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Best eating habit changes?
What change or changes to ur diet has made the most impact on ur weight/fat loss? For me personally the best thing I've done is almost completely cut out fast food. I used to eat it a lot, and just made me hungry an hr or 2 later. That and stopping my nightly bowl of ice cream. I eat it about once every cpl of weeks now.
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Dark or white meat on Thanksgiving Day?
I prefer dark. Yes I know it has more calories and fat, but I love me some turkey leg! If anyone can take a look at my food diary and let me know what they think for my progress today I'd like some advice. The nutrition info didn't differentiate between dark and white meat. Also, I'm planning to go on another 30 minute…
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Best tasting protein powder with milk?
I want to up the amount of protein in my diet and would like to know which protein powders taste great in milk. I can't use soy based powders due to an intolerance for soy protein. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!
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You let your kids eat what??
To my parents out there: do you enforce all of your eating habits on your children? I've been having this conflict because there are things my 5y.o. simply will NOT eat...so I still let her eat things, that I have cut out of my diet for various reasons (usually b/c they upset my stomach). Example: I think frozen dinners…
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3000 CAL on Heart monitor HELP!!!
Hello I need help to understand this. I bought a heartrate monitor because I did not seem to shift the weight fast enough as a way to check my cal expenditure daily. I have been monitoring for the last week and I average 3000 cal from 9am to 9pm this include going to the gym, walking to school, taking the bus and tube,…
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Foods for Dry Skin
I've always had dry skin and it can sometimes be very sensitive. I already use products for it but i'm wondering what foods I need to eat more of to feed my skin. Anyone have suggestions?
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Recipes
Help! I'm new at MFP. If I type in say Caesar salad in recipes, it gives me the calories but were is the actual recipe?
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Fresh and Easy $60 Thanksgiving meal
FYI, added to database. Fresh and Easy - Fully Cooked Boneless Turkey Breast, Braised In Oil, 2 oz The gravy, carrorts, butternut squash, pumpkin pie, and one other thing will be added later. All of it has labels lol
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calories/day for me???
I just don't know what they should be anymore. I think they were near 1300 before..but then I started reading on here about how so many people limit themselves to 1200 a day and end up bouncing right back because it is too restrictive. I heeded this advice and upped my calories a bit, especially since I was starting…
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Eating out
Hey all. I am in meetings all day today and running all over the city. I didn't bring a lunch today because I won't have anywhere to put it and well it will freeze in the car. Any suggestions (other than subway) for a low calorie lunch?
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Chai Tea
I drink a lot of chai tea, but I usually make it with milk instead of water. I want to cut down on dairy so should i opt for a non dairy milk or make it half and half with water and milk?
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Virgin Coconut Oil - info please
Ive been reading about the benefits of eating virgin coconut oil - and it sounds like a wonder oil!! Anyone out there using it? I would love to hear how you use it and have you found it beneficial? Thanks :smile:
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To eat or not to eat?
even when your not hungry do you still make yourself eat something to ensure that your not going too long without fueling your body?? I try to eat every 2.5 to 3 hours either a healthy meal or small healthy snack to help keep my metabolism going, and sometimes I eat eventhough I am not hungry and I'm wondering what are all…
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Measuring Popcorn
I got plain popcorn kernel today. Does anybody know how much of uncooked kernel to be equal to 1 cup of cooked popcorn?
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Ketogenic diet
I'm starting the Keto Diet on 11-23. Tough diet!! Anyone ever do it, if so give me feedback(positive/negative) thanks
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VEGANS UNITE!!
Hello MFPs! I have been away for a while but I am back and happier than ever :) I have all summer to get fit again and motivate/be motivated by you awesome people! I've recently been becoming more informed about veganism and I've always felt quite strongly about the equality between humans and animals (they say "animal…
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Nutriton for mah ailments!!1
I've been on my healthy eating plan since the beginning of August and I think I have a good range of foods in my diet. I don't eat junk and I have plenty of veg and cook my meals from scratch. Unfortunately, I still feel like crap and have a long list of health complaints that I feel could probably be tackled with…
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Pre-workout fuel - Diet vs Workout drinks
http://alphadogg16.hubpages.com/hub/Should-you-do-pre-workout-drinks
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My Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce Recipe- enjoy!
Ingredients: One Jar Smucker’s Sugar Free Preserves, any flavor, apricot, strawberry, raspberry. Whatever you like. One 12-ounce Bag Whole Fresh Cranberries 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon 1 cup Splenda Granular Directions: Empty the preserves into a heavy saucepan and cook over medium low heat for 3 to 4 minutes until the…
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Upping calories to maintain or continue to lose
Please share your success story about how you continued to lose or maintain after uppi g your calories. I just raised mine from 1300 to 1660. My mind is playing games with me, trying to sabatage but I'm ignoring it.
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Chilli Mussels
How do you log these? By actual meat you consume or by the cup including the shells (ie: 2 cups of mussels in shells) or 1/2 cup of meat? Just curious as MFP doesn't stipulate when you go to the generic chilli mussels. :)
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Calorie Guilt
I've been trying to up my calories because I've been lifting. But I have such guilt! Like this week if I'm over 1700 (I pre-plan my meals by the way) I hear the little voice inside saying "get rid of some of those carbs". But then if I'm under 1600 or so the little voice is all "that's it?, how are you going to build…
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Sugar help
Hi everyone, I'm having massive trouble beating my sugar cravings. I've been at this for about 18 months and have been able to mostly keep myself in check, but just recently I can't seem to be able to help myself! Eating chocolate and way too much dried fruit isn't doing me any good. I do a bit of catering, so I have to…
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T-day 1993 till Today
I haven't eaten meat for thanks giving since 1993. This will be my first one since then, no more plate of peas and mashed potatoes. Whats good to eat?
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Any ideas?
i'm now about to start my first night shift since joining mfp any ideas i want i could eat overnight without over doing the cal count? i have done a calculation and i burn 1360 over a 9.5 hour shift , thanks for reading x
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Daily eating.
I have started a healthy diet to lose weight and have found it really hard to stick to it when my family isn't into eating healthy. I wanted to know is it bad if I eat like a small portion of chips or 2 pieces of tyson chicken wings with ranch. Like I don't want to have to eat a certain way my whole life because what…
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Awesome No Bake Raw Date Nut Crust Fruit Pie
( My bad, posted in the wrong place!) A friend of mine made this for me and I loved it so much that I'm making it for Thanksgiving. I thought I would share with my MFP friends. Ingredients: Pitted Dates Cashews Walnuts Pecans (Really any nut you like) Vanilla Extract Bananas Mandarin Oranges Raspberries (Really any fruit…
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DON'T HATE ON BEETS!
I just want to say it's morally wrong and very hurtful to me that my friends are hating on beets. You probably have had really gross beets like canned of frozen ones. Beets are really yummy and healthy and everyone should eat them. Please do not hate beets. Thank you.
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options right now.
I'm definitely lacking protein today and everything in my mom's house is pretty spoken for to use for Thanksgiving tomorrow, so omw to work in a few, I'm planning on getting something to eat. I have about 500 cals left on my goal today, what's a great low-cal very high protein on-the-go option that I can get at a gas…
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NEW to MFP - BASIC Questions - Listed Stats - HELP
Basic Questions: Do I need to eat something/anything before I work out? I am up at 4:30am to get to the gym at 5:15am. I am there at least 35 to 45 minutes. I'm not hungry, but I am not losing weight like I thought I would. On limited calories 1400 per day, burning at a minimum of 250 calories 5 days per week. I'm afraid…