Eidetica

Sodium is a tricky thing. I can do everything else right, but if I eat a lot of sodium, my water retention goes through the roof and the scale ends up quite a bit higher for the next couple of days. Until I started monitoring my sodium and keeping it around 1500 daily, I didn't see the scale results I was hoping for.

You can definitely do it! The most important thing is to be self-aware.

I like to make individual baked spaghetti dishes. I use small glass dishes (about 1.5 cup size) and put cooked angel hair and some homemade sauce in them (you could also use some reasonable store-bought sauce of course). I top it with some thin sliced cheese (my favorite is muenster) and bake it for about 30 minutes. This…

I knew there would be replies about simply eating different foods to avoid "feeling hungry". When I first started losing weight, I followed all of the most rational suggestions for what low-calorie foods to eat in order to feel full. I found that it really didn't matter how MUCH I ate- I was still having the psychological…

Alligators. I live in Iowa.

Like many others here, I weigh first thing in the morning every day. However, I try to keep an open mind to differences in water retention from day-to-day. So, it I'm a little higher than I expected, I don't beat myself up. As long as there is a general downward trend, I consider it a success. When it comes to recording my…