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08-01-2006, 12:59 PM
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Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707
S/C/G: 364/--/182
Height: 5'6"
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Don't worry, it'll happen! It is my dream that I will be able to buy products that are unsweetened and without added fat that contain whole foods. Could you imagine how much healthier we would be as a nation if we depended on whole foods rather than fast foods? If we reached for naturally sweet rather than super sweet?
Whole foods aren't glamourous, yet. Health food stores do pretty good but there is still some need for improvement. I would rather see no added sweeteners in cereals rather than having cane juice or other sweeteners.
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08-01-2006, 01:25 PM
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Beam me up Scotty!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Silly-con Valley, CA
Posts: 411
S/C/G: 310/218/140
Height: 5'6"
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Wow, How did I miss this forum?
I didn't even know you people were here! 
This is what I've been doing for the last 7 weeks or so. I just decided to give up all processed food as well as salt, sugar, caffine and ibuprofin. It was an "all or nothing" pretty much for me as I was in a lot of pain. In addition to cutting out things, I added LOTS of water, cranberries, garlic, ginger, omega 3's and flax.
So along with the weight loss, the 2 biggies for me have been a reduction in pain and since the second week, NO CRAVINGS! 
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08-01-2006, 01:38 PM
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hara hachi bu
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,294
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Welcome, Karen! We're relatively new (just this week). I'm glad you found us!
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08-01-2006, 02:13 PM
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Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707
S/C/G: 364/--/182
Height: 5'6"
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Hi Karen! This forum is new and we are very excited about it. I've given up salt and sugar as well and I've lowered the amount of caffeine I drink. I actually gave it up but figured I could add it back in especially with all the health benefits of green and black tea.
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08-01-2006, 02:15 PM
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Working My Way Back Down
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Alaska
Posts: 4,982
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Dolly, Nelie ... I hope this happens to me. The word "too" is never paired with "sweet" or "rich" in my diet! Not yet, anyway.
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Now see, I'm the opposite, esp with sweet. My mom used to make this dark chocolate silk pie dessert that was waaay too sweet, made my tongue do a funny curl and just didn't taste good to me. I've never been a big dessert person or a chocolate eater. A great dessert to me is a nice tart lemon meringue pie!  Maybe it's because we grew up only having desserts on Sundays (when my grandparents came for dinner) or holidays. Otherwise, if you wanted something after dinner it was fruit. Not to say there weren't things like cakes and cookies in my home, because there certainly were, but the emphasis was not on having something sweet with/after every meal.
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08-01-2006, 02:23 PM
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Beam me up Scotty!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Silly-con Valley, CA
Posts: 411
S/C/G: 310/218/140
Height: 5'6"
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Oh, VERY cool! So glad you did! 
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08-01-2006, 09:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: San Diego, CA, USA
Posts: 704
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OH, I'm so glad this forum exists!! I'm so excited! 
I believe very strongly that the human body did not evolve to eat 90% of the...stuff...out there. Don't even get me started on HFCS, colorants, and preservatives! I strive to eat whole foods as much as I can, and to feed them to my husband as much as possible. I'm so glad this forum is here!! 
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08-01-2006, 10:11 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 72
S/C/G: 186/180/120
Height: 5'4"
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wow, I LOVE this forum! As I am going along in my food journey I have been eating whole foods for the last year or so, ever since I bought the Superfoods book. Just tonight for dinner I had a portabello mushroom off the grill, sauteed onions, peppers, zucchini, squash, a baked potato and an ear of corn. They're not all superfoods but I feel really good about what I ate. Yesterday I had to eat out for dinner and I chose a Greek restaurant that makes a Vegetarian Dream Wrap. I feel a lot better eating whole foods instead of garbage foods. The fact that my son rented SuperSize Me this week really helped reinforce this!
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08-01-2006, 11:19 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Posts: 8,802
Height: 5'8.5"
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Hey, I hadn't seen this forum either! But YES since I have switched the difference in my energy levels is amazing... I used to be soooooooo sleepy in the afternoons, lethargic, etc. Also now I find I my cravings are for healthful foods... yeeks last week I was craving CELERY so went and bought some! Who would'a thunk it? 
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08-01-2006, 11:21 PM
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hara hachi bu
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,294
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Thank you for joining us!
Idrial, a Vegetarian Dream Wrap? Yummy!
Misti, did you get a haircut??? CUUUUTE! I didn't recognize you!
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08-01-2006, 11:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Posts: 8,802
Height: 5'8.5"
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Originally Posted by phantastica
Misti, did you get a haircut??? CUUUUTE! I didn't recognize you!
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Yep, that's me! Thanks! I hardly recognize myself!!
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08-01-2006, 11:42 PM
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Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2005
Location: San Diego
Posts: 6,192
S/C/G: 190/140/135
Height: 5'7"
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Fabulous picture You look glamorous!!! Look at that dainty neck and those cheekbones!
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08-02-2006, 12:01 AM
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Finding Me Again
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Delaware
Posts: 343
S/C/G: 235/212/140
Height: 5'3"
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Hi Misti! You look great! And what a difference a hair style can make...I didn't recognize you at first either!
Hey, are you guys still doing your Coast to Coast Challenge? Or is there a new one? I'm trying to get comfortable with this Super Foods thing and calorie counting, and then I'll revisit walking everyday!
**I'm so glad so many of us are here! I feel as if I have found my 'home' among other whole food/good nutrition appreciaters!**
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08-02-2006, 02:21 AM
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Working My Way Back Down
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Alaska
Posts: 4,982
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Misti - I agree. You look terrific!! Isn't this a great new forum? I love it.
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08-02-2006, 10:26 AM
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Mindful Eater
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Hot, humid Houston
Posts: 326
S/C/G: 253/183/150
Height: 5'4"
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Misti -
Love the new avatar. You look GREAT!
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