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http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Braised-Beef-Cheeks-107803 This recipe has been rocking my world! My son loves it, and it's incredibly easy as in: no-fail! Plus, the house smells wonderful. I use a $5.99 Barbera di Asi from Trader Joe's. It's a really inexpensive cut of meat that braises beautifully. I double…

Yum! The epicurious recipe looks good, as do the yakitori style suggestions and grinding them into other meat patty mixtures! I like them marinated (they're really lean) then sauteed and plated on greens, like I had at a tiny restaurant in Veraille, FR. I thought they were delicious, but my BF turned his nose up (they were…

On the inside of my right wrist: a scar from 8th grade while making toffee and boiling sugar! I stirred with the wooden spoon and reflexively tapped it on the edge of the pan, sending molten sugar flying. I rushed to the sink and ran cold water, crystalizing it, instantly... that one is pretty faded now. The four, faint…

Yes. After my surgery my metabolism changed and I'm supposed to be on a low-sodium diet. It's not strictly enforced, but it's much better for me. My taste buds simply haven't gotten the memo. Cheese and charcuterie are my weaknesses. It's all the time, not just occasionally that I crave them. I'm grappling with getting my…

Hi, all - Living Kidney Donor here - would love to add some friends to support! I'm very close to my recipient and understand the additional considerations you have with meds and diet. My metabolism changed radically, post-op (09/09) and I think it would be very interesting to team up. For all kidney and transplant…

Another old wives tale you might enjoy: find a cow that's recently been calved and rub the fresh urine into your face to break a fever and prevent pockmarks. Caffeine is a stimulant and will suppress your appetite. Anything you put up your bum and and into your lower GI tract will be absorbed into your system quickly. It…

My calves are very toned. I have a great smile.

I don't own a scale. It's normal for weight to fluctuate and to go up (muscle gain!!!) for GOOD reasons. I've always let the fit of my clothes determine whether I should have a second helping of food. Being relaxed and bumming around for 2 months for the holidays and while my BF was out of the country had me out of fitted…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twqlS2_El7g Okay - I love a good cat pic too, but this remix is going to be my official work out anthem! I don't think it's possible to watch with a straight face...!

My mom stayed home to raise 5 kids (less than 8 years between the oldest and youngest) and we're all so grateful. My Dad still worships her to this day! Good on her for making family the first priority... My suggestion: you can double down and do some favors/errands for her like shopping for groceries or preparing a meal.…

Congratulations on your progress so far! Getting started is the hardest part (I can say this as a one week veteran - haha!) but you will gain momentum and self-confidence. So glad you came here to get some support and did yoga instead of a snack - that's fantastic. The last time I was really committed to getting healthy, I…

One more post about this, and then I'm leaving this thread. I am a petite person who is incredibly emotional about food and very much attached to it. I think a lot of the ideas and suppositions bandied around here are wrong and toxic. There are a lot of mean-spirited, toxic ideas that are largely fiction on here, and it's…

My version of a binge is a frenzied state, where I'm hardly tasting or chewing what's in my mouth and I'm already getting ready for the next bite. This is humbling for me, to realize that I am a compulsive eater and that I devour food with all of my senses - too often without even being present enough to enjoy it properly.…

I'm not religious, but I decided to give up BUTTER, which is a big deal for me, because until a week ago, I ate a lot of it. I realized that 12 pounds of butter a month was probably too much: on croissants, to sautee everything in, on crackers... Butter.

This skinny Asian girl I know more than DOUBLED her body weight when she was pregnant! She weighed 220 lbs with 1 week to go, which looked HYSTERICAL on 5'4" frame. Her doctor said it was fine, since she was scrawny to begin with, and everybody just watched her pack on the pounds, because she ate tons of food. It gets…

I'm challenging myself to: * commit to a more healthy lifestyle * stop using food as a crutch * practice moderation with treat/splurge foods * pace myself and enjoy the foods I'm eating * manage my cholesterol * exercise and get my cardio levels up - be more active in general * eliminate junk food and refined sugar from…

I have to disagree with those who think "naturally thin" people don't have issues with food. I'm 5'4" and have been underweight for the last three years (around 105 lbs) after a major surgery and changes in my metabolism. Part of recording my food and exercise is to make sure that I am feeding my body the nutrients it…

Those all sound like very well-rounded and nutritious breakfasts! Yum!

Hi! I found this site through a gal pal who is sticking to her program and very encouraged by the community support she receives. I am 37, 5'4" and my goal is to shed some very unhealthy eating habits I've surrendered to in the last few months, along with 10 very stubborn pounds that I'm wearing around my midsection and…