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Reasons you can't sleep
Things that go bump in your night? Looping thoughts? What keeps you awake? So last night, I fell asleep reading, which is pretty normal for me. I found myself completely awake 2 hours later and these were my thoughts: I need to remember to clean the bugs out of my kitchen light. D@mn and the bathroom light. I need to throw…
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Carbonated drinks
I never gave those products much thought. I used to drink Diet Coke by the car loads. Right now, dh has 10 6-packs(bought on sale) stored away in the basement that he drinks himself. I've been able to resist them. BUT some days I just need something carbonated. My sister gave me an 8 pack of Spindrift flavored carbonated…
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Anyone else waiting until after the holiday?
Maybe it sounds like just another excuse but I've never been one to say start and make it immediate. I have to psyche myself for it, such as pick a day, stock the fridge, that sort of thing. My low weight for 2020 was 132ish(can't remember exactly? :( )but now I'm looking at losing at least 25#. :( Yes, it's been a he!!uva…
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Shout out to the inventor of....
I'm sure we all have found something in our lives that we have no idea how we existed before without it. It can be funny, serious, an absolutely unnecessary thing... Today for me, it's parchment paper. :p All those years of broken stuck cookies are no more. Yippee aye kayaye!!
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Anybody sad to see 2020 disappear?
Crazy stupid question right? But there has to be *something* good we can take from it, use and learn from, redo, build up, and remember with gratitude and love? Hmmm, might take me awhile to think on my own ponderings but I'm sure I'll come up with something. Maybe your answers will give me inspiration. :) Bring it on....
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Prepping for the weekend
Weather person is forecasting up to 2' of snow. So I'm trying to plan ahead. 1. Figure out how to use this newfangled phone so I can post pictures on MFP of all this delight. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Am I forgetting anything? :)
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Thoughts on Beyond Burger and other fake meat
I watched a talk show with Marco Borges, saying plant-based is the healthy way to go. BUT avoid fake meat because it's all highly processed. Opinions? Just curious.
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In a Hallmark movie kind of mood
:blush: I'll have to look on amazon prime; they do have them on there don't they?
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Goals in your life
One of the reasons that my depression has gotten a foot hold lately is I have no goals. None. We all need goals in our days, something to make us feel worthwhile, needed, motivated, keep us focused and grounded. Please share your goals? What keeps you going every day?
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Describe the imaginary love of your life
Using just 5 words. Can you do it? 1. Respectful 2. Kind 3. Loving 4. Funny 5. Rich(hey, why not, it IS imaginary)
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Messed my stomach up :(
I deal with binge-eating from time to time. :( For the last month I've been out of control. It's not even worrying about the weight I know I've gained; it's now that my stomach feels terrible. Two nights ago I was awake half the night due to cramps, bloating and belly gurgling(I sound like a commercial). It still doesn't…
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You CAN'T tell a lot about someone by....
(Hope you don't mind @CacoEther ?) Thought it might be interesting to get a different perspective. By the clothes they wear
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Very hungry emotions...again
Here I go again, trying to get a handle on filling voids and emotions in my life. It happened right after the Christmas season last year when Covid started stressing us all out. It stuck with me for 6 weeks, gaining 25 lbs. Then I shook my head clear and got back to it. Now it's back and I'm having a hard time again. :( It…
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Vegan Product Sites
I'll be searching when I get time later but wanted to ask for personal references to sites anybody here may use for Vegan products, whether it's food, candles, health and beauty aids, or whatnot. Looking to put together a box of gifts for a 30 yo Vegan woman. :) I appreciate any input whatsoever!! Thanks :)
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Another CBD question
Do you know if CBD gummies could possibly cause night sweats? My sister has been taking them for a few weeks and all of a sudden she's developing night sweats. She's had night sweats before due to a med she was on for cholesterol(which she no longer takes). One night she didn't use the CBD and no night sweats. Coincidence…
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Stocking up on what??
I'm just curious, those of you who are stock-piling in prep for this virus, what items are you focusing on? I know t.p. is #1 to not forget. But as far as eating.....fill the freezer, canned goods, boxes or rice, pasta. I eat lots of fresh. Just trying to think forward to my shopping this weekend. Would rather have it and…
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Finding a happy medium?
My vegan dd is home for 10 days. I've always been intrigued and willing to go vegetarian, maybe even vegan. So my dd and I got into a deep discussion about acceptable, healthy foods, vs. what's allowed/not allowed, ingredients, processed, etc. She knows a lot about a lot of it and I am just barely dipping my toes in. But…
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I'll give you the ingredients....
and you can give me your best Vegan recipe. :) My dd is coming this weekend, for a whole week+!!! Yay!!!! But I am not much of a cook. :( And she's vegan. So, if you had beans, frozen tomatoes from your garden, and any kind of pasta, what else could you add to create something delectable? :) The obvious would be pasta…
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Good books about Microdiome?
Any recommendations? Please and thank you.
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Hemp Vana
My sister threw her back out over a week ago, she's been in terrible pain since, and someone mentioned this product as a miracle worker for back pain. After calling all over the place, she finally found it in stock. And now she's a firm believer in it too. Her chiropractor had never heard of that specific brand name but…
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Protein from one source
I know the best way is a varied healthy diet. BUT I've been on this 0% non-fat plain yogurt kick for quite awhile now and am finding that is the one source of my protein for the past couple of months. Funny thing is, I'm getting so much more protein in my diet now than I was before. So, I guess my question is, is it a bad…
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Discovered a new exercise :)
Ok, not really. But am going to combine 2 things I can do to improve myself and the environment. :) I've been noticing such an uptick of trash along the roads lately. Heading out today, parking my car at one of the worst places, and walking to pick up trash. So many positives from this, exercise, environment AND it'll keep…
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Whoever recommended Atomic Habits
Thank you for that!!! I got it from the library and am only 40 pages into it but am learning so much from it already. A lot of it I think I already instinctively knew but seeing it in the written word reiterates how negative our habits can be, and how it can all affect us, even just our thoughts and words. I do need to…
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It's the little things
I love: Darn Tough socks pre-fall weather and crickets chirping
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Need some ideas please?
My dd suffers from terrible anxiety; she's turning 28 in Sept, and I want to put together a nice care package for her. She lives across the states :( and I haven't see her since Christmas, probably won't see her til Christmas again. Anyways, if anyone has any ideas of what I could put in there, to help with anxiety, make…
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Not feeling your size?
Wasn't sure how to name this post. :/ But I still feel like a size different than what I am. I always felt like size 8 was a smallish size but now that's where I'm at and have been for a year+. Why do I still feel like my old sizes? How do you get over that, or do you always stay the old size somewhere in your mind?
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Where would you live if you could?
I've always wanted to move to someplace quaint, charming, but I'm a lifer here where I am, I guess. While I do like my little hometown, I'd also love to live on a remote part of coastal Maine. Some place tourists don't know about. But then my dd keeps telling me I should move to the Seattle area. While I wouldn't want to…
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Rising above the want
Ok, so I'm a binge-eater. If it's in the house, I eat it, whether I really want it or not. For about 2-3 months I fell hard off the wagon, really hard. I got into the habit of buying a pint of ice cream 1-2 times a week and devouring it in one night, among all the other junk food I was eating. When I fall off the wagon, I…
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Eliminating certain foods
I know there's been discussions before about this kind of topic; CICO are all that counts, you can include all foods within your calorie allotment, etc. BUT what about our foods that seem to be triggers for us and we consistently exceed CI? Is it better and feasible to simply not buy them at all? Personally, once I start…
