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pilbara @pilbara (1436) • Australia 4 May 07

I admit that I am overweight so I decided to do something about it. I have joined weight watchers and am going to a gym doing cirucit training. In the last 5 weeks I have lost 4.5 kilos (10 pounds). I know someone else who...

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Kellrae I think it's a pride thing as well. I'm proud of the way I have worked to get slimmer. Surgery wouldn't afford me that. I would just be paying someone else to do it for me. Besides, there are risks in every surgery. Unless your dr. says otherwise, I think it...

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pilbara @pilbara (1436) • Australia 4 May 07

I admit that I am overweight so I decided to do something about it. I have joined weight watchers and am going to a gym doing cirucit training. In the last 5 weeks I have lost 4.5 kilos (10 pounds). I know someone else who...

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Kellrae Lose the weight by diet and exercise, definately!! I've lost over 50 lbs. this way. I don't count points or calories. I just try to eat as much natural whole foods as possible. And I make most our meals from scratch. Colas are very rare and sweet tea, as...

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bornraf @bornraf (228) • United States 25 Apr 07

I am interested in knowing strategies to reduce kids obesity and/or ways to avoid kids get too much weight. In my kid school the have started a game in which every kid get points if they bring healthy snacks instead fatty ones,....

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Kellrae Don't feed your kids lunchroom food! Pack healthy lunches instead. Feed kids whole, natural foods as much as possible. Start being active yourself. Kids see what you eat and how active you are. Do these things and your kids will, too (eventually.). Don't give...

4 May 07

Hart57 @Hart57 (359) • United States 4 May 07

For a quick and convenient meal, I like to microwave frozen stir-fry-type veggies and put them on top of a heap of brown rice (I'll add chicken or tofu for some protein). I want to add a little flavor. Do you have some...

asian sauce

brown rice

healthful asian sauce

stir fried vegetables

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Kellrae Try Bragg's liquid aminos. It's like soy sauce, but a bit stronger. It has very little sodium, which occurs naturally. There's like 16 or so amino acids in it. Good stuff. I bought mine at a health food store, but it's available online as well. My family...

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Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 6 Mar 07

Why is it that when other people know we school at home, they continue to call during school hours? I keep my phone in another room to limit interruptions.When I call them back later I always explain that we were having school and...

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Kellrae I think you're right. I try to make my calls when I know the people won't be bothered. My sister's baby naps at the same time every day, so I try not to disturb her then. There's elderly people at church who sleep in. And some who go to bed at dusk. I try to...

4 Apr 07

aaa0126 @aaa0126 (205) • Philippines 15 Mar 07

i've read this one nice fact, people say "God Bless you!" when u sneeze because when u sneeze your heart stops for a milisecond, if u sneeze too hard, u can fracture a rib, if u try to suppress a sneeze, u can rupture a blood...

almighty

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Kellrae I don't know about the blood vessel thing, but the heart stopping is true. The actual reason people say God blees you is this... In the fiftenth century (if I recall correctly) people thought that when you sneezed, you were expelling evil spirits. The pope...

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chaygylmommy @chaygylmommy (2470) • United States 13 Mar 07

I love making Homemade yeast bread, but it seems that we don't eat it fast enough for it to not harden or go bad. Will homemade bread freeze good? I know I freeze store bought bread alot, but I prefer homemade and so does my...

cooking

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Kellrae That's the way I freeze my homemade bread. I also cut up pieces that have started to get stale into cubes. I can freeze these in a ziploc bag. I'll pop them in my blender when I need breadcubes. When I get a whole bag of cubes, I make stuffing. My family loves...

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Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 15 Mar 07

that some vaccines are passed through the kidneys of rhesis monkeys! Grody! There was also something about horse kidneys and aborted fetuses being used to dilute the live strains of illness. Yuck! Isn't that the type of monkey...

monkeys

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vegeterian

Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 6 Mar 07

Why is it that when other people know we school at home, they continue to call during school hours? I keep my phone in another room to limit interruptions.When I call them back later I always explain that we were having school and...

