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Watermelon, carrots w/hummus,pineapple, spicy pickled carrots, and a great big salad with romaine, grape tomatoes, green onion, and cucumbers.

If you were already doing that before/during your weight gain, then I wouldn't. Well, I wouldn't anyways but especially not if it wasn't something new.

11/6 - 5826 11/7--8498 11/8--5025

Nov 5- 10,807 - happy dance!

Omg, who told you about my zero calorie olive oil!?!

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Yesterday, 9399. Arrgh.

Good for you!! And please, don't waste energy regretting what's past, just keep concentrating on who you're becoming! "It's never too late to be what you might have been."

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/skillet_gnocchi_shrimp.html This is really good.

Take a look at Skinnytaste.com or eatingwell.com or aveggieventure.com --- lots and lots of zucchini/courgette (and tons of other great recipes).

Trader Joe's Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I buy a lot of stuff at Trader Joe's.

Late to the party (ha, THAT should be my screen name!), but I'm in! 11/1-6119 11/2-9074 11/3- 8595

Feel free to add me too :)

I'm still talking about the weight I gained with the baby, and "the baby" just graduated high school ;)

Welcome! It's great that you and your husband can do this together. Friend request sent :smile:

I make Asian inspired soups with zucchini noodles -I just start with Trader Joe's miso-ginger broth and zucchini noodles, and then whatever I have on hand - asparagus, mushrooms, green onion, shredded carrot, etc - bonus, it's speedy fast.

Check Youtube for seated exercises or ones developed for wheelchair bound people. I was in a chair for several months after breaking both legs in an accident and found several workouts that kept me from falling too far behind while I was recovering.

I get a lot of recipes from EatingWell- their Eggs Italiano is a hit with the whole family - http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/eggs_italiano.html Also, A Veggie Venture is a great site for any kind of vegetable you want to eat.

What I don't understand is why, when they are so vehemently against abortion, are they also so determined to prevent access to birth control - or even education about birth control. It does seem to me to be an attempt to keep the women folk under control. And fwiw, the whole 'most Catholics know' about Adam/Eve - add me to…

Ok, I'll bite -- cutting out sugar is dangerous!?! Upon what is such a statement based? (And no, I'm not a zealot - as my diary shows sugar and I are well acquainted).

I was eating way more than I thought. I was moving way less than I thought. I was hitting fast food places far more than I realized. Making my lunch and bringing it to work is not a big hassle. I like cooking. I'm still way to good at making excuses. Starting over - every week, every day, every meal if necessary - is…

But whoever mentioned it seemed to really love the moth flan or whatever it is. :)[/quote] Maybe naan?

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The other side of what? There is no other side to what *I* think is healthy *for me*. I didn't say it's not healthy in general, or not healthy for someone else. Healthy is a personal definition. No amount of arguing will change that basic fact.

Somebody (I don't know who, it's from a book of quotes) once said "Truth, much like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder." Same goes for "healthy food". It's whatever it means to the individual. For me, for example, today I had homemade hummus w/fresh vegetables - I consider that healthy food. I also had peanut m&m's. I…

Fabulous - very happy for you.

It does. If you go to 'my home' then 'settings' then under 'account settings' select 'update diary settings' and you'll see where you can personalize your 'nutrients tracked'. Fiber is an option.

Cold cooked egg whites - so like deviled eggs, egg salad, boiled eggs - just can't do it. Finding chunks of chopped cold egg in potato salad - sooo gross. I have the same problem with tomatoes, but in reverse. I cannot do hot tomato pieces - like diced or stewed, but fresh tomato I could eat every day. Olives. Something…

I love carrot cake oatmeal - sometimes I add a little apple as well. I think I might have that for breakfast tomorrow! Peanut butter and shredded carrot sandwich (on toast so the p-nut butter gets all melty) Grilled applesauce sandwich - just like grilled cheese, but with applesauce and a little cinnamon. I don't eat it…

New friends are great - request sent.