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  • 1 - Avocado 2 - Roasted almonds with sea salt 3 - Bumblebee tuna Hmmmmm - all mixed together might not be such a bad dish!!!
  • Great song! I have recently added it to my walking/jogging playlist! Very encouraging to listen to it from the perspective of surviving cancer!
  • My husband and I have being doing a psyllium fiber drink every evening for a couple of years. We prefer Costco's kirkland brand which is like Metamucil over the miralax or "smart fiber" drinks. Not only does it give you extra fiber a day, it keeps things going through, is not "addictive" and claims to reduce cholesterol. I…
    in Poop Comment by LJS0411 February 2013
  • Cheese, potato chips, real salad dressing, and my almond joy coffee creamer. Here's how I control my consumption: Cheese - cut the block into 1 oz portions and have it ready to pack in my daily lunchbag. Potato chips - meaure out the portion and put the bag away - I have recently discovered Terra Sweet Potato chips - oh my…
  • I could write a book here. I had it in my early teens - was put on BC at 17 for 10 years - had a laparoscopy to burn it out at 25 years old - upgraded the drugs to Depo-Provera - which at the time I thought was a miracle cure. Pain came back with a vengeance in 5 years - at 30 had a partial hysterectomy - and at 34 was…
  • When I don’t eat enough food or frequent small meals, that’s when I gain weight. If I slip up and only eat a protein bar or something light all day at work then eat a normal dinner - if that continues for a few days or weeks I’ll gain weight. When I eat 4-5 small meals a day, my body recognizes I am not starving it and it…
  • Hey Sis!! Like you told me yesterday, You've Got This!! I may not live next door anymore, but now, we can support each other daily here! The support of friends is important to success - plus, I know we will have the sibling competition that we always had growing up! Looking forward to the challenge! LYSM!!!
  • Yeah - not only have I heard it from others, I was one that thought it about myself!!!!! DENIAL!!! Journaling - without cheating - sure was an eye-opener and the numbers didn't lie! Wow - if all those nay-sayers would just face reality! A bite here and a bite there a "small" snack - it all adds up big time.
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