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In all my baking I substitute part of the white flour for whole wheat and ground flax. If a recipe calls for 2 cups flour, I'll put in 3/4 white, 3/4 cup whole wheat, and 1/2 cup ground flax. I generally try to make even ratios of white vs whole wheat. It lowers the calories and carbs and makes it taste SO much better!!

Jogging/running will make it worse... that's a lot of impact going down on your disc. Are you going to be doing physical therapy? That is best, and a therapist can tell you what exercises to do safely. Both my husband and I have had disc issues. Mine ruptured and I ended up having surgery, he's been getting cortisone shots…

Dave's Killer Bread Light. It's amazing and dense! Mainly can only get it on the West Coast, unless you ordered it online.

Honda Shadow 600. I grew up with a fear of bikes hammered into me. Hubby loves bikes, I always refused to ride with him because I was SO scared of them! A year and a half ago, I bit the bullet and took the safety class and was voted most improved student lol! I bought a Rebel 250 right after that, great learning bike! Last…

You will need to work out harder until your metabolism settles back to normal. I quit smoking nearly 2 years ago... right off the bat I gained a few pounds so I worked out harder. I either jogged or went to the gym every day and kept the weight gain at bay. Unfortunately, about 8 months after I quit smoking, I herniated a…

Hi, I'm in Albany, OR. Nice to find a semi-local group.

Like most are saying, Day 4 is the magic day. If you can make it to that day and beyond, you are golden.

By Day 4, you will start feeling stronger and less sore. Up to Day 4 though, it HURTS! It's an amazing video and it really gets you moving! I haven't finished it (ended up having to stop doing it for a while for something non-related), but plan to get back to it. By the way, after 5 days, my husband had a 1 pack! Doesn't…

My husband and I have both suffered from this. Unfortunately my disc herniated to the point it was compressing my sciatic, I ended up with surgery and nerve damage. The surgery took away the sciatic pain immediately, but here I am 11 months post- surgery and that leg is much weaker and my foot does not have full feeling in…

Take it in the morning. Drink as much water as needed, you will probably be more thirsty than usual. Work out as usual, your appetite should be somewhat suppressed so remember to eat.

I'm also in Albany! I go to the Y to workout nearly every day (I'm unemployed so I have time). I love trail hiking but don't get out there much. Feel free to add me.

LOL! They have an orange dress there that is AMAZING! I can't wait until I lose enough weight to fit into it, largest size it comes is 10... That's my current goal now, to get that dress!

I just discovered www.modcloth.com. I've never bought anything there, but they have some AMAZING dresses for reasonable prices.

Sweet13, as long as the fruit is rinsed, it's fine. It's a very, very fine powder (my husband and I joked that it looked like a bag of cocaine lol) so even if a speck was missed, it's not going to hurt a human.

Extreme thirst can be attributed to diabetes. Eating more carbs can make your blood sugar rise. Maybe get a blood test done to rule that out?

I organized all my seed packets by how long from planting to harvest. I marked a spot on a calendar of when I'd like everything to start ripening, and count backwards from there. In regards to what I'm planting this year, onions take the longest (115 days), so I planted those a week ago. Next are habaneros, I planted those…

Maybe because your body is finally getting what it needs?

Add ground flax to your oatmeal, yogurt, etc. The fiber really helps keep you feeling full.

I have had an organic garden for 3 years now, each year it grows bigger! I'm in Oregon, so our outdoor planting can start in late March/early April, but I've already started some of my seeds indoors. There are a lot of organic fertilizers and pest control things on the market now. Obviously the BEST organic fertilizer is…

Feel free to add me, I am also in the northwest.

*raises hand* Mid-Willamette Valley

Congratulations for taking the first step! Don't think of it as a diet, think of it as the first step to taking back your life! Feel free to add me.

This recipe is absolutely amazing!!! I generally make it as a side dish, but could VERY easily be the main course, it is so filling. The recipe says it serves 10, and has 76 calories per serving. I would say if it was the main course, it could probably serve 4-5 people. It also stores amazingly well in the refrigerator for…

I replace half the white flour for whole wheat, and the original recipe still turns out and tastes just as good. I remember reading that a while back, but don't remember the specifics as to why, it's best to do half and half rather than replace all the white flour with whole wheat. Lately actually I've been substituting…

My teenage daughter had ACL reconstruction surgery this past October. Her surgeon told me she is NOT to use support braces (other than the one specially made for her) such as ACE because it will weaken the muscles surrounding the knee. The muscles learn they don't need to work as hard because the brace is doing the…

Pumpkin cookies, but I make some subsitutions. I don't know HOW healthy they are, but I know it's better than the original recipe and they are SOOO yummy. I use 1 cup white flour, 1 cup whole wheat flour, and 1/2 cup ground flax seed. I change the sugar to splenda, and the brown sugar to Splenda brown sugar. I omit the…

mid Willamette Valley :)

Lol it took me a minute too to figure out what ED meant... I kept thinking Viagra or something :)

I haven't read all the replies so maybe this has been said.... huskies have a VERY strong prey drive, so unless it's been raised with cats since puppyhood, it's generally not a good idea to have them together. I have a husky that I got when she was 8 weeks old, I also have 4 cats. Even though she's been raised with them,…

Did you know Jif has sugar in it? Why would peanut butter need sugar?! I buy Adams, the ingredient list is: Peanuts, contains less than 1% salt. I used to be a hater of peanut butter that seperates, but I learned that once you stir it the first time, if you store it in the refrigerator then it won't seperate again. Again,…