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I am currently reading the Babylon Rising series by Tim LaHaye. There are 4 books in the series....Babylon Rising, The Secret on Ararat, The Europa Conspiracy, and The Edge of Darkness. I am 22 pages from being done with The Europa Conspiracy. This is a great fiction series based on a biblical archeologist by the name of…

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No guilt here.:bigsmile: I learned a long time ago that I must have my occasional "cheat" day in order to continue to good and lose weight. :tongue:

Hi, I am an under eater as well. I would be only about 200 cals. under, but with exercising today, I find myself with a whopping 600+ cals left. I've already had dinner. I am about to snack on some frozen strawberries and blueberries with a little bit of low fat whip cream for happiness.:bigsmile: Of course that will not…

You really can change your taste. I would have never had black coffee or tea without ANY additives before. I now drink my coffee and tea unadulterated.:drinker: I also used to be a salt-aholic. I now can't stand salt. I buy canned veggies that are "no salt added". My husband has to add salt.:wink: I am trying to train my…

Lisa..... I would recommend Bluebonnet whey protein isolate. It does not have any sugar, etc. in it. It is just whey protein. I add this to oatmeal, fruit smoothies, milk, etc. It is very easy to add to food without any "bad" tastes. I am extremely picky about taste. :happy:

Completely depends on my mood. At times I have it on a country music XM station(80's-90's). Or I might be listening to a bit of Christian rock......Thousand Foot Krutch, Family Force Five, Hawk Nelson, Superchick, and The Contact to name a few. When I am on my recumbent stationary bike, I do read books, so no music at that…

kay...... I completely agree with the "bland" statement. I have found that if I don't have X amount of caffeine each day, I will bloat up. I can gain 4lbs in one day and this is even with a low sodium diet. I was gone over memorial weekend. I only had 1 cup of coffee the whole time and my diet was very similar to normal.…

I feel for you. I've been on sulfasalazine for almost 4yrs. now. I've basically had to "hide" from the sun. It makes it difficult when you have 3 kids currently under the age 7. When we do go out, I will only go to places that have plenty of shade available. I have a nice big(7ft) umbrella for when my son has practice out…

Welcome. I complete agree about reading labels. I have done that for years. Having kids really got me into reading labels trying to avoid products with partially hydrogenated oils, high fructose corn syrup, etc. It is amazing to see how much "crap" is put into much of the "prepared" foods. I do buy more "natural" foods now…

Thanks for all the warm welcome.:bigsmile: I just wish I had known about this site earlier in my weight loss. I have lost approx. 45lbs, but that was over a 4yr. period. Now if I could just get myself to eat more veggies(not a fan of non-salad type veggies).:laugh:

I only count my water and herbal teas for water. I do drink coffee and green tea as well. However, I do not add anything to my tea or coffee. Guess I'm one of those strange folks that don't like to "contaminate" my tea and coffee. :drinker:

Welcome, I'm a newbie, too. I totally understand the love handle thing. My arms are almost there, and the my legs are getting there. The darn stomach area is the toughest. Course some of it is a lost cause due to carrying twins. :wink: Good luck with getting the rest off and toning up the last bits.:flowerforyou:

Thank you for the welcome. I hope all goes well with the foot reconstruction surgery. I have a real bad bunion on my left foot that needs to be fixed. This is the same foot that over 8yrs. ago, I had a plantar fasciial release done. I'm putting the bunionectomy off until my twins are a bit older(they are 4 now). Course now…