Rose: I've got diabetes and have been to the classes and heard everything to know about aspartame and diet drinks and they all said that unless you take ALOT of sugar twin or what have you, it dosen't affect you. Also told them i drank alot of diet cola's and other diet drinks, and they also said that was fine.

Rose: I agree with some of what you say the key is moderation.
You don't become diabetic from eating too much sugar,the key there is your pancreas and whether your producing insulin.
My granmother has sugar and was having alot of migranes.I went over her diet and found way too much of the so called diet sugars.She now uses NO diet sugar in her coffee or cooking.Her Migraines are gone since we changed her diet.Splenda is also in the diet sugar group but they say it's raw sugar.

Yes i know i can't spell.lol

No matter what we do to try to keep healthy there will always be something to hurt us in todays society. You can get cancer from breathing.
I think until my country bans Diet soda I will still partake in it. We can't have sugared sodas cuz we will gain weight and the sugar will cause grief too. You get diabetis from partaking in too much sugar.
I think the key is moderation. I really dont think a drink or two a week of any diet soda will cause you to become sick. I've drank it for years and I am fine.
Like anything in life if you use it in moderation you will be ok

I heard about that. i use Splenda.. but i drink diet Coke, and i think thats sweetened with aspartame. :(

Foxy Lady: wow I never knew that about aspertame, I have never been a big sugar person, but aspertame is found in almost all diet products, thanks for the article

http://www.mercola.com/forms/sweet_misery.htm

Antje: Send it to me!! ;-)

what do i do with all the chocolate??

yes it working fine lol

beach: Treadmill working now !!

Bruno Jesus: i ride my bike to work, an hour a day, i play squash 1 or 2 times a week (1 times a week in competition) .. i could use some more muscles though thats true :)
(the sports i do are for stamina and speed)

Ok there has to be alot of us here who are starting new diets for the new years, anyone care to share or offer encouragement to others, to keep us all motivated

losing weight wouldnt be bad .. but i am not overweighted (in total, although my belly is :))
i am not actively losing weight though

the funny thing is when i am at work i eat far more than when i have the day off from work (or in the weekends) .. i have a sitting job (software engineer) but i eat much more (bread, not candy) .. when i am at home i am much more busy but eat far less

i am from alkmaar, little town about 60 km (40 miles for those wicked disunited americans ;)) north of amsterdam

(and next to the little (art) village Bergen which is known best by tourists for its beach and dunes)

(thats funny .. when you can get something easily .. you dont value it that high anymore .. i dont drink heineken .. i dont drink beer .. its too bitter for my taste .. i love cola (pepsi is better than coca ;)))

Chocolate sprinkles anyone? :D

Hrqls - where you from in Holland?

Hrqls...At least they have HEINEKEN here :)

lol .... one thing which i can do without on vacations is the foreign bread slices .. i always use 'baquettes' when i am on vacation .. the bread i am used to here in the netherlands is sometimes available in other countries .. but much more 'sour'
(we call that 'german bread' although i am not sure if thats correct ;))

you and your husband both immigrated didnt you ? you didnt have any problems with the food ? didnt miss anything ? ;)

LOL.. i know exactly what you mean. just ask my husband who immigrated here about 5 yrs ago. he misses his 'home' food terribly!

ah i didnt know coconut flakes were called coconut flakes :)

i would have a nightmare finding the foods i like :)

i would love it the first few months . but then want to have some old fashioned dutch food again :) ... although i probably would be eating a lot of foreign food which would be foreignn to the foreign country i would be emigrated to . if i would :)

Hrqls-- ive eaten nutella in Germany and had a difficult time finding it here, but i finally did. in specialty/international shops i found it :o)

coconut comes in 'flakes' too, so it doesnt necessarily imply corn flakes :)

heh i always have my bread close to my hands :)

*nod* on my bike this morning i thought the same as well .. flakes sounds like 'vlokken' .. but i didnt want to write 'flakes' as it isnt related to corn flakes .. chocolate only .. i guess you know them though as you know nutella as well .. do they sell that in the usa ?

that doesnt sound too bad Hrqls. and vlokken i think are 'flakes'? sounds close to the german word for flakes anyway. and they all sound yummy to me.. i love nutella and liver pate :o)

if you wait til your light in your head, then you might fall before you get a chance to eat, so be careful :)

i have 3 raw carrots with me to work .. when i get feel the urge to nibble i take one of those .. i love them :)

i eat when i feel light in the head

i dont have breakfast in the morning (which is bad i know) .. i get up at 5:30 am, am at work at 7am, have my first sandwich around 8am, first 'lunch' break at 9:30am and second one at 12:30 (each half an hour)

I've always heard that you should only eat when you eat, not play or read... I'm not one to follow directions which is why I often have food on my mouse.
When do you get hungry? Not just thinking about food. That would be the time to eat or at least nibble on something healthy. I like to have snacks with me that I can nibble on if I get hungry between breaks.

hmm .. the problem is i often think of my food after my break is over .. my break is only 30 minutes .. and i play brainking for the first 40 minutes .. and then think of food :)

i am not sure if they are sandwiches .. they are slices of bread with something in between .. which changes every day (not by itself :)) ... today i had 2 with peanut butter, 2 with chocolate cream, 2 with liver-pate (?), 2 with chocolate 'vlokken' (?) :)

so its best to get 2 times 4 than 8 times 1 ?

dont the sandwiches get boring?
as far as distribution.. you have to eat when you get your break, so if it works for you, thats great! :o)

i always have 8 sandwiches with me to work .. i have 2 lunchbreaks .. but i can also eat a sandwich in between if i want to

would it be better to eat 1 sandwich each hour or to eat 4 sandwiches in each of my break ?
(or any other distribution?) :)

sorry--banned that poster

That diet does wonders for a lot of things. I had been diagnosed as diabetic..since I started the diet, my blood work is all fine. I will continue on it too!!

