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Hi Brittany, So great to hear from somebody willing to serve our country and sacrifice her present feelings of comfort and gratification to pursue a career with the armed forces. Please know that you are a hero, even though so many people don't recognize the effort it takes. My advice is to accept that you are a different…

I've been disabled 12 years and am exercising as I can to try to get some strength back. My recent successes include up to an hour cataloging DVDs at the library volunteer (several times), and 1 and 1/2 hours being groom assistant at a couple polo games. The guys think it's odd I want to work when I can do so little, but I…

Here's a trick to try when the sugar craving is on: 1. Have a dill pickle or anything sour. 2. There is a tapping exercise in Paul McKenna's book or maybe somewhere online that works SOMETIMES, if you are into that.

For people sensitive to the casein or lactose in milk, they might still be able to tolerate whey, which is made from the stuff after the casein (cheese) is removed and is low in sugar (lactose) too. Like me. Just a thought. Give it a try, and also discriminate between whey-only and whey- with added protein isolates and…

It depends on your body/metabolism type. I'm good with this. For people of our type who don't already know these rules, they can be life-changing. Anything that makes dieting easier, feel better, and more effective is worth a try to see if it works for you. To anyone who disagrees with others' advice: say, it' doesn't work…

Nuke a bag of frozen vegs until they are just thawed - not hot. Use your favorite salad dressing. Cook a bag of frozen vegs in 1/2 c water and add instant potatoes, milk, etc to make a potatoe dish out of it. I call it veggie mash. Stir fry vegs of three different colors - add them to the pan according to what needs the…

After Halloween, as I was finishing up the candy I hadn't passed out, I couldn't get enough. The more I ate, the more I wanted, even though I was trembling and dizzy from having eaten so much already. I realized it was like alcohol and I couldn't have it any more. I'm pre-diabetic and have to get control. It's the control…