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For your Informtion.......
Good Article: http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/33105/the-best-fast-food-meals-under-500-calories/
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TOFU!!?!?!
Hi!!! So today for lunch, I made a tofu stir fry dish off of a low fat recipe site. I didn't use any oil, just some fresh squeezed OJ, some spices, soy sauce, etc and veggies. That's it. I made the dish sans-rice, but once cooked, my portion, a small bowl's worth...ended up being like a half blocks worth per serving, and I…
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1000 cals per day vs. 1200 cals per day
Hi, Someone told me to drop the extra 200 cals on my 1200 cal per day eating plan and I would definitely loose weight. would this be an unhealthy thing to do? I wonder because this website doesnt even offer an 1000 cal plan. Please advise. I feel like this is slow but I know slow is good.
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How many calories in a Big Mac??
I'm on a roll just remembering crazy things I've encountered lately - so check this out. There is a McDonalds in the same parking lot as my gym so after a late workout, I will not lie, I go thru the drive thru and get a medium hot coffee with some equal and cream (it is my weakness) sorry. Anyway about two weeks ago the…
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snacks to pack?
just curious what you guys munch on during the day for a quick snack. i was gonna buy some things to prepack in little baggies in an attempt to preplan so i don't eat impulsively. i always default to fruits for snacks, but i want more variety and all can think of is almonds at the moment...any suggestions before i head to…
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The skinny on CEREAL
We all love a bowl of cereal every now and then, and I am looking for the best cereal's out there. I have always eaten Honey Nut Cheerio's, i know the regular ones are better but I find them so bland. ANy recipes to spice up regular Cheerios? And other good cereals that are tasty but not full of sugar and are low in…
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Online Supplement Website
Hey Everyone, Since I have to take some very drastic measures to lose weight quickly, can someone recommend an online Supplements website with good prices: Recommendations for the following items would be great as well: 1) best protein and flavor that you liked the most. 2) best food replacement bars [snacks or whole…
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Medicated Drink
Hi everyone, I posted a similar topic when I first joined as I was curious as to whether I should be counting my medicated drinks in with my calories or just ignore them. Well I have been counting them, but i just got a call from my doc asking me to up my dose to 4 drinks at day @ 115 cals each => 460 per day :noway: I am…
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uk chip shop chips
ok so on sunday i had had a great weekend. i know i always splurge a little before its back to the hard work but does anyone have any idea how many calories/dfat/protien/carbs are in chip shops chips. i reckon i had about 500 grams of them and a sausage (most likely deep fried). i mean i had been good all week but…
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Recipe calculator!!!!
Hello everyone - I have been hunting around for someway to calculate all the ingredients in homemade dishes. I finally found one so I thought I'd share! :flowerforyou: http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp
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Has anyone seen this?
I can't believe it. I saw it on the internet today and about passed out. This is a place that TRYS to feed you crap. As a matter of fact, you eat free if you weigh over 350 pounds. One of their burgers is 8,000 calories!!!:noway: :noway: Here is the site. http://www.heartattackgrill.com/ Personally I think it is…
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Vegetable Dip ideas???
I need some new ideas for veggie dip. I've tried the packaged low fat/cal veggie dips and have used the low cal dressings - does anyone do anything different? I need something that isn't going to add too many calories. My favorite veggies to dip are carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and celery.
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Soy Crumbles?
My new absolute Favorite thing to cook with! I tried it last night on my family and nobody complained. I've been using ground turkey for the last year and my hubby made a comment about how glad he was that I was using ground beef again.....bwahaha.......if only he knew. :laugh: I used the morning star meal…
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camping food suggestions, please!
So we're headed out camping next weekend and I need to make sure healthy foods are well represented in the cooler and on the campstove! Has anyone done this? Please help! I'm thinking salad (high volume in the cooler!), carrots & hummus, baked chips & salsa, grilled eggplant & more veggies. No s'mores for me!! Thanks in…
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Cocktail struggle
hello - I am fairly new to MFP and I am very happy to be here. My struggle is cocktails. No - I am not an acoholic but a social drinker. My children are older so I get to go out quite a bit with my friends and there are always cocktails involved. I love beer when out at sporting events but I understand how bad beer is. I…
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Which is worse?
Is it worse to go over in fat or in calories? I am over in fat by 12g, (but at least it was mostly from avocado and olive oil), but still have 577 calories left for the day.
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whats for lunch today?
:bigsmile: thought it would be fun, as there is a dinner thread and a breakfast one!:happy: :heart: 1 1/2 cup chop lettuce :heart: 1/4 cup tomato :heart: 1/4 cup no salt sunflower kernels :heart: 1/4 cup rasins :heart: 2 tsp fat free italian dressing :heart: 1 tsp onion :heart: 1 tsp green pepper :heart: 1 tsp shread pork…
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pumpkinseeds in the shell - calories???
Does anyone know how they calculate the calories on the nutrition label for nuts or seeds in the shell? - particularly in Canada I bought pumpkin seeds in the shell and the nutrition label says 1 1/3c (50g) is 260 calories. The entire bag is 210 g which would by measure work out to be just over 5 cups - but the bag barely…
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Protein Overload
Is it really bad to go over (-21) on the protein? I am on week 2 and have already lost 6 lbs. Today was the first time I have gone over like this. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter
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Check this out!!!
I have read on so many peoples pages that they go out to eat and blow their allowed calorie intake out of the water... I myself have done it. I came across an article in the the 'First' magazine... just send a text message saying "food ___" to (HEALTH) 432584... for example french fries you would text "food french fries"…
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Question about water
Should I count my cup of green tea towards my water intake as well? I'm new to this and want to make sure I don't screw something up.
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Peanut Butter!
MMMMMMMMM!!! That's all!! :wink: :laugh:
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2 oz of dried thin spaghetti noodles = how much cooked?
Is 2 oz of dried spaghetti noodles = to one cup cooked? I saw this online but not sure if it's accurate. thank you
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Food on the Run???
I won't be able to make it home for lunch today. What are some good foods that I can pick up?
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need some lunch ideas for today
seems we're low on groceries and I'm low on creativity LOL who's got ideas?
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salad and subsituting?
I would have more salads, but we need to go shopping and right now, we can't, so I'm wondering, can I subsitute canned vegetables for the salad? Could I use canned corn in place of lettuce? Really, what kind of nutrition is really in corn? Isn't it just a filler?
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What does your daily menu look like?
I am just looking for some new ideas. Especially stuff to take to work for lunch!
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Kiwi
I LOVE kiwi but O boy do I hate taking that skin off. Anyone have any tricks???
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Does anyone do Weight watchers?
Hi, I've been wondering if I should get back out my weight watcher stuff (did lose 30 pounds for my friends wedding, since put it on plus 20 more). I don't know if anyone else uses the program and we could motivate each other?
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Sodium
Today I changed my settings on my food diary to pay more attention to my sodium intake. It's stating that my daily goal is 2500, but that seems like a lot???