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This is a very good website but I feel it is very important to share Spark People as the site that has helped me the most. Both sites have great features.

This is my variation of an Egg Drop Soup....it is quick and very taste. I have not worked out the totals yet. 2 cups chicken stock 1 green onion, thinly sliced 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger 2 teaspoons soya sauce (or more if you prefer) 10 peeled prawns, cut in half Fresh Udon noodles (I used 1/2 cup per person) 1…

I am wondering if fatty foods are an issue as well....last night I made sausages and a potato bake and this morning I am suffering...most of the night too.... Maybe having simple things like B.R.A.T. would not be so bad......

After a recent visit to my doctor and a multitude of tests, he determined I have reflux and wants me to completely go off coffee and other caffeine products, alcohol and to eat a bland diet which means no acidic foods like citrus or tomatoes and no spicy food...I am wondering if anyone else has suffered from this and can…

CAPELLINI WITH PINE NUTS, SUN-DRIED TOMATOES AND CHICKEN This recipe is from the Prevention Magazine, Flat Belly Diet. It received rave reviews the other night. Capellini is a fine spaghetti shaped noodle. I used a new product I found in the health food section of my local Coles grocery store called San Remo Pasta Extra…

Prevention Magazine has a Flat Belly Diet. Last night I made a recipe called Capellini with Pine-Nuts, Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Chicken and it was the best pasta recipe I have ever had. The flavours were excellent, colour, taste....wow.... BTW....I used a new pasta that will be the only one I would buy again...in the health…

Thank you all for your great responses....looking back I also see I drank about a 1/4 of the water I used to as well. I will follow you advice. BTW, my library does not have that book but I will keep my eyes open for it at the bookshops. To a new beginning...... Karen.

Feeling desperate to lose and hearing great success from two friends who lost weight using Opti-Fast shakes, I decided to give meal replacement shakes a go. I replaced breakfast and lunch with the shakes, using skim milk. I had a normal evening meal. Well, I can tell you the first week I lost 3 pounds. Then the next two…

Try having a nice cup-a-soup...something creamy like Low Fat Laksa....enjoy every mouthful, eating it slowly....that should take about 15 minutes.....

To be honest with you, I have not entered my daily intake in two weeks. I have followed the program by memory except Friday I had a binge.....2nd one in a month (years since the last ones). I keep searching books for the magic pill of weight loss. I know I should be happy that my weight loss is slow and steady but for me,…

Has anyone here tried the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet; basic concept is higher protein, good carbs and good fats....the book is easy to follow with suggestions of meals that we all eat as normal people, including cereal, bread, potatoes..... http://www.themainmeal.com.au/index.cfm?pid=62 or…

I have been with this website since March 24, having lost about 6 pounds. What confuses me about the amount I have lost, is I know my calories before MFP were well over 2000, maybe even close to 3000 some days. Now I average a healthy 1300 per day and the weight is slow to come off. I figured with that much less intake I…

Yesterday was my weigh in day (another 1 pound)...I guess I am still feeling a little under the weather from a cold I had, as well a bit disappointed I did not have a bigger loss....anyways, I decided I would eat whatever I wanted...bad move! I had my usual toast and tuna for breakfast but then had a chocolate bar,…

Use your tortillas like a pizza base, top with the tomatoes, cooked ground turkey and onion mixture, then blue cheese crumbles? Again mix and match and make a few variations. Cooks in minutes.

What I make is a Mexican Layer Bake Stir fry the ground turkey and onion then add the jar of salsa to half and cook for 3 minutes. Add the black bean soup to the remaining half and cook until heated through. Put one tortilla in the bottom of a springform pan. Top with Some of the cooked ground turkey and black bean soup…

My friend has the Wii thingy.....I wonder how effective the Wii Fit Board works? Cost?

I grocery shop every Saturday morning, so I plan what meals I will make (not a specific day like meatloaf on Tuesday), but that way I have everything on hand. The night before, or that morning I plan what we will have for dinner, enter that onto the food diary on this website, then plan my breakfast, lunch and snacks from…

Has anyone else bought the book "The Ultimate Tea Diet"....I just got the 2008 book from our local library and it really is quite interesting. I have just started reading it. The new wonder drug? Karen.

Lebanese Bread Base (or whole wheat tortillas) Tomato Pizza Sauce or garlic marinated olive oil brushed over base Sundried Tomatoes, sliced Diced Onion and Capsicum (peppers) Artichokes, sliced Pesto dabbed onto the artichokes Just before serving crumble some feta cheese Yum.

I will see if I can post the recipe soon, but biscotti are little to no fat (added butter).

So, if someone has already entered Scrambled eggs in the food database, does that include the butter they were fried in or not?

I found some of the tools on this website helpful... http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/whattoeat/What_Foods_To_Eat_on_a_Low_Carb_Diet.htm

Yippee...I was so pleased this morning when I stepped on the scale and it showed 185....three pounds lost this week....5 pounds in my 3 weeks with My Fitness Pal.....35 to go and I see it happening! Karen.

Just in case some people were now aware, you can view all your totals, including calories, fat, protein, carbs, sodium, fibre etc for one day or any time frame by going to Food, at the bottom of Your Food Diary it says "View Full Report Printable". If you wish to see more than just today then changed the From and To Dates…

Thank you very much Songbyrdsweet. Following your comments, I went into Goals and changed my settings. For my body, I have always felt better when I eat higher protein and lower carbs. I weigh in tomorrow so the next 7 days will be following this revised format. I am quite intrigued to see how it varies in weight loss....…

Songbyrdsweet, can you convert what you say about percentages into grams? Protein 15% = ??? Grams Carbs 45% = ??? Grams Fat 20% = ??? Grams Thanks. I found your answer extremely intriguing.

For 1200 calories it says I should have: Carbs / Day 165 g Fat / Day 40 g Protein / Day 45 g I am 42, I have over 35 pounds to lose, lead a sedentary lifestyle (sit down full time job). I would like your advice as to whether I should decrease carbs and increase protein and if so, to how many grams. Thanks. Karen.

My Fitness Pal (This website)

Well, to answer that, I was 140 pounds when I met my husband (engaged 27 days later). I was 180 pounds when we married 18 months later....managed to get down to 140 two years later, but from then on averaged 180-200 pounds. We celebrate our 22nd anniversary this year so I would have to feel that overweight and attractive…

Ok....so basically whatever suits each person. I am usually so hungry I could eat 1200 calories before lunch! My breakup seems to be in the 350 range for breakfast, 450 for lunch and 500 to 600 for supper...hmmmm...that doesn't seem to equal 1200 calories now does it.....perhaps I will have another look at what areas I…