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I have used chia seeds for my sensitive stomach. One or two tablespoons full (dry in the mouth) washed down with a mouthful of water will absorb excess stomach acid. (They go down surprisingly easy!) If using two it's best to do it in two swallows a tablespoonful at a time. If you use them for this purpose, just use enough…

I use Tinkyada Rice Pasta. Unless you grossly overcook it, it's never mushy. I used the shells, mostly, as you can cook them and then put them in a casserole and bake the casserole without it ever being mushy. It states, right on the package, that it's very tolerant of a little overcooking.

you da man!! Seeing your before and after photos brought tears of happiness (for you) to my eyes!

Walnut butter. All the rest sort of taste like peanut butter to me. I always toast my walnuts first for that yummy walnut flavor.. enhanced. You guys who think the specialty butters are too expensive. Make your own. Just dump the nuts into a food processor, add a little salt, flip the switch. Process until pasty and add a…

Have you purchased his nose ring yet? That should pull him in line. And.. if you continue eating like that, you will get in the yo-yo loop. Your body thinks it is starving so anytime you eat ANYTHING it will hoard every single calorie to fat... just wait and see.

Nobody should be "shamed" for being fat. But, I do agree with her. Being fat is unhealthy and unattractive. This coming from me... 100+ pounds overweight.

I say, do whatever works for you. Good luck! Also, I have a question about lap bands and sleeves. After you lose the weight, do you have it removed? Thanks!

sheese! what happened to just moving on if something isn't your cup of tea? This gives me several ideas. Thanks pradaboy :happy:

a petit four (salsaverde)

I'm so embarrassed by our so-called representatives. What must the world think of us? I wish the whole lot of them could be fired. Those self-rightous *kitten*. The other day Mitch McConnell was asked if he was getting paid while the government was shut down and he said... well, yes, how am I supposed to pay my mortgage?…

I can't see why people are so critical of others. If you don't think someone is working out enough or good looking enough or smart enough, so what. Keep it to yourself. Criticizing only hurts others. And, often times the person doing the criticizing is the one with the image problem or that feels inferior in some way. It's…

It's a photo I took outside my veterinarian's office when I took my cat for his shots. Edit: Oh, and my ticker photo is of a hydrangea bush by my living room window. It has HUGE flowers on it.

Before I injured my back and gained 80 pounds, I either did aerobics or walked up and down a steep mountain every day. I *never* had to count calories back then. I was fit and trim and stayed that way no matter what I ate. Oh, also I have seem some basic guidelines on portion sized.. e.g. a serving of protein could be the…

nobody should pose nude unless they want their new employer, friends, family, whatever.. to see what they got! what usually happens is; it will end up being published .. somewhere...

Just like everyone else. I ate more calories than I burned.

I think cheat days are counterproductive. If I have been in control for several weeks and "cheat", I have ended up going totally crazy and it overflowed to the next day and the next.... Now, when I want something too high in calories to ADD to my daily food allowance, I substitute. Like... a big bowl of popcorn with a…

... bag of Lundberg's Organic Sesame Rice Chips

http://www.amazon.com/Jonny-Bowden/e/B001ITRM1M Amazon sells his books. It's surprising how easy Google is.... just sayin'.

Wishful thinking is 60g of added sugar. I'm sure 60g is total, including all that's in your logged foods.

Yes, the last several years have turned myself into a figment of your imagination. I quit drinking, smoking, soda, coffee, gluten, dairy, soy, and inflammatory and processed foods. Life is frickin boring. :sad:

Just having a dress code that doesn't allow jeans isn't a uniform. If everyone wore the SAME uniform, nobody would be able to show off their Holisters and there would be no Goodwill clothes either.

Another thing; rich people are seldom great tippers; they tend to be tightwads for the most part. Get the blue collar guy that belongs to a union for big tips.

I'm an old lady and don't get out to dinner much anymore. When I did I always tipped more than the going rate as in my younger days, I was a waitress for a short period of time. Just long enough to understand how important tips are to service people. Problem is; the last 20 years or so (and it continues to get worse), many…

Yes That way it's harder to single out the poor and the kids can be accepted for their own merit instead of how nice their clothes are (how much money the family has).

Frisky Route 4? I'd better keep my day job.

Years ago, I wanted to shed a few pounds, but I used sugar in my coffee and I drank a lot of it. I tried the only sugar substitute available at the time, which was saccharin, which tastes terrible (and was later discovered to be a carcinogen). Anyway, I decide to go without anything.. cold turkey. It took about a week and…

Don't worry about what others think of your appearance. Be confident. Be you. That's all that matters.

I'm not sure about this. A low GI number is less likely to cause a sugar spike and takes longer to digest, usually including complex carbs. A high GI number is more for simple carbs and causes a sugar spike, thus is digested quickly. It also may cause you to get food cravings from the rapid crash from simple carbs, like…

Bread is not bad. I eat gluten free bread. Mostly it's made from a rice flour blend and does not contain wheat. If you aren't gluten sensitive, whatever makes you happy!