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I used to be so exact ... then remembered I have a life. Find generic hamburger buns (or whatever it is you're eating) and just use that. A couple of hundred calories either way throughout the course of a every other day isn't going to wreck your diet. Also, it's not ONLY about calories in vs. calories out. Enjoy life.

What is your activity level like?

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Usually just once. I notice that pure cotton blends tend to not hold the funk like these newer (even the wicking) fabrics. I don't know why, I must be stinky or something, but I cannot wear these blended synthetic fabrics without smelling like a locker room. They just hold in the funk on my body or something. I've even…

I like all of those ingredients, so just might try it!

Once or twice a week I make steel cut oat(meal) and place it in 1 cup containers. Let it cool, put in refrigerator and you literally have breakfast for pennies all week.

Ditto ... my early weight loss was 2+ lbs a week for the first 20 ... it has now slowed down to .5 - 1 lb a week, which is okay with me. Just remember, this is not a race and it didn't get ON your body in a week, so it's not all going to come off in a week.

Good one. LOL

Coast to Coast AM anyone...?

I read the news (online or on my iPad) from lots of different sources (Baltimore Sun, Houston Chron, Huffington, CNBC, BBC, USA Today ... you name it) ... then I read RSS feeds I have set up to come into one of my apps ... You'd think one news sources or maybe a couple would be enough ... noooooooo. LOL

I sometimes drink the chocolate ones with banana and a scoop of peanut butter because I #1. Like the taste; #2 Have one of those mini-blenders that doubles as a cup; #3. Sometimes am just lazy (... heck, how hard is it to scoop, blend and go); #4. I want to skip chewing, but not ingesting relatively healthy substitutes.

Agreed. The scale can be a treacherous liar!

Yeah, I'm the same way ... but usually in the morning I am just really thirsty. Give me some water or some unsweetened iced green tea and I'm good 'til about 8 a.m.

Some people are very judgmental.

Lately mine is locked and with a password. I think it has a lot to do with my general distrust of social networks and "would you want this seen on the 5 o'clock news" paranoia. I don't mind sharing my pw with MFP friends, but just don't want it open .. .who knows who is lurking here.

Do bromances count...? LOL

I was cold yesterday after leaving the gym. As I have lost weight sometimes I am hot and sometimes cold. Just depends. But I used to always be hot ... weird as it was in the 70s in Houston so no reason for me to 'feel' cold.

I tend to wake up thirstier than I am hungry.

Yeah, I am about to take the weight-loss ticker off my signature. It was an ego boost at first, but now it's not really a true reflection of what my body is doing. My body is leaner, in smaller clothes, and more toned. The scale is generally moving down, but lately it has been slow going ... really slow. It is frustrating…

Yeah, me too ... I'm more of a chocolate and peanut man myself.

And now with the timeline feature and it (Facebook) tracking where you've been, I have greatly curtailed all login and activity for Facebook.

Sometimes it's all about not keeping our Kryptonite around. Some stuff I just can't resist so it makes sense not to buy it (even in limited quantities).

The shameful part ...? Horton Hears a Who ... Honestly...?

Agreed!!! I tweak recipes. While my verdict is still out on Paula Deen, I do know that you (we) have the power to modify recipes. I tried a recipe for bean and oatmeal 'burgers' and didn't like it much so I tweaked it. I almost have it where EYE like it with no fat in the recipe or the cooking (non-stick cooking spray…

Do you really want to go there ...? Okay, let's see ... Buttered saltine crackers Fried catfish (heck, anything fried ...) Sweet and salty granola (the good stuff with salty nuts, almonds, and cranberries ...) Notice a pattern here ...? Usually it was anything that was salty. Or crunchy. Preferably both.

I keep a towel in the trunk just for that express purpose. Leather crotch funk don't go well.

I really need to re-up my H2O intake.

I make oatmeal and bean burgers ... not as gross as it sounds (actually, it is darned good, filling, and low calorie). Another tip is when making regular oatmeal ... let them steep in boiling hot water you have used to just cover the oats. They puff up nice and moist and won't have that sliminess to them. Just cover the…

Twice a day?!! Wow ... I'm impressed. Where do you find the time ... and energy?

It really depends. If I have time, I much prefer to go home and shower and use my bathroom (I have strange habits). But I have no problem showering at the gym. On a related note, people don't JUST shower at the gym. I have seen guys shaving, shaving their head with clippers, cutting fingernails, etc. I am not sure if this…