And if ya gotta have the sweet, fresh fruit, you won't regret it. @Beanc @lacuda

@Beanc @lacuda Things I learned from my own weight loss journey: Sneaky sweeteners are often renamed sugar, or sugar alternatives that are more chemical than they are actually flavor enhancers, and many do have neurological side effects consumed over the long term. Fruit juices sold in mass produce generally have additives, better to drink fresh made at home with a juicer honestly, tea, good lord herbal teas are great for something sweet with honey in it.

@Beanc @lacuda Oh I *had* to cut the beef fats out entirely, found out my BP was running abnormally high and had to buckle down on my diet hard core to get that under control. That with lots of walking (I live rural so, long walks are always a pleasure.)

@Beanc @lacuda But yeah, you got this Lacuda. Walking around the block a few times a day or week can help a lot too.

@Beanc @lacuda Oh and one thing about sugar cutting, keep an eye out for alternative naming for sweetners, some of them do have neurological effects on the long term.

@Beanc @lacuda I mean they use bone meal to process sugar to get that white color to it. MIL is vegan so yeah had to cut out a ton of stuff to accommodate for her dietary needs too. We generally eat fairly lean meals here though with TONS of veg, big portions of veg and smaller portions of meat honestly really is good for the body, that's for sure.

*nodsnods* Oh yeah my husband is on a low sugar diet because of his own weight issues at the moment. I'm trying to help him with my own diet changes since we share meals most of the time. @Beanc @lacuda

@lacuda If you are sugar sensative, you might want to consider reducing sugary treats and avoid corn syrup based drinks and foods. A lot of the weight I had came from corn syrup snuck into a lot of my regular routine meals and foods I snack on.

@lacuda Well, I can offer some tips from my own weight loss experience. Cut back on carbs, reduce intake on fatty/greasy foods, and ramp up the juice and water intake, cut out soda entirely, and maybe coffee too if you can handle it. Water flavor packets with vitamins are absolutely gold for this. I cut out red meat entirely from my diet, and only eat carbs maybe twice a day. The goal tho in this, is to remove the excess.

*dances.* Live in the moment, fuck the rest! #CoSoMusic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECbdM8Ch1X8

@Razdawg22 Tropical Storm Debby it seems. Shame, they missed out on an epic storm name joke.

@Razdawg22 I don't know, but I'm willing to find out! XD

*snirks.* Quoting a friend here from Up Yonder. "I hope this isn't an indication of our situation in the near future." #Weather #Jokes

@wolfwoman Yep, and I understood the nuance of the choice as well. Dudes literally an example of "Good Men" in the US, for sure.

@wolfwoman Wow that is not the bad remark these guys think it is. I would choose Tim Walz over a bear any day, he's a good guy and trust worthy and sticks to his ethics and morals both.