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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 6.17.09 
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<br>ASK HUNGRY GIRL 
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<br>Dear HG, 
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<br>I love you and your recipes so much. I have some Qs about HG. How many 
<br>people are on your staff? What are your offices like? Where do you get ideas 
<br>for recipes? And can all the recipes in your books be found online? 
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<br>Soooo Curious  
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<br>Dear Soooo Curious,
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<br>All good questions... and ones that are asked often. For starters, there are 
<br>currently eight people, including myself, who work for HG full time (most in 
<br>Los Angeles; one on the East Coast), and there are also a few freelancers. If 
<br>you want to get an up-close-and-personal look at all of the HG staffers, click 
<br>here to check out a super-fun video we put together. Really -- click and 
<br>check it out! (It took a while to make, and it's really cute!) Our offices are 
<br>VERY fun, adorable, and filled with food -- click here for pics! As for recipe 
<br>ideas -- well, they come from MANY different places. We have programming 
<br>meetings where we brainstorm, and sometimes we get ideas from 
<br>subscribers (keep those coming!). We also get ideas from watching TV 
<br>commercials and seeing new stuff that's out at fast-food and chain 
<br>restaurants. Pretty much ANYTHING can inspire an HG recipe. As for whether 
<br>or not all the book recipes are online -- the first two HG books contain lots of 
<br>brand-new recipes, which haven't run on the website, and also HG classics, 
<br>which have been featured in past emails. So there is some overlap, but there 
<br>are no hard and fast rules. Sometimes, in an HG email, we'll feature an 
<br>exclusive recipe from one of the books (like we did last week with the 
<br>Double-Trouble Chocolate Trifle!), and we just may release some classics-
<br>only collections in the future. As I said, there are no real rules about how it 
<br>all works. Thanks so much for your email -- I'm really glad you love the 
<br>recipes! And remember to watch the "Meet the Hungry Girl Staff" video by 
<br>clicking here, and let me know how you like it! Happy viewing...
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<br>Dear Hungry Girl, 
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<br>What do you think are the biggest mistakes people make when dieting? Are 
<br>there any secrets? I keep losing and gaining the same 20 lbs. Ugh! 
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<br>Diet Diva  
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<br>Dear DD, 
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<br>There are many mistakes people tend to make when dieting. I'm going to list 
<br>some of the biggies. And remember, this is just my opinion. 
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<br>1. Following fad diets. I'm not a fan of fad diets. They don't teach you how to 
<br>eat in a way you can live with forever. Sure, if you follow a set plan for a 
<br>limited time, you can lose weight. The hard part is maintaining that weight 
<br>loss in the long term. If you try to stick with the fad diet's style of eating, it's 
<br>very likely you'll eventually give up or get bored. If you go back to your old 
<br>eating habits, you regain the weight. This is a huge problem and the reason 
<br>why I don't recommend fad dieting. 
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<br>2. Skipping meals. If you skip meals you'll only end up hungrier and more 
<br>likely to eat too much and/or the wrong thing. It's that simple. Eat breakfast. 
<br>Eat lunch. And eat dinner! 
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<br>3. Drinking calories. Sheesh! Drinking your calories is a WASTE... really. It's 
<br>much more satisfying to chew food than it is to drink stuff. Having a low-
<br>calorie liquid swap is fine -- like treating yourself to one of our Swappuccinos 
<br>or a diet hot cocoa when you're craving the real thing. But it's too easy to sip 
<br>an extra 300 - 500 calories a day if you drink calorie-packed beverages. 
<br>Avoid those and stick with water for the most part. 
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<br>4. Living in denial. Don't pretend there are no calories in condiments, that a 
<br>salad is healthy and diet-friendly no matter what, and that food you eat while 
<br>standing (or on an airplane, etc., etc.) doesn't count. It ALL counts! 
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<br>5. Not reading labels. READ LABELS, people! And read them CAREFULLY. 
<br>Take note of serving sizes and servings per package. This is KEY. 
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<br>There you have it... those are five mistakes that are very common. And no, 
<br>there are no real secrets to dieting -- except that you need to find a way to 
<br>eat that'll work for you FOREVER. That's the one thing people tend to forget --
<br> the forever factor. Thanks for the email!
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<br>CHEW ON THIS: 
<br>Today, June 17th, is Eat All Your Veggies Day. So, um, EAT ALL YOUR 
<br>VEGGIES. We'll be chomping on bags of broccoli cole slaw to celebrate. Yum!
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