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for me, it is usually 3/4 cup of Special K Protein cereal with 1/2 cup light almond milk, accompanied by a medium banana. It comes out to be around 300 calories, and the perfect fuel for my morning workout.

I sat down last week to have "a hand full" of yogurt raisins...I felt defeated after eating the entire bag. I felt tired and grumpy the next day. Needless to say, no more yogurt raisins in my house 'cause I can't seem to control my portions of this kind of food.

I use Atkins as well. I am diabetic and need to watch my carbs. I see nothing wrong with fresh fruit, though. Especially berries. I avoid things like pineapple and pears ( I love pears) because of their high sugar content. I make my smoothies with strawberries and raspberries and sometimes mangos.

If someone can limit themselves to 1 slice (1/8 of a pizza) it is about 250 calories for pepperoni pizza. Yeah, it has fat and sodium to consider, but if you have room for it in your daily log, why not have pizza? Tell the trolls leave you to your lunch and find someone else to annoy.

Join a water aerobics class at a gym, or community pool somewhere. It is a great place to meat friends and get in a great cardio workout. If possible, follow up with a little circuit training, a walk in the park on a great day, even mowing your lawn is a workout. Good luck (-:

I always keep a lot of fresh berries in my fridge to make smoothies and purees with. I use the purees on cottage cheese, and in my green tea. I also keep my fridge stocked with Atkins protein shakes. I eat a lot of chicken and fish. I buy my fish fresh from the meat counter at my favorite grocery store. My Swai fish is…

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Water is my favorite drink. I also take kidney meds and they dry me out, so I go through a 32 bottle case in a week by myself. It took some getting used to but now I wouldn't have it any other way.

I recently bought New Balance shoes, and they support my feet real good. I walk sometimes on the days I don't workout, but I only go about 1 1/2 miles. My gym has a pool and I used to go to Aquafit a lot, but lately I have gone to training 3x a week and do my cardio elsewhere.

I need to check out these Quest bars. A lot of people recommend them. I have always used Special K or Atkins protein bars.

Atkins...Atkins....Atkins

I log everything I put in my mouth. There is a place to log water, so why not diet green tea, or soda? If I drink green tea, I log it as green tea, even though the only "nutrient" is sodium. I am curious as to extra shots of protein, recovery, bee pollen and stuff that smoothie stores can put in a smoothie, but there is no…

I live in Washington state, and where I live, I don't see a lot of those yummy products. It seems the Eastern states have a lot more variety in the yogurt flavors. That's sad for me, because I live in dairy country...

I just don't trust the marketers. The FDA is busy with soooo many things, things can slip by them (we are all human) and WHEN they catch the marketers in their games, that's when we see it on the news.

I have noticed some soda manufacturers are going back to using sugar. It sounds healthier than artificial sweeteners, but by "sugar" isn't it really high fructose corn syrup? I gotta watch those marketers 'cause they can play word games with the public, and the FDA doesn't always catch them all at it.

Instead of giving up on bread entirely, I use the thin sliced multi grain 45 calories per slice bread. Toast and sandwiches are a treat I eat only a few times a week. You can also substitute with low carb tortillas. I gave up SOME sodas, because of the Aspartame in most of the lo-cal sodas. If it isn't sweetened with…

I'll Have to learn more about this. I love yogurt, but the processed ones in the store have sooo much sodium! I know...The key word here is processed. Home made is always better for you and better tasting...

Welcome Jamie. This is an awesome program. I hope you are happy with it and stick to it.Good luck (-:

Atkins helps with carb control. Expensive, but it works. That's where my sweet snacks come from, otherwise fruit is my sweet food.

What on earth is "bump"????????

IT SUX!!! I haven't bled in 2 years but the hot flashes and night sweats just won't go away! I refuse to poison my body with synthetic estrogen, so I just deal with it. I have fans on me all day and night. I am 55 years old and all this started for me at around age 50. I was a late bloomer to my menses (age 13), so I guess…

Hi carb and hi sugar stuff drop-kicks me off the wagon. I know what I can control and what I can't. I just don't buy it unless it comes in small serving sizes, like ice cream, or don't have it in my house at all.

Well, you can't please all of the people all of the time. I don't give a hill of beans what others say about my weight. Everyone has a right to their opinion. I just roll with the punches and go on with my program. Take in what positivity comes your way and shrug off any of the horse hocky. (-:

Is Phentermine the same thing as Phen Phen??? When I was with a certain weight loss program, They put me on Phen Phen for a trial period. I didn't take it but a month and heard the news that it was causing heart problems in some people so I gave it all back to the doc that prescribed it. Since that time, I don't dink…

You can always save it and add it to a smoothie later in the day. I never have milk left in my bowl. I use only enough milk to wet down the cereal, so I can swallow it.

I still have the scale I bought while in culinary school. It displays BOTH grams and ounces. Handy little gadget to have around the kitchen.

I just know there are 28 grams in 1 ounce so 100/ 28 =3.57 oz That's how I convert grams to ounces.

Thanx for the tip on that nutrition website. When you get several thousand people adding info on the data base, there are bound to be discrepancies. That's why when I add something to the database, I add "from label" in the description. If nothing else, to be able to find my own submission instead of some of the others.

I believe Diet Pepsi uses Splenda. It is best to ditch soda pop all together, but my mom used to drink Diet Pepsi to avoid Aspartame. She had cancer and didn't want to make it worse with Aspartame.

Yum! Peanut butter and Mayo sandwich with sliced dill pickles in it...