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Eating fruit sounds like a good healthy choice, but we tend to be drawn to the sweet taste which means higher sugar values. From your list, you are choosing very high sugar fruits -- grapes are just little pockets of sugar water with a skin, tangerines, bananas and pear are also high in sugar. If you want to stick with…
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I have a slightly different approach. In my gym bag (which I always have with me) is an envelop. On the envelop is written: "Congratulations! You are the first person to comment on my success at losing weight. Thank you, and enjoy!" Inside the envelop is $50. As I slowly, slowly drop the pounds, it's an additional…
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I was in for a surprise when I joined the site, because I couldn't figure out why I couldn't drop the pounds. I thought my diet was really great until I entered my daily intake into the system and discovered all the hidden sugars. I was way over my protein requirements, low on carbs, but over on sugars. I mixed skim milk…
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The calculation part is a bit confusing, but you'll get the hang of it. As Majope noted, when you enter the daily exercise you have done, it will reflect in the calorie allotment. One note -- the system only recognizes cardiovascular exercise, not strength training. For example, if I burn 335 calories on the elliptical…
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Huge fan of Walden Farms dressings, available in the refrigerated produce area. Ranch, Honey Dijon, Balsamic, they have no calories, no sugars, no carbs, no gluten, no high fructose corn syrup and not a list of unpronounceable chemicals. I honestly don't know how they do it, other than flavorings and thickeners added to…
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From a guy's perspective, and based on what you described, I'd say let it go. The two of you are comfortable making comments about other people's bodies in a jesting way, so you've set an agreement that voicing your opinions is acceptable. His criticism of someone else should not be taken as a reflection of how he views…
