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Well it might take a bit of time for him to get it. Do not let his comments discourage you. My wife used to tell me that the problem was that i did not exercise enough and that counting calories didn't matter. I let her talk and kept on counting my calories. She has seen so much progress in my weight that, now she started…

You might consider fair trade organic evaporated sugar cane juice. The cost of it will certainly moderate your desire for sugar.

Welcome. I too struggled with smaller portion sizes. I have to say it does get easier as time goes by. It felt as if my stomach shrank over time. I found that drinking tea between meals helps. Tea has 0 calories so long as you don't add sugar or cream. Also beets, carrots, are low calorie snacks between meals that require…

it happens even to everybody every once in a while, the important thing is not to give up! tomorrow is a new day.

Welcome on board! i think you will find that this website is really helpful, and that the community is very encouraging. I found that logging my calories and exercise really helped me to break my bad eating habits. For example, finding time to exercise for me was always a problem, however, ever since i started using this…

welcome!

I know this is not really scientific,but when i do not find what food i ate in the MFP website, i usually look for similar foods in the ones i ate and approximate the serving size.

welcome and good luck!

welcome and good luck!

welcome, and good luck to both of you. I can sympathize with both of you. My wife has changed her eating habits as well because i cook most of the time. Groceries last much longer now that i am following the recommended portion sizes and not cooking what I thought a decent sized portion should be. I have to say that…

welcome, and good luck!

i found that as time went by, my stomach seemed to shrink in size, so it takes less for me to feel full. While it took a while to feel like my stomach shrank, it only takes one big meal to make it feel really empty the next day. I have been trying to avoid eating too much on holidays by sticking to the simple rule, "I'm on…

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i have found ciabatta bread at Whole foods. However, here in Pittsburgh (i.e., where i live), there are other stores, such as Italian food specialty stores that carry ciabatta as well.

it is under the exercise tab on the MFP website.

try drinking soda water, it has no calories, but the bubbles.

I usually eat things like carrots, raw beets, oranges, tangerines, and apples as snacks. I sometimes can trick my hunger with a ginger tea, chai tea, or something like that. If you don't add sugar or cream tea has 0 calories. A glass of water and brushing your teeth is another 0 calorie trick. However, when i am in the…

congratulations! keep up the good work..:drinker:

there is an online calculator here http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

Not a very practical solution, but here it is: How about drinking really expensive wine? You could savor some good stuff and not have to worry about the calories. You can worry about your cash-flow instead. ;-) The expense will naturally limit how much you drink. You would probably not even have to deal with a hangover the…

i wouldn't worry about it, maybe tomorrow you will go under by 50 calories... for example today i had a lot ot snow to shovel and i went under by 200 calories. It will all even out because i went a little over yesterday.

Hi Nicole, i gained 50 pounds over a period of 5 years and am slowly managing to shed them. The first 20 were easy to shed. I have 20 more to lose. Just like it took me a while to gain the weight it is taking a while to lose it. I try to take one day at a time, log my calories, log my exercise and see the pounds go down…

welcome and good luck!

welcome and good luck!

welcome and good luck

I don't jknow much about cholesterol, but I found this in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesterol Cholesterol is found in animal fats: all food containing animal fats contains cholesterol; food not containing animal fats either contains no cholesterol or negligible amounts. Major dietary sources of cholesterol…

welcome and good luck. My success story is that i am sticking to my diet since october

just procrastinating a little here. We all have heard the mantra cut down on salt. When the studies say that high salt intake is related to all those health issues; are they controlling for water intake? Does anybody know if there are studies out there that discuss the relationship between salt intake and water intake? I…

Not at all. Recently i started making soups at home. It is much easier than i had expected. the part that takes the most work is chopping the veggies up.

I am reading a book called "in defense of food" by Micheal Pollan. I posted in an excerp from the amazon review you might enjoy reading. I am half-way through the book, and it has really opened my eyes with regards to nutrition science.…