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quitting soda
I have tried and tried to quit. The longest I have gone is 2 months. Its my when I feel bad, i get a drink. Dr pepper is my down fall, so is coke zero. Any advice at how to really quit
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Healthy food or not?
Now we all know things like sugar isn't the best for us and we all have heard the bad rap that carbs and fats have gotten as well as sodium. Well I wanna know what is all of your opinions on what makes a food a healthy choice or a better choice then something else. Like do you choose the meal with lower carbs but slightly…
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Your fridge/pantry must haves
Okay so I cleaned out my fridge/pantry and threw all of the crap food out. I did some shopping today and am doing some more tomorrow. What are your must haves for your fridge? Healthy meal ideas? Any advice, tips would be awesome!
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Poor and fat in the US?
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/05/opinion/granderson-poverty-health/index.html Are there anybody on here that is in this situation?! My friend is looking to becoming more healthy, and has agreed to start insanity. Unfortunatly he comes from a poor family, and I dont live in the U.S, so I dont know anything about the food…
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I'm Baking Cookies for Tomorrow, Chocolate Chip or PB?
Just a poll.
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Panera & Subway
What do you order at Panera or Subway? I'm looking for some new ideas.
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TWINKIE DIET
I read where a college professor lost 27 pounds in two months on eating nothing but Twinkies! This cannot be true can it? If it is, I should try it. I love sweets anyway.
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New to the clean eating!!
So my husband and I chatted tonight about changing up our lifestyles and have decided to begin the clean eating challenge. I am very excited!! This is a new thing for us and am excited how this will effect our lives. Does anyone have any suggestions or tips then can give? Thanks:smile:
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Processed foods
I know that they say the way to lose fat is to eat as little processed foods as possible and I am trying to do so but for breakfast normally I cant eat a lot that early so I just have a half a cup of cheerios. Will this hurt my progress and make my body hold onto fat because it is processed or will it not be that bad…
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calories to gain muscle weight
Some Weight Gain Calculator sites says I need 2670 calories to gain muscle, but myfitnesspal says I need 2590 calories to gain muscle weight, which one I should go by, I am 5'7 146lbs 36 year old male wants to bulk up?
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Avocado calorie confusion
I eat a hass avocado daily, and was wondering how many calories you guys log it as? I'm torn between a 250 calorie option and a 200 calorie option. The avocado is 227g. which do you think I should use?
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ideas ????
So I'm not much of a fish eater (frankly don't like most fish, do like white bass and cod). Most of the meals I make are either chicken breast, pork loin, lean burger. Out of these I tend to cook burger in some sort of way the most as it is the most budget friendly, however, hubby told me he is tried of the same types of…
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Quick Breakfast on the go
I am always rushed in the morning and don't have time to fix a yummy breakfast burrito or omelette and I need more protein than a standard bowl of cereal or peice of toast. I was looking through some old Weight Watchers cookbooks and found a breakfast bar that I altered to fit my tastes. Originally the recipie called for…
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Do you guys eat your burned calories?
I go back and forth with this all the time and would like to see everyones answers! :)
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High-calorie meals for seniors
Hi everyone! I would like to pick your brains :) My husband's grandmother has been losing weight very rapidly - 6lbs in the last month, she's now down to 105lbs - and we need to find foods that will keep her calories up. The doctor wants to make sure she gets plenty of protein, too. Problem is, she's extremely picky, to…
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Is your BMR your maintenance number?
If not, what is your maintenance number? Just wondering
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For all you ice cream addicts...
Breyer's Blasts Mint Cookies & Cream. 120 calories per serving, and seriously amazing.
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Cooking day
Since I've returned to work full time plus, I've found my eating habits have slipped considerably. I grab what ever is fast or convenient, and that is usually something prepackaged, or restaurant food. It's too high in sodium, fat and carbs, and there isn't nearly enough fiber or vegetables in most take out. So today I'm…
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Fats- How does the daily get added up?
Hi! I am new to MFP and just set my settings to calculate polyunsautrated and saturated fats (I can't seem to have enough columns in my chart to include trans and monounsaturated). It doesn't seem to make sense to me how total fats are added up. Say I have 27 total fats for the day, but only 7 saturated and 8…
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Toast - Good or bad?
Hi, I'm a toast lover and i was wondering how bad it is for you really. I have seeded wholewheat bread (hovis seed sensations) with low fat flora spread and marmite. Is it okay to eat even if i am counting the cals?
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Healthy food shop basics - help please
Hi guys i would appreciate some help. I have decided i am not going to keep on living in my stupid little bubble pretending my diet and weight is ok and in order to lose weight, keep my body healthy and keep fit i have cleared out my kitchen fridge and drawers of all the crap and now I need to go out tommorow and do a…
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Herbalife
Has any one ever done the herbalife diet? I've only been doing it for 5 days and have been doing it exactly as you are supposed to. I got to the gym 5/6 times a week and my job involves a lot of walking (up to 7 hours of walking at a time) but i'm just living off the herbalife diet. I thought the lbs would come off so…
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Mike’s Daily Rant 10/26/2012 Got 2 B Wealthy 2 eat Healthy
Today’s rant was inspired by a conversation that I had with a friend. She wanted to know how I am able to afford and maintain a healthy lifestyle without going broke. I answered in simple terms (In My Opinion) but she didn’t understand. I personally believe that when you are LOSING weight you GAIN a sense of awareness. You…
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Whats your daily fat allowance set at ?
Hi there. Im doing my usual review of my calorie and allowances, for the week. Im personally on a 1200 - 1350 cals per day. Still got aprox 40lbs left to loose. I do not use the preset nutrition targets, as I like to intake 100-120 grams of protein, per day, as I do a lot of gym work. I set my fat at 25 grams. Just want to…
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Vanilla Protein Powder
I need to find a good Vanilla Protein Powder, to use for shakes. I always add something to it to help with the flavor, but I am hoping to find a tasty shake. I have used Isagenix in the past,, and was fine with the flavor, any suggestions, as well as where to find them would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the help!
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Macronutrients
I am currently trying a 45-45-10 for my Macros also I'm doing Intermittent Fasting 16hr fast 8hr feed. My goal is to lose body fat i'm taking in 2000 to 2200 cal's a day. I do a 3 day split an also do 30 to 45 min of cardio a day 7 days a week. I am finding it hard to get in enough protein in that eating window. Just…
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Get Fit For the Holidays Challenge- P90X/Insanity Challenge!
Hey everyone I am starting a challenge group starting in November for anyone doing P90X and/or Insanity. This will be a great way to either get in shape or stay in shape for the holidays! I hope to have a lot of people joining me in doing these awesome workouts throughout the holidays. Either respond to this post or…
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Accuracy of calories
How accurate are the calories listed for each food. Many are submitted by members and I have found big differences in the amount of calories depending on who posted them. How can I be sure I'm getting the correct calorie count?
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Biggest change in your kitchen since starting MFP?
What have been the biggest changes to your kitchen since you started using MFP? Mine is the constant use of measuring cups/spoons. I am on a 24/7 rotation of using and washing my measuring tools!
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YOUTONICS?
Has anyone tried these? Saw an ad and curious if you have and results (what type over what length of time). http://www.youtonics.com/home/