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too many carbs??
I am a diabetic, and for breakfast the last couple of weeks I have been eating 2 nutra grain low fat waffles with sugar free syrup, and a light/fat free yogurt. Do you think thats too many carbs??? ..I know I should be eating more protein, any ideas as what to eat in the morning instead of eggs???
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Need ideas for low cal/low carb snacks...
Hi. I need to find low cal/low carb snacks to keep in my purse for when "Just have to have something!" times. I always end up eating candy at the office and I hate to admit it-have bad sefl control right now. Anyway, any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks
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Tell me it's not true
I added my breakfast today and according to the stored food items 1 hardboiled egg is 155 cals. Is this true or am I doing something wrong? If it's true I guess I will have to stop eating eggs and opt for something lower in cals
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Motivating Pro-breakfast article
This is an article from Denise Austin Morning Stretch email. I love breakfast but too many mornings I jump right into my day and find that it is 10 AM before I slow down enough to eat. Worse! I slow down because I am already tired! :yawn: I don't feel that way when I eat breakfast first. One last thing...I need the protein…
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Does fiber make you gassy?
I have started eating fiber one products and I feel like I am going to explode! Has anyone else experienced this and if so HOW DO YOU MAKE IT GO AWAY! Does anyone know if there is there a way to eat a high fiber diet without the terrible gassy side effects?
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Bad Cookies
Today, my boss brought some cookies into the office, they were so small, and looked soo innocent, so i figured they can't be sooo bad for me... I ate 4 of them, then I went looking for calories and stuff, and OMG, those four cookies sumed as much as my whole breakfast!!! I'll never eat them again - I mean those cookies in…
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Summer Time Grilling Ideas
Hello Everyone My family are huge grillers in the Spring and Summer. Although they mostly want to have the steak, hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad and other not to healthy things. I want to be able to participate but still remain in my calories for the day. I have been doing really well and don't want to ruin it now. I…
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Net Calories say what?
I was following a thread and totally got lost when they started talking about NET vs. GROSS calories. Went to the reports section on MFP for nutrition and it has a little graph showing net calories only I have no idea what that means? Since I'm stuck....I'm trying to figure out why....I literally am embarrassed that my…
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Attention Chocolate Lovers!!
:heart: :heart: :heart: I just made a batch of "No Pudge Brownies" with light whipping cream and they are heaven!! :heart: :heart: :heart: Instead of using a square brownie type pan, I used the 12 count muffin tin for portion control....:blushing: Check out their site: www.nopudge.com How many calories in an actual no fat…
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Chips and Salsa?
I love chips and salsa! I feel like its a good "junk" food that I can pick up at the store when we go for a snack. Do you think its a good choice? I always try to get the multigrain chips, they taste so good, and buy a thing of salsa, (I love Salsa). It shouldn't be that bad for you, should it? The salsa is all veggies...
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EBOOST?
Has anyone tried this? EBOOST...I heard it gives you great energy for the gym...and it makes you think clearly...LOL It seems to good to be true...I read that celebrities drink it. Its used to cure hangovers also... It is not used as a diet drink...and they claim it has a ton of vitamins...(no sugar). Just wondering if…
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College Student Group
Hey College Students, I thought it would be a great idea to communicate through a facebook group since almost everyone has a facebook nowadays. I would really like to meet people my age going through the same struggles I do with balancing a full time schedule, work, and other activities. So lets motivate each other and…
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veggie burgers???
hello you all, Im not vegan or anything but I have completely stop eating red meat and pork for I dont know how long, Ysd I tried the morning star veggie burgers and I also bought the boca burgers, and I gotta admit they are good. I was surprised, Im just wandering about the soy. I heard that soy makes you gain weight. And…
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% fat, protein and carbs in food diary goal
Sorry if this has been brought up before, I couldn't do a search just in case it had been. Also, I looked through the newbie files for articles on it, but couldn't find (please help if I missed something javascript:add_smiley('smile','topic_body'). I just calculated out the % from my food diary goal and it is 30% fat, ~55%…
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Annoyed with Subway
So there are 3 Subways within a 5 mile radius from my office, and none of them ever carry the apple slices. No matter what day or time I go to any of them they always say "they're out". I'm pretty sure that all three locations are owned by the same guy. I am beginning to think that he just doesn't order them. Which is…
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Whats for lunch??? IM STARVING
So whats everyone having for lunch?? Im about to starve! lol..Need suggestions:bigsmile:
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Flax Seed as a filler...LUV IT!
