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Allergy elimination diet
Hi! Has anyone out there had to try an elimination diet? Any tips/meal plans you recommend? My basic symptom is that I itch all over and turn red. Blood tests show that I have at least a slight allergy to everything under the sun and my allergist suggested the elimination diet. Fruits, veggies, self-prepared meats and…
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Can water give you heartburn?
I have recently increased my water intake quite a lot, and 2 - 3 weeks into it I keep getting heartburn. Or could it be down to medium bowl of cereal for breakfast, soup for lunch, 5ish peices of fruit a day and a medium bowl of pasta/jacket potato for tea. as a rough daily average food intake? I certainly eat less than I…
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I Can't Stop Munching
Lately I've had this appetite that is like...never ending. I eat, and then I want something else. So I eat, and then I want something else. And it repeats itself throughout the day. I'm normally not like this and I just want it to stop! Has anyone else experienced this sporadically? If so, what did you do to stop these…
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Anyone tried this...?
Just curious if anyone has ever tried the 7-day Cabbage Soup Diet and had success? I have done it twice (the first time I cheated half-way through and the second time I successfully completed it). I saw weight-loss both times I did it, and I believe I maintained what I lost --- at first. And then I cheated and started…
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Help-African girl keeps feeding me this, what is it?
So I have a new African friend who just moved here and she doesn't speak English. She finds it entertaining giving people African food and grins in anticipation of their faces. Well, she tried this on me and expected a flamethrower face but got a yum face instead. So now I have this girl who keeps cooking me things and I…
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Net Calorie Deficit
Hello! I recently started this account and have been doing a lot of research on how to properly lose weight. For every 3500 calorie deficit I will lose one pound. How does this website show me my calorie deficit per day/week? I see my target deficit a day. Will it show under my home page where is says net? But that only…
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"No"vember
No alcohol No candy No skipping workouts No fast food No soda No chips No baked goods No cheat days (excluding Thanksgiving :) ) NO EXCUSES who else is in for NOvember? -G
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What do zombies eat?
Hi All, I am being a zombie volunteer tomorrow night (google 2.8 hours later London). I will be on my feet (dragging) from 5pm - 11.30pm, and I need ideas for high energy snacks I can keep in my pocket. I'll have no bag, and I need to be able to run :) Thanks!
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If there was a pill that made everything taste the same..
I have been thinking about how much easier eating less and losing weight would be if there could be a pill that would take away my sense of taste, or make everything taste the same, neutral or perhaps very mildly pleasant. Then I could just eat for fuel and never have cravings. I truly LOVE the taste of most foods, and…
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Soooo tired.....need energy....
I have been at this weight loss thing since last December and so far have lost a total of 45 lbs, (16 with MFP), and have about 30 more pounds to go. I've eaten all the wrong foods all of my life and have been slowly trying to change my habits, but as we all know, old habits are hard to break. I started by just counting…
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Anti-Inflammatory Foods
So for a while now I've been doing some reading up on anti-inflammatory foods, and I am wondering if anyone else here has been doing their homework on it as well.... I've been trying to incorporate some of these foods every day into my diet since I started here and I HAVE noticed a difference in how I feel. Has anyone else…
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Soy Protein Isolate
I am on my fifth day of taking a soy protein isolate powder by Swiss Naturals. I am taking it according to the directions (a 2 tbsp serving is 16 grams of protein), but it's giving me a difficult-to-describe sensation in my head, not a headache, maybe a bit of a pressure sensation. Has this happened to anyone? Does it…
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Hungry all the time
Now I´m at the point that I´m feeling hungry 90% of the time. If I don´t exercise I starve. Being hungry makes me irritable and unpleasent to be around, and I also feel effortless I don´t have energy to do anything. I eat well balanced meals and with reasonable amounts of carbs . If I exercise then I might end up not…
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lowering bp and cholesterol
So...I'm here after really needing to be for a couple of years. I got the wake up call last week at the docs office. My bp is thru the roof and my cholesterol is high. so, in an attempt to get healthy...here I am. The last few days have been okay...however, I am having a very hard time choosing foods to eat. I'm sticking…
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To all you chicken fanatics
Hi everyone, I'm trying to have a lot more protein in my diet. I love chicken but its so expensive. How do you afford it and any other good cheap protein sources. Thanks
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Eating to get stronger?
