Homeschool the kiddo. Then another short workout around 9:00. Bedtime snack, and bed at 11:00. Pam

I was worried that I would just break out again after the antibiotics, but this has not been the case. It has been a year and a half, and only my normal hormonal pimples, no more rampant acne. Pam

I'm so proud of you! Fantastic! Pam

I'm running at -35C. You can do it! Pam

My "easy answer" is that it will make me throw up for three days. People don't really ask for more information after that. But my reasons are far more complex. Pam

You are working hard and making some good choices to nurture your body. You can do this. One day at a time. Pam

I certainly do not intend to vilify olives. I love olives. I eat olives. I bought a jar of olives on Saturday. You may consider them a "minimally processed" food. That's okay, I have no problem with it. Pam [/quote] However, olives are so minimally processed that you can not really call them a processed foods. Again,…

Setting aside the fructose/sucrose issue, I personally believe that natural sugars in as unprocessed a state as possible are the best for our bodies. With fruit, you have the fibre to help slow down absorption, as well as fructose not spiking the blood sugar as quickly because it has to be processed by the liver. With raw…

Nuts/nut butter, avocado, a cup of chocolate milk or alternative? Pam

Thanks! will give it another try! Pam

Tell me about preparing buckwheat pasta. I have only found it once, and when I cooked it (no directions) it just all stuck together in a clump. Do you need to rinse it? How long do you cook for? I still have a bit on my counter. Pam

Curing is a type of processing. Remember, even chopping and bottling are methods of processing. You can't eat olives directly off the tree. Here is the process: Olive Processing Before you can eat them you must first cure your olives. The curing process for green olives consists of hydrolysis, leaching and fermentation.…

Juicing helped me to get enough energy to exercise and to get up early enough in the morning to exercise. I didn't do a juice fast, but added fresh fruit and veggie juice into my diet. I did it for a few months. Pam

Here is the explanation someone else posted on another list I am on: The T-Factor Diet by Martin Katahn, page 211: "An increase in exercise time or intensity can lead to a **brief** [asterisks mine] gain of a few pounds... If at any time you... suddenly increase your exercise time or intensity a significant amount... you…

If the activity doesn't hurt or make it worse, I would continue. Obviously it is not the treadmill that hurt it. Elevate it, put ice on it, take some ibuprofen, and give it some time. You probably hit it on something or stepped off a curb funny and didn't even realize it. Pam (not a dr!)

I would disagree on the olives. Very processed! Pam

Wear the insole! Pam

Everyone's definition of processed foods is going to be different. Everyone's dividing line between foods they will eat because they are only minimally processed and foods that they will not eat because they are too processed is different. If the food is still in the same state it was in when it was harvested, it is…

I have congenital hemihypertrophy - one side of my body larger than the other - and my leg length difference is fairly significant. I had never used a lift for my whole life, but when I started running this year, after a few months then my hip started to act up. For the past few years, if I do leg lifts/bicycles/that sort…

Hives and trouble breathing is not an intolerance, that is definitely an allergy. Make sure you carry benadryl with you, and maybe get an epi pen too. Anaphylaxis doesn't always mean your throat swells up, it means that multiple systems are affected by the allergy, and it can get really bad really fast. If you have both…

Both apples and grapes are high-fructose fruits. You may have trouble tolerating that concentrated a source of fructose. Only have small amounts of them, combine with proteins, and focus instead on lower-fructose fruits like citrus, berries, and stone fruit. Pam

The new USDA "my plate" guidelines say 3 cups vegetables for an adult male. As usual, for leafy greens 2 cups only count as 1. Looking through your diary, I see 3-4 cups of vegetables per day, plus some more from your "other" dishes when tomato sauce or such are included. The other USDA guideline is that half your plate…

Journal, laugh at a funny movie, do some yoga, go for a walk or run on the spot. Focus on the good things, your blessings and the times when things are going well with your teen. If you focus on the negatives, you will continue to feel them. Count your blessings. Pam

I'd be interested in knowing which diet program it is. I'm glad it worked for you, and I'm not telling you to quit it or anything. I would take their explanations with a grain of salt, though! Pam

With my dietary restrictions, here is my usual pizza. Homemade, of course, because no one carries grain free crusts. - extra thin crust, buckwheat based (one personal size pizza uses less dough than a small dinner bun) - homemade pizza sauce - onions, peppers, mushrooms, pineapple, olives, garlic - wee bit of Daiya cheese.…

You've made a great start. And you've come to the right place for community. Pam

That's pretty much my usual diet. Let me know if you need help. Pam

Wow, that's pretty scary coming from a nutritionist. Mind you, I've also had nutritionists tell me that people cannot be healthy on a vegetarian diet. Or that white bread doesn't contain gluten. My personal trainer who had my calories set too low is supposed to be a nutritionist. But sheesh . . . this stuff is pretty darn…

You can check it yourself on the USDA database. Examples: Apples: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/2223?fg=&man=&lfacet=&count=&max=&sort=&qlookup=&offset=&format=Full&new= Bananas: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/2260?fg=&man=&lfacet=&count=&max=&sort=&qlookup=&offset=&format=Full&new= Oranges:…