Posts by kylam

Forum	Topic	Date	Replies

Foods	Why are sweetners bad for you?	Jul 29 2007 00:46 (UTC)
I don't eat them because they give me migraines. Basically they're unnatural. Right now I don't eat refined sugar or artificial sweeteners, so I'll only use a little honey or maple syrup to sweeten things. I think it's better to just use sugar in moderation and adopt healthy eating habits instead of eating "diet" foods that are made of chemicals.
Foods	Food of the day: Asparagus	Jul 29 2007 00:45 (UTC)	7
I recently tried asparagus that's steamed for a couple of minutes (just barely tender) then put in a pan with dijon mustard and a tiny bit of real butter and rolled around for a minute or two. It makes this fantastic glaze. My boyfriend normally hates aspargus and I'm only okay on it but he loved it, and my brother even ate all of his when I made it for him. It's super yummy.
Weight Loss	binging on cookies vs bindging on fruit	Jul 29 2007 00:39 (UTC)	1
now I want cookies and fruit. mm... cookies and fruit. In answer to the question, the fruit is good calories whereas some of the cookie calories are empty (nutritionally speaking) so they're not doing much for your body. But they're probably tasty. If you're trying to decide I would eat a bunch of fruit and have 1 cookie. Then you'll be full (you can eat a lot more fruit for the same calories probably) and still have a cookie. ^.^
The Lounge	Why do people....(fill in the blank)?	Jul 28 2007 23:37 (UTC)	16
why do people not bother to use the paper towel dispenser correctly?! At work, in the washroom there's a dispenser that involves pushing down on a bar/lever to make paper towels come out at the bottom. And there is a DIAGRAM right there of an arm pushing on the lever. So even being illiterate is not an excuse. PUSH IT WITH YOUR ARM! ugh. People wash their hands, then push the lever with their wet hands, so it's all wet, so nobody can push it with their arm. A tiny thing, really, but REALLY annoying because when it's wet you can't do it right even if you want to.
Recipes	Frozen Blueberries	Jul 28 2007 22:54 (UTC)	2
I've been craving ice cream like crazy the last few days, and we had some sort of light whipped cream in the fridge (in a can, I usually never eat that stuff, it's left over from a wedding), so I put frozen rapsberries and "whipped cream" in a bowl and stirred it up with a little maple syrup (about a teaspoon), it's pretty fluffy pink and really tasty. Saved me from buying ice cream and pigging out.
The Lounge	Aquafina Proven to be Tap Water	Jul 28 2007 21:21 (UTC)	3
spirochete, I'd take it off your hands. I like aquafina, because it tastes better than most other bottled water, and I don't do tap water except at one house (their water tastes good, it's from a well I think).
Weight Loss	Difference in Scales	Jul 28 2007 20:44 (UTC)	4
I weigh myself on about 3 different scales but I only officially weigh myself at the doctor's office about once a month. I would just pick the lowest one and if the number goes down, that's good.
Foods	Panda Express = not too bad	Jul 28 2007 20:43 (UTC)	6
nocturne...what else would orange chicken taste like besides orange? I understand holding a grudge though, I'm still mad at subway for changing their steak.
Foods	News Release - Government of Canada Warns Canadians of Botulism Health Threat	Jul 28 2007 20:38 (UTC)
"The manufacturer, Castleberry's (www.castleberrys.com), is also recalling four varieties of dog food manufactured in the same facility as the recalled chili. " ew! I don't want to eat chili manufactured in the same facility as dog food, gross. What if they mixed up the labels on the cans or something? Icky. Oh well. Thanks for posting thing
Health & Support	Migraine? :(	Jul 28 2007 20:35 (UTC)	7
I get migraines too, everyone in my family does. They're usually not severe for me but I used to get them a lot (at least once a month, occaisionally more than that). Haven't had one in a little while though. Do you take anything for yours?
Foods	How about Lean Cuisine, Healthy Choice, etc. ?	Jul 28 2007 20:24 (UTC)	6
I sometimes eat the lean cuisine "spa" thai chicken (with brown rice and veggies), it's yummy and it says it has no preservatives, and it's pretty good for you, except for being processed. I generally only have it when I can't make something ( when I'm at work and didn't plan ahead)
Motivation	Why is size 9 a large at hollister co?	Jul 28 2007 19:42 (UTC)	43
I try everything on because I don't trust sizes at all. On one day I bought a size 14 at one store, then went across the mall and bought size 6 capri pants. I own everything from an xxs to an xl. shrug I don't think the numbers actually mean much, maybe they do for men's pants, they can seem to pick out pants just looking at the label. I think I might actually wear size 9 jeans, that seems to be the mean.
Foods	carb addict soloution?	Jul 28 2007 18:39 (UTC)	1
