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Everything is bad if you eat/drink too much of it (even water). Bananas are good for you in most cases, so eat them! Better it be a banana than a candy bar.

Ditto what others have said, get it altered if that is possible.

I agree 100% with Ssminey79. I'm not vegetarian personally, but I like vegetables a lot, and Vegetarian Times has some of the best recipes. A few things to keep in mind that make it easier: a) Almost anything can be made vegetarian, even things like steak (use mushrooms) and grilled chicken (use vegetables). The process is…

What I do for lunges instead of doing them all in a row (I get bored, heh), is to walk around like that in my house. Kinda the Ministry of Silly Walks looking, but it gets the job done, and multitasking! (Oh, I need this ingredient that's across the house? *Queue silly walk*)

The rule that I've heard is count non-caffeine, don't count caffeine. Because your body uses up water when you drink caffeine it is essentially a net loss, but herbals without caffeine, or caffeine free drinks, you don't need to use the water in them to process what isn't there.

I've tried both non zig-zag and zig-zag. While non zig-zag is easier to remember how much to eat a day, I think the zig-zag method overall is easier to stick to, and helps with plateaus better, at least for my body. The reason I think it is easier to stick to is because you can set your really high day to the day of the…

Thanks for the recipe!

Any exercise is good exercise. I live an hour from my closest gym so all I do is at home workouts. It's amazing what you can do if you get creative. Remember also that humans did not have gyms until recently, and we did just fine without them. If the kids that you are babysitting are anything like the kids I used to…

Nice, I need to show this to people.

Thanks for the recipe! Hopefully I can get enough apples from my tree, or it's a store trip for me.

Oh wow, I think I have all those ingredients, for once! Well, not exactly, but nothing a little addition or two won't help (plain Greek yogurt + extract, for instance). Thanks for the recipe!

I'm of the mindset of "it's better than something unhealthy." You loss some of the nutrients no matter how you cook it, some ways worse than others, but be happy with yourself that you are eating healthy at all! No added fats, no added sugar, just some cinnamon (which is good for you) and an apple. Actually, that sounds…

I agree, I'm better with no gift than a gift specifically against what I want. I can understand some people's uneasiness when giving gift cards to places, since some people feel it is no better than cash, but in my mind you are giving them something that they want, you just don't know what it is yet. On this note, though,…

I have been told by multiple doctors in my life you do not have to go #2 every day. In fact, if you are forcing yourself to do so you can be causing more harm than good (too much strain can lead to hemorrhoids getting worse, for instance). By all means look at your fiber to make sure you are getting enough, but just…

Welcome! This site is great for keeping you motivated, finding new recipes, and just having a place to go to where people understand. Remember a day is just a day. If you mess up, just pick yourself back up, and keep going. In the long run, what does it matter if you ate that cake, or had that soda, as long as you keep…

I just see it as a treat, and portion some of my calories to some of it. If I eat more dinner than I meant to, oops, there goes the portion, and no candy for me! I get the mini sizes, things that are between 25-100 calories, and only eat a max of 200 calories a day of them (those are the "I have been very good and…

"Whole Foods Organic - Whole Grain Bread" 100 calories for this treat, but the bread is long enough that I slice one slice in half to make a small sandwich. It holds up well to whatever I put to it, and it is flavorful enough to be there, but not so strong that that is all you can taste. Calories 100 Total Fat 1 g…

This really depends on the person, and their obsessiveness. I weigh myself every morning, but only record once a week. The difference is that the everyday weigh-ins are to see if what I did the day before affected me (too much sodium, too little water, sore muscles retaining water, etc.). If you are obsessive to the point…

That's a great idea! I need to go on a local lookout for the powdered pb now.

I can't wait to try this, thanks!

That sounds delicious, thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the heads up. I love PopTarts, but I never eat them because they are so bad for you.

I also use salsa. Sometimes I just add things like beans, hard boiled eggs, and cheese. If you make a salad interesting enough, it doesn't even need dressing.

Yes, it is, but at the same time they have to look out for the company (hospital) and themselves. You anger a patient because you mention that they lost weight, and they could turn around and sue the hospital or yourself because of your words. Really sad, but does happen. That's why so many people are taught to not bring…

Guess I'll say the other side of it, then. Some doctors and nurses are trained to not say anything. Yes, you wanted to hear something, but a lot of people do not, and will either get embarrassed or angry if a doctor says anything about their weight loss. Next time try bringing it up yourself, which will give them the okay…

If your husband and kid are willing to try new things, but just are picky because they don't end up liking them, you can try seeing if they will eat things if they are cooked certain ways. For instance, brussel sprouts that are thinly sliced and sauted in a little fat (bacon fat works great for this, and you can use up…

Surprised there was no ant ones. Fire ants have a sort of cinnamon-y-ness to them (many a dare as a child, and as long as it wasn't poisonous, I would try it. I had mean brothers, hehe). Ants make good "popcorn" and also chocolate covered goodies.

I drink lots of tea. Drinking water before meals helps lower the amount that you eat during them, and also you can sometimes feel hungry when you are actually thirst. A nice hot cup of tea really helps to combat those things, and also makes sure you get antioxidants in your diet. I also buy the smaller bags of chips and…

Protein doesn't keep me full at all, it's carbs that help me. Potatoes, rice, oatmeal, something dense. A salad doesn't work, but a salad with some rice on the side and I'm good. Experiment until you find something that works for you, don't just follow what everyone else says works. For instance, I can plow through a steak…

As long as you aren't going over your numbers to the point that you are hitting your actual calories burned for the day (remember, this site takes off the amount of calories needed to meet your weight loss goal) then you are still losing weight. Not a lot, but you are, and that's something to be proud of. The more you log…