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  • String cheese, fruit, almonds, those Special K peanut butter meal bars (omg, they're my new candy bar but I get to eat them for lunch), beef jerky, rice cakes, hummus, baby carrots... and I suck on a peppermint when I'm hungry and I'm trying to hold off till dinner. :)
    in Road Trip Snacks! Comment by perripage April 2011
  • Very true, researching aspartame is what made me kick my diet soda habit. I was hoping the facts I was reading about it being a "sweet poison" (literally) weren't true so I looked it up on Snopes. http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp SCARY STUFF. And now if I even put one packet of Equal in my coffee, I get a…
    in Does Diet Soda keep you from losing weight? Comment by perripage April 2011
  • I was 5'6 & close to 170 pounds when I was 16. One day my parents and I were in our living room and my mom was folding laundry. I have 3 younger sisters and my mom could NEVER get who's clothes were whose right so she held up a pair of my jeans and said, "Who's are these?" I told her they were mine and my Dad BURST out…
    in A comment about your weight that still bothers you... Comment by perripage April 2011
  • Are you washing your face immediately after working out? When I didn't, I would break out like CRAZY. I have to share what I've been using on my face for the past 6 months and it has totally transformed my skin. ... Baking soda! I wash my face with soap (Usually I use Ivory) and follow with a baking soda paste, rubbing in…
    in Major Acne issues Comment by perripage April 2011
  • Low carbs & caloric intake is the key to weight loss. So yes, pork rinds are a MUCH better snack than foods you have been conditioned to think are "healthier" that are higher in carbohydrates/ sugars/ starches. I recommend the movie "Fat Head" to anyone and everyone trying to lose weight! It will change your life!
    in gas station food?? Comment by perripage April 2011
  • Yup, I gave up Diet Coke nearly 6 months ago and only started losing weight when I started counting calories and watching my carbs about 1 month ago. Diet drinks played no factor in my weight loss.
    in Does Diet Soda keep you from losing weight? Comment by perripage April 2011
  • Coffee, 1 packet of splenda, 1 tub Nestle creamer!
    in What's the top food listed on your "most used" list? Comment by perripage April 2011
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