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The hardest part is trying something new. When you are restricting calories, the easiest option is to increase flavor. I like to add cilantro to salads to give it a different taste - lettuce is lettuce is lettuce. Add salsa instead of dressing also works. You are going to do great!

Instead of 'snacking', have you thought of increasing your meals to 5 a day? It will help keep you satiated AND keep you from wanting to snack, assuming your meals are healthy to begin with. just an observation, but it seems like you feel better if you sacrifice on a meal so you can snack. Why not incorporate things that…

I haven't noticed any burping. All the literature I have seen says TONALIN is the ONLY type you should take. I tried it in liquid form - boy was that a big mistake.

I love chia seeds in drinks but have never made them in or into anything else. I agree with the shaking. I think the agitation helps ensure the gel forms around the embryo. Swelled or not, those little guys sure do have a LOT of fiber!!

I grow my own so the "processing" I do consists of picking it, drying it, using it is things. Of course, if I am out somewhere and they do not have stevia, I will use Sugar - It's my contribution towards my son-in-law who works for C & H.

Wii fit and the xbox have some fun things that are games, low impact and will get your heart rate up. I agree with everyone else in taking it slow. Our first inclination is to do too much too soon and then we give up because the results we THINK we should be seeing do not manifest. Not up for the pool in your class? Some…

That pesky beast! I see it too. I go to point at something and I see it wave under my peripheral vision! I was mortified when I saw it and have since done everything I can to avoid having my arm in the air. I know there are exercises that you can do for it, like riding a bike powered by your hands, but really? There are…

I go there specifically for the kambucha tea (gt daves). Nowhere else has the grape flavor and I recently discovered the chai version!! Whole foods is commonly known as whole paycheck because they seem to be a little pricier than other health food stores. I can find produce much cheaper at trader joes. They do have a lot…

GROW stevia yourself. Here (San Diego) it is an annual. I planted small seedlings last year and they fowered but I cannot find the seeds. They come back and I have already harvested leaves once this year and am getting ready to do a second harvest. Honey in coffee is not the taste I prefer so I use stevia, however, I LOVE…

Snikki - With 1200 for your daily intake, what is your goal? It could be that your goal is perhaps too much weight in a short period of time? Too much weight loss too soon can do damage to your body, too. I took my recommended caloric intake and adjusted it to be more realistic. There was no way I could exist on the 1400…

Iron is one of those things I would get info from the doctor about. I would also eat it rather than supplement with pills. This is also an easy mineral to lose by drinking diuretics (tea/coffee). I'd follow the CDC before MFP, though.

Have you tried hemp seed or toasted buckwheat? The hemp is up there in calories because of the Omega3, but it leaves you satiated much longer. I wish I could remember the name of it, but there is a new greek yogurt that costco is selling that is fat free and thicker than fage!!!! and it is AMAZING!!!!! Wendy

Running is a good way to slim down - but what concerns me is your wanting to loose so much weight at your age. You are at a good weight now. If you are worried about the 'pudge', that is where exercise will help. Going to an extreme in eating will force your body into starvation mode and it will start to cannibalize your…

The phone ap was awesome. I haven't used it in a while since I have been using the website. Any area where you enter things here is severely lacking. They need to make BOTH of them the same. If they want to have people using the website (which probably makes money from the ads and traffic) it needs to be more user friendly.

There are some really great websites on organic gardening at home. I even started a blog for those who think they do not have the room to garden - it was with a high school friend in mind and while really short, so far, I try to post every day. I've been gardening for lots and lots of years and the one thing I have found…

I agree with Connie - weight lifting increases your muscle mass and muscle weighs more than fat. When I went into the military, I gained weight in boot camp because of all the muscle I gained. LEAN muscle is what you should be getting as a result of clean eating while doing weights. If you are interested in supplements,…

While all the advice you have been given is OK, I'm wondering if there may be something else that may be causing you to binge? I'm not a shrink, but I am a food addict. My oldest daughter was/is a binge eater and my middle son is a food sneaker/binger. Both have issues that they tend to self medicate with food. There are…

We have one of the 12 tribes here, locally. They are always at the farmer's markets and they have an wonderful "green drink". You can readily taste the grapefruit, but I know there are several different greens in there. That is one way to make sure you get the nutrition you need - DRINK IT!!! I had some this morning mixed…

I will not give up yogurt. There is no way I could. I have been toying with CE for years. I have never full-blown dove into it, but I have really gone much further than I thought I would. It is really hard when you have as many children as I do and some of them will just refuse to eat if they do not like it. I've been able…