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Real Food
Anyone out there have sucess eating "real life" foods and still lose? I was a member of wieght watchers before they went to points plus and lost alot of weight. Once they chaned to all the free fruit nonsense I lost nothing. Switched to MFP and the rest of the weight came off. The reason, I never felt deprived. If I wanted…
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Eating Clean Newbie.. Advice?
I have been eating clean for three days now, today is the first day I am going to log my food because the past two days I have just been focused on detoxing my body and getting my toddler on board with the new diet. I am so so happy (beyond words actually) with how I feel just after three days of not having processed crap…
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Anyone try the new Weight Watchers 360?
I know some people here do both. I am a lifetime member. I had a baby this year and the plan had changed to the PointsPlus plan just as I got preggo so when i came back the plan was different and just enough that I just couldnt lose anything. I am getting the emails now about this new plan and am wondering how it is…
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Paleo diet, anyone?
I was informed about an eating lifestyle called the Paleo diet. After some research, my husband and I decided to try of out. We started on the 1st of December and have had great success so far. The weight loss is mearly an added bonus for me, what I truly love about it is all the energy I have now and the high quality of…
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Need some suggessions !!
Hi, I am 22, 5.4 " and 131 pounds. I have joined MFP 4 days back and lost one pound successfully :happy: and ppl around tell I look good for my height and body fat, BMI are all normal, actually they were always normal ever since I hae known. Its jus that I don't feel fine with the way I look, its not that I wanna be…
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1000 kcal daily deficit
Hi all, I was wondering if I'm doing it right. My goal is to lose weight. Target weight goal is 82 kg. Current: Age: 25 Weight: 88 kg > Goal: 82 kg Lenght: 194 cm BMR: 2650 kcal Daily Kcal intake: 1650 kcal (1000 kcal deficit) Carbs: 50% Protein: 30% Fat: 20% Will this bring me to my goal? Or should I change something?…
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10 day detox, help & advice needed
So, I started seeing a psychologist today that specializes in weight issues/help. The majority of my BED (binge eating disorder) stems from fast food and high carbs, high fat. She has recommended that I go through a 10 day "detox" before doing anything else. I think I am mentally ready for the change and i'm ready to start…
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Pass the Butter Please
This was forwarded to me....interesting.I converted back to "Lite Butter" about a year ago! Not sure how accurate it is....just kind of freaked me out "Pass The Butter ... Please. This is interesting . .. . Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the…
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Queen of 300 Calorie Meals
Here's a link to my low calorie food blog. I have lost 36 lbs with zero exercise, just eating clean & healthy grub & practicing portion control. Feel free to browse & steal! http://conKOctions.tumblr.com
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Any advice on Gluten-Free?
I had a very interesting talk with a friend of a friend who's a Nutritionist and she told me the best way to reach my goals is to remove Gluten from my diet and eat tons more veggies. I read a few articles online yesterday and today about Gluten-Free and wondered if anyone here does the same. What do you think of it? Do…
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Slow Cooker Recipes
Hi Guys Just brought myself a slow cooker and wondering if any of y'all know of any good recipes for a chicken/vegetarian or can point me in the direction of some tried and tested recipes? Thanks
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Advice needed - Buffet dinner
So so far today, I've had a piece of butterscotch, and brunch of a (supposedly less fat) sausage and a hash brown. I also plan to have an apple, and then we're having dinner at a Hogmanay party which is supposed to have a Mexican buffet. I've never had a cheat day before, even Christmas, and it's served me well. I don't…
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Confused about numbers
I'm sorry for rehashing something that comes up again and again but I'm very confused about numbers. I've used the online Scooby calculator suggested by 'in place of a road map'. The results I got were based on being sedentary with very little exercise and are as follows. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) 1795 lose 1.1 lbs 0.5 kg…
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roasted bussel sprouts, why do you taste so good?
i am addicted to them. I make them about 3 times a week and I hog the whole plate and refuse to share with my husband and kids lol it is sooo sad. but today for lunch all I WANT IS ROASTED BUSSEL SPROUTS. we are having company over and everyone who is coming over loves my spouts and have asked me to make them, so i bought…
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Snacks to take to Disneyland
Im heading to Disneyland and I am going to pack snacks and lunches so I don't eat out except for dinners... What some yummy ideas that are portable for my bag?
