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should i count the marinade?
i'm grilled up some chicken breast for lunch. its being marinated in saffron, lemon juice, and olive oil. should i count the marinade when i'm adding up the calories? thanks :heart: aisha
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Get a Handle on Emotional Eating -- By Zach Van Hart
Get a Handle on Emotional Eating The Secret Sabotage of Your Program -- By Zach Van Hart Ever been angry or upset one minute and then on your couch eating the next, unable to remember why you started eating or how long you had spent munching? If so, then you have entered the world of emotional eating. It’s something than…
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Is Evening Eating Destroying Your Weight Loss Efforts?
Is Evening Eating Destroying Your Weight Loss Efforts? Cues to Eating and How to Control Them -- By Becky Hand, Licensed & Registered Dietitian Balanced breakfast? Check Mid-morning snack? Check Healthy lunch with your co-workers? Check Passing up your friend's homemade cookies? Check Coming home in the evening and going…
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10 worst foods.....shocking!
From an astonishing amount of calories to several days' worth of fat in one meal to over the top levels of sodium, this is one place you don’t want to see any of your favorite foods. Every year, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) comes up with its list of the Top Ten Worst Foods and I always look forward…
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Fiber
I have an issue getting fiber in. I have thought about getting some of those powders to put in my drinks to try and help with this.
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How many only eat when your bellys growling?
Whats more important ? To only eat when your hungry and eat sensible or eat your daily calories? I feel like i'm satisfied every day, but i'm always about 400 to 500 calories short. This is working for me so far. I have lost 13 lbs in the 3 weeks that i have been using MFP.
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Help w/ Shari's nutritional Info
Pancakes with Syrup (Breakfast) pancakes with margarine and maple syrup Nutrition Facts I found one site that said 1 order is 675 calories... what is one order??? 3 pancakes? 5 Pancakes??
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Stop dieting.
I work in a health food store and everyday I get people who come in asking questions about how to cheat being healthy. You cannot cheat health. You can't get healthy without being healthy. Eating vegetables, fruit, fiber, less sugar, less bad fats and more good fats, drinking enough water and avoiding alcohol and getting…
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mcAlisters Deli..and we wonder why kids are fat
Their kids PB&J is 714 calories!!!! just the sandwich. That is INSANE. You would have to cut that in fours and divy it for all meals and snacks for the day. I am trying to find some "healthy" options prior to going there for me and my 3 yr old and WOW..307 for their hotdog plus I get her a fruit cup which is 98. I thought…
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over
is it bad to be over on fiber and protein? i was just wondering i have been trying to put more protein and fiber in my diet but i have been way over.. i was over on carbs today thats a bad thing,but also with protein and fiber.:flowerforyou:
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French Bread is the Devil!
:devil: Went with a friend and worked out for 1 1/2 hours at the gym. Thank God I burned an extra 600 calories because we stopped at the bakery for baguettes. They are so delish!! :devil: So glad to see I have enough control to have 1 serving!! :drinker:
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God Bless the Avocado
I never had avocado until I was over 40. And now I look at with an adoring "where have you been all my life" glint in my eye. I definitely have a "thing" for avocado! Several months ago I posted a question looking for avocado recipes and have since tried several of MFP recommendations. My favorite way to have it: half an…
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Follow Your Heart Salad Dressing
I have found this (in the health food store) to be a great alternative to those hydrogenated oils that are so bad for us. It's soy based also. It comes in two flavors I think. I use it on salads instead of buying store bought brands and also for anything you would ordinarily use say Miracle Whip for. It's really good.
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Fav survey and Brown Bag Ideas
What are your favorite,,,, Granola Bars Hummus Mid-day snacks Cereal Crackers Spices Also, I will be starting my research rotation and will have to brown bag it everyday for 5 weeks. Anybody have some fun lunch ideas to spice things up a little but still keep it in my calorie range (1200\day)? thanks!
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Protein
I have been here a week and I just have a question for anyone that can help. Is going over on protein bad?
