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Am I really the only one that doesn't eat....
'by the rules' small dinner plate.....sitting down at the table (a table for that matter), no distractions (that's a joke).... This morning I tossed 2 TJ country muffins in the microwave and ate them in the bathroom with a cup of green tea while making myself presentable enough to drop off the kids at school.... I don't…
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Greek Food-who knew?
What I ate: Half of a child's Gyro with sauce 1 vegan stuffed grape leaf 1 serving spanakopita 1 Greek side salad with a glass of water I am stuffed for about 630 calories! Incredible!
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Mushrooms without gobs of Olive Oil?
How does one saute mushrooms without gobs of olive oil? I made our traditional pasta dish for Easter dinner and never realized that the mushrooms soak up olive oil like a sponge. What else can I do to cut down the fat in my recipe?:smile:
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10 Secrets of the Effortlessly Thin
10 Secrets of the Effortlessly Thin, By Sally Wadyka for MSN Health & Fitness The majority of thin people—whether they have been lean all their life or managed to lose weight and keep it off—share several healthy strategies that help them stay thin and healthy with seemingly little effort. Here are 10 secrets you need to…
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Carb Addict
I am addicted to carbs! Not that it's been a problem for my weight loss thus far but I'm wondering if I go Low Carb for a while if I can kick these last few pounds. However I have NO idea what SMART changes to make in order for this to work. I was hoping you wonderful people could give me some suggestions on how you make…
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Diet 7up Cake question!!!!!!
Help! Last week I made Diet 7up Lemon cake for the first time. (Betty Crocker mix + can of Diet 7up...no eggs, no egg whites). I baked it in a 9x13 silver pan and when it came out it didn't rise hardly at all. I had a thin cake, but a great taste!! **Tonight I'm making this again, and since it's for a work function I don't…
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how often do you guys eat sweets?
i always set aside about 100 calories for something sweet every night. by sweets, i mean something unhealthy such as chocolate or cookies or such, not fruit or yogurt. so how often do you guys splurge?
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Food Ideas for on the go people?
I never have time to prepare anything when I leave for work in the morning and Im not one to cook anything. Does anyone have any healthy food ideas for on the go people like me??? My biggest problem is I dont have time in the morning to prepare anything so I find myself eating out ALL THE TIME!!! Thanks :smile:
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Drinking water
Since I have such a hard time drinking water, i was wondering if you think its about the same if I add a package of wylers light singles to go. Its a low calorie soft drink mix. you can get them in a ton of flavors, you just add the package to your bottle of water. (I think one pack is like 5 cal)
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More calories from drinks than foods
Saw this in the hungry girl newsletter today... http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/ajcn.2008.27240v1 Basically, they've shown that people tend to get more calories from drinks than they do from food. So, switching to lower calorie foods can be a huge help to weight loss. I guess thats why most people start losing…
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Question for the guys...
My husband just started MFP this week. His cals are set to 1,930/day, not counting exercise. Well, we just bicycled today and his HRM read that he burned 1,300 cals! So after entering breakfast, lunch, and a protein shake he has around 2,300 cals still to eat!!! My question is, how important is it that he eat all these????…
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Chicken marsala---confused!
Why does chicken marsala have so many calories? Is it because of the gravy its in or the way its cooked? I usually scrape off the extra sauce so does it still mean that one 3oz piece is 300 calories? Oh and how many oz is a piece of chicken about 6.5 inches wide and 1cm thick?
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Jelly belly+ easter appropriate...
I'm a lemon freak, so my mom got a marie callenders lemon pie for me of easter dinner:love: , thinking I could just use my will power and resist it...but in HG doings:flowerforyou: ...I went to Wally World for last min.things and found Jelly Belly had a line of 60 cal puddings LEMON...so there I was eating my pudding with…
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I stayed within my calories for the day!
whoo hoo! i even have 100 left for a snack later!:drinker:
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How Do People Create Meals?
I am making a vegetarian Shepherd's Pie this weekend, and I want to ask advice on how people track and build meals like that? Normally I just have different components on my plate, and that is easy to measure, this is the first time doing something that is amalgamated like that. Do you weigh each item separately raw, then…
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Don't you hate it when....
you go to put your food in your diary and you do a search for a food and whoever put it in there didn't put the complete info in, like just the calories or something, and what is worse is it may have been confirmed by someone?
