Become aware of your friends habits when you're out, some of my friends turned out to be feeders, which I didn't realise until I had lost the weight. If I'd realised before it might've helped me.
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Classic comments are ' I can't eat alone, one dessert wont hurt' be mindful that these actually sabotage all of your hard work, don't fall for the your my friend so join me look!
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Bees driving your hummers crazy? Dab your finger with olive oil and run it along to sides of the feeder, where the bees hang on. The bees won't be able to hang on anymore because it's too slipery and your hummers can enjoy their feeder in peace!
To keep those pesky yet playful squirrels out of your bird feeders add some cajun or red ground pepper to your bird seed and stir it in. The birds aren't affected by it at all. One sniff of it and the squirrels turn tail and won't touch your seed again! It works better than any of those silly domes or deterrent. And is a LOT cheaper!219
Cut off (about 1/3 of the way down) a 2 liter Coke bottle. It makes a great funnel for putting bird seed in the feeder or other funnel uses. Costs no money and works great.
Summer produce is overflowing--and cheap! Whether you grow it or buy it, it's easy to preserve your food so that you can save money and eat better long after the harvest is over.