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cooking an actual pumpkin
I want to make my own pumkin puree, is there any typ of certain pumpkin to get, or any standard orange pumpkin from the farm market will do?
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Snacks under 100 calories : yum and guilt-free
I am doing 1000-1200 calories per day right now to get over my plateau . . . So breakfast -lunch-dinner I do about 250-300 calories :ohwell: and then in between I have one or two snacks of about 100 calories:drinker: Here are some of the stuff I snack on . . . :blushing: Can you help me with some more ideas of stuff I can…
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Losing lean body mass...necessarily bad?
I've lost over 55 lbs to date and still have a ways to go. I've been using the tools on the Fat 2 Fit Radio web site to calculate body fat %, BMR, etc. Using these tools, I calculate my lean body mass to be 172 lbs and a goal body weight of 195 lbs for my body type. In my younger days (in my 30's) I weighed between 172 and…
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View my diary and make suggestions please...
I am looking for suggetions to improve my eating habits... I need to loose another 3-5 pounds to reach my goal. Having problems meeting fat, sugar and carbs target macros....
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Anyone doing Keto?
I'm trying as hard as possible to stick to keto. Anyone else on here doing keto as well? How have your results been? How have you stayed motivated? I'm down 22lbs since beginning of July. Would like to lose another 35.
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I'm worried about my friends behaviour, help please!
So i know my friend uses this account to calculate her calories and just made an account to ask for some advice, because I don't know whether i'm overthinking things or if her behaviour is abnormal. She's been looking very trim lately, even though she's never been fat. She says she weighs 7.5 stone and i say she's around…
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Need suggestions on protein powders
I like to incorperate a protein shake as a meal replacement sometimes when I have very little appetite. So, I thought I would try a new protein shake today. Ewwww, it is sooo gross. If you are looking for a new protein powder, I do NOT reccommend the "Oh Yeah" brand (chocolate flavor). It has a nasty after taste and tastes…
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Lunches and Bread
I need some help! I like my granary rolls on a lunchtime. Great thing about them is that I can make them at work and then the bread doesn't go soggy, alternatively if I get stuck out of the office I can save them for the next day. Problem is they are working out at 169 calories before I add anything. So by the time I…
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Breakfast right away?
Hello all. Just wondering if anybody sees a problem with getting up and eating breakfast within half an hour? I work out for 30 minuter is the after noon. Do I have to workout in the morning? I just can't imagine waking up at 6 and working out right away. I am always tired a groggy as it is, and I wouldn't be able to bring…
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The 600 kcl diet
Hi there, I read about the 600kcl diet which should be very effective. You eat twice a week less than 600kcl, but the rest of the week normal. The test persons lost ariund 7kg in half a year, esspecially at the belly. This kind of diet also lowers the risc of breat cancer. I know 600kcl is way to less, but it's only twice…
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NIACIN DETOX
Niacin Detox. Has anyone tried this? How bad is the flushing and do you physical feel better from it? I saw a couple things on it, I just want to get anyone who has done it on here perspective. Thanks
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Just for a giggle.. so I laid 20 sqm of grass today..
...so that is 215 square feet of turf for my US friends... ...and what did I do with my extra calories burned...? I drank them in red wine ...! :laugh: ... at least I won't feel my back tonight :laugh:
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rhubarb
Does Microwaving Rhubarb create sugars anyone know
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lose the wheat, lose the weight
What are your thoughts about this, MFP community?
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MEXICAN FOOD!?
I'm going to a Mexican restaurant tonight for a dinner party with some friends. I LOVE this place we're going to. I love their food. I don't want to order what I used to though. (me encanta el queso!) What are some of your favorite "healthy" Mexican dishes?
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Fall food is my downfall
If I can make it through this fall without blowing my eating habits it will be a miracle! Fall desserts, Halloween candy, and Thanksgiving dinner are several of my favorite things I look forward to allllll year. This being said I have the mentality, that everything is ok in moderation. I'm dying to make a fall dessert but…
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Do some bacon labels lie?
The grocery store has freshly cut bacon in the meat case and it's label says it is 250 calories for about 2 slices...then the grocery store sells their store brand, pre-wrapped bacon (in the plastic with the preservatives etc)....the packaged bacon says it is 35 calories per slice....but the slices look fatty, big, and are…
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What are Kilojoules?
What are Kilojoules? I have been noticing them listed on cafe and fast foods.
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How many calories is it okay to be over by?
So I was somewhat careless today with my eating and I understand that will happen from time to time. But what is an approximate figure for it okay to be over by?
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Fast weight lost
What is the fastest way to get off 50 pounds in 2 months? I work at night its hard. I sleep during the day. I also work doubles on the weekends.
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Short and Heavy
Iam 46 years old, 4'11 and weigh 238. Iam trying to watch my calories. I am doing some walking. What suggests have helped someone over 200 pounds to lose the most weight?
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Today will be my first lifting day! Calorie intake?
Will be doing day1, workout1.. from the New Rules of lifting for women..wish me luck! The big question is what do I eat, I have just moved on from 1400 calories plus exercise calories to 1570 plus exercise calories (I am very close to my goal weight) the NRLFW says on lifting day you should be eating well over 2000, I do…
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Ways to measure food
Logging in of how much is your food intake is easy to do but the hardest part is how to measure foods without using weighing scale or any tools. Are there any ways to measure or estimate foods if you don't have any tools at hand? Like how much is an ounce , cup of food, grams etc.... I am pretty sure that most of us don't…
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should I eat?
I have only eaten 500 cal today...but its 10:30pm and a bit late to eat.. do you think i should pass??
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HOW????
I see peoples food log and I have no idea how to do that. I am in college and barely make enough to pay the bills. All that good for you food is so expensive. I try to get what I can but I'm on more of a ramen budget. Any tips on how to make this work?? Thank you!
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Good protein shake without added crap?
My husband and I have been using Syntha-6 protein powder for a while now, and I just read that it has Acesulfame potassium in it, which apparently is not a good thing.. Anyone have thoughts on this ingredient, and can anyone recommend a better protein powder that is free of this and still tastes good? thanks!
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Doh. Shoulda looked before I et.
Workmate brings a carrot cake in for smoko shout today, I think, "one piece will be okay, I'm gonna hit the exercycle after work." Eat cake. Look up that specific cake on on MFP. 650 calories per slice! 650! Aaargh! Oh well, nevermind.
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High protein and calorie deficit equal moar lbm?
Does eating 1 gram of protein per every kilogram of body weight at a calorie deficit only maintain lean body mass or does it build it too?
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Quick protein heavy breakfast options
I've been wanting to start my day with a protein, but I get up at 6:00 a.m., so the whole getting up earlier to make myself an egg thing, isn't going to happen. I need something quick (possibly something that can be made the night before). I tried to make scrambled eggs the night before and then heat them up the next day,…
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High protein breakfast?
I need some ideas! I am SO tired of egg whites. I can add them to things, but w/ them as the main ingredient, no thanks. Any ideas for something higher in protein for breakfast? I already use shakes for lunch, so that idea is out.