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lunch?
What is everyone having for lunch today? I didn't have time to make mine this morning so now I have to get something on the go..........:grumble:
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Calories?
Okay, so this really is a serious question. Bear with me. I keep hearing that you should NEVER go below 1200 calories a day. Usually, I don't. On the average day I'm between 1300 -1600 cal/day. I also work out 1 hr/day and increase my calories accordingly. However, On the occasion I sleep in (until 11am or so) and don't…
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Salad Dressing???
Which salad dressing do you use?
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I'm way over on sugar help!
I had a little breakfast and lunch today - banana and greek yogurt. So i had a lot of snack food and i ate an apple, 30 grapes, a pear, 10 baby carrots, and 2 nature valley granola bars. This added up to about 700 calories but 91 sugars! I have -94 sugars!! is this a bad thing??
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Easter Egg
Is any of you having a taste of an easter egg tomorrow and what is you favourite kind, hope you all have a nice easter:heart: :heart: :smile: :flowerforyou:
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Sugar?
Hi everyone! I've done a bit of research but can't find a good answer regarding how much sugar I should be eating daily. I don't eat anything that I would really consider 'sugery' other than fruit, and I do eat a lot of fruit. I am always way over on my sugar according to MFP. Any ideas about recommended sugar intake?
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Protein???
I am always over in protein and under in calories and fat!! I ate 2 eggs for breakfast, salmon and brocolli for lunch and a Lean Cuisine panini with salad for dinner. I am over by 35 points in protein. Is that okay? Why is the protein set so low? Isn't it better to be low in fat and calories. Thanks for any advice!!
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I tried Fage....
and I can see how it could be used as sour cream and I think I definitely could use it as that but just as a yogurt???? Can't too it. I tried mixing it with honey. Yuck I tried mixing in some granola. Yuck. It's just got a little bitter taste that I can't get over. I WANT to like it cuz the protein is crazy good, it's no…
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6 healthy-sounding foods that really aren’t.
6 healthy-sounding foods that really aren’t. By Rachel Johnson, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D. EatingWell May/June 2008 My friend’s husband, Henry, recently bought a huge box of Yogos, confident that these “yogurty-covered, fruit-flavored bits” were a healthy choice for his kids. “Not exactly,” his wife, a nutritionist, said when he…
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New Challenge: Regular Fasting
Hey all you guys and gals, I've started a regular fast and it's really helped me to fell better inside and out. Here's how it works: Every Monday I fast the entire day, drinking only water or juice. No milk. I just stay busy the whole day so I don't think about eating. The hardest part of the day for me is when the kids go…
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The 8 Worst Sandwiches in America (Plus 8 More You'll Love!)
WORST BREAKFAST SANDWICH Au Bon Pain Sausage, Egg and Cheddar on Asiago Bagel 810 calories 47 g fat (23 g saturated, 0.5 g trans) 58 g carbs 1,540 mg sodium A healthy breakfast sandwich can be a great start to your day—the protein-packed eggs and meat will keep you feeling fuller longer. But Au Bon Pain’s breakfast bagel…
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TGIF's
Hey! I have to go to a work "luncheon" at Fridays today- I can't find ANY nutironal info online for their menu... Do any of you have any low- calorie suggestions? I was thinking of ordering "off" the menu and just getting a piece of grilled chicken and some broccoli? but...I just wanted to check to see if anyone has any…
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soda cake/carrot?
I've been thinking about making a cake for work tomorrow but I was wondering if I can use carrot cake mix with a diet coke. Any of you tried it? Or maybe with another type of soda...please let me know!! Any other suggestions? Thanks!! :flowerforyou:
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Stop buying baby Carrots
Baby Carrots AOL User GEORGII1 Says: "A neighbor lost her car and asked me to pick up a bag of baby carrots when I went to the store. This neighbor was really in financial crisis at the time and I mentioned that unless she was at some specialty store, I thought those were only cut to shape carrots and not real baby…