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A dressing that my family loves is equal parts honey and white balsamic vinegar with some fresh cracked pepper.

cream of msuhroom soup had 780 mg sodium. Salad was anywhere from 80 mg to 520 mg depending on type of salad.

Thanks for all who responded with such encouraging words. I'm back on it today. With the day completed, I am 28 calories over my goal. Thanks again to everyone on this baoard. I don't often post anything here, but I do read a lot of the posts every day, and it does help.

Go to vegsource.com. They have a very large number of vegetarian recipes.

Current daily allowance is 2400mg which is 1 teaspoon of salt. There may be a change in the daily allowance lowering the recommended amount to 1500mg. Most Americans consume over 3500 mg daily. I retain water easily and is it bad for my heart so I stay at 1000 mg or less. Stay away from all processed and frozen foods as…

1 tsp. has 6.2 calories. You can look up nutrional values for all foods at nutritiondata.com.

Try Blow Pops. Only 50 calories and they take awhile to finish. When you're done you are left with a small piece of gum to chew. Works for me.

I just had the worst eating day I have had since I started on my weight loss program in January. I started the program at 234 lbs. and this morning I weighed in at 162 lbs. I attribute a lot of my sucess with the fact that I log in EVERTHING I eat evey day. So today I really blew it. My wife and I went to the Macroni…

I'm on Warfarin, a bood thinner, and I have a prescription for two potassium tablets a day. I also eat a lot of dark leafy vegtables which contain vitamin K. The anticoagulant clinic has adjusted my warfarin to accomodate the amount of vitamin K. The key is consistancy. I always eat the same amounts of leafy greens and…

Take a look at this neat way to control your portion size. www.MealMeasure.com

Go to Outback website. Click on nutrion. Click on Healthy Weight Loss. The result is everything you can eat at Outback and how to order it so that is low in calories and fat.

I had that happen today. I was having a bad day. By mid day I got the munchies. I ate some crackers and some almonds and a peanut butter cookie and was ready for something else. I stopped, recorded in MFP what I had eaten (that's an eye opener)and then I went for a 30 min. walk and did 30 min. of resistance band exercises…

I'll be praying for this family.

I used to have a bad smoking problem. But, I haven't smoked for 19 years. Even so, I had to go on oxygen 24/7 about 4 years ago. Please, please stop. Even light smoking is damaging to your health and those around you.

Get the Mountain Dew and all the other "off limit" foods out of your home. Stock up on veggies and fruits. If you get a craving for something crunchy have a palm full of almonds or walnuts, or try Blue Diamond Almond Rice crackers or dry pop some Orville Redenbacher's Original Gourmet Popcorn. If you have a sweet tooth try…

You're doing so well! Keep up the good work. Isn't living well teriffic!!!

Outback Steakhouse. Eat in or pick up. Try the six oz. sirloin special with a baked potato (without all the fixings) just a little butter and sour cream, and steamed vegtables. If you like add a house salad with oil and vinegar on the side(no cheese or croutons). A slice of their great bread without butter. Also try…

Outback. Go to their website, outback.com, and plan your meal before you go.

As fall and winter approach I like hot oatmeal. I eat McCann's Quick Cooking Irsh Oatmeal. It has no sugar and no sodium, and it has 4 grams of fiber per serving. I add fresh or frozen berries for a very healthy breaksfast.

How to Calculate Your Protein Needs: 1. Weight in pounds divided by 2.2 = weight in kg 2. Weight in kg x 0.8-1.8 gm/kg = protein gm. Use a lower number if you are in good health and are sedentary. Use a higher number (between 1 and 1.8) if you are under stress, are pregnant, are recovering from an illness, or if you are…

I average about a 2lb. difference between morning and night weight. I weigh myself twice a day to insure that my water build up remains within a range as I am on Lasix to minimize water retention. If I did not have to weigh myself daily, I would weigh in once a week in the morning at the same time. I would also weigh in…

Check your meds out on the internet. There may be some information that will indicate if a med has a side effect that causes your hunger. You can also check with your phamacist.

I plan and log breaskfast, lunch and dinner the first thing each morning or in the evening the night before. This helps me plan what snacks I can have mid- morning, mid-afternoon and evening. I don't eat any snack without first knowing how many calories are in each snack. I have lost 67 lbs. since the first of the year.…

30 was, by far, the most difficult birthday of my life. I realized that there were some things physically, that I could never do as well again. My funk lasted a few years. But it passed, and life got better. When I turned 40 it was no big thing. In fact, I started my own business at 46. That same year I became a father for…

On the surface it sounds good, but what about other health issues such as excessive drinking and/or smoking? Shouldn't the same standards apply to these self inflicted health issues?

I have been on Coumadin(Warfarin) for several years. I eat green, leafy vegtables, use a lot of garlic and have two small glasses of red wine 5-6 times a week. The key is consistancy. Your Coumadin dosage can be adjusted to accomodate your eating habits as long as those habits remain consistant. Also, exercise can effect…

I am a 66 year old "senior". I have serious health problems. In January of this year I was in a wheelchair and did not expect to walk again. Since that time, I have had the good fortune of having doctors who changed the combination of meds I was on. The changes were effective, and I was able to walk, abeit, slowly. I am…

I don't know where you live, but the housing market throughout the U.S. is hurting. Home values dropped 15+ % in May. It is a buyers market. You should be able to find something that both of you feel good about in this market and get it at a great price. Another solution might be to find a low priced house that needs work…

I had the same problem for about two months and then suddenly my weight began to drop again. Make sure you are eating enough calories so that your body doesn't go into starvation mode and slow your metabolism way down. I also increased my exercise, but not by that much. I have averaged a pound a week since I join MFP. I…

A lot is a problem. Years ago at Weight Watchers I used to think you could save all your drinks over a perion of time and then consume them all in one night. It didn't work then and it won't work now. I drink 6-8 oz. of red wine each night. Sometimes I'll substitute the wine for a couple of beers. I suspect you're talking…