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incorporate beans and legumes! lentils, pintos, chickpeas, black, navy, kidney! Beans can be substituted for meat in chili, tacos, spaghetti(lentils), soup, burgers, salads, ect. Quinoa is an amazing grain, which can be incorporated into sweet (think oatmeal) or savory dishes like cold salads and hot where you would put…

I like it! Its customizable and the trainers arent annoying, and i used to spend 13 bucks a month on coffee, at least.

im interested in hearing about this too, i am the same way... my daytime food is good, lo cal, healthy, ect and then at night i go crazy with the bad foods...

back in high school i was watching some boys play hacky sack and i told this one guy who was built like a brick wall that he was really agile for being so big, and i meant it in a complementary way and he rolled his eyes and said "oh yeah? well your pretty ugly for a fat girl" and once my friend (who is 105 dripping wet,…

to the OP, I do feel a little twinge of, um... not shame or anything, but it does make me think of how others see me. It doesn't make ME feel bad about my self, because i still feel proud of my accomplishments, but... i guess its just like when i read stories in magazines or web articles and they are about weight loss and…

it sounds like the roasted garbanzo beans are super easy and cheap , that sounds like a winner! i have a cabinate full of spices i could use too... can you roast other kinds of beans? I will have to try the jerky and protein powders when i have a little more cash to buy my own groceries... i hate begin poor.. lol thanks…

i tried green smoothies a few times and was really excited about it, but when i made them it was way way bitter and tasted alot like slightly sweet cucumber peel. Not impressed. i think i will just have to change around my recipes until i find one i like. i used apple, banana, soy milk, strawberries and once i used kale…

I see a lot of sweets!! But mine is anything with heart stopping amounts of salt... pickled anything (bologna, okra, cucumbers, eggs, olives), cheese, salt and vineger chips/crisps or beef jerky/salami... i love sushi too, if i could only have one food, it would be sushi. I am somewhat good about keeping my calories down,…

i would say it depends on the food you are sampling... ie mac n cheese vs. steamed veg.... but that said... 50 seems a little low...

I completely agree... on all counts... (with BrittanyJean) if guys had uncontrollable nasty thoughts every time they saw a girl in a short dress... nothing would get done... ever... i live in the south and in the summer there is a lot of skin, but i go places with my guy friends and they may check a girl out, but they are…

lol I'm from Texas and i find it strange to think anyone would put orange juice in a Shirley Temple! Great example of why i love this thread!! Different strokes make the world go round... :) BTW What is "chicken salt"?

sure will! :)

thanks! i agree about the marathon adage... its so true. thats why i like MFP, feels like something i can stick to long term :). btw bjalter- love your avatar! Life of Brian, right?

that's for sure!! this side has helped me soo much in such a short time, and the people on here are a huge part of it...

i know that with me, it started with self medication, i developed depression at a young age and food made me feel good. I could just take it in my room and eat and eat. By the time i was in my late teens it was a full blown addiction, when i was stressed or depressed or lonely food was my first response. I could be…

that's awesome!!! way to go!!:flowerforyou:

Ive been thinking about a Maneki Neko! I would like it to add on to my japan half sleeve... but not sure yet...

i have 9, a half sleeve of cherry blossoms/origami cranes/butterflies with a background of Japanese style clouds; a dragon eating its own tail in the center of my back ( a memorial for my best friend); 4 stars on my shoulder blade; "know thyself" on my left forearm; "just breathe" on my right forearm; a cupcake on my left…

[/quote] The word "pop" bugs me to no end, I haaaate it, it might be the accent it's said with, but it makes my soul ache! [/quote] agreed! ha ha... everyone up north makes fun of my "yall" but somehow "pop" seems weirder! and back on topic, had to go make some sun tea after someone mentioned it earlier on the thread- its…

lol Texas here too... when i would go to Michigan as a child, i never could understand why the waitress would bring me coca cola every time i tried to order a "coke" lol