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Thank you for the link! I will definitely check it out, although I live in Europe. Not too many companies do international shipping. I wish they did... :-)

I agree you may have not notice anything bad right now. But the negative effects may follow later. That's why there is lots of controversy right now-- it will take a decade or two to show... Some studies show that women have a hard time getting pregnant if they have used pills for years. I know it's a personal choice,…

Please please please, do not use any hormonal birth control pills for your own good. I am asking you to consider any other options, because I've read about these pills so much that if you knew, you would never look at them again. Please consider, it is very important. And the worst thing is that (most) doctors don't really…

In most of these replies, I've noticed lots of good advice of how to get something into your mouth (or purse :laugh: ) for breakfast, especially ziplock baggies, or getting up 10 mins earlier. Or possibly by planning your day more efficiently, so you make some time for breakfast? But one thing that I would add from my own…

Good question because I was looking for that too in the beginning, until I figured it out. :smile: Type in "strength training" in CARDIOVASCULAR section when you add the exercise. Vuola! :wink: Maybe not a very logical placement, but I guess it partially counts as cardiovascular activity if you train hard (I mean, not with…

That's true. So, at first it's about breaking the bad habit and making a good one instead. I am too having some issues with emotional eating sometimes. But what I have noticed (and maybe this insight will help others here too) is that it's not always about the actual controlling of the urge to eat something for comfort (as…

Fantastic idea! I never thought of doing a reverse-- first planning it here, and then eating. :laugh: Great suggestion, I just need to remember it daily!

Oh my!!! :smile: I love pumpkin butter and miss it terribly since living in the US!!! :-))) I think I will start dreaming about it at night. I like cottage cheese too. I put it in salads, in pancakes, mix it with fruit, or even make a dessert with it. I really like getting creative with healthy stuff. :laugh: Your food…

I love green smoothies, if you guys ever heard of them. It's like a blended salad, with tons of nutrition. Of course, with added banana or other fruit, it tastes more like a smoothie, not like a savory salad. :smile: Just mix some raw spinach (or other greens) with some water/milk/almond milk and banana or berries, or…

The other commentators are right- don't pay attention to others' critique, but ONLY if you really are not harming your body. If you are eating the right portions of the right foods, it's only for you to judge your progress towards your better health!!! Also, remember that others may comment negatively because they're so…

Congratulations on your wonderful progress. :-) I know too-- it just takes some effort and desire to plan what and how much to eat. It is nothing complicated and there is no magic pill. We can all do it! Keep it up! :-)

Sorry to get back to this with a delay, but I am so glad you mentioned these last facts! No wonder you are not losing any weight. It's not only about how little we consume to lose. It's also about how MUCH. The lower is not always BETTER. If you consume only 1300 and exercising so hard, you are actually under eating. Your…

This will sound familiar, but-- stay positive! 1. It's a lifetime thing, not an every day thing for you to blindly follow the precise calorie count to a single digit. You will go insane! 2. Think of this 1600 calorie overdosing as a part of calorie shifting, not the end of the world. 3. Calculate the calories on a weekly…

I agree with the previous post- you should check how many calories you are eating a day. I was never really overweight, but not watching the portion sizes does add up. You don't need to be precise to a single calorie, however, if you consume a few hundred calories more than your body uses, then that's the reason you are…