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ugh. my mom has had to cut most sodium from her diet for the same reasons, and she reacts badly to the blood pressure meds. she is a normal weight, has never been overweight, and has worked out 5 days a week for the past 30 years, just BTW. she puts avocado on everything! everything you would put cheese on. it is fatty and…
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good for you! i passed up a cupcake yesterday... i eat treats but i knew that i would enjoy a chocolate chip cookie much more so i said no thank you and had my cookie when i got home after dinner, instead of just eating both. but now i must know, what is a chippy? and what is melba toast? and what do you dip it in?
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i dont know what your camping trips are like, but mine are a workout. we unload the truck, set up the camp, go on hikes, gather wood, jump into icy cold streams, explore, swim, play. in june my son and i made a rock dam across a creek that was wayyyy more of a workout than my regular weight routine. we are prepping for a…
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Yes! This is my first real try, and i cant believe i didn't do it sooner. My diet is mostly unchanged, but i gave up alcohol and added an exercise routine and that seems to be the formula for me cause im losing about 1.5 pounds a week steadily.
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salad and chicken are not regular foods? this reminds me of my brother in law who calls white bread "regular bread". here in california when he asks for "regular toast" he gets wheat, and is confused every time. my "regular foods" are chicken and salads (yes, even when i was fatter!), but i have lost over twenty pounds and…
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almost every day i have: one cup of plain yogurt with fruit and one quarter cup walnuts (right now plums from the yard, and blackberries) or half a small melon with cottage cheese (a delicious classic, i shall eat this every day when the many melons in the garden ripen) oatmeal with fruit and walnuts (when its cold…
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i weigh atTarget, in the scale aisle, about once or twice a month depending on shopping trips.
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tell that to the 20 pounds i left somewhere...
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just donated mine :) fortunately, i had kept my "skinny" clothes so i have plenty of things to wear... its like seeing old friends. but yes, i did get rid of the bigger clothes, bad luck to have them around.
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its funny, i never knew it was regional until i left the area, and people would hear me talk and know where i was from. also, in northern california we might call you dude even if you not a man. or we might even say dude in place of "wow!"
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no but see, this is my point. i think california is doing it right. a thing, whatever thing, is shown in some study to cause cancer. so you tell the people about it, and allow them to make informed decisions for themselves. in alabama they dont tell you that exposure to a thing can be bad for you, and this not telling the…
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restrict and regulate sugary drinks? oh hell to the no. i defend my right to drink myself to death with whatever i want. that said, ive never really been a soda drinker... i prefer my pure sugar in Skittles form. but i think that if soda is your treat of choice, and you can fit it into your diet, then more power to you.…
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hahahaha. well im from northern california, we also say Hella a lot. so there it is.
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where i come from, cruisy means a pickup spot (usually for gay men). as in, "i dont want to go to that bar, its all cruisy" or "dont go into that cruisy park bathroom." at least thats the only use of the word i have heard. funny regional slang. but we should be friends because of the iron maiden.
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something freshly roasted, not from the grocery store and nothing sold in a sealed airtight pouch. i used to run a cafe and believe me you can see, taste and smell the difference between an espresso shot pulled from freshly roasted freshly ground beans and one pulled from beans that were roasted weeks ago. IMO the…
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my mom is super fit! she is in her fifties and has been working out daily since her twenties... aerobics, jazzercise, bootcamps, etc. she taught me how to love salad and steamed broccoli. she cooks from scratch. she has never been overweight. she does not have a sweet tooth. beer made me fat. and having babies.
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im on a pretty tight budget right now. just went shopping for the week, i spent 100 for two adults and two growing boys, and we live in an area with a very high cost of everything, lol. i might go again for more veg and milk before the week is through, but this is mostly it. i bought: 20 worth of fruits and vegetables (we…
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im at 1580, plus exercise and ive lost 20 lbs in three months.
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ive lost 20, with 30 more to go and nobody has noticed other than my husband.
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for conversations sake.... we tend to buy meat/produce/brown rice etc. at the farmers market, or the butcher, or the bulk store. i make special trips to the grocery store/supermarket mostly for treats. rocket pops, ice cream, marshmallows, jimmy dean breakfast sandwiches, frozen pizza for the kids. my cart must look…
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when i was pregnant and having trouble gaining weight my midwife suggested coldstone milk shakes between meals. lol.
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ive always eaten healthy foods, lots of fruits and veggies, made things from scratch. we never ate fast food when i was a kid, i never buy soda unless im having a party, i dont snack much. dont get me wrong, i love food. ive worked in the food service industry for years. im not one of those people who has trouble eating…
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yesterday. im slightly obsessed with brussels sprouts, as i am with all cabbages. they are so cute and squeeky. the most adorable vegetables.
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my opinion... whole wheat pasta is not tasty. neither is brown rice, etc etc. they taste un-yummy. i dont care if they are healthier, i would rather never eat pasta again than eat these. i have tried, and im done trying fake pastas. i have two skinny skinny hungry growing boys to feed, and not a lot of money so we have…
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single serving treats are the key for me. also, i like to make cookies. my family loves cookies. i freeze the dough and make just the right amount for everybody. desert is possible. i loooooove desert. i fit three chocolate chip cookies into my calories yesterday. if i had to give that up this would not be happening.
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the exercise calories are the most delicious calories.:love: i eat about half of mine, its working!
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on my stationary bike i count vigorous as anything greater than 20mph... basically if im going too fast to have a conversation with my kids. at 15 mph i can talk, at 20 mph plus i have to concentrate on breathing. beware of MFPs calorie counts for your exercise, my bike always gives me a lower number and i go with the…
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IN. i went from a few drinks a night to a few drinks a month. i sleep better, i eat less, im losing weight, i have more energy, and i have more money in my pocket. im more present. its funny how something that seemed so necessary in my life is now so unimportant to me, i dont miss it at all.
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i did it a couple of years ago, lost about 5-10 pounds quickly and then got pregnant and quit. but it was working. you can get a good workout if you do the circuit enough times and work hard enough. and they really do make you feel comfortable and accepted. but, the music at mine SUCKED and you need to be able to hear the…
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both! i love cardio for greedy foodie reasons... i burn a bunch of calories and then i can eat more.
