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  • Congrats! You look like you're doing great. Keep up the good work!
  • Thanks everyone for your comments. I hadn't really understood (actually, still don't) the BMR/TDEE/net calorie relationship. I adjusted my goals yesterday and today ate about 1,000 calories more than I have been. Probably not wise. So obviously I need to get in touch with my body and its needs a little better. :) Thanks…
  • That's very similar to my go-to add-on for meals; I sprinkle (liberally) lemon pepper over my spaghetti squash that's been kissed with butter. YUM. Isn't a 1/4 c. of olive oil a bit heavy though? Interested to hear how the recipe turned out.
  • This is very interesting, and mimics almost exactly what a friend of mine who is a master's student in food science told me. She calculated my caloric intake should be about 2000 calories, and I was shocked and didn't listen. I went with the MFP edict of 1470 and, guess what? Three months in, I've only lost 18 lbs. I have…
  • ouch. That kind of language is unacceptable. Perhaps you can direct them to this website: http://www.nohomophobes.com/#!/today/ In my experience, people who use racial, sexist or homophobic slurs are often too stupid to be impacted by being shamed, but you never know ...
  • RE: Caffeine: two of my brothers have ADHD and one drinks caffeine to help him study; he says it helps him concentrate. The other can't drink coffee because it puts him to sleep. Like, zonked out immediately. Different strokes for different folks, but caffeine, in the appropriate dosages, is seen to be a positive…
  • Hi there: My 8 year old has ADHD Inattentive (which I think is the same diagnosis many of us "dreamers' had in the classroom 20 years ago). However, because he was diagnosed in a diagnostic classroom at a local hospital, I'll give it some credence... but I digress. For the first two years after his diagnosis at age 5 and…
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