Scientists think that the craving for sweets actually evolved as a way to ensure we got Vitamin C. Those who did not like fruit would die of scurvy before they had children. So it makes sense that we...
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Scientists think that the craving for sweets actually evolved as a way to ensure we got Vitamin C. Those who did not like fruit would die of scurvy before they had children. So it makes sense that we...
Don't like water??? How sad! My kids drink almost nothing but water. I have to talk my daughter into having soy milk with her meals.
I have always been very careful to control the amount of...
I am doing a 5K race this coming Sunday, and I have cut down my running so I can be fresh for it. I didn't exercise for 3 days, and I felt so awful!! I was tired and had a persistent headache that...
I've never given my kids juice-in fact, my daughter hates it. I think a lot of parents are fooled into thinking any amount of juice is ok, so they let the kids have unlimited quantities while...
Ditto. I realized a few years ago that my father probably IS dead (he used to get in touch every 10 years or so, when he needed money). It was literally: "Oh, I guess he's dead. Now what will I make...
I thought I was the only one who put lettuce in my smoothies! I like them with carrots, too. I always put seaweed in mine, too (for the iodine).
That's what I do-I get most of my vegetables in my smoothies.
Sounds a lot like my experience, scarlet! My father had serious drug and emotional problems. He left when I was a baby. I was raised by my screwball mother (I had a stepfather during a brief period...
I agree-BMI is only a small part of the puzzle.
I think 18.5 is at the extreme lower end of the healthy range; 19.5 is still a bit low, but better (I'm about 5 pounds under my recommended weight, at 19.5).
Mine's down to 19.5. I've decided to stop losing weight-my face is starting to look a little thin, so I think this is a good stopping point for me.
I swam for 45 minutes yesterday, and this morning I'm going to have a run at the beach.
I wish I'd known about the need for iodine-and the best vegan sources for it (seaweed).
There ARE some women who have a very strong genetic predisposition to developing breast cancer. I would probably have mine removed if that was the case for me. I wouldn't do that to my daughter,...
I've always had a very strong heart, even when I didn't exercise. Now I exercise like a maniac (and love every minute of it:D ), so in the past 3 years it's gone from the 60's down to the 40's.
I've been making smoothies with seaweed (I was having some problems with chills and night sweats until I started eating seaweed again), banana and whatever leftover vegetables I can find.
My son is not circumcised-I would not have allowed it even if my husband had wanted it done.
Many years ago, I saw a news story where they had taped a newborn baby's screams as he was circumcised....
My husband has a monitor at home. He used to check it 3-4 times a day, but got the feeling that it was getting to be obsessive. He only checks it now when he's feeling odd. I check mine occasionally,...
Mine too! She really doesn't like sweets, but for years her all she would eat was pasta or rice with soy sauce.
I have had some menstrual problems over the past year. At first, it was really aggravated by my weight loss. I don't eat much soy anymore (just a little soymilk and tofu) and I haven't seen any...
51 pounds total-but I would say 40 of that has been since going vegan.
Mushroom curry is divine, though....
My kids also loved the "Tackylocks" books by Helen Lester. They're hilarious!
I'm 5'1", too, wmenke. I'm about 105 pounds. I never thought I'd reach this weight-at first I would have been thrilled to reach 120 pounds. I guess it's a bit like having a new hairstyle. The newness...
I think the avoidance of mushrooms is an aesthetic thing for certain religions-the fact that it is technically a fungus.
I have found that, since going veggie and then vegan, my athletic performance has really improved.
Emily's Runaway Imagination is another good one-it's very autobiographical. My kids like Henry and the Clubhouse and Beezus and Ramona (we had to buy the tape set from the library when we lost...
Soy ice cream. Vegan cookies (any kind of baked goods or sweets). I avoid them because I am afraid I will go out of control and eat a ton. That's the reason I was able to lose weight-I simply stopped...
When I first read Bunnicula to my daughter, I read chapter after chapter to her. She was falling asleep, and I kept saying "Just one more chapter!" My kids are listening to Tales of a Fourth Grade...
The problem with gastric bypass is that eventually what's left of the stomach stretches out, so those who have had the surgery end up gaining the weight back. The unpleasant side effects (extreme...
Nobody else likes white pepper?
I've really gone off fruit lately-it's too sticky and sweet. I do love organic Pink Lady and Ambrosia apples (is it my imagination, or does organic just taste better?), though. And raspberries,...
We are re-reading "Henry Huggins" and Henry and the Paper Route". My son also loves "Ribsy," and "The Mouse and the Motorcycle." They are such fun to read out loud, too. Another favorite of mine was...
Funny-I can't remember what my favorite books were as a young child. My daughter's favorite was "The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear." My son liked one called "Grandpa's...
They have a bunch here in Southern California. I will never understand how a place that's supposed to be so health-conscious can have so many fast food places. There are more doughnut shops here than...
They got kicked off the east coast?
That's true-I lost weight eating mainly complex carbohydrates. They give you energy and fill you up, so you're not hungry right after eating.
I realize that she was ranting at everyone-I was simply answering from my perspective. She did say all those things she's now denying having said-and she never said she had simply gained weight from...
I would suggest you not post with questions if you don't want input-some of it is bound to be advice you DON'T want. You did say that morning is the only time you eat. You did say in another thread...
So you only eat in the morning, then when you're out with friends you eat like there's no tomorrow....I think you're slowing down your metabolism by only eating once a day, then overeating at the...