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New favorite yogurt - even beats my old fav Fage. SIGGI'S. Technically it's not Greek yogurt - it's "Iclandic Skyr". I'm not entirely sure what the difference is, since they're both strained yogurt, but omg GOOD. Thick, rich, tangy, while the berries are strained and mixed you don't have glops of jam drifting through the…

Gift card to a clothing store, or Amazon if you don't know where she might like to shop. Alternatively, flowers and a big congratulations are always nice.

Walmart has the cheapest regular price I've found on the individual Fage yogurts - .99 most of the time. Usually the local supermarket is 1.50 or so.

Fage 0% fat Greek Yogurt. The fruit/jam/honey comes in a separate compartment so you can add as much or as little as you like with the yogurt in each bite. The yogurt is thick, tangy and really good. I don't know about Dannon, but apparently if the label says Greek "style" yogurt it isn't actually Greek yogurt - it's had…

Low Carb. http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/features/low-carb-diets-can-cause-bad-breath

That looks like something good to take for lunch at work. Thanks!

I have to admit I was suspicious about the zucchini noodle idea, but I'm willing to try all kinds of things just about once. I was surprised at how well they actually sub for pasta. Which is good - because I love pasta and haven't had it for months!

That I don't know. I've had them twice, both times with a heavily spiced sauce on top. The zucchini blends in to the sauce and picks up the flavor, and while the texture is slightly crunchier, the noodles are thin enough that the texture is pasta-like. I'm not sure about the butter/salt thing - but it could be worth a try.…

No. Just cook the sauce, and throw the sliced zucchini noodles in with the hot sauce. Stir it around just until the zucchini is warm.

Now is your moment. 29 is a great age. Get out there and figure out what makes you happy. :smiley: Congrats on the hard work!

I'm 5'7" and even at 125 pounds (many years ago) I wore a medium shirt or dress. Shoulder width. Chest size. Some things just don't really reduce. Not that that's always a bad thing.

I've been known to be pretty darned picky but if I'm hungry enough I'm ready to compromise. I don't love vegetables but I'm hungry at dinner so I eat them first. My stick thin son wants to avoid dinner and snack all evening, but the rule is no snacking if you don't eat (most) of your dinner. Make sure you're good and…

Thanks. :-) We're working on it. It helps when you have a partner in crime. It also helps when you watch someone go from feeling terrible with no energy - to cheerfully mowing the lawn, gardening and doing things he likes doing.

Both. We changed almost everything we ate. Avoiding white flour. No processed meats. Typically we eat chicken, (husband gets tired of turkey) although we have ground bison a couple times a week. We'll have fruit and cheese for dinner every so often - skipping the crackers we used to include. Once or twice a month we go…

In 3 MONTHS my husband's Triglycerides have dropped almost 300 points His blood sugar results are normal He is on the lowest possible dose of medication for both....but if he keeps going he won't be In 3 WEEKS I've gone from stage 1 Hypertension to prehypertension No medication. It made me sick. A long life is so much…

I wouldn't call that a mini skirt. It looks nice. As far as "wear what you want, how dare people have an opinion" pfft. Of course people are going to have opinions. My personal opinion is that regardless of what age or gender you are, if you go out of the house wearing clothing that doesn't cover everything that ought to…

[/quote] It'd be like gluing some carrot sticks to your hamburger and expecting your body to be confused into only using the calories from the vegetables. [/quote] I'm going to try this. It'd work just about as well as most advice on here. But instead of a hamburger, I'm gluing my carrot sticks to cheesecake.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Thanks, I needed that! [/quote] So if I eat nothing but oreos day after day, pretty soon my body won't recognize it as food, and I can have my oreos and lose weight too???? OMG THANK YOU!!!

Don't talk parfait. Everybody loves parfait.

Um. What? The only thing I got out of all of that is that it's not rocket science. I think I can safely confirm this. It's not rocket science.

I'm in one right now, but what would the rules be for this one? Is it let's all support one another, or go big (or maybe small) or go home, or some sort of unknown hybrid?

It depends on what your workout is. Are you headed to zumba class, or are you an endurance athlete headed for a killer 3 hour workout?

Thyroid can take at least a month to regulate Keep taking the pills as directed, otherwise the Doctor won't be able to adjust the dosage based on an accurate measurement of results with the current dosage. Hang in there, It gets better.

Bring snacks with you. Then you won't have to stop at the vending machines. If you're missing lunch and you're on a meal plan, ask the cafeteria if they do brown bag lunches. Many of them do. If that's an option, ask them what's in it, and you can probably also customize it to some degree - veggies and fruit instead of…

I'm 49. I've been diagnosed with low thyroid. I have instability in my knees and ankles. I'm sedentary, partly by choice. I've eaten loads of 750 calorie meals. THAT'S PROBABLY HOW I GOT TO 200 POUNDS! And yes, I'm sure I could find some sort of exercise that I could do 10 hours a day that wouldn't bother my knees, but I…

Good or bad, log every bite you eat. Your body doesn't recognize a free pass day. You might not be perfect every day, but at least you'll recognize what's going on and be accountable to yourself.

I'm 49. I wish I didn't know what twerking was, but thanks to my kids and the power of youtube, I do. If you really want to annoy kids, just start using acronyms and slang. Throw a "yolo" at them once or twice or talk about your "swag" and watch them howl. If nothing else, they'll stop being rude about the use of proper…