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Talk about Multi-Grain vs. Whole Grain vs. Whole Wheat
I always have questions about what is the difference between multi grain, whole grain and whole wheat. So I produced an article to help everyone out. Hope it helps you guys out. Health Tip - http://eepurl.com/tIGdj Cliff the Personal Trainer :smile:
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Carbs-Good or Bad?
I hear people who are gungho about low carbing. They lose weight quick and fast. I know some of it water weight, but still 20-100 pounds cannot just be water weight...really. I did do Atkins 4 months ago. I only did it 4 days and lost 5 pounds, but it made me sick as a dog..throwing up, weak, bad stuff. Then I hear some…
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Restaurants with no Nutrition info
What do you guys do about them? Do you skip them? I have tried finding something similar and typing in the recipe but the recipe nutrition tool here is a pain to use...just not practical. Suggestions? Tips?
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Vegan Breakfast Ideas????
Can anyone recommend a good vegan breakfast idea? I don't eat eggs or dairy products either, so I'm having a hard time. I'm not a fan of most cereals....I know, I'm being difficult!....:) Also, I'm allergic to nuts, so that's out of the question too!
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Foods that make you full
Hello, I love to eat and Im struggling with this diet as salad etc do not fill me up. Any filling food but not a lot of calories?
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Net calories under weekly goal...
Hello all, At the time of writing this my weekly stats show I have '5178 net calories under weekly goal' for the remainder of the week. My daily calorie target is 1940. To me, the word 'under' means a good thing but from searching the internet I've seen a lot of people saying that net calories have to be in the minuses in…
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CALORIES NEEDED
With my height and weight it says I need 1,530 calories. Is that to maintain weight or lose weight? Just wondering because when I exercise it adds more calories on to it. I am 5'8 218 pounds and 58 years old. I want to get down to 165 pounds so I want to know how many calories I need to eat. I know they say not below 1,200…
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What's for dinner tonight?
Trying to figure out what to have for dinner tonight. Thought I'd get some healthy ideas from my favorite fit group. So tell me- what do you have planned?
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Chip Alternatives? Advice!
Hey Everyone! I have this crazy love for chips. Any kind... I love them! But....They need to go! So... Does anybody have any ideas of healthier alternative to chips? Ive thought about sun chips, baked chips, pretzles and even pita chips...Do you think those would be healthier alternatives? Ive also thought about home made…
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Panera Bread Hidden Menu
Thought you all might like to know Panera Bread has a hidden menu.... http://mypanera.panerabread.com/articlestips/article/access-into-paneras-hidden-menu/?ref=tw Developed by Scott Davis, Panera Bread's Chief Concept Officer, Panera's "off-the-menu" dishes offer nourishing options that make sticking to New Year's…
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My college research paper on Diet Soda vs. Regular Soda
Diet Soda Bandwagon With high-calorie, high-fat, cheap food available on every street corner, it has become easy to blame food consumption for America’s obesity epidemic. However, what we choose to drink can affect our health just as much as, if not more than, our eating habits. That is why more and more people are cutting…
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Fogo de Chao
Going to dinner tonight to the famous Brazilian steakhouse! Any suggestions for moderation? I always tell myself that I won't gorg, but it hasn't happened yet...
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Holy Crud, Cheesecake Factory!? (Eating Out Lightly)
YES! \o/ I am so happy right now. We ended up at Cheesecake Factory for lunch today, and they now have a WHOLE menu called the "Skinnylicious Menu" where you can avoid the regular one all together and make selections that are ALL under 600 calories. I enjoyed the White Chicken Chili and was beyond impressed! Usually the…
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Not sure if I am eating enough or too much
Hey everyone, I have been at this solidly for 45 days now, and I always see people eating more than I am and still losing, I am eating 1500 a day, at 5'4" and 182 lbs. I have a lightly active lifestyle, workout 3 times a week for about an hour usually. Although, now I am doing the 30 day shred everyday, just started…
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turkey bacon?
So I really enjoy eating bacon and obviously its not a great choice for a variety of health reasons. I've heard that switching to turkey bacon is a good option but the one time I tried that it was awful! My bf basically threw a tantrum because it was so yucky. I want to try eating turkey bacon again but was wondering what…
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Avocados
I love avocados but I'm never sure how to log them. How are they measured to decide whether they are small, medium, or large?
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Dinner for under 600 calories
Hi all, I started using MFP about a month and a half ago. My calorie goal is about 1200 per day. I usually only have about 400-600 left for dinner each night (using about 300 for breakfast and about 300 for supper)...on the days I work out, I usually get between 200-500 extra calories to use, and this is enough with my…
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Aspartame Headaches
After eating 80% clean for the past week, I had a piece of gum yesterday and had a headache almost instantly. Today I decided to indulge a bit and have a diet coke. Again, a headache almost instantly (had to throw half of it out). I've been a loyal diet drink consumer for about 10 years and never experienced headaches till…
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baked chicken
I need ideas on how to season unbreaded baked chicken. I normally just do salt and pepper but I want something different. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks in advance.
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Brands you won't do without?
As I was making my lunch today, I was thnking about brand loyalty. What items do you put in your shopping cart even when other items in the same category are on sale? I am really partial to Sabra hummus (really any flavor) and Fage greek yogert (I'm plain Jane on that...Fage 0%) I've tried the others, and I just don't care…
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Black Bean Nutritional Info
I have been buying Safeway brand low sodium black beans for a while now. The package lists a serving size as 1/2 cup or 130 grams for 120 calories. I use my scale and measure out 130 grams, but i feel that is much more than if i measured out a half a cup. In fact 130 grams seems like a very large portion of beans to only…
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The Myth of Moderation
Here is an insightful article about the commonly espoused belief that everything can be consumed in moderation. The problem is we have to understand what is ideal before we can determine what a moderate amount is. For me, I choose to completely eliminate many products permanently from my diet, but if you are choosing the…
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What is the ideal intake?
So im doing the Insanity program again. Last year i lost 1.5 stone with it. But my body shape didnt change which was quite disheartening. It didnt look like id lost any weight. I want to burn fat and really see a difference this time hopefully! Im wondering if i wasnt eating correctly. Myfitnesspal calculated for me then…
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What is on your lunch menu
Today for lunch, I had a tuna kit by starkist with light mayo and relish and a mandarin orange cup with a bottle of water mixed with green tea...ummm ummm good...what about you?:smile:
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DIABETIC RECIPIES???
Any good recipies for those that are diabetic??? (type 2)
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Heartrate during exercise question
I just started working out again after have my daughter. When I was on the elliptical my heart rate was in the 170's. I was not pushing myself at all because of the high heart rate. Anyone else have such a high heart rate. I am 28 years old no health problems. Should I be worried? Thanks for your help
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Sugar - is it really that bad?
Today I've had 2 smoothies which are made of fruit, fat free pro-biotic yoghurt and soy milk. I've also had a fruit salad. As you can imagine my sugar reading for the day is HUGE! My question is whether this is really that bad for me. As long as I fit the fruit into my calories, make sure I'm getting enough protein and…
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Almond Milk
Does anyone use almond milk instead of regular milk? I was wondering what the benefits of it are?
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Anyone track sugar?
I recently added sugar to my daily tracking metrics and I am wayyyyyyy over...Going to contact my nutritionist to see what she says and I will update but figured I'd see what anyone on here thought :)
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low fat hard cheese
i love my cheese,and am wondering which is the nicest lower calorie hard cheese (can't stand cottage cheese)