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Nectresse! I've recently tried it and really like it. Stevia always leaves a funky taste in coffee/tea. The blend is ok in tea. But I'm digging the new monkfruit option. :)

Neutral. I only count the creamer I add and nothing else. I don't worry about water much because I eat a lot of fruit and veg, drink water, etc. I don't count tea or any sugar free drinks (which are far and few), either. But my cal count is pretty high and I'm usually a bit under. If I had a very restrictive calorie count,…

^^ This. My day is when I'm awake and end when I go to sleep. The actual time on the wall (or the phone or pute or whatever) doesn't really matter.

I think marriage is really about what you want to accomplish. Before I met my husband, I was engaged to another man. I thought we were in love and we should get married. I wanted 'the dream'. But we knew something was off. There were days I would breathe a sigh of relief that he was gone or that I had to work. I would be…

We got a few 'big' things, but most things were the small to mid-price. But NONE of the big ticket items. My suggestion? Do what works for you. I've been to showers where the Mom got almost everything needed and I've had experience the other way. Buy what you NEED and if your MIL asks, tell her you got it to be safe…

Oh man, a new flavor was just shown at Costco -- Tuscan Garden. SWEET HEAVENS. I may have a problem! I won't lie... it sorta tastes like the best veggie pizza you could have! We use some with some Laughing Cow cheese on pita crackers and it is SO GOOD. I'm now going to have to try mixing it with other stuff on crusty…

LOL No problem. I truly don't think he wanted to be snarky -- but he's been around the forums for a while and unfortunately these topics come up and it is a matter of people arguing it. So, I think it was a knee-jerk reaction to what he thought you were referencing. From his other posts/comments, I think he generally tries…

THIS. At one point in time, I DID feel like if I was around food, I wanted to eat it all and eat it NOW. But now... Now I remind myself I am grown and there are stores EVERY WHERE and if I want more, then I can make or buy more. It just clicked one day. I can't remember what I was going to eat, but I was about to eat…

Meh. If you want to nitpick the writing and choose to make it into a discussion of 'calories in, calories out'. But that isn't how I read it. I re-read it, again. She said that it helps her weight loss. I guess people need to be specific and say it helps them to stick to their weight loss plan so as to not cause…

I don't think she meant for weight loss. I read it as it was easier for her to stick to her calories by eating that way. Whatever works for each person and their lifestyle.

All of those things are great for being healthier, but for weight loss you have to get your calories in check. If you don't have one, you need to eat a food scale. And weigh EVERY THING to get an accurate account of what you're eating. I even weigh and check pre-packaged things because sometimes it will say 6 of something…

I took it that the criticism was because of her criticism's of others. You know, the whole pot/kettle thing. Like, saying that someone isn't healthy because they have no thigh gap and yet she goes and gets breast implants? Neither is natural. Maybe on some people thigh gap is natural but so are tiny breasts. The point is,…

I've read this over and over and over again and the big thing that comes to mind is.... Why? Why do you want to know? I guess these questions seem... very personal. The first about why you got heavy. Well... it's like trends and hairstyles and even music. You're going along with life and you're busy and one day you wake up…

I saw this topic the other day, but at the time I couldn't respond. So, wanted to come back and say, no. Not really. I have TRIED to workout during my cycle, but the last time I tried, the cramps and everything after were so severe I was nearly debilitated. I just couldn't move or function it hurt so much. So for me, not…

Slow and steady works for me because I need to feel like I am still living and enjoying life while losing. If I feel like I'm being punished or deprived... I have issues. I like being able to take a break or take vacation and take some time off and then if I get in a rocking groove, be able to just ride it out. I like…

Hey Liz! I'd say in 6 weeks time an average loss would be anywhere between 3 and 12lbs. 3 being if your goal was a half pound loss per week and 12 if it was a 2lb. per week. However, the 2lbs. per week probably isn't reasonable since it would put you at a low amount of cals or with LOTS of exercise. So, what I would do, if…

I'm no pro, but I felt I should respond. Before joining MFP, I lost right at 50lbs. without working out at all really. So... I don't think it is 'required' for you to work out 5 days a week. With that said, if you enjoy the workouts and WANT to work out that often, go for it. But for me, I know myself well enough to know…

I think it's the lighting and your eye make-up. But I'm thinking Mila Kunis but with blue eyes.

Harry Shum Jr.

@gymbunny -- I got Megan Fox but I think you look more like her than me!

Kyra Sedgwick from 'The Closer'

Lorde -- and thanks! Love MJH!

From the pose, Rebel Wilson. At least I think that's her name!

I am thinking she has been hacked, folks. She's on my friend's list and her food doesn't typically look like that at all. Plus, I got a message sent from her with the same stuff and she has never done that before.

You might want to check and see if there is a group for Advocare on here -- you probably won't get much support from the general forum for it.

I've had this happen from a reaction to dairy. I've had it happen from working out when I was heavier. And I've had it happen when I drank water that was very cold and a lot of it right after working out. I wouldn't go to the doc yet. I'd take tomorrow off to make sure you aren't getting sick. Then the next day workout but…

True story... I just looked at your profile just to see your avatar pic better. HILARIOUS!

They don't exist. Unless you want to eat straight oil. LOL Ignore the pre-sets on here. You can eat quite a bit of protein before it's an issue. And the 'sugar' one is set for the amount for added sugar from what I can see, yet it counts ALL sugar. And really, unless you have a sugar problem or tend to eat buckets of the…

I wanted to return to this because after reading all of these posts, what I got was even though you have 'done this before' you haven't really ever [bold] done this before [bold]. Meaning, that even though you've done Vegan, you've never done it counting cals or done it eating only whole foods. Which brought me back to the…

That's how they make it a powder -- they remove the fat. Most sources of fat are oily and can go rancid stored poorly so it just makes sense to remove it. Which is good because when you make it at home you add milk and/or butter that works for you. That's good because you get to choose the type and really the amount you…