newjourney2015 Member

This site for the most part can be supportive but some just have to comment even if it doesn't answer your question or help you in any way. That's the chance you take however posting on an open forum. Eating clean to me is avoiding sugar, wheat, soy, fast food and processed foods. I also avoid dairy just b/c it doesn't…

Its a new year and a chance to set some new goals for your life. Don't look at how much you have to lose. Set small goals like drop 5 lbs (within a realistic time frame) and I am going to do that by ______________________ (diet, excercise, logging to MFP). Once that 5lbs is gone, set another goal and before you know it you…

Thanksgiving 2012

I think they can. I had a can of organic great northern beans. It said the total servings in the can was 3.5 cups. Measuring it out, the can didn't even have 2 1/2 total cups. Not that it changed the nutritional value "per serving" but it does go to show that labels can be wrong.

Search for the food item your are looking for. Click on it. To the right will be a blue shaded box. There will be in blue "nutritional information." Click on that. It will ask is this information correct? Select no and it will allow you to edit it. Note the changes you made and then select save. You might even change the…

Awesome Awesome to both of you!!

I consider myself a clean eater. I started about 5 months ago or so. I simply gave up processed foods. If the label has more than 2-3 ingredients, I don't buy it. Actually, I don't buy many items that have a label. I don't fall everything that has the "Organic" label either. I just try to eat real food. You can take a look…

First of all you have to want to make changes in order to make changes and it sounds like you do. Pick 1 thing to change and do that until you are ready to pick something else. Example: decide to take your daughter to the park, or to walk around the mall (you don't have to spend $ - my mother called it "window shopping"),…

Awesome FB page!

But it is still good excercise for your muscles. You will be sore in places regular excercise, machines, weights won't make you sore so that's still a good thing. Have fun painting!

Ingredients 1 cup cooked, riced cauliflower 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1 egg, beaten 1 tsp dried oregano 1/2 tsp crushed garlic 1/2 tsp garlic salt olive oil (optional) 2 tbl diced cooked mushrooms pizza sauce 2 tbl Sundried tomatoes 1 cup spinach (fresh) and then wilted Additional cheese to sprikle on top 1 tbl…

^^^This! :laugh:

My first time ever posting a photo - lets see how these show up. I wish I could find the cute strappy heels in size 11. Not too many options in the stores.

I only wish I could find such cute shoes in a size 11 AND that I could pull off a crazy high heel! At 5'10", 4" is as high as I can go without reaching the ozone layer! Ummmmm how do I add a photo? Dumb question I know but still - how do I? Seems like there would be an "add photo" button to click like the post reply.

The best way to maintain is instead of looking at your eating plan as a "diet" think of it as a lifestyle change. A diet is something you start and end. A lifestyle is for a lifetime. Welcome to the journey!:flowerforyou:

What are your goals?

It could be the profile pic!

You make me want to go home and excercise! Truely amazing!

5'10 size 10 1/2 (american) 10 1/2's are impossible to find in the stores so I go to size 11's. I have a Belk store near my house and they have a rack in the back for all of their size 11's. They let me go back there and dig through their 11's and I usually end up buying a pair or 2. Maybe that's why they let me go back…

Wow! What an eye opening article! Thanks! This does answer some questions and raises some questions as well.

Didn't post that my triglyceride is 89. All levels are "in-range" except LDL. Hmmmm - freaking out about nothing? Just a little diet tweeking and I should be good. I will NOT take statins! I am already on HBP meds and they tell me it's genetic so there's nothing I can do with diet and excercise. Doesn't mean I'm not going…

Yes to all of the above! Add #5 on the downside side; big feet!

Thanks to everyone for your advise! I will review the website links posted and hopefully in 3 months (when I have my bloodwork done again) the results will be better.

I totally understand what you mean! I loved smoking, too! But now I LOVE to say I QUIT SMOKING! I quit March 25, 2012 using an electronic cigarette. I have been e-cig free since August 15th. I hope you can stay quit but we all know it has to be what you want! Do try the e-cig to see if it can fill that "void." Good luck!!

Tomato and cucumber salad with Apple Cider Vinegar on my salad!

I feel your pain and fear! I finally won the quit battle in March this year. I had tried everything there is and yes even Chantix. Nothing worked. I finally tried the electronic cigarettes. It gave me that something to fiddle with while I quit cigarettes. I still had that inhale and exhale "smoke." I used a brand (not sure…

^^yep this!

I guess that answers that! I was wonder the same thing and it does make sense.

Thanks Alyanya! Don't get me wrong. I will eat that peppermint barc that my daughter made for Thanksgiving! Just in small pieces and I don't log that! I don't beat myself up over it either. My eating journal is the big picture and majority of the time. I was just beginning to think it was me that was the weird one.:ohwell:

Me, too!