you shouldn't completely cut any one essential food out of your diet. Carbs should make up about 50% of your daily food intake. Cutting out carbs totally would probably mean that you would do that for a while, then binge on carbs for a whole day as soon as you can't stand it. That's just continuing the cycle of bingeing and purging, which won't help. Nothing wrong with cutting out simple carbs and processed sugar though.
Foods	Dip Recipes	Jul 28 2007 16:55 (UTC)	3
I make dip out of fat-free sour cream all the time, it tastes great. It's just "chip dip" seasoning that I use, so I imagine other dry mixes would be fine. I hate cottage cheese so I don't use it, but I imagine it would work ok too.
Health & Support	Bathroom problem...sort of gross.	Jul 25 2007 01:37 (UTC)	4
hypothetically speaking - what if someone had no pain except during movements - but the same feeling of passing razors - extremely painful - but completely normal looking poo, digested food and all. And movements wouldn't be that frequent, either. ps obviously not actually hypothetical. it's me of course
Health & Support	desperate for help - weird pain	Jul 25 2007 01:33 (UTC)	1
hi there, thought I would post an update on my condition. So I went to the hospital the day after posting this I think (6 hours of waiting, yay). So they tested my urine and I had an infection, so they gave me antibiotics for 7 days - just finished them, and (knock on wood) I seem to be feeling better mostly. I'm just very worried because this is exactly what happened 2 years ago - I got an infection, took the pills, it went away...but then it came back. Again and again and again. I saw my doctor today and she's referred me to another urologist, but it'll probably be months before I actually see them. Oh well. Happy to be peeing nearly pain-free for now
The Lounge	what's the last thing you bought and how was it?	Jul 25 2007 01:21 (UTC)	20
a cute brown skirt that comes to just above the knees, it's lacy on the bottom. Really cute!
Foods	Are empty calories really bad as long as you are fine on cal-budget?	Jul 25 2007 01:18 (UTC)	20
you would probably do yourself a favour by eating more nutrient dense foods (brown rice instead of white) but I don't think treating yourself is bad. Personally I like to have the real thing (real ice cream, whipped cream, no artificial sweeteners or anything) very occaisionally instead of eating weird diet food all the time.
The Lounge	Support for gay and lesbians losing weight!	Jul 25 2007 00:34 (UTC)	51
hi I'm bisexual too, female, and support gay marriage. I'm Canadian so I don't need to worry about it but I still support it, and I'm glad I can marry whoever I love. ps. on facebook my religion says pastafarian. hehe
Motivation	Really insensitive friend??	Jul 24 2007 23:46 (UTC)	16
I think this is one reason that all my friends are boys except one girl friend who I see very occaisionally.
Recipes	SCONES HELP!	Jul 24 2007 23:30 (UTC)	8
not sure about the sugar but cutting in just means...cutting in. Like you put the butter/shortening into the dry ingredients and use a sharp thing to cut it up, so it mixes with the floury stuff. Makes sense to me, I'm just bad at explaining things without demonstrating
Weight Loss	Hypocrites?	Jul 24 2007 23:11 (UTC)	8
I'm lucky in that my family and boyfriend are supportive when I don't eat chips or whatever else everyone else is having. I do have a harder time at work, like when they bring us donuts and coffee and everyone digs in. Sometimes there is real pressure to not be a food prude, mainly because that makes everybody else feel guilty for eating junk, I think. Last night I just ate a clementine and some grapes instead of chips at my boyfriend's house - worked well.
Weight Loss	Dizzy after I eat anyone else?	Jul 24 2007 02:00 (UTC)	10
if it's not blood pressure - do you drink caffeine? The naturopath doctor I saw had me go off caffeine and ever since I've stopped having it my energy has gone through the roof and I stopped getting faint after meals and in the afternoon. Just a thought
Foods	edamame! (how do you like to eat it?)	Jul 24 2007 01:48 (UTC)	2
we buy frozen ones in the pod and I microwave them then put a sprinkle of coarse salt on top and snack away. they're so yummy
Weight Loss	An article I found interesting.8 glasses of water a diet urban legend	Jul 24 2007 01:37 (UTC)	10
jjlewis - yes, but some studies suggest that people who drink water instead of those drinks tend to lose more weight. Plus they're water based, but full of chemicals and artificial sweeteners and colourings and disgusting icky stuff. not natural at all
The Lounge	Monday..........	Jul 24 2007 01:35 (UTC)
my workweek starts on friday so monday is more like a ...thursday?
The Lounge	Warm fuzzies?	Jul 24 2007 01:34 (UTC)	34
troubles with tribbles is such a great episode - why do they always show the same ones over and over again on tv? I've only seen it once!
The Lounge	Where is everyone from?	Jul 24 2007 01:32 (UTC)	51
Halifax, Nova Scotia (canada)
Weight Loss	Please don't get mad....	Jul 24 2007 01:29 (UTC)	10
amen
The Lounge	Hell's Kitchen	Jul 24 2007 01:10 (UTC)	60
meh, I don't like ramsey. I watch anything else on food network though - Iron chef is where it's at. even top chef is better

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