Lyby

It is easy to make your own yogurt -- all you need is a clean corning ware (glass) dish, a microwave, a refrigerator, and a small container of any plain (not vanilla) yogurt you like. Heat the milk in the dish in the microwave until it starts frothing (you can do this part on the stove if you prefer). 185 degrees F Let the…

Have we forgotten that 100 years ago (and still in parts of the world today) EVERYBODY ate a 1-ingredient diet. There was no fast food, there was very few boxed mixes and pre-packaged foods available at the grocery store. People bought single ingredients and combined them together to make real food -- in my childhood we…

I stand by my statement! Some people on this site appear to go out of their way to be mean and judgmental. I feel sorry for them. Since poor self-esteem goes hand-in-hand for many of us, we need to keep in mind that the comments are generated by human beings and not computers. If someone is having tremendous results from…

Although I gained some weight here and there over the years, most of my increases in clothing sizes over time were just a gradual adjustment (followed by the denial that "I'm only a size 16 in this brand......it's cut small, etc). Just over two years ago, I had a major abdominal surgery that drastically changed my body --…

Make sure when you are eating beans as a vegetarian that you are pairing them with whole grain rice (brown included) in order to build the complex protein chains necessary for your body to use it. Look at cultures where vegetarianism is the norm and you'll see that they generally pair the two. Many stores now carry gram…

When you're 48 years old and wake up no less than 6 times a night thanks to menopause --- you bet your butt getting up a couple of hours earlier drops below the sleep deprivation line. I go to bed early because I have to, not because I want to. Isn't it odd that anytime someone posts something supportive and encouraging…

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Wow, this is the most judgemental posting zone I've seen here in a long time! Did this turn into MyFitnessTroll? Perhaps it would be a little more helpful to those who are starting/struggling/not quite got their shxt together on the fitness bandwagon if people would share the myths and excuses THEY PERSONALLY relied on and…

Can't we still lump fruits and veggies into one big category? This time of year especially it's easier to eat fruit. I went to a restaurant last night and had a fruit plate with a grilled chicken breast -- cantelope, honeydew melon, grapes, watermelon, with a little strawberry thrown on for good measure. Just last week at…

Wow, Dancemom just told my story! I was super skinny my whole life because of a high metabolism and then in my 40s everything changed and went south (way south). I am tired of being tired and feeling like crap. I quit our company's Emergency Response Team because I could no longer climb stairs in bunker gear and SCBA ----…