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My favorite strategy, when going to Mexican food, is to bring along celery and carrots to dip in the salsa, instead of chips. This lets me indulge in the flavor of the salsa and the urge to do something with my hands before the meal, plus it fills me up with vegetables so I don't need to eat as much of my entree. I know…
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Beef with broccoli is good. You can ask for steamed vegetables as your side dish instead of rice. The meal is plenty filling and that substitution alone will save you at least 300 calories. FYI, if you ever go to Panda Express for fast food Chinese, beef & broccoli with a side of veggies is only 200 calories! I think the…
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Just tried the recipe in this thread. I had to make them in muffin form, since I don't have the right size pan. They taste ok, not great, but ok. They'll do for a chocolate fix later, and they are pretty filling thanks to the black beans. However, the flavor actually reminds me a lot of those Slim Fast shakes I tried 15…
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I ordered a dress about 6 months before my wedding, not intending to diet. I changed my mind, and by the time the dress came I'd lost 15 pounds. By the time of my wedding, I had lost 10-15 more. Every fitting it seemed like it was being taken in quite a bit. My seamstress said it's never a problem to take it in, so she…
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What helped me kick Diet Pepsi was getting a Sodastream machine and making my own seltzer. I found that while I was very picky about taste of my cola drinks (only Diet Pepsi would do... no Diet Coke and definitely no regular), what I wanted most was the fizz. By switching to homemade seltzer, I get the fizz without the…