My blood pressure dropped back to normal too! Had plenty of clothes already.........had surgery and couldnt exercise and thats when i gained all the weight! I'm back finally where I needed to be!

Hello Clay from Nashville..way to go! I too have been on the South Beach Diet since Jan.1 and the carbs are not a problem for me either. I lost about 25 lbs and 5 in. off the waistline. Have kept the weight off and that feels good. My doctor highly approves the South Beach Diet also!!
Keep up the good eating!!

I am on the south beach diet! It is wonderful! It is simple and easy! What they don't promote enough is that once you are on it for 10 to 14 days you quit! I mean QUIT craving carbs! All carbs! Well I did and I can sit down at one sitting and devour a box of choc. covered cherries and a diet coke ! Now I could care less if i ever see candy again! HONEST! P A' L E A S E look into SouthBeach!

sorry everyone, i was working this weekend and didnt see this last post. the person has been banned from posting

Niki, thanks for posting that info. I have always liked mushrooms and now that I am sure of its nutritional value, will enjoy them more. I already have listed in my favorites the site you mentioned and will refer to it often. Since July 11th, Joe and I are neck in neck losing but since his brief stay in the hospital for his angioplasty to insert a stent in the circumflex artery to the aorta that was 99% clogged, he is now ahead of me by 2 lbs. So far, he has lost 14 and I have lost 12. He is more conscious of his eating habits now that he still has 2 more clogged arteries and it is a matter of life and death to him. His chest pains have deminished, thank God. We are eating lots of salads, veggies and have limited our intake of meats although we were only eating chicken and fish. The freezer is full of veggie burgers, soy breakfast links instead of small sausages, skim milk, etc. etc. We find that we are eating more with less calories and the substitutes are really very tasty. Try them everyone as they are good and good for you. Edited for additional info.

Lose weight?? I'm actually rounding out in the belly. I should think I'm gaining weight, but the scales tell me I've actually lost some. But then, who can trust those truck stop scales, anyway? lol

Thats great keep up the good work.

Well, Antje. I'm sorry for the no weight loss, but at least you have a reason for it now. I bet it was driving you crazy not losing, and not knowing why. I'm pullin for you to get the help and support you nedd to help you on your weight loss journey!!!

weigh to go scooby!!! thats great. i havent lost any weight at all, but i did just find out that im hypothyroid, so that might explain things! im hoping now that that going to be corrected, ill have more success with my weight loss!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I have lost 18 pounds since deciding to lose weight. I have made a few changes in my diet, and it seems to be showing! Well, everyone let the board know how well you arre coming along in your weightloss efforts. I am so glad to have a board like this to go to!!!!

I found loads of stuff.. try doing a search on 'mushrooms nutritional value'
A great site that can tell you the nutrient value of almost any food is:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl
Type in mushrooms or mushroom and hit return. Select the mushroom you want and hit return :-)
But very basically otherwise, I found this :-
mushrooms contain essential nutrients. They are a great source of phosphorus, magnesium, potassium and selenium, nutrients often lacking in our
high-processed-food diets. In addition, mushrooms contain virtually no fat or cholesterol.
They are also naturally low in sodium and a good source of fibre.
Calories:20 Calories, Zero from Fat
% Daily Value
Total Fat: 0g 0 %
Saturated Fat: 0g 0 %
Cholesterol: 0 mg 0%
Sodium: 0 mg 0%
Potassium: 280 mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate: 3g 1%
Dietary Fiber: 0g 0%
Sugars: 0g
Protein: 2g

Vitamins
Vitamin A: 0%
Vitamin C: 2%
Calcium: 0%
Iron: 2%
Riboflavin: 20%
Niacin: 15%
Copper: 15%
Pantothenate: 10%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs

I did some searching and found nothing,now this drove me nuts.My husband took a can of mushrooms out of our cupboard and there it was.lol......Mushrooms have Vit C D and Iron in them it was in black and white in front of me.lol

...about the nutritional value of edible mushrooms. Any health gurus who know about this sort of thing?

I am sorry and it will not happen again. I thought maybe my opinion about peace and love to all was worth something and wanted everyone to see it. I shall watch my etiquette more carefully from now on and maybe keep my opinions to myself. Did not mean to start anything. I thought it might help; instead it is causing more problems. Oh well, live and learn something new each day. Thank you for taking the time to give me your message.

Thanks Music I would like to hear more about this!
Great scooby! You can do it! I am still doing good with my water. It is the eatting that keeps getting me:(