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If you need someone to map out a full menu for you, check in with a local nutritionist. Otherwise, you can join various groups to get recipe ideas.

Most of them separate as much as natural peanut butter. There are "no stir" options for the other nut butters, but those contain ingredients other than nuts (chemicals and what not). whether they are healthier depends on what you consider healthy. At the most basic nut butter is one ingredient only: ground nuts. As soon as…

My recommendation is that you track for your first week *without* trying to stay under the calorie count. Why? Because you are just learning what the nutrition facts for the way you eat. Certainly you can make adjustments, like replacing high calorie snacks with others. But don't judge yourself during week 1. It's a…

Check out this article from Prevention: http://www.prevention.com/food/healthy-eating-tips/best-protein-powders-smoothies It explains which kinds of proteins are good for which goals (body building vs weight loss, etc.). I found it very eye-opening and helpful.

Check out this article from Prevention: http://www.prevention.com/food/healthy-eating-tips/best-protein-powders-smoothies It explains which kinds of proteins are good for which goals (body building vs weight loss, etc.). I found it very eye-opening and helpful.

My confession...I love sweets. Yeah, not unique I know. Earlier this week I ate 1/4 of a Boston cream cake and then a few hours late had a bowl of cookie crisp cereal. Must get these things OUT of my HOUSE. You know, without eating them first. lol

My recommendation is to track your food without trying to stay under some "magical" calorie count. Tracking your food helps you get to know what and how much you really are consuming. After you've done this for a few weeks, you can get a feel for what you should and shouldn't eat. Plan your weekly menus accordingly, all…

Yes, I've had that. It's not diabetes. It's not even that scary according to my docs. I spent a year going to various docs (neuros, specialists, you name it I tried it) and no one could come up with a diagnosis other than "you have low blood pressure, get over it." After all that, the my main doc agreed that the only…

This sounds psychological. The first thing you need to understand is that you can't change her. You can talk to her and tell her how you feel. Ask her to see a professional counselor. But ultimately, just love her and be there for her. Encourage her by telling her how great she looks while she's still in this good phase of…

Yep, I've done it. The recovery for the knee was about a week, or week and a half. I was back on non-impact exercise (bike, elliptical, swim) that quickly. Sadly, for me the anesthesia was a worse issue. It kept me exhausted for well over a month. But that's just one of my quirks.

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After they finish speaking, look at them vacantly and ask, "I'm sorry, did you say something?" If they start to repeat themselves, look away again and back to what you were doing. When they finish speaking, look at them and ask, "I'm sorry, did you say something?" They will most likely get fed up and walk away. And leave…

Hehe only thing I rant about is perfume in the locker room. Outside of that, do your thing. But don't spray your perfume in my face. Stick to that and we square.

Yes! I found this recipe today, codapea: http://www.food.com/recipe/very-low-carb-pumpkin-muffin-in-a-minute-mim-462866 Looks pretty simple, though if you use canned pumpkin you'll need a way to store the rest. :)

I am a cranberry sauce kinda gal, but never did like the canned stuff. Here's the one I like to make. Cranberry Orange Relish 12 oz fresh cranberries, fresh 1 can mandarin oranges, rinsed 1/2 cup - 1 cup(s) sugar 1 piece(s) ginger root, fresh, peeled, about 1-inch, chopped 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon Cook the cranberries on…

And suddenly I know why my breads have had issues! Thanks so much for that tip about the baking powder. I had picked up a new one 'cause I thought I had lost the old one. Made another with double sweetner and vanilla too-fantastic! Boy did it rise, too! Wanted to know- can you use oil instead of butter and have them come…

The South Beach Diet cookbook has has a recipe for a low-carb pumpkin pie. I haven't made it in awhile, but the gist was that it used phyllo dough for the crust and skipped the sugar. Here's a link: http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/desserts/r/pumpkinpie.htm

Oh, the baking powder is ancient. Does that affect it? I picked up a new one, so I can try with that tonight. Thanks!

I made the chocolate one last night and have to say I'm not impressed. It didn't taste chocolatey at all. It wasn't sweet. It was incredibly dense, IMO. It also tasted a bit salty, too. What am I doing wrong? And yes, I used baking POWDER and not soda. I did use Sun Crystals (stevia) instead of Splenda b/c I was out of…

Thanks, everyone! I'm going to have to try these MIMs and possibly the chia seeds. I'm not a huge fan of seeds, but I'll try almost anything once. ;) And yes, praxis, you're right that fiber needs to come from vegetables. However, they have a LOT less fiber per serving than legumes. (Compare black beans at 18g to broccoli…

Thanks for the feedback!

I'm not sure what health service you are referring to, but would be interested to know. My doctor specifically recommended a low-carb lifestyle to me. I feel better when I eat less carbs, so exercise is easier to accomplish. I don't base my diet on what the government recommends, either. The government has changed their…

If the issue is a matter of always running out of food, then analyze what they are eating, when they are eating it, and how much they are eating. Then change your buying habits. Stock up better. You can make your own diet plan. You don't need someone else's plan. Find four things that are healthy breakfasts and put them on…

Thanks! I do tend to keep a pretty low sodium diet anyway. I'll try to get more salt and see if that helps. Thanks for the feedback!

Real Name: Jenna Height: 63 inches or 5'3" HW: 238 CW: 214 GW: 150 ultimately, but 190 short term. Location- Durham, NC USA Age: 40 Sex: F 2 children, 6 and 8 year old boys Happily married for 10.5 years I'm a bit undecided about the diet plan I need to be on. I had great success with South Beach before I had kids. I have…

I've found it helped when i switched to plain Greek yogurt. Then I add my own berries and either honey or sugar (I decide how much). Or I'll throw it in a blender and make a smoothie with some milk. This keeps me fuller than the regular sweetened yogurts. HTH

Congrats! I know how freeing it is to have that ability. Though I tend to do the "bend over on one foot" thing instead. Now that you can squat, it is now safe to travel in China where that is required for many of the restrooms if not most. hehe Seriously though, way to go!

Let it go. Feeb doesn't want to argue-just shoot down anything that isn't in their experience. There have been numerous studies over the years that show these results-less sleep equals *higher risk* of weight gain and diabetes. And that phrase is the key- *higher risk*. The study never said that every person who gets less…

My husband and I run our finances the same way my parents did. We have one joint account into which we both put the money we contribute for joint bills. Examples: mortgage, car payments, utilities. We each have our own separate accounts as well, where we keep the rest of our money. That is for individual bills, such as…

Check out this calculator. It's geared toward Weight Watchers points, but it's still helpful for figuring out what's healthy and what's not. http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=82061