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Good luck getting diabetes II from a vegetable/fruit/lean meat diet. One: no insulin spikes. 2. Healthy, happy heart. 3. Lower overall cholesterol, with high 'good' cholesterol and low"bad" cholesterol and low triglycerides. Now if you make a lot of watermelon/vodka drinks, I'd get worried. On more than one count. Research…

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Good point. I love my kitchen scale. I even weigh bread- as what exactly is a slice? I know that one ounce of bread (not bread such as rosemary & olive oil- sourdough, French, etc. is 90-100 cals. & in some cases numbers are important. 14 baby carrots is 35 cals. Ok, this may sound a bit OC, but I'm a heavy juicer. I need…

Yep!!!!! I do the same with cantaloupe, honey dew, pineapple, mango, papaya (I'm south - very south) anything that doesn't come in a standard measurable form like an apple or a pear.

Excellent!!! Little hint to help core muscle- when you do crunches, exhale as much as you can on the raise (the first part) & exhale slowly on the drop. Also raise & drop slow. Beware if using your arms to get you up- hands behind head, let head rest on glands for support. You won't raise as high but you are isolating…

A 1-2 lb watermelon only has about 90 cals. Watermelon is considered a "superfood"; it beats tomatoes for lycopene, for example. The water content is excellent for hydration. Moreover, fruit sugars ARE NOT metabolized the same way as simple sugars, such as that in sodas, etc. fruit sugars metabolize slowly, making…