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Here is a soup that I made last weekend... Cook a diced onion and 3 cloves of garlic in a little (or a lot) of olive oil or bacon grease until it is really DARK brown... Add 4 peeled and diced sweet potatos & 4 cut up carrots - sautee for about 10 minutes Add a teaspoon of each (or more if you like spicy) - Cumin, Garam…

Here is a soup that I made last weekend... Cook a diced onion and 3 cloves of garlic in a little (or a lot) of olive oil until it is really DARK brown... Add 4 peeled and diced sweet potatos & 4 cut up carrots - sautee for about 10 minutes Add a teaspoon of each (or more if you like spicy) - Cumin, Garam Masala, ginger,…

Turns out I am allergic to wheat and soy.

yum on the walnut oil and balsamic mix...

I already did that! After 2 years of it I sorta looked like a corpse. Skinny, grey, UGLY...so NO, wouldn't do that again. A large chunk of my daily calories go to fruit and veg, but I will ALWAYS hit 120 to 150 grams of animal protien a day...otherwise I feel like I am starving!!

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WHAT is dill pickle dip?????? sounds awesome

You are NOT rude...he was! I know about 100 Spanish words and my husband knows about 10 - think we speak Spanish when we go to Mexico?? That would be a NO.

I like this...

Whatever...all I know is that I sleep better, my joints don't throb in pain, I have lost 40+ pounds, I don't suffer daily headaches anymore, and the IBS symptoms have completely disapeared...the only thing I exclude from my diet is gluten. When I DO eat it, I feel like crap until it is out of my system. OP asked for…

CHEESE!!

For me, yes, and an ablation...nothing worked - my last effort will be a hysterectomy but I have such limited sick pay at work...I have to take 6 weeks with no pay... :(

Sounds great! The no guilt diet...LOL - link me please...

I did a lot of research on this and found that many different exercise "gurus" suggest eating after workout...I usually save about 200 to 300 calories out of my daily budget to eat after workout - I swear I sleep better with a little food in me.

OK, I will be more specific. Instead of eating thoes glowing orange elbow noodles out of a box (which tastes a bit like the box itself) - I would rather boil water, add a good quality pasta, melt some organic cheese with some organic milk, and perhaps a little butter from a local dairy, a touch of sea salt, mix that all…

Really? Is that whay you think I meant? OK, I will be more specific. Instead of eating thoes glowing orange elbow noodles out of a box (which tastes a bit like the box itself) - I would rather boil water, add a good quality pasta, melt some organic cheese with some organic milk, and perhaps a little butter from a local…

You are possibly the most literal person I have ever come accross! I would expect any logical person to jump to the conclusion that I was referring to "food additives", since I didn't bring up the subject of medications and this is a WEIGHT LOSS FORUM where we disuss food, not a medical blog. And, BTW, it is a very rare…

No one said anyone was "wrong". This was a personal opinion poll and everyone is entitled to their personal opinion. I cut the highly processed, man made chemicals out of my diet because I feel SICK after I eat them. PERIOD. Now my joints don't hurt, I don't fart all over the office, the IBS is completely cured with NO…

I tend to stay away from high sodium and man made chemicals. I just don't feel great after I eat a hot dog or boxed macaroni and cheese, etc. Will I eat organic hot dog or homemade mac & cheese? YUP!

Nothing...I would really rather be hungry than eat tuna. Pregnancy thing, you know! LOL

the book is called "Wheat Belly" Buy it, read it. Full of science about GMO's...OLD wheat isn't the issue - NEW wheat shouldn't even be considered wheat. I have an idea...stop eating gluten for 2 weeks and see how you feel - My joints don't ache, the IBS symptoms are gone, headaches gone, I NEVER have heartburn EVER…

Candy Corn...all the different flavors....

That's going to be hard, but do-able if you can sustain it. When you hit a plateau, try to work out twice a day...Cardio in the morning and weight training in the evening. Spread the calories out all day long....snacks are your friend. Eat GOBS of lettuce and green stuff...zucchini, cucumber, spinach, etc...it has the…

Excellent point. If YOU don't want to eat the junk, don't eat it. I don't eat it, personally, but mostly because wheat makes me pooty and there isn't much junk without it... Stop trying to "legislate" other peoples choices of food Bloombergers....

Yep...what they said. Stop calling it "blowing it"...that is grossly negative!!! Cut your daily calories down a tad then plan to eat whatever the heck you want one meal a week - ON PURPOSE! It is planned in so you can stop feeling guilty! the trick is to plan it around your social calendar...baby shower on Tuesday? EAT…

There is nothing like French fries swimming in gravy! Cheese on top is just like icing on the savory cake! Poutine for sure...but so hard to find in the 757... edited for grammar

OHHH, yummy!

Because I literally throw up from massive pain at least 2 days per month - would you also suggest working out with a migraine? Wait till ya hit 50 with fibroids so large you can't button your pants for a week, then you can judge.

I just love your posts and always learn something when I read them! Thank you for reminding me to "look behind" to see how far I have come...

We are not perfect and the best we can do is keep getting back on that pony! Every day is a new opportunity to work toward a GOAL. Each small achievement is a WIN. You will not reach your goal in a day, a week or a month, but you WILL do it if you keep on trying. Don't give up...make really small changes...start this week…