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What everyone else said - cook from scratch. I just read an article about where sodium comes from. Generally, people get a quarter of their daily sodium from adding salt, and another quarter is naturally occurring in foods. The rest - half - comes from eating processed foods. The article went on to describe the amount of…

I make them into refrigerator pickles, they keep for weeks. Just roast them and cut them into a mixture of vinegar, water, sugar, salt and a cinnamon stick. You can make it to taste. If you got them with tops, I love this recipe for halibut roasted on top of beets and beet greens:…

Short answer - because it works, even if just for a moment. Lately I've been wondering why it is that I often think that mindlessly eating junk food, or anything, to excess is a way of being gentle with myself. In fact, it is far more gentle to eat well and moderately and just feel what I'm feeling. But it's a lot harder.…

There are some great yoga videos. There are lots available at the library where I live, you may find the same. I can see why your reaction to yoga is "meh". It's so gentle it's hard to believe it's working. But it works. And like many things, you might like one kind of yoga and not others. The differences can be…

Totally agree with this. Find a good one, Iygengar teachers are used to working with a lot of different types of people. My Iyengar classes are often full of men who do other sports. They are very strong, but that shortens their muscles so they're very, very tight. Iyengar teachers try ot help you balance strength and…

I think whole grains are certainly good for us relative to refined grains, but that being said people can have all kinds of food sensitivities, allergies, or other issues with particular foods. Thanks to the poster for the critical review of wheat belly. Even though I am gluten free (it cleared up a problem with my skin…

Also, this quote by George Bernard Shaw: "Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything." So change your thinking, and everything will follow.

Ah, I didn't understand that part. I can certainly relate to this. Whenever I find myself slipping away from my efforts it can seem like forever before I get back to it. I find often I have to try and fail and try and fail a number of times. The important part is the trying. Eventually it sticks and I'm back at it. Logging…

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I will add my voice to the fruit and vegetable chorus. Frozen mixed veg are usually carrots, peas and corn, the starchiest of the bunch. They're all good and nourishing, but I would add some leafy greens. In Canada the suggestion is 5 - 10 servings a day with only 1 (2 at most) coming from fruit. My advice would be to put…

Exactly what I would have suggested.

Wow, a lot of beautiful books on this list, and a lot of classics. I, too, loved Wuthering Heights. And I am so surprised and happy to see By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept. I've been hauling that book with me every time I moved for more than thirty years. I can't pick a favourite, but I just read The Unlikely…

Hopefully it will work for you. I love watching the jar fill up! I bet if you put your weekend restaurant money in a jar in would add up really fast!

Are you trying to decide what will do the least damage? I expect the sorbet is your best bet, and will be delicious. And the pavlova might not be too bad, fat free except for the ice cream (although a total sugar bomb). Enjoy, whatever you choose.

I believe that the tone of the OP set the tone for the thread. Well done.

Nor is it what Chinese people eat in North America. I love Chinese food, but only eat it a few times a year. I think it actually is pretty bad for you. Depending on your choices it can be full of fat and sodium. I don't know anyone who says "lets go for Chinese, I'm dying for some bok choy." "Tricky granola *kitten*" made…

Oh dear god me too. I quit constantly, but there is nothing like the buzz from aspartame and caffeine. I've been able to reduce quite a bit by putting the money I spend on diet coke in a clear mason jar. Normally I would spend $4 a day, so if I only have 1 can I put $3 in the jar, if I have 2 I put $2 in, etc. I just…

I think when you think about how far you have to go the first step seems overwhelming. I'm a big believe in baby steps and one day at a time. I agree with all the people who said walk. You don't need to walk far, just to the end of the street and back. But do it every day and it won't take long before you're going around…

I remember always being tired when I was in university. Some people need more than 8 hours, and I am one of them. I'm a 9 hour a night person, and so is my sister. That being said, I did learn I was anemic at school. If you really think there is no reason you should be tired, check your iron, B12, and thyroid. The other…

I travel a lot and often eat lunch out of supermarkets because I'm gluten free. You can almost always grab a quarter chicken and some chopped veg or a bag of carrots and piece of fruit. I get tired of it, but it works.

I like it, too. I agree that it's wonderful in salads, expecially good with beet salads.I love it mashed into sweet potatoes, and in the summer it's lovely with fresh figs and little crumbled pancetta on top. You can also get some very nice hard goat cheeses, and I've also had a very brie-like goat cheese. Some people…

That's really beautifully said. I have often thought "oh, this will taste WAY better than skinny would feel", but it's unlikely I would say the same thing about being healthy. And I can always delay getting skinny by a day, but I know I can't delay getting healthy. Thanks for this great post.

Foodcart, that lentil and cauliflower recipe looks fantastic, thank you for posting it. Can't wait to give it a try.

There are a lot of recipes online for curry powder, you can really make it to your taste. I rarely use it, though, and I cook a lot of Indian food, especially vegetables. I do keep a lot of spices like turmeric, coriander and cumin. You can make nice curries with these on hand. I really like Madhur Jaffrey's cookbooks, her…

This is wonderful, I have it for dinner, eggs on top of tomato, pepper and onion: http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipes/Pepper/recipe.html?dishid=9144 I also like them poached on top of steamed spinach, kind of eggs florentine without the muffin or the hollandaise.

Happy to offer support any way I can. Right off the bat I would say to weigh yourself on the same scales every few days so you are comparing the same thing - some will read differently, as you've seen.

I've read a lot of "a calorie is a calorie" posts, and I expect that these people don't track things like sodium, potatssium, calcium or any of the vitamin options. I eat pretty cleanly and I find it very difficult to keep up with all the nutrients my body needs. And on a somewhat crass note, how on earth do people who eat…

I agree with frosty, I think the way you eat will make you hungry. The refined carbs in breakfast and lunch will spike your blood sugar with a subsequent crash and you'll be starving for snacks and eat tons at dinner. I do better when I get some protein and complex carbs at breakfast, and snack on a small handful of…

What an inspiring bunch of women you are. As I read through this thread the one thing that jumped out at me was that one size definitely does not fit all. Everyone is finding success in something different. Someone commented about how younger women don't always seem to understand why it's harder, and to this I can only say…

I buy the brown basmati rice, it's fantastic and has a really nice texture.