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I choose to abstain from processed sugar because if it is in my house, I will eat it. I am diabetic (type 2), and I am working hard on lowering my A1C. I just need to tame my sweet tooth with a lot of discipline. Sugar is my drug and it is soo hard to just put it out of my mind, sometimes...

Not to impune your comment, but this reminds me of when my trainer told me not to log mowing my lawn as exercise, because I have an electric lawn mower...I STILL come in sopping wet after 30 minutes pushing that thing around the yard. Phooey! I log it.

I have to admit I do, on a rare occasion, will buy 1/2 pint of my fave icecream and eat it all at once. That seems to satisfy my icecream urges for a while. When I snack, it is in the evening time. Not too late, or I am up with insomnia all night.

I have lost my enjoyment of Quest bars because they Have a salty taste to them that grosses me out. I am going low carb these days, so I use Atkins products. I don't know the chemistry involved but they use sugar alcohols, but is low glycemic and keeps the carbs down. Works for me. no spam here....

bad manners, and a haughty attitude.

Only if I burned over 1,000 calories that day...I eat snacks at night, but high protein, low sugar. I will sometimes have peanut butter toast on 45 calorie bread, but not after 10 PM. I stay up pretty late.

I am trying to keep down carbs, and it can be difficult for me because I am just coming off those fresh summer strawberry and raspberry smoothies. I began breaking out from too many strawberries, and have to replace my strawberries with blueberries. Lots of stir frys and lettuce wraps with a protein source in it. Good…

I use Cellucor...it's nummy

I don't post on subjects in the chit chat and fun threads. They are just getting toooo personal and sexual for my taste. I wonder how long the moderators will tolerate this #$%^.

I always keep 5 bean salad on hand for one of my proteins, and also Cellucor protein powder has great flavors that don't have the after taste some other powders have. Peanut butter...edamame...chic peas...the list is endless...

Good call! Lots of fiber should do the trick.

You can offer your advice, but if you get a crappy response just walk away from it. You did what your conscience prompted you to do. The thing that bugs me is people who are strong and fit using the equipment that is marked for the handicap use. I have osteoarthritis and most of the time end up hobbling up 2 flights of…

Fruit smoothies pack a lot of energy.

I am discovering that as well. I watch my carbs and sugars and my A1C went from 7.0 in July to 6.3 last month. I take my thyroid med at night, and I haven't had any problem. My issue is this: I take meds for kidney stones, hyperactive Thyroid, cholesterol, diabetes, Osteoarthritis, and water retention. I know some of this…

There will always be some idiot out there making money off of belittling overweight people. That's the society we live in.

I am also a very slow weight loser. I am on several meds that I believe have something to do with it. My doc and I are working on getting off some of these meds. Meanwhile, I see a nutritionist as well, and I just log in to my food diary while in her office and she keeps track of my food and exercise that way, so we can…

I have had much success in limiting my sugars by making fruit smoothies ( strawberries, raspberries and blueberries in different combos). 2X a day. My problem is limiting carbs. GAWD! They are everywhere!

They can thicken up a smoothie pretty good.

I am usually there around 11 AM to see Justin. I train with him 3X a week and just do cardio on other days.

MFP puts me at 1310 calories a day. I rarely get in over 1200, and I am losing weight, and knocked my A1C down from 7.0 to 6.3 in 2 months. When I get in a good workout I will eat back around 300, if I use my protein smoothies like twice a day instead of once.

Cellucor- Cor performance whey- chocolate chip cookie dough is my favorite. I buy it on line.

frosted lemon cookies!

A new month, again. A new challenge and I hope I can get to sleep earlier so I don't want to "grab for something".

I recently discovered this at Winco, and Whole Foods. I, personally, like to grind my own almond butter.

If he/she tries to pat your tummy again and say your tummy is getting bigger, just tell him/her " Kind of like your mouth" and to mind their own business, if they can't be supportive.

I use strawberries, raspberries, avocado, peanut butter, coconut water and my cellucor protein powder. It is full of protein and flavor. The avocado makes it thick and rich, peanut butter always goes good with fruit, and you are not using processed sugar. The calories are lower than one would think, and iy makes a yummy,…

The numbers from MFP are very generalized to best fit the thousands of people using their site. I found a way around the over estimated calorie burn by eating back some of my calories that I burned. Today, I saw my nutritionist and she is going to give me my own customized numbers for calories, carbs, fat, protein and…

My fan and the clothes dryer...Sorry, no tunes at the moment.

I remember the health department shut down a restaurant in Everett Washington when I was a kid because they were caught with a load of skinned cats hanging on meat hooks in the freezer. I would assume (or hope) that they weren't feral cats from an alley somewhere. In some countries they are farmed like beef. It's a…

check the carb count as well before you eat a whole lot of it.