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We gardened (4 types of heirloom tomatoes, green beans, butter beans, carrots, cucumbers and pepeprs) and did some canning, but mostly freezing because it's easier. Ended up with quite a few bags of tomato puree which was fairly easy to do. I also learned very late in the season, if you don't have time to process them,…
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LOL, My husband was just talking about the eggs weighing less (UK ones went up 1 gram). He only likes European Cadbury chocolate. Not the American version made by Nestle. So far the eggs seem to follow the European mode. Don't know about this years batch. Peeps are my favorite! Especially the yellow, it's my favorite…
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Congratulations! I'm so happy for you (sad for your wallet, but hey - it will recover). Yeah!
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My goal when starting was to get to 275 for my cruise in April 2013 and I made it. My next goal is 250 by end of 2013. Not speedy goals, I'm all for slow and steady and having life interfere.
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Unfortunately, until she's ready and committed it won't work for her (speaking from experience). Keep inviting but keep it light or she will take it as an attack. And find something to help her take pride in, her hair, her hands, her attitude on something. As for when she gives a negative comment about your workout or…
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I have oatmeal Mon - Fri. yes it's boring, but I tell myself that it's good for my body and gets me through till lunch. In a strange way it helps me, because it's not exciting, I never feel like overeating :D It also helps me to keep that one part of my day with consistent calories so I don't start the day with having to…
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Waaay back when I did aerobics classes, part of our cool down was doing our very exaggerated vowels (saying A E I O U) using big mouth movements. It works the minor face and neck muscles. Don't know if it really helps, but I still do them. I also do the fingering exercises she taught for helping with joint and arthritis. A…
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Unjury, only available online (that I've found). Best of all it has an unflavored one, a chicken soup flavored one, and a cheese one to make a cheese sauce. I LOVE the unflavored one, you can put it in oatmeal, jello, orange juice. For the OJ it does change the consistency a bit, makes it kind of frothy due to the shaking…
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Checking how to do the ticker . . .
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Is it too late to join? I'd like to put a 25 mile goal out from now till March 31st. It will be mainly bike and walking. Thanks!!
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Learned to scuba dive (you think bathing suits are bad - try a wet suit!) Got my BA & MBA Went to England, Scotland, New Zealand and Australia. Got married - ok, that one was the hardest, I hated how I looked in that dress, but I loved the man who put the ring on my finger, and that's all that matters in the end. Though I…
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If you really feel the need to 'punish' yourself (and if you have an eating disorder, sometimes that is the mindset), do it positively. Because I ate so much junk, I WILL eat 1 piece of fresh fruit and 3 cups of veggies for the next three days to make up for it - give my body good things to work with. No excuses, and go…
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False TNP had corned beef and cabbage yesterday!
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False but wishes she did. TNP loves taxes.
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Too funny - I'm an accountant too! Val - for your MIL, maybe ask her to have some fresh fruit without sugar for you for tea. It takes a bit of coordination on both your parts, but I'm sure she would be happy to. Find what tools help keep you on track and use them. It does get easier - just keep it up!
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Food.com Used to be Recipezaar.com. They have great recipes you can filter by ingredient and a lot of other categories. Under Top Recipes (at the top) go to Recipe Sifter Then you will see diet, nutrition, ingredient, etc to sort by. I LOVE this site!! They have fun games and such to play, making recipes and reporting.…
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I've had a couple, usually they're planned - I know I'm going to a friends house and will eat as best I can but still enjoy. Those times I try and eat a bit healthier before, but not skimp too much. The worst thing is to go in hungry to a place where you will be challenged. Other times it's spur of the moment, or a craving…
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Focus on the healthy aspect, you are getting healthier, the weight will follow. One other suggestion, go to the doctor and get checked out. Have your thyroid checked, a lot of women have thyroid issues and if makes it harder to lose weight if you're not on meds. I found my thyroid, B12 and vitamin D were low. Now that…
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Random things I love . .. he's always willing to give me a hug when I need it, including a 'now now, there there' if it's really bad. He has never once made me feel bad about my weight, he's always accepted me and complemented me even when I have trouble accepting it, I believe him. He's great to me and my kids and is a…
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Thanks ladies - you really made my day. This is exactly how I feel. I've still got them now, but they're different, and I'm terribly afraid that they won't be soft squishy boobs when I'm done. I'd like them to look like boobs without having to be stuffed into a bra, and not some draggy thing because there's nothing too…
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Yum. Lately it's been a PB&J for me. And fresh berries and/or watermelon are always a treat.
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Isn't it such a great feeling when that middle number changes!! Congratulations - keep up the great work!
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Keep going - you WILL get the body you want. As for the clothes, ask her if she'll help you go find a new pair of pants when you lose 10 more pounds. Maybe that will help her see you're serious about losing more weight. If nothing else, maybe it will get her off your back for those 10 pounds :tongue: And in the meantime,…
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Done the pill since 14 (bad periods), did the IUD in my late 20's (removed because of infection). In my late 30s/early 40's it was the depo shot (loved that, no periods). Finally switched to Mirena Jan 2011. Have spotting, not enough even for a pad, but sometimes it's for 10 days in a row, then it's months with nothing.…
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My aunt did it. It was a lot of work and discipline at first. Unfortunately she found she could do some alcohol and sugar (desserts) and put a little of the weight back on. Nowhere near her original start weight, just an extra 20 pounds. Then she got cancer. The RNY had impacts on how the drugs worked because of the…
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You are more than halfway there with recognizing that it is something temporary and likely brought on by the negative people around you. You are on your way and you will feel so great when you get there. Remember - all of the pain that you go through today will be worth it on the scale and mirror tomorrow. Don't look in…
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of yours I'd always say gluten free brown bread toasted with merdian natural peanut butter and a banana since I don't like eggs. For me, mostly sugar free oatmeal (with a bit of protein powder if I worked out) and a piece of fruit. Sometimes a PB&J. I just got a recipe from a friend for a cottage cheese shake that I'm…
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This is what I do too - "I can have it but I don't want it right now". Leaves it open for later, just not right this minute. If you can put it in the plan. Say you want a donut, put it on your plan for three days from now. ON Thursday at 10:00 am I will eat a donut if I still want it. Hopefully by the time Thursday comes…
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Wow - that is fantastic! You go girl!
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