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red, red wine............... specifically zin, my fav

This made me laugh this morning, thanks :)

Green tea has caffeine. I sleep better if I cut out all caffeine in the afternoon/evening - including chocolate. Other than that, making sure your bedroom is quiet, not using your bed for other things (like computer/reading) so you associate it with sleep time, making sure the room stays dark, not drinking too much before…

Red wine actually does contain antioxidants. I drink, but to be honest? I lose weight faster when I am not drinking, even though I try to keep my alcohol calories within my daily calorie allowance. However, life is for living, drink up !

to not too I just can't help it.

Eh.. my cholesterol is fine and I have been eating like this for months. To be honest, I don't put much stock in cholesterol numbers anyhow. I'm really sensitive to carbs, so this is what works for me. I'm much more frightened of type 2 diabetes than cholesterol. I don't really care what anyone else thinks about it.

I aim for 1600 calories with 20 carbs or less. Although I have been caught up in summer stuff the past few weeks :( Too much chocolate. It really isn't that hard. I start with bacon, eggs, and coffee with heavy cream for breakfast. I love both, so that isn't hard for me. Although I do switch up between fried, omelet,…

restart my running program... I PROMISE! Someone hold me to that hahaha...

Grapeseed has almost no taste to me, but it can be expensive. Trader Joe's is a good place to buy quality oils for less money, in my experience. Sesame has a VERY strong flavor. Peanut is pretty mild, I use it for frying. Olive oil can vary quite a bit. The most mild oil is probably canola or grapeseed. You should try the…

I would try adding some prepared dijon mustard to it. I have made it with good evoo before and it tasted fine. If it tastes bad, I would check if your oil rancid? I have made it with grapeseed oil and canola oil, or combined oils before also. I wouldn't use white vinegar. Lemon juice or white wine vinegar tastes better...…

Red and delicious !

If you're steadily losing, I don't see what the problem is? Keep going and you should lose the belly fat. I personally don't believe that you will suddenly start losing from the stomach faster because you are eating less fructose at your weight level. On the other hand, there are many people that believe high carb diets…

Just curious. They aren't talking about overweight kids, they are talking about super obese kids - 400 pound 10 year olds and younger. You really don't think that is abuse? There will be serious repercussions from this for the rest of their lives. I don't have an answer either, but I am curious how this can't be seen as…

It also costs the taxpayer in terms of corn and soy subsidies. Maybe we should switch to subsidizing veggie growers instead :)

Well they are generally talking about children who are 300 and 400 pounds and under 10, right? I almost feel like that is child abuse. It would be child abuse if the child was horribly underweight because of what the parents fed them, right? I just don't know that taking the kids away is the answer. I think the money would…

No, and the tv show sends me into cleaning fits.

Wow, apparently I've lost 40 pounds of water! I wonder how much more water I can lose...

One of my MFPs recommended this scale: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001KXZ808 It has worked really well for me. Some of the negative reviews say you have to tap it really hard, but the one they sent me a few weeks ago doesn't need to be tapped. So far I love it and it looks nice too.

I think it takes months to do the whole thing - and a lot of people quit! I have a friend who did the Virginia section. I hike the trail occasionally, but only day trips so far. I would love to do a longer hike like this, but I am not sure how long I could go without showers, a bed, etc. Good luck!

I guess I don't use a lot of ingredients - plus I am cooking for one so I tend to eat 3-4 servings, which makes entering the recipe worth while. I never record ingredients like vinegar, spices, water... that is good for cutting down on time entering, but bad because I can't then go back and recreate the recipe later. I…

It depends on the cheese, but usually they are edible. There are exceptions - Parmesan rinds for example aren't really edible, but they can be added to soup while it's simmering to add flavor and then removed before serving. For other cheeses it's perfectly ok to not want to eat the rind, even if it is edible. For example,…

I don't mean to insult your mom, but why would she tell you that? She should want you to be as healthy as you can, forget about looking perfect. Maybe she was just trying to say you are doing a great job considering you have had two kids? If it wasn't your mom, I would say that person is sabotaging you out of jealousy...

I don't know. For me, it would depend on how much it would cost to redo the CBC...

Can I ask why you aren't eating meat? Are you getting protein from something else? Honestly, it sounds like you aren't eating enough calories.

You can't really find a healthier fat... just cut down your portions to make up for it. :)

This is really terrible, but when people complain about how hard they have struggled with their weight and then you click on their profile and it says they are trying to lose 10-15 pounds or they are trying to get down to 110 or under, I just roll my eyes. I know I shouldn't. I know, I know, I know... but I can't help it!

So alcohol... anyone else doing fairly low carb noticed that they don't get tipsy/drunk as easily? It's kind of annoying! I don't want to get sloshed, but it kind of defeats the purpose if I don't even feel relaxed. As far as feeling hungry goes, I almost never feel hungry when eating so much protein. I would honestly…

If you're losing weight with what you're doing, I wouldn't worry about it? Everyone is different. Fruit has many anti-oxidants that can protect you against various cancers which is worth a little sugar for most people. If you're still worried about it, try eating less sugary, higher anti-oxidant fruits like berries. Here…

That sucks, it must be difficult. If eggs are too fatty, how about egg whites? Nut butters may be too fatty. Leafy veggies and others like broccoli have carbs, but not too many. Canadian bacon is low in fat and carbs, but read the label to make sure it doesn't have added sugar.

Sauteed spinach leaves, mushrooms, peppers, onions, ham, and of course bacon. Additionally I like sour cream or cream cheese with smoked salmon and chives or spring onions (scallions). I add these after the omelet is out of the pan so they only get heated by the eggs. I tried smoked trout once, it was good but I couldn't…