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  • I have one (a small, inexpensive one from amazon), love it, and usually just use it wherever I would use regular spaghetti noodles or fettuccine noodles. Just saute for a few minutes and use whatever sauce you would like. Cleaning isn't a problem, I just use a little brush to get in the crevices.
  • I'm frustrated with how to figure calories burned using a weed whacker, too. Those suckers are heavy. Pulling the cord 1 million times (ok, slight exaggeration) to get it going. Then it dies, and you have to repeat the cord-pulling cycle until it finally stays on. I have a large area to weed whack. I work up a huge sweat…
  • I like the idea of using parchment paper...although it shouldn't be necessary to spray the paper with oil as the poster said. I love chips, these sound great!
  • great ideas!
  • Yummy looking. I heart quinoa.
  • I took a look, too over the past several days. Far too few calories. Not enough veggies (my problem, too!). I see at least a couple of servings of fruit a day, which is good, but do try to up those veggies. Up your portion sizes a bit, as someone else said, go low fat instead of non fat, and get those veggies in. Good…
  • I'm just transitioning to this site from another site. Exercise is such a tricky thing. I agree, most people overestimate their calories burned. I usually count 2/3 of the amount a calorie-burn calculator gives me. I don't wear a heart rate monitor, since I have a high resting heart rate anyway. When I tried one, it was…
  • I take one 3mg tablet at bedtime, and keep a half one on my nightstand. If I wake during the night, I take the half and go right back to sleep. That's not often, though. Usually the 3mg works well. Curiously, my vet recommended it to me when I was told to try it for my very anxious dog (60 pound dog, dose would be one 3mg…
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