Personally, I have went up at least 40 - 50 lbs in the past month in my major lifts, but I was wondering, I know you have to eat bigger to get bigger, but what about getting stronger? I don't necessarily want to be a big guy, just super strong. Do calories in effect power coming out? As far as energy for lifting I do fine…
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Best Way to Increase Mono/Polyunsaturated fat levels?
Does anybody know a good way increase mono/polyunsaturated fat levels? I am having a very difficult time meeting the RDA.
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Coffee Creamer
Do you drink coffee with creamer? I do. and I love flavored creamer. Here's my problem - I have a really hard time finding sugar free coffee creamer in more interesting flavors than "french Vanilla" and "original". So, Any suggestions? Do you have a sugar free creamer you like? or what do you use, instead? I was thinking…
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logging chicken
When a package of chicken wings or chicken thighs says the serving size is 4oz, do they mean 4oz of meat or 4oz including the bone? Do you weigh it with the bone in or do you remove the meat from the bone and weigh just the meat?
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favorite apple?
It's Fall here in upstate NY and that means APPLES!! My favorites are Jazz (cross between Royal Gala and Braeburn) and Honey Crisp. Are there major differences in calorie counts among apples? - a quick search in the database and it looks like they're all pretty much the same (i looked at honey crisp, gala, fuji, breaburn…
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The more I eat the hungrier I get!!
For me the biggest help in maintaining my weight has been eating small meals throughout the day (around 6-7). It's great because it keeps my metabolim running all day long BUT it's also making me hungry ALL DAY LONG!! Should I be eating when those cravings come or should I just ignore them.. I would have just eaten…
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Eating Late!
So I study full time, Work full time, then go the gym till about 10 or 11 pm daily. I leave very early and get home very late. I try to make food and take it with me, or have an energy bar or fruit here and there through out the day. But I almost always have to wait on dinner till very late. After the gym at about 11…
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Protein Bars
I'm looking to supplement my protein intake a little. Anyone have some good sugestions are which protein bars are good and which to avoid? Thanks!
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Amount of calories calculated by MFP HELP!
So after I complete my entry for the day it say "if everyday was like this you would weigh xx in 5 weeks". I am current at 138 and would like to get to 125 which is 13 pound. I put my current weight and goal weight under "settings" and it calculates 1200 calories a day. Today I ate about 1600 calories but i "earned" 800…
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What does 200 calories look like?
I just found this cool photo guide to 200 calorie portions of various foods. Check it out! http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm
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Picky eaters!
It's so difficult eating right when you live with other people. My dad wants to lose weight and get healthy but the problem is my mom. She is worse than a child when it comes to doing things that are good for you. She doesn't eat well, smokes, and won't even consider taking any kind of vitamins. I want to cook good things…
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Cannot stop sleeping.
This past weekend, mostly the past two days, I haven't been able to stop sleeping. I would estimate that I slept around 55 of the 72 hours there were. I am wondering if perhaps my intake of food may be too low? Maybe I've lost weight too fast (Not even a month and probably around 23-24 pounds, though, I always lose weight…
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Don't lie the stuff they put in 'low' whatever
My wife and I don't like the chemicals and stuff they replace for fat and sugar to make stuff low fat low sugar. Does anyone have Any healthy low fat low sugar no chemical recipes that are still good?
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Protein Sources for Vegetarians (other than tofu)
Hi everyone! I've been on here for a week and am noticing a trend with my eating. I don't seem to eat enough protein and I think that's why I am always hungry and end up going over on carbs. I don't eat that much fish, I've been trying to eat more, and eat tofu and chicken occasionally (very rarely). Any suggestions for…
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Over my sodium macro for the day
Any way to balance this out? Should I just aim to drink heaps of water today?