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No kids here, but if you do, I have a question for you.
I am not judgmental, I am just seriously curious. Do you count your child's calories?, or watch over there calorie intake?. I'm not referring to grown children, no longer at home, but if you still have little ones at home, how do you decide what to do, and what factors go into your decision making? Once again, I'm not hear…
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My Resting Metabolic Rate is 2040
I saw the nutritionist today! My Resting Metabolic Rate is 2040. She put me on a plan to net 1650 calories a day. With 3 hours of cardio a week, she has me losing 2 lbs a week. Does this sound right? I am 5'5 and currently 170. Thanks!
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ADA Exchange Diet for Diabetes / Tracking App?
Does anybody know of an app (with nutritional info similar to My Fitness Pal) that will help me calculate how my food fits into the ADA (American Diabetes Association) Exchange List / Plan? I loved My Fitness Pal when I was strictly counting calories, but now it's a bit more complicated. Suggestions?
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How important is BMR?
I will Google later tonight but thought I would ask the question. I have cut my calories significantly and I am doing roughly 1500 calories daily (net exercise) . This number is the one that came from MFP based on my goals. When I did my BMR it says 2214 with no activity and more as my workouts escalate. I am doing…
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War on Health
"If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls who live under tyranny." Thomas Jefferson http://youtu.be/h0CQrL5nzwo
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Thai Curry with regular coconut milk.
So I made red curry (using mae ploy red curry paste) and used regular coconut milk. Now I know it is super fatty to use regular coconut milk. Does anyone have any information about coconut fats? Are any of the fats okay for you, or are they all just bad saturated fats and I just lost a few years of life by eating red curry…
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Whats most important, BMR or TDEE?
Hi again, Can anyone tell me what is more important when trying to work out my calorie deficits for the day, my BMR or my TDEE? My BMR is 1500 and my TDEE (when I put it at a sedentry lifestyle) is 2200. I would like a calorie deficit of 1500 a day. So when working out how many calories to eat and how much to exercise…
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University of Delaware Dining Hall nutrition info
I went down to University of Delaware this morning to pick up my son and bring him home for Thanksgiving. While I was down there, I had the opportunity to eat lunch in one of their dining halls (Russell) and was trying to figure out my calories and nutrition for the yummy food I ate there. I thought I was going to have to…
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Greek yogurt With SF Pudding
Just made the best snack... 0% Greek yogurt with a little SF pistachio pudding powder mixed in. A fantastic snack and filled with protein! YUM!
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Has anyone tried Jazzercise?
I just purchased a Groupon for Jazzercise. I'm excited to start, but also a bit worried that I'm not going to be able to keep up, and that I'll be the heaviest person there.
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TDEE
I'm sure this has been covered a million times but I'm a little nervous about eating my TDEE (trying to fix my messed up metabolism) and so I'm tempted to put my exercise as light. However, I usually walk a mile (round trip) to school and I run for about 25 minutes every other day. In theory this fits into the 1-3 hrs a…
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Sugar Goal
Hi All, After some advice - How do you stick in your Sugar Goal for the day! I am always over!! Could that be y im nto losing a steady weight every week? Any ideas how to reduce my sugar intake so i dont go over? ;0) Thank you in advance! :) x
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Below calorie goal
I am trying to gain musicale, lose fat, as we all are... If I am taking in a the desired amount of protein and not enough calories is that going to most likely limit my muscle growth? Thanks to you experts :)
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Tips on getting lean
http://alphadogg16.hubpages.com/hub/Tips-On-Lean-Hard-Cuts
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Thanksgiving is almost here..
and I wanna know a) what you are having, and b) because it is a special holiday, are you going to pig out, or are you still going to be careful ? I myself don't know the answer to my own questions yet :wink:
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Help me with dinner tonight..PLEASE
It is 3:30 where I live and I have 438 Calories left for today, I have to work until 10:30 tonight and I need to eat dinner and have a snack? Any suggestions of what I can eat so I don't go over my calorie intake. I don't mind going over by 50 calories or so but would rather not. Thanks
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nail ridges
Ok so i don't know where to put this thread but , I have really noticable horizontal ridges on 3 of 5 fingers on both hands. I checked online to see what it was and some sites said that it could be just trauma to the nail others said that it could be vitamin deficiency. So if anybody else has dealt with this or may have…
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Coffee & Calories
How much does one cup of coffee have? I found the kind I drink and it says only 2 calories ?!? is the correct? I also put about 2 teaspoons of French vanilla creamer and 6 things of Splenda in it. So just curious how to track it since my coffee can doesn't have calories on the side.
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New Food Guidelines
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/ So here's our new food guidelines. Say goodbye to the old, flawed, food pyramid. What do you think of the new 'plate'? I think it's a definite upgrade, I like the focus on fruits and vegetables instead of the base being grains, but I guess I wish that they had flipped the protein and the grain…
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Need low cal pumpkin pie
Hello does anyone have a low calorie recipe for pumpkin pie? thanks..
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What can help curb sugar cravings>??
I have the world's worst sweet tooth!!! and i know if i induldge just a small amount buy the time im done it will be a very large amount. Any suggestions here?
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Diabetic Sensitive Pie
Anyone with knowledge on options for low sugar/no sugar added/sugar-free pies?
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Free from foods
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas about low calorie free from foods? I love brown bread, and i used to have gluten free brown rolls but they were 400 cals a roll! and once i'd put some meat or cheese in them they were pushing 500-600 plus in calories. And that was for ONE roll. It was just insane! I managed to find a…
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homemade cranberry sauce alternatives??
Hey so my all time favorite recipe for cranberries is like this 12 ounces berries, 1 cup white sugar and 1 cup orange juice.... I would like to cut down the sugar but still want sweet. will splenda work in this recipe? does it cook into a bitter evil?? I thought you might know about this... let me know what you think or if…
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Where is your Protein coming from? Diet vs Shakes
http://alphadogg16.hubpages.com/hub/Protein-from-your-diet-vs-whey-protein-drink
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Healthy SPICY snacks
Any suggestions for spicy snacks? I LOVE spicy jalapeno/habanero chips (Blair's Death Rain ones or spicy south asian cassava chips) but obviously those aren't any good for me but I need something to substitute. I crave something spicy to snack on all the time. Help please!
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One Thanksgiving meal???
Can someone please tell me where they got this idea of thanksgiving being only one meal for one day??? Am I the only one who lives in a household with people who cook enough food for an entire week? Not only are we talking dinner, but there will be cookies, cakes, sugar-filled drinks, and who knows what else! I have to sit…
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lesser of two evils??
Greetings, Greetings, I have a hankerin' for less-than-healthy food. Should I go for: General Tso's chicken, steamed dumplings, white rice or Thin-crust pepperoni and onion pizza with a Gorgonzola salad? Either way, I'll keep portions reasonable. Thanks, Richard
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Question about macros
Hello- I have a quick question about my macros. I have PCOS/insulin resistance and have always been told to eat a higher protein/lower carb diet. I also try to focus on healthy carbs with a lower glycemic index. I think that for my metabolic issues, a 40/30/30 spread has been good for keeping me feeling well and losing. I…
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** Who Takes CO Q10 Consistently and What Have You Noticed?
I just recently started researching different, healthy supplements and I came across CO Q10 and I was just curious what other people have experienced in both the short term and long term while taking this consistently... I have done a large amount of research and I know that it has great benefits, but I am more curious to…