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Yes, it's good for your hair/skin/nails/joints. There are also MSM soaps and creams you can buy. I didn't care for any of the creams, but I do like the soap.

Yes it was necessary to be derogatOry. This gal opened her foolhearty plan up for criticism. I was neither rude nor ignorant.

Baby spinach, crumbled reduced fat feta, grilled chicken, sunflower seed kernals, balsamic vinaigrette Iceberg/romaine mix, baby shrimp, cherry tomatoes, thousand island dressing Spring mix, blue cheese crumbles, red or black grapes or berries, walnut pieces, raspberry vinaigrette Hearts of romaine, shredded parmesan,…

They're very healthy, loaded with vitamins and fiber. If you enjoy eating them, you could probably have one or two every day, no problem. I wouldn't base a diet around sweet potatoes, they may make your skin turn orange.

Big change! You look great!

Keep up the good work!

Are you 12? Sure, any time you eliminate most foods and then exercise a lot you'll see a loss on the scale. But, it won't be just fat you'll lose.

Let's first work on a calorie goal for you. Calculate your BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) this is roughly the amount of calories you spend just staying alive. There are many places online that will help you figure that out, there's probably a tool here on MFP. From there you need to consider how active you are, how often you…

Do you feel like you're addicted to the sugar? It can be difficult to cut because sugar and/or HFCS is in nearly every packaged food. The problem with sugar is that often it's just empty calories. You can easily fill up your calories for the day with sugar and have no room left for real nutrition. Try giving up all sugar…

Most chinese place menus have a diet section where you can order plain steamed vegetables with chicken, shrimp, etc. Try to get it with brown rice if you do carbs, and drizzle on a little reduced sodium soy sauce for flavor or use the hot mustard for a kick.

Use it in place of stir-fry vegetables. It cooks way down, so use a lot more than you think you'll need.

I prefer turkey pepperoni. The pork stuff is greasy. I've bought both Boar's Head and Hormel. I prefer the Hormel brand.

I had been hungry all day every day on every diet I tried before Atkins. A few days into induction, my appetite dropped off and I find it very easy to keep under my calorie and carb counts each day.

You look great! I bet you feel great too!

Thanks for the laugh.