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Kellrae I guess most people don't understand homeschoolers, anyway. My dad's about to retire and he told me the other day that he plans to spend lots of time with the grandkids. I told him he's welcome to pick them up anytime after school. I think it surprised him,...

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Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 13 Mar 07

My dd has recently started wetting the bed again. She has done this off and on since she was four. She is now nine. What do you do for your children who wet the bed?

bedwetting

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Kellrae I think you're right. We just underwent a huge stress in our household, and even though it's over, she still could be nervous about it. We've also been sick around here and eating much more junkie than we usually do. It's affecting her adhd, too.

15 Mar 07

Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 13 Mar 07

I gave my dd GSE (grapefruit seed extract) when she started coming down with an awful cough. She was hoarse for about a day and a half, but her coughing stopped. My other dd started to get the same illness but she refused to take...

cold

cold remedies

grapefruit seed extract

gse

homeopathy

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Kellrae Thank you for the instructions. I bet I could mix it in my kids juice, too. As long as they don't see me!!

15 Mar 07

Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 13 Mar 07

My dd was playing Batman and Robin when she fell off the top of her playhouse. She broke both bones in her lower right arm. Have your kids ever done anything crazy while playing super heroes?

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Kellrae I forgot about Xena! I'm glad nothing serious happened to your niece. Xena was a tough woman!! I'm also glad I made you smile!!

15 Mar 07

Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 14 Feb 07

For the last 2 1/2 years, I've been researching and implementing a nonmedicative approach to my child's adhd. The results have been phenominal. After about six months, someone commented to me that I must have finally found the...

prescription medication

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Kellrae I'm sorry to hear of your struggles. My dd was on the adhd line pretty close to bipolar, or so her therapist said! We've been eating really junkie lately and she actually told a grown up to shutup today! My other dd told me about it and I made her apologize....

15 Mar 07

Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 13 Mar 07

I love to read quotes. One of my favorite quotes is on a plaque my sister painted for me. It reads," The best things in life...Aren't things." What is your favorite quote?

favorite things

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Kellrae Good one. Especially the love part.Kinda like the more smiles you give away, the more you get in return.

15 Mar 07

Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 13 Mar 07

I love to read quotes. One of my favorite quotes is on a plaque my sister painted for me. It reads," The best things in life...Aren't things." What is your favorite quote?

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Kellrae That is cute! I may have to borrow that one!

15 Mar 07

Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 13 Mar 07

I gave my dd GSE (grapefruit seed extract) when she started coming down with an awful cough. She was hoarse for about a day and a half, but her coughing stopped. My other dd started to get the same illness but she refused to take...

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Kellrae I have a friend from church that uses echinacea. She asked me last week why I wasn't using it. She uses the kind with goldenseal in it. I don't know if goldenseal is safe for kids, though. I need to get some, most definately!

13 Mar 07

Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 13 Mar 07

I love to read quotes. One of my favorite quotes is on a plaque my sister painted for me. It reads," The best things in life...Aren't things." What is your favorite quote?

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Kellrae Well, I guess wanting and not having builds character and patience. Unless it's groceries. Then, I think it would just build hunger pains LOL!

13 Mar 07

jeweledbluerose @jeweledbluerose (3061) • United States 13 Mar 07

I have always been one to use leftovers in some form or fashion that is good, and tastes different from the meal we had the day before, but for the life of me I cannot think of a way to reuse leftover mashed potatoes. I don't like...

leftovers

mashed potatoes

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Kellrae Make potato patties. Add an egg, beaten, then flour till it's thick, like a soft dough. Add seasonings to taste, also. Now press into patties about half the size of a hamburger pattie. Fry in hot oil (only a little) until both sides are browned. You may die...

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Kellrae @Kellrae (69) • United States 13 Mar 07

I love to read quotes. One of my favorite quotes is on a plaque my sister painted for me. It reads," The best things in life...Aren't things." What is your favorite quote?

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