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Green bell peppers are Satan's vegetable to me. Anything they are put in seems to be "polluted" by them.

Sounds De-lish! I may have to try that one tonight.

You may have to just be honest and straightforward with him and tell him exactly what you're feeling. That all this b***ing at you isn't helping your self image and whatever you try to do whether it's to lose weight or put some on he has a gripe about. As long as you are faithful to yourself with your diet and exercise and…

I got married last October and we planned our wedding in a month. We both didn't want anything too fancy, so we had a beautiful ceremony at a local winery that we had some connections to, then set up some tables and chairs next to the vineyard for an afternoon lunch with our closest friends and family. It was a great day…

My husband is the real soup maker in the house, but I'm the one that will do the "these veggies are gonna go bad, let's make soup" pot of soup. Easiest thing in the world, this is what you do. The general staple to most veggie based soups is a mirepoix (onions, carrots and celery) chop those up and put them in your pot…

I understand where you are coming from. I'm going through the same problem myself. I generally like to eat healthy, however, I get lazy and just want to go out to eat or do a quick and dirty "heat and eat" dinner. In starting the new lifestyle changes that are needed for me, I'm not saying "no" to all that so called junk…

One of my favorites lately has been to slice up a cucumber in a bowl and pour a little rice vinegar over it. Super yummy and hardly any calories. Really fills me up too!

Oh yeah, that's another reason! Their cheese section is fabulous and so much less expensive than supermarkets!!

Trader Joe's overall has better pricing than a supermarket and they offer a better product. The store isn't an "organic" store so to speak, but they do have a good offering of organic foods if that is what you're after. I have so many favorites at Trader Joe's. The organic cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast is great, their…

Wholly, crap that sounds good! I love anything lemon!! I just want to make the mouse part and skip the graham cracker crust. Yum!

My husband and I have saved loads of money by shopping at the 99cent store for canned goods, dry beans and they even carry produce now, which is great! We also will frequent Big Lots for any bargains we may need and thrift stores can be your best friend. We have gotten so many kitchen utensils, baking pans, etc from there…

Trader Joe's mini pita with about a tbsp of the Better 'n Peanut Butter and a smear of some home made strawberry jam. With my morning coffee & cream total of 174 calories.

What a great club! I've been canning for a couple years and I finally got a pressure canner for Christmas this last year. I usually do jams, jellies, fresh fruit, tomatoes and we did turkey stock with the pressure canner. It's so much fun. In fact, pears should be getting about ripe any time now and we have a place that we…

It's very hard to stay on a low sodium diet without making everything at home. I suggest if there is one in your area, do as much of your grocery shopping at Trader Joe's. Their food tends to have lower sodium than most and it can make things a bit more easy. You still have to watch the labels, but it can be done without…

Thanks for the advise. I do tend to eat on the better side of things, I just have a problem with portion control, and making bad decisions at restaurants. I think if I continue to remain committed to this and not think of it as a "diet" but more of a lifestyle change and learning opportunity I can do it. My big problem is…

I'm right there with you, on all aspects. My husband commutes on his bike about 24 miles round trip every day and I struggle just to get off the couch. I have to say though, last night having that same feeling, but knowing I needed to do it, not just for me, him or the dogs, I got my butt up and went for a short 3 mile…

I have bad knees as well and walking really makes them worse, but when I ride my bike I can really feel the difference. It helps to strengthen the muscles around the knee with very little impact to the knee. After long rides, I will be a little sore, but the more often I ride, the better it gets. Good luck.

Salty foods make you retain water which is showing by the weight gain. Lay off the sodium for a day or two and up your water intake and you should be able to shed that water weight quick enough.

While salads are your best diet friend, you still have lots of options. You can get a frozen turkey burger patty throw it in a plastic baggie with some seasonings and let it thaw, then just microwave it for a few minutes, serve with mustard and a side of cucumber "fries" or other veggies. Hummus and veggies make a yummy…

That blueberry pomegranate one looks right up my alley! Can't wait to try it out.

Thanks so much - I need all the help I can get and I think I will find it here. I've been doing pretty good with my food, however, I'm actually having a hard time eating all of my calories per day, so that's something I'm going to have to work on.