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I'm not a fish person either, but found this to work for me. Spray a piece of aluminum foil with cooking spray, plop the fish down on it. Spray the fish lightly on top. They have these fish seasonings near many grocery store deli's or fish counters (it looks like one of those containers that hold 4 seasonings for…

Super awesome! I vote that you now mentally include yourself in "you running buffs." You've earned the moniker.

Honestly the weaning wasn't a big deal. In the course of a couple weeks it was done. The problem I had was suddenly I was running around trying to feed them "real" food - get them to eat it, clean up the mess, clean up them (again), do more dishes, etc. My nursing 'down time' went away and I was stressing out. Stressing…

Do what YOU like the best, so you don't find yourself bitter 5 years down the road trying to keep up appearances for the SO.

The problem isn't the testing. The problem is that kids in difficult circumstances are going home to broken families and parents passed out on the couch. They find their own supper, clean their own clothes, take care of their little 5 yr old brother for the night, and don't have any time to do homework or 'read for…

Another vote for geocaching. Just make sure you have your gps set before you drive to whatever location and start from as far away as you want to walk. You can add as much walking/jogging as you want this way. Or you can pick geocaches that involve kayaking to the location, etc. Last week's involved tree-climbing…

I'd stick to the love and logic approach. When your son is spending time with you, encourage a healthy relationship with food and a dedication to having a healthy strong body. He's old enough that he'll start making his own comparison's with what dad's doing. My brother did lots of football stuff in HS, trying to lose…

(3 a day girl myself.) An article in my newspaper a couple weeks ago touted coffee as the next red wine or chocolate. --one a day actually good for you due to antioxidants. But according to the article you get the same good effects from decaf -- I've been trying to back off on the fully caffeinated variety to only one…

My girls just turned 5 and 6. I have a shelf on the fridge door for snacks - Lite yogurt, reduced calorie cheese sticks. Then on the table I keep apples and nuts - The kids love pistachios, and since you have to open them it slows you down so I don't eat a ton like I would other nuts... Best investment ever was a…

Cucumbers -super thin sliced with thin sliced onion. Put in a huge sealed jar with 12oz rice vinegar, 1can FF evaporated Milk, and One small FF Greek Yogurt, Salt and Pepper to taste and LOTS of chopped Dill. Let it marinate overnight and it makes a great cucumber salad (half pickled) that lasts for at least a couple weeks…

Hi, I'm a 'local' too (St. Joe MI) You can add me if you want. I only started yesterday on here, so I don't know how much help I can be, but I lost a bit in the past 3 months and I can totally relate to not being able to even remember 5 minutes later what I put into my body. I'm hoping this helps me with that. Food's my…

Hey, I'm new too! I've occasionally felt disgusted with food, but it hasn't stopped me from gaining weight at a steady clip for too long. Don't over-think it. Generally it's been during a really stressful time in my life, so avoid letting it stress you out! I usually go for a couple glasses of skim milk and sometimes tuna,…