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Do you soak the chia first for yours? I read that the slimy part is the healthy part. I wonder if this needs to grow or if it's present and just dried in the dry seeds. Also, I love all the avocado here. I hadn't thought of that but have had avocado slushies at Vietnamese restaurants and like those.

She also says there's a risk of overextending muscles or ligaments or tendons or whatever (no idea which, I'm not knowledgeable about anatomy) because they're so warm and so hyperflexible.

I wasn't benefiting from opening old wounds in psychotherapy and I want to get pregnant soon and avoid meds. That made CBT good for me too. Studies show Cognitive Behavioral Therapy works as well as medication or psychotherapy. I read Learned Optimism, by Martin Seeligman. He founded the field and is a respected…

In Marion Nestle's book What To Eat, she says the sugar industry influenced the Nutrition Info rules to lump processed and natural sugars into one category. Since sugar is sugar, they sort of have a point. But natural sugar is a sign that it comes with other nutrients because it's still "attached" to the whole food.…

I love to cook, and am just starting to get back into it since I've been on MFP. I got the America's Test Kitchen Light & Healthy cookbook. It's an annual publication where they revamp some of the year's favorite recipes to be low cal but still best flavor. So far I've been thrilled with it! I recently made a famous mac &…

Yes, find something you like that doesn't seem like exercise. Playing in the water, dancing, Xbox Kinect, riding a bike around town.

So much great feedback for you here! I wanted to post because I thought the same thing this week. I started seeing a new shrink whom I chose because she specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Of course the first thing she asked me to do was not worry about emotions for two weeks and make a small change to one…

Hi guys! I'm on the peninsula in San Mateo and just took my first bike ride along the bay trail between Coyote Point and the San Mateo bridge. It's so beautiful that this morning I walked out to the bay again this morning to watch the sunrise! also love Skyline Road along the coast mountains south of 92. There are lots of…

I know Jillian Michaels recommends not doing it.

This is my basic smoothie. I keep the proportions the same and change up the liquids (oj, yogurt counts as liquid) and the fruits (mangoes, spinach, whatever). It depends on what I have in the freezer, which depends on which fruit I bought fresh and didn't eat after all. Sometimes I add sunflower seeds or flax or…

Wonderfully put.

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Thanks for sharing and being a motivation for all of us. I also appreciate reading how you don't do crazy diet things and use moderation. It makes sense, and it's good to see examples of it working.