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Taste Buds?
It's 3 months in and 14lbs down and something I am noticing is that my taste buds are changing, or that's what I assume is happening. The thing I am noticing the most is the way things are tasting sweeter than they were - for instance I never used to notice how sweet cows milk is until now. Is this just because I am…
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Big Mac with Bacon?
I don't have many fast food burgers [3 or 4 times a year] but if I do it's a Big Mac.....the tv ads are full of the new Big Mac with bacon.... Has anybody tried the new Big Mac yet....if so what do you think of it? As it's a limited edition should I drive to my nearest McDonalds asap? Oh and how many calories is it?
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Help with posting please
Please can someone help me.....When I'm posting and want to comment on another post I get clicking on 'quote' but what do I to get @nobody-in-particular to come up live and in blue........this is driving me nuts :#
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Alcohol in Cooking
I have always understood that when an alcoholic beverage used in cooking is heated to boiling point the alcohol evaporates, therefore there is no need to count the calories for the alcohol content of the recipe. Is this correct? Do you count the calories for any alcohol put into dishes?
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I was doing so well today until...
I drank a bottle of really lovely red wine tonight.....oh dear, how sad, never mind lol...tomorrow is another day! Anybody else have a I was doing so well day?
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Pioneer Woman
We have this tv programme in the UK but I'm too scared to watch more than the trailer because her ultra calorie rich cooking would not help me as I have to lose weight lol. One thing that does worry me though.....the trailer shows her feeding her two boys with what looks like mac and cheese [which they obviously say is…
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Ranch Dressing anyone?
Why is Ranch Dressing used so much in the USA? All I ever see mentioned on here is Ranch......I've never tried it although it is available in UK [along with numerous other dressings]. Is it like garlic mayonnaise? Is it addictive? My favourite homemade salad dressing is .......white wine vinegar/honey/wholegrain…
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Fibre
As usual every January here in the UK the news is full of health related topics/warnings - yesterdays topic/warning was the importance of incorporating sufficient fibre into our diets to vastly reduce the risk of stroke, bowel cancer etc. Apparently only a very small percentage of the population of the UK manage to ingest…
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Between the devil & the deep blue sea
Hi all. 3 years ago I had lost 50lbs with MFP and maintained well for a further 2 years until I decided to give up smoking!!! I have not smoked for a year now but.....I have put the 50lbs back on comfort/boredom call it what you want eating because I gave up smoking. I am a little person so 50lbs is a lot on my small frame…