Just had to share my recent experience with flax seed... I have always read/heard about the benefits of flax seed, but never wanted to add the extra calories to my meals. I finally bought a box and added a tablespoon, to pretty-much everything I ate yesterday...oatmeal, protein shakes, salad dressing. The amazing thing was…
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How to determine Nutrition info???
OK, so I'm eating a Subway Sandwich and I can't find the nutrition info for it... Does anyone know how to do this? It's a 12'' Spicy Italian with Roast beef on Monterey Cheddar bread with the bread hollowed out. regular meat ( pepperoni, Salami, and Roast beef) NO cheese Lettuce Tomato Cucumber Red Onion Spinach Light (as…
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Shakeology
I just received an email from Beachbody introducing a new product called Shakeology. It's supposed to be a Real Health drink. Any BB Coaches know anything about this?
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Definitely not low calorie density
For breakfast, I had 500 calories of peanut butter. Licked off a spoon. (I was hungry.) I'm screwed for the rest of the day, I thought. But, I haven't been hungry for the past seven hours. Maybe I've got to think outside the box. I've been eating apples, oatmeal, and cashews for breakfast for weeks and find myself hungry…
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How to figure calories in a meal made at home
Hello! I made chicken salad with light mayo, boneless skinless chicken breast and 3 hard boiled eggs. How do I figure out the serving size and calories per serving? When I was on wight watchers they had a reciept builder, are there any web sites out there that can help me with this? Thanks in advance! Leanna:smile:
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100 Calorie Snacks....
So i went light grocery shopping yesterday i say light because it ws just for a few things like snadwich stuff veggie burgers and juices and of course water sicne i downed about 3 gallons this week no lie any ways as i was passing by the candy isle with hubby(idk if he was trying to tease me or he actually wanted candy…
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Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches
I bought a pack today and YUM! only 130 calories a sandwich, and their sooo good! Anyone else like these? Its a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth and your ice cream fix
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Food Log/ Planner
Hello fellow MFp'ers, I wanted to share a change I made this week that is really helping me make sure I eat right. Instead of logging my food the day I eat it, I plan my meals out the night before in the food log. I measure and cut my breakfast up for the next morning and lunch, and when dinner rolls around I'll check teh…
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Laughing Cow
So... yesterday I went to Food Lion to get some of the laughing cow cheese wedges and couldn't find them... I was thinking that they would be with the other cheese, but nope. Does anyone know where I would find them? Maybe Food Lion just doesn't carry it? Thanks!!
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Light? Diet? Lowfat? Low-cal?
Are any of these labeled foods okay for you, or are they mostly processed chemical crap? Should I stop using my light ranch dressing, 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup, Edy's Grand Light Slow Churned ice cream, etc.? Just trying to figure this out so I can eat "cleaner"? Thanks!
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Potato Question
I know this is a big no, no but if you peel a potato how many calories do you shave off? I have googled it but I can't find any answers. So how many calories are in a peeled potato? Regular, medium Idaho potato :)
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Seitan?
Who has worked with it? How does it taste? Can you treat it just like meat?
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Microwave popcorn vs. "homemade"
Soooo...I just realized that the microwave popcorn I've been eating has almost 500 calories!!!! I accidentally bought the "homestyle" one from Target and looked on the back of the box after eating almost a whole bag. I think the serving info is confusing...it says: Serving size: 3T (3T = 4 cups popped) Servings per bag:…
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How do I get more calories with low carb.s
I can't seem to get more than 700calories in a day. I eat alot, but low carb. Anyone know of any high calorie y Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counteret low carb foods.