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Water
So when we log our water for the day is it cups (like 8 oz cups) or glasses?
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Diet for Weight Gain (muscle mass)
I started working out a few weeks ago. I'm totally weak. I'm 28, 6'0", and 170 lbs. I'm working on becoming more toned with some sort of definition to my body. I work with weights 3-4 times a week, rotating upper body, lower body, and core. I've done some reading, but was curious if someone could tell me if this food…
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No more Salad bars for me!!!
Jasons Deli you suck...Well actually I suck. Just entered my stuff 1500 calories later..OUCH. I just need to stay away from them. They always get me and I guess I just dont get it, even though I know where I went wrong...Especially the broccoli cheese soup..That was an OUCH and their Italian dressing..
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Calories vs. sodium
how do you all get in all your calories without over going your sodium?
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Eating Right On The Run
Eat Right on the Run By Gabrielle Reece - Posted Thu, Feb 19, 2009, 3:44 pm PST 91% of users found this article helpful. Post a Comment View All 53 Comments Unfortunately eating healthy takes effort, and a lot of the time it is just easier to eat fast food (quick, readily available, and inexpensive), or it's the only thing…
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What's for breakfast?
I'm having Banana Nut Cheerio's!!!:bigsmile:
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Recipes
I was wondering where people get the nutrition facts from homemade foods. Is there a website that you can put all the ingreidents and it tells you? I find foods sometimes hard when you dont know the nutrition facts of what you are eating. I hope I can get some help! Thanks, Jenn
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Salt article from Time.com
I found this interesting...:flowerforyou: http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1884864,00.html Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009 Eating a Bit Less Salt Can Be a Big Health Boon By Tiffany Sharples Over the years, Americans have become inured to salt. Most people have no idea how much salt they consume — on average, about 9 to 12…
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[Review] Trader Joe's Buffalo Jerky!
Heya guys! I love jerky, but often it's too high in sodium for me. Trader Joe's has a 280 mg per oz. bison jerky that I tried. Here's my review: http://damnthefreshman15.blogspot.com/2009/02/review-trader-joes-buffalo-jerky.html
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Not eating canned veggies anymore!
I was gonna be good last night and eat some spinach. It was canned but i always drain and rinse. Well I opened it and there was a big grass hopper!!:sick: That just makes you wanna have a canned veggie!:grumble:
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Margerine subitute
Hey I was wondering if anyone knew of something I can use instead of margerine in a recipe. The recipee is for chicken nuggets..you have to bake them oringinal recipee: 1/4 cup margerine worcestershire sauce salt a ndpepper chicken crushed crackers( I making it healthier by using whole wheat)
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friday's of lent
Today is friday.. so that mean's no meat for me!! anyone have any ideas for lunch?? I am kinda sick of yogurt and pizza is so bad! I love salad but I feel like that won't fill me up.. this just proves how important food it to me.. It is 10:27 and I am already thinking about lunch!! haha.. maybe that is how I got this way…
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Garlic Toast
I accidentally picked up garlic margarine thinking it was regular margine, but discovered I can my make my own garlic bread at home and cut out quite a few of the calories you would find in restaurants. 2 slices of whole wheat bread toasted low in cals 110 2 tsp of compliment garlic margarine 70 cals mmmmmmmmmmmm heaven :D
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Just discovered my trigger food...
Fritos Honey BBQ Flavor Twists are the work of the devil. :devil: Since I started, I've never had an honest to god control issue. Every time I've over eaten (rarely), I've been okay with it. I never actually understood the not being able to stop mentality until tonight! I just ate an ENTIRE bag of those stupid flavor…
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TRU ORGANIC VODKA??
HAS ANYBODY TRIED THIS? IS IT REALLY HEALTHY AND GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT??? I WAS PLANNING TO GO TO LUNCH AND HAVE A DRINK.... ANYBODY TRIED IT??? I WANNA KNOW IF ITS YUMMY??:drinker: