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Whey Vs Muscle Milk
ok So bought Muscle Milk Powder thinking it was a just a brand of Whey Powder and I realized it wasnt I still havent tried it yet is it better then whey or are they about the same I dont understand the difference between the two
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Protein
I just started logging my food and found that on my average day I get about 30 g of protein. I'm glad I discovered just how unbalanced my diet is, but I can't figure out how to get more protein in. I'm currently nursing (I know, which makes it even worse) and my baby is allergic to dairy, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts... so…
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special k diet?
have you done it? thought about it? results from it?
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Gluten Free diet
Right so I've signed up to a personal trainer last week because my motivation has jumped out the window. my ex cheated on me and I just gave up and made loads of bad choices and got lazy. I want to get back into it and my new trainer (Martha) has suggested a gluten free diet because I eat a lot of bread, pasta other…
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Two question needing answers?
I see on my daily summary Goal, Food, Exercise and then =Net. What is the Net part? Also, what is "eating at a deficit"?
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Please help with food ideas
Hi MFP's, I hope you are all doing well. I am writing as I am struggling a little bit with food ideas. I have scheduled an appointment with a nutritionist in January and I hope this will help me out a bit. I am struggling with having some good go to meals. I typically eat well during the day, but by the time I get home…
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is 600 to 800 NET cals per day too low?
i used eat about 1300-1500 calories the first month i joined mfp(cant rem my net calories then) here am i in my second month &my calorie intake has gradually dropped and i have to purposely eat something extra even when am not hungry to get it up to 1300(above 1200) and Net calories usually comes out to about 700 per day,i…
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help with logging chicken and dumplings that i made
so i am planning to make chicken and dumplings tonight.. just need a little bit of help with how i can log this i understand how to log the chicken part, but not the dumplings or the "soupy part" accurately. do i just add up all the calories and macros of everything ive put in it and then divide by whatever portion of it…
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Ten Ways to Get Your Diet Back on Track
Star now by recommitting today Drink water like it's your job Plan each meal Eat don't make up for overeating by not eating Revisit your food journal and repeat a good week Remind yourself how far you've come Move get your sweat on DOn't let a bad week turn into a bad month Vegetables are your friends Repeat this tomorrow
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Need advice on my diet
Currently I'm on my 10th day and I have already lost 8.5 pounds. I'm on a 1350 calorie diet. The first few days of it were killer. I would get hungry but after that I rarely do get hungry. I only do when I'm approaching one of my meal times. I do get the munches but I usually eat a bananna to cure them. I do mostly live a…
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Cals labeling - mandatory in your country?
Hi guys, here's the question: is the information about the calories (and nutrition) mandatory in your country? I just found out that it's NOT mandatory in Japan. What is mandatory is to list all the ingredients, but basically companies can decide not to provide any information about the calories. Which, not surprisingly,…
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40-60+ year old women - Let's sprint to the holidays!
My MFP pals and I are doing a weight-loss sprint to the holidays, each with our own goals, and if you want to join us for support and ideas, please add me. We're mostly 40-60+ women, with everything that implies, and we're also interested in cooking and eating healthy, delicious food -- not diet & fake stuff. Come join us…
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Juicer
Pro's Con's AND.... What brand do you own? What is your favorite fruits and vegetables to juice??? Thanks in advanced!!!!
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Corn bread pudding
I went to golden corral last week and I had corn bread pudding for the very first time ! it was delicious ! Does anyone know how to make a healthy corn bread pudding ?
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best meal replacment shakes??
so I've figured out my problem why I overeat and it's always in the evening like when I get home. so I think if I have a meal replacement shake it might help, ide eat food for breakfast and lunch and dinner would be the shake since I do great from breakfast to lunch and lunch until I get home. so what's a really good one…
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HELP! Need recommendations for FATTENING foods
I've been on MFP since May losing weight and have learned a lot about what NOT to eat to gain weight and have been pretty successful. I really need some help with the opposite problem for my father. My Dad is, literally, slowly starving to death because he has trouble swallowing without choking and has serious difficulty…
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YouBar
Anyone tried making a customised bar at Youbar.com? Stumbled on the site today and it looks like fun. Trying to decide if it's worth splashing out on a box..,
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Mini-Fridge at Work
What are some good things to keep in my minifridge at work? Right now I have leftover halloween candy gobstopers .. so any suggestions are welcome haha :) I'm trying to think of snacks that are healthy and filling and low in calories. All I have thought of so far is mini carrots :)
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Calorie Counter
Does the calorie counter change as your weight goes down? I'm very new at this and obviously, as my weight goes down, I should consume less calories to maintain a 2 lb per week weight loss. Does the calorie counter reflect that or do I need to reset something as I go?
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Is 330g+ of carbohydrates a day really a lot, because
Asians eat a bowl (like 1.5 to 2 cups) of white rice EVERYDAY, usually 3 times a day. If I didn't eat oatmeal instead of rice in the morning it would be like 350g+ of carbs. I have some fat but I'm asian, i need my rice??? :/ There is really nothing else but rice and side dishes...and I have some oatmeal..If I still lived…
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Supplements?
Does anyone take anything besides a multiviatmin? I've hear green tea extracts help speed up your metabolism.....
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Juicer recipes
I'm thinking of doing this tomorrow: Kale Apple Ginger Celery Beets Any other suggestions?
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calorie zig-zag
Anyone do this calorie zig-zag thing? Maybe I have been under a rock but this is new to me. Just wondering if anyone has had success with it before I give it a whirl to see if it will boost my weight loss. Ex: Monday-1800 cal Tuesday-1800cal Wednesday-2160 cal Thursday-1800 cal Friday-1800 cal Saturday-1981 cal Sunday-1800…
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Thinking of going vegan
I want to know your experience of being a vegan. I'm thinking of being one, but I love meat too much. But it's a lifestyle commitment. What are your experiences? Do you have to take protein pills? My friend is one but she eats seafood, not sure if that counts as being a vegan.
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Chinese Food
what would be a healthy option at a Chinese place. aside from Sushi.
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Vegetarian Dinner?
My daughter's friend is spending the night tomorrow night, and she's a vegetarian. What can I fix? I would like to have something where the rest of us can eat some meat as normal, but that would be a nutritionally decent meal for my daughter's friend without the meat. Any suggestions?
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So who is good at figuring out calories?
I went out with friends tonight and had three slices of a 6 slice bar pie. It was the most amazing thing that I ever had. It was a small 8" thin crust. My roomate thinks it was a thin crust pizza dough, I thought it was a corn toritilla. It had Russian Dressing but it wasn't overwhelming maybe 2-3 TBS for the whole pie.…
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I got all of us these...
Hey everyone, my fellow dieters! I was stumbling in my free time; for those of you who don't know what I mean, check out stumbleupon.com. Anywho... while I was stumbling I came across these two pages providing insight to everyday healthy food options and recipes. I have posted the links, please check them out. The best…
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CHAI TEA WITH HONEY
i am drinking some right now...bigelow chai spice...it's soothing, warms you up in winter, gets you drink to water, tastes good, fills you up so you don't want to snack...also, the honey i used is local, raw, organic. just thought i'd pass this along to anyone who wanted a nice little winter treat without many calories :)…
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Basa fish
That salmon thread inspired me to ask you guys.,,. What do you do with basa? I buy those big bags of frozen basa because its cheap. I'm getting bored of doing it the same all the time. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!