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Noosa Passion Fruit Greek Yogurt

I'm married to a woodworker who it seems can fix just about anything and I think it's very sexy. When people do those threads asking what you would want to have with you if you were stranded on a deserted island my answer is always "my husband" because he'd build us a house, hunt for food and create some sort of helicopter…

I drink a lot more of anything when I drink it through a straw. I use a water bottle with a straw for this reason. Sometimes I'll add lemon juice and stevia for a no calorie lemonade.

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My husband and I both wanted to elope but the parents got wind of it and begged us to have a wedding so we did. I would have been fine with the elopement/honeymoon but we decided to make the family happy and I don't regret it. In this case where they have different ideas of what they want compromise is paramount. I don't…

I've learned what triggers mine and try to avoid them at all costs. If I eat artificial sweeteners, too much sugar/cheap carbs, not enough rest, too much caffeine, not enough exercise. Sounds like a lot but really it isn't and I'm much healthier in every way when I'm taking care of me. I still get the occasional attack but…

I just peeked at your profile and your diary note says you're 112 today and your lowest was 107. Are you trying to lose more or just worried that you'll keep going up since upping your carbs? I think if you've leveled out and haven't gained anymore lately you're probably not going to if you're watching your calories. If…

If I'm hungry I do. I can't sleep if I go to bed hungry so even if I don't have the calories I have a little something.

Crockpot meals or take some time on the weekend to prep things for the coming week. Having freezer meals ready to pop into the oven or prep all your vegetables and freeze meat in a marinade. Then you just defrost the meat, toss with your prepped veggies and throw it in the oven for a bit. Have some healthy snacks prepped…

I try to bribe mine to work out with me by promising I'll wear yoga pants. We've been married for more than 21 years and have four kids. I have no dignity left. :P

I recently had a conversation like that with my husband. I hope I didn't hurt him but really, there is just no good way to tell someone they need to work on losing weight. I tried to make sure he knew that it isn't because I don't find him attractive (I do!) it's because I am very worried about his health. We watched his…

I never got anywhere on SP. I spent too much time trying to earn points and not enough actually moving! I like the way MFP has set up the friends and forums aspect. I just works better for me.

I have a friend who is celiac and when she gets glutened it's typically within 24 hours that she feels the effects but they can last for up to two weeks for her. I'm so thankful I'm not as sensitive because it just knocks her out for so long.

What I want to know is why do they always say 10 pounds gained? They never seem to err on the side of 10 pounds lower or any increment other than 10 pounds. I think it's some kind of conspiracy! If you have any weights you could weigh those and see what your scale says. I have a 25 pound weight I use so if the scale says…

I raise my own chickens and they are allowed to run around the yarn foraging for bugs and grass at will (the way a chicken is supposed to eat!) I supplement with chicken food because especially in winter it can be hard to get enough to eat, especially with snow on the ground. My chickens went through a molt and stopped…

The part about toxins being pulled out is just BS. There have been people who have had improvement in the mouth like the person's friend (posted above). This is mostly do to the stimulation of the gums by swishing the oil around for 20 minutes. Coconut oil does have properties that contribute to healing gums and whitening…

Well my eight year old keeps dropping the plates when she's unloading the dishwasher so we'll soon find out! :P I usually just weigh everything on my scale then I know what I'm eating and no smaller plate is necessary. After awhile you get pretty good at realizing how big a portion is.

Make some paper in it. That's how I killed one of mine. Frozen bananas are tough to do too but make sure they're frozen hard. Oh and nut butters! Nut butter can make an inferior blender cry. :)

Lindt chocolate in the bars is gluten free but the truffle balls are sadly processed in a facility that processes products containing wheat. :( I like Endangered Species Chocolate bars. They have several flavors and they're all gluten free. Kettle Chips are all GF so my daughter can have her much missed BBQ chips. If I…

I like to look at the cute nails on Pinterest but I never do mine. I keep them somewhat short because I decorate cake as a hobby and they just get in the way when doing fondant and gum paste work. I don't like leaving little fingernail divots in everything! I do paint my toenails in the summer though. Can't have naked…

I use a lot less fruit than that, a bunch of greens (spinach, kale, etc) nuts (almonds, walnuts or whatever) and flax seeds or chia. Gives me protein, fiber and fat to slow down those carbs a little bit.

I used to love them with avocado and mango salsa but now that I've discovered I'm allergic to avocado I can't do that anymore. One of my favorite things to do is simmer them in a little chicken broth until they're done then shred them. You can make chicken salad with them with a lot of variety. I like it with curry and…

So would bacon fall into the vitamin pork category? Because I could get behind that one! Bring on the vitamins!

I like the Captain with Zevia cola since I can't do artificial sweeteners. Zevia is made with stevia but is also zero calories.

My husband is self conscious about the pool too so I got him a swim shirt. They're just a t-shirt type shirt made for swimming. Sometimes they're call "rash guard" shirts so you might try googling that if you decide to look for one. If you're not confident in your swimming skills most pools offer lessons and the majority…

I initially went gluten free to support my daughter who is gluten intolerant and still living at home. We went gluten free in our house to make life easier and avoid contaminating her but I still ate it when out of the house at first. Then I went GF out of the home too, again to make sure she knew she could find things to…

I'm a SAHM of four (18, 16, 13 & 8) and I homeschool them. Between Scouts, church, 4-H, activities, birthday parties and so on and so on, it would be easy to have no life! But you're right, we do need to take time for ourselves. The benefit isn't to us moms alone either as our kids see us making sure we take care of…

I have a Vitamix and I love it. I'm not in any way disappointed or wishing I had tried the Blendtec. When I first got it though I joined a yahoo group for smoothies and the guy who ran the forum had both. Because it was a question that came up often he did a side by side comparison of the two and they came out pretty…

I add all kinds of things to mine and they can get pretty filling. I don't add all of these to every smoothie, just some ideas of things you can add that will up protein and fiber. flax seeds chia seeds nuts - walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, macadamia, brazil, etc They each have different nutritional values greek yogurt has…