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It's Mari Gras....Fat Tuesday. Enjoy! Be good for the next 40days -)

Portland, OR

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Prepackaged foods like the Special K bars are considered processed foods. If the Tegal chicken is the precooked type it and has added ingredients as preservatives, it would be considered processed. McD's is processed, even the "healthy" menu. The choices in the prepackaged foods you are making seem to be good ones. Just…

I agree. Cut back on prcessed foods. If you are eating them for convenience, you might want to add sodium as one of the things you track. Some processed foods are high in sodium.

it is very hard to spot reduce...reduce your belly fat specifically. The Flat Belly Diet book gives some ideas about how to work on that issue. You will be eating carbs but they are natural, like fruits, veggies and whole grains. There is some sugar in the fruit. The book also has you eat things they call…

:heart: We bought this cookbook and we LOVE it. There are very few ingredients and things are really easy and fast to make. That is a huge bonus when we get home from work and are hungry. The only thing we have found to be not so good are the faux "fried" fish. We have decided to try baking those same items in the oven…

I weight about 3 times a week but record it on Modays, loss or not. When I lost weight before I quit weighing which was a huge mistake. I just read that you can catch the slip ups if you weigh in once a week at least once you've met your goal.

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/easy-baked-tilapia/Detail.aspx This recipe says covered abotu 25-30 mins. I usually cook mine for about that long becasue I like fish fully done.

I've wondered how it can be. My jar of pickles says zero calories for 3 baby dills. A cucumber has calories so I wondered where these calories went in the pickling process. I guess the calories would be very low considering that a whole cucumber (8 inches) is only 34 calories, but it doesn't seem to add up that it would be…

Mostly I think it is mental because I get to eat things I really like. I don't feel deprived.

I splurge once a week. It is a habit I got into when I was on the Body For Life plan. It really helps my body know it is not starving and after a while, the splurging gets to be less bad as far as splurges go, at least for me. When your body gets used to healthy eating all week, it doesn't feel too well after eating a full…

I am sitting here adding data into my logs. Over the past 5 weeks I've had to travel extensively for work. Because of the late working hours and just being tired, l stopped logging everything. In addition to that, I've had to eat almost every meal out. Well, I've gained 8 pounds in 5 weeks. It was hard to get to see that…

I recently saw a research study on the smaller plates and bowls idea. It was proven that if a person eats off smaller plates they each less. My salad plates are now getting a lot of use for regular foods and I'm eating salad out of a huge bowl. Read all labels. 1 slice of bread is a serving of most kinds of bread. I know…

It will be fun. You might even laugh as you do it...burning even more calories :-)

Congratulations! Isn't it nice? I shop sales racks and would often visit the "womens" rack because I could wear many of the items there. This past weekend I cleaned my closet and tried on everything. People had been telling me I looked like I had lost weight in my clothes. Nothing from those racks fits anymore. When I was…

Beaverton here.....

Oh, I know what you mean. Strength Training is one of the cardio exercises and I put in the amount of time spent.

1) I log all exercise because I am in the camp that 1200 calories is only the limit if you don't exercise. The counter actually increases the number of allowable calories per day when you add exercise and so I figure it all counts. 2) I keep track of water each day just to remind me to drink it. It is more for motivation.…

I crack them all over then drop them back into the water. This allows water to get under the shell and the shell seems to come off easier.

It sounds great. What are the proportions of each thing? How big is the batch and does it save well?

If you ate 3 hours ago you very well may be hungry again. Try eating a small snack...carrot sticks, celery, low fat string cheese. Eating about every 3-4 hours and keeping it around 200-300 calories each time helps me fight the munchies.

http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calories/food/cracker-barrel See if it is on this link

http://www.yum.com/nutrition/documents/tb_nutrition.pdf try this link

There is a little known form of Breast Cancer called Inflammatory Breast Cancer. It is very rare and even some cancer information web sites do not address this type of cancer. Many doctors do not know how to diagnose it. It does not show up on a mammogram and does not cause lumps. It does have some very specific symptoms…

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That is most likely a misprint. You can find some zero calorie items at Walden Farms. I use the blue cheese salad dressing because I eat salad everyday and I like dressing. It kind of tastes like ranch to me. I don't like their Ceasar flavor. I also use the cole slaw dressing. It is good but kind of sweet. I'm not saying…

Sugars are carbohydrates so they are included in the overall carb count. However, not all carbs are created equally. Fiber and startches are also included. Starches turn into sugar in the body so they are considered sugars. Simple sugar processes quickly in the body so it impacts blood sugar levels and is easily converted…

Total Scam. Unfortunately, I tried it with the Ultra Lean Green Tea. I used my debit Visa to make the order. In addition to an outrageous S&H fee, they charge you almost $80 for your trial product if you don't cancel within 14 days of your order...not when you get it but when they shipped it. So much for a trial period. My…

I am not new here but just decided to introduce myself. I'm trying to gain back my health and make better choices. This site has been very helpful and I've lost about 14 pounds.