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Take out help
Ok, I don't cook. Ever. I can't do it. I burn scrambled eggs and over cook pasta. I try to cut bread and put massive holes through it. I am kitchen stupid and I also am a work a holic whose hours usually span 11 am to 2am on a daily basis. Therefore, I don't cook. Any recommendations of places to go? The people at subway…
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Yummy low cal bread
So I have been craving carbs lately which is unusual for me. But I believe cravings are often our bodies way of telling us we need something, nutritionally speaking. So I was shopping and saw this low cal, 35 cal a slice, oatmeal bread by Country Kitchen. I am a white bread girl but this bread is awesome. Nice and soft…
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Sodium..
How important is it really? I mean I know long term high sodium consumption can lead to health issues...but does it really interfere with weight loss to have high days here and there? I do realize it will possibly cause water retention so a temp jump on the scale...but that passes...and isnt real weigh gain... But…
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Confused about BMR, eating back calories, deficits, etc...
Ok, when I started my weight loss journey I was at like 180 around this time last year. I have lost 20 pounds in all since then. I was down at 160 for a very lonng time, a huge plateau. However, a few days ago I hit 159. Now I'm really trying to focus more on what I'm eating, this is where I need help. Our Fitness Pals…
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Vacation cheat week
So this is a very odd time. We are at vacation at Disney and for the first time in my 7 months doing this, I'm over for the week, and it will probably be by about 2000 kcals. While I keep telling myself this is the one week I worked all year for (that is I'm eating and drinking what I want to), there still remains a sense…
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Wheat Belly Diet
Anyone here on the Wheat Belly Diet or eat wheat free? Just curious about it and if people who have done it see good results! I intend to go back to low carb the first of the week and was wondering if cutting wheat may also have good long term results. Don't need people telling me to eat sensible and this is just stupid.…
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Souplantation
Their cheese focaccia (pizza) nutrition value says its 190 calories and 10 grams of fat for one piece. But the pieces seem so small for it to be worth 190 calories. Probably is about 3 oz. is this right. Does anyone know how big the piece is that would be 190 calories Thanks
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When a resturant accidently helps you keep weight off
Just got back from dinner. The service was SO slow we didn't want to hang around for dessert. I have to work Monday! So just fish and veggies for me. Yea! Anyone else sort of glad for slow service?
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Cheat Day Foods??
Do you have a cheat day?? If so... what is your favorite cheat day treat??
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Just watched vegucated..anyone seen it?
As someone who has been a vegan for a year and a vegetarian for two more, than come back to the dark side of meat and dairy for the past three years, this movie wasn't all new information for me, but it still was a bit...unsettling. Although I plan on keeping my omnivore diet, it was a good reminder to stock up on the…
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Does your calorie target change daily/weekly?
So last couple of weeks I've been fairly relaxed about my calorie counts. I've been making sure to eat above the 1200 min, and below the 1700 that seems to be my max for slow loss. It seems that this way I've been losing more than with a constant goal of ~1500. If I average my weekly calories, I still end up at 1500ish,…
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Must Have Food in Fridge/Pantry? help please
This is my first day officially trying to lose weight. I already cleaned out my pantry and got rid of all things bad, cookies, chips, soda and things like that. Now im trying to reorganize so the healthier things are the first things i see. Well to no ones surprise i don't have many healthy items. I'm trying to compose a…
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Nutrition Plan For Insanity
Is anyone who is doing Insanity following the nutrition plan? Have you noticed that their calorie break down for some of the meals are a little bit off?
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Juicing?
Hi there. I regularly fill a pint glass with juice from fresh vegetables (using a juicer). I'm having a very hard time figuring out the nutritional information for all my food items, since I'm only drinking the juice and not eating the vegetable(s). For instance, I know what the nutritional information is for a beet, but…
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Motivation
I just moved from an awesome weather in Miami to the midwest. It has been very hard to adjust and the cold is not really inviting for exercising. I know it is within us! but its just damn hard!