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I try to be very careful about what I buy there. I really like those cut up fruit cups in juice. I bought some from Aldi's and when I looked at the packaging it said, "Made In China". I'm just not comfortable with eating fruit from China. :-/

Clean eating is my ultimate goal. I love the idea of knowing exactly what I am eating and knowing there aren't any hidden chemicals/additives in my food that never made it onto the ingredients label. Plus I find it challenging, culinary speaking. To take a simple ingredient and make it something delicious. A simple baked…

I can't eat most fast food now. It just tastes bad. Same with a lot of the "lower" quality chain family restaurants. I went to Logan's and ordered a steak the other day and everything about the meal tasted bad. Except the bread. I'm a huge bread lover. And soda. I hate it now. Coca-Cola use to be my favorite thing ever to…

It really depends. I know I've been in ruts or on vacation where I didn't log for a while. And I have had friends that have had their own issues where they couldn't log. The only ones I've every really dumped is when they have never lost any weight at all and log once or twice, then disappear for weeks, only to appear…

It really depends on your body type. I know people that swear by oatmeal because it's high in fiber. Whereas if I eat oatmeal, I'm really hungry by lunch. I like a good balanced breakfast. Two egg beaters with cheese, two slices of whole grain bread, and coffee.

I love soda and I can't drink the coke zero or diet soda because artificial sugars taste extremely bitter to me and leave a badddd aftertaste. So it's all HFCS or sugar soda for me. I've been off soda for three months now. I will admit that I did have sprite once when I was sick because I was hoping it would help settle my…

I drink a morning cup as well. Maybe every couple of months I'll have an afternoon pick me up. I really like folgers. I'm not picky when it comes to coffee!

When I first started I would walk the easy lap around my neighborhood and it would take me almost an hour to do it and I would be dead tired. Now I walk the hard lap (it has two steep hills) and I can do it in under 40 minutes and have tons of energy! This week, I've finally started jogging! It took me 80 days, but I'm…

I have stress fracture in my foot and would definitely recommend just taking it easy and of course get a good pair of shoes.

Just a clarification: I don't mind my butt jiggling for the aesthetic reasons, it's the pain factor. As in "ouch, my *kitten* hurts." Thanks to everyone for the recs. It looks like compression shorts are in my future!

I have Merrells with the vibram "technology" in them. They are kind of like a mary jane style shoe. I really like them. I have super bad feet and can't wear a lot of shoes due to a stress fracture in my one foot and the tendency for my ankle to roll on my other foot. With that said, it's a really unique fit. They have a…

I've lost 18 pounds so far without a gym membership. I don't own any exercise equipment either. Just exercise DVDs, Kinect, and walking.

I'm a manager at a grocery store and I'm over the cashiers so I end up on a register a lot too. Sometimes it's just cashier banter we are trying to make. A lot of times I'll play the "guess what you're cooking game" where I try to figure out what people are making for dinners that week or if they are buying a product I've…

Thanks everyone. I actually went out and bought my wedding dress last night! I feel great about it!

I've never really cared for her. I think it's kind of shameful for her to sit there as a person with diabetes and say that it's ok to eat the meals she cooks as long as it's in moderation. Having a donut maybe once a month is eating something in moderation. Having a donut hamburger with a side of mac and cheese and one of…

I went ahead and added you. I'm 28, 5'4" and am looking to lose around 50 pounds as well.

With that flavored coffee creamer if it's hot. Skim milk and one or two sugars if it's cold.

I've never had a lady doctor comment on my weight even though I'm in the "extremely overweight" range. Even when I visit a GP, unless I'm going for a yearly physical, the doctor won't comment on it.

I think detoxes are kind of scary. I've heard of people getting extremely sick on them or getting really drained. That might be hard to do if you're taking care of two little ones. I've found that when I eat certain foods such has things high in sugars or bad carbs that I feel sluggish and tired too. I blame it on a…

My name is Jackie and I live in Nashville! I'm new here too and trying to lose weight before my wedding on June 24! Everyone please feel free to add me :)