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Not sure if anyone mentioned simply breading them then sautéing in olive oil for a snack or appetizer. It's not low calorie, but what a classic treat to have once in a while.

Oh, forgot this: sign up for Obamacare, then go see a Doctor! I think I'm getting into the spirit of this thing.

I didn't know that you can see ketones, I have used ketone test strips that are available at pharmacies when I was interested in that. Maybe you should try them instead. PS being obnoxious is not a good way to start a post asking for advice.

Go back in your food diary to when you were consistently losing weight and see what you were doing different then go back to what worked. Most likely eating less calories. Also as you get lighter your cardio calorie burns are less, while doing the same amount of exercise, which means you need to turn up the intensity.…

Your half way there, good for you! Do a little more digging and you will learn a lot more facts about this poison and hopefully never touch the stuff again. But this subject will usually start a firestorm of venomous posts from the defenders of all things unnatural and detrimental to health. I'm outta here LOL

Eating a little lady would be much tastier, and legal in most states.

What a great way to spruce up plain old green beans.

This vinaigrette recipe is not sweet, even though it has a touch of honey in it. I feel it’s perfectly balanced and the honey compliments the fresh rosemary nicely. You can substitute different herbs, fresh or dry if you want to, and feel free to double the recipe so you won’t have to make more as soon. It’s helpful to buy…

You may want to try making “caponata”, it’s a delicious Italian sweet and sour eggplant appetizer that has capers and black olives in it. Caponata is served cold or room temp on crostini, which are toasted little slices of Italian bread that have been rubbed with a clove of raw garlic. I use whole grain, baguettes or…

I'm glad you realize that your feelings aren't rational. I've looked at your food diary a few times and it concerns me as a new friend. You know what's going on, and your slipping back into your eating disorder. Please get some professional help were you live. You don't need to lose any weight. I don't know what else to…

Besides the nutritional benefits of coconut oil, it is stable when heated for cooking. Where vegetable oils break down into carcinogenic chemicals that are dangerous to eat and even to inhale the fumes.

5 or 6 drinks was just getting started for me for years, not anymore though. And I wasn't an alcoholic, so you're probably not either. But I did gain 125lbs and alcohol contributed a lot to that, and heavy drinking just isn't healthy. So if you could cut down to 1 a day or 2 at the most you'd be doing yourself a big favor…

only eat back exercise calories if I'm hungry and never all of them. It just works out that way I don't do it on purpose. But that's probably why I averaged over 2lbs loss a week for 5 months. But my personal rule is not to go hungry, so follow your intuition.

I love the veggies! Fruit also but I limit myself to 1 serving most days. I agree with the others about filling up on veggies instead of starches and grains.

@Roughgalaxy- sounds like we have a lot in common, Keep up the good work!

Chevy you're like having two friends now, wish I had 10 more like you!

Vicky, I have body fortress super advanced strawberry,that I bought a while back. It has creatine in it which is great for strength and muscle size, but it works by making your muscles hold more water. Creatine always made me gain weight. I didn't realize it was in there until I read the ingredients the other day, and it's…

One school of thought regarding which diet is better for weight loss and maintenance, high protein or high carb, is that there are different types of people and how there bodies react to or process protein and carbs. Different people thrive on one or the other, for instance Eskimos can thrive on nothing but meat and fat…

Duma Key by Stephen King, excellent beach book. And The Bony Lady by Steve Urso great paranormal thriller, I highly recommend it!

add a straw cowboy hat, the real curvy kind. Gitty up!

I gave up a few things but most important is high fructose corn syrup. It was created by science and is in almost everything now. The body doesn't know what to do with it, well it does but it's all bad. High fructose corn syrup is largely responsible for the diabetes and obesity epidemic in this country. It raises LDL…

Eating Sugar and simple carbs will make most people hungry again within a couple of hours after a meal. If that's you stop eating them, and you will be able to go longer without getting ravenously hungry. If you're hungry at 8:30 eat something, but not sugary treats that just perpetuates the cycle. Try eating 1 oz of nuts…

Dates are a good replacement for candy and cookies. 5 is a serving which is more than enough. I usually eat 2 dates and normal handful of almonds as a great snack

Say's you! Do some more research, MSG super stimulates "everyone's" healthy cells and destroys them. You may not notice the adverse affects or attribute them to MSG, or maybe you just got kicked in the head to many times. Not only is damage being done to healthy cells but it's also highly addictive. That's why most food…

I hope you're joking. Right?

Your body could be craving minerals, which real mined salt contains, for instance Himalayan sea salt contains all 82 minerals found on Earth. Modern table salt is chemically made sodium chloride with iodide added. If you hold excess water weight from your salt tooth try balancing your sodium intake by taking the other…

I know that you'll work it out in your own way, and I'll be here to cheer you on. GO CHEVY GO!!

My son's elementary school was horrible, and he as actually suspended in kindergarten for drawing a picture of stick figure soldiers and airplanes shooting at each other, just like I drew at his age. They had zero tolerance for guns they said, and he must be suspended, which was ridiculous. That was just the begging of a…

Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned "free samples" because the true issue is that many times in life overweight people are treated like they're second rate citizens. I just wanted to interact with some intelligent people, and hear some examples that they have experienced. I wasn't counting on all of the stupid comments like…

I can read your mind, and it's nothing but sarcasm