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LOW FAT AND FAT FREE IS NOT THE WAY???
Is it only me...it seems we are always being told that it needs to be low fat or fat free whether it is milk or yogurt or cheese...I have read we need fat and the low fat and non fat can actually make you gain fat or at least not lose the fat you want to lose...plus I like the taste of real milk and real cheese and real…
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what if I am wrong
I have been trying to eat within in my calories, but I feel like I am not eating what I should. I guess I don't know what to eat. All the recipes I find, have weird stuff or things I wouldn't mix together. I am sturggling to find the right things to eat and incorporate all the my veggies, good fats, protiend, calcium,…
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Bathroom
Okay for about a week I have been drinking all my H2O, and have to pee like every 1/2 hour, does that go away???
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Slim Shots?
Has anyone tried those new "Slim Shots" that claim to help you eat up to 30% less?
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Help needed: How many calories in european chestnuts?
I ate like 10 boiled european chesnuts, how many calories is that? It's talking about ounces :huh:
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TOOO MANY CALORIES
Ok, when I first started on this site, I will admit I THOUGHT I was ready to make a change, and was modivated to do it...admitting now I wasn't. But NOW I am. You know how I can tell? I can't get myself to eat all my calories! lol When I first started I finally had to change my goal to 1 pound per week, because 2 was…
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French Fries
They are the devil and I can't stay away from them. I've been on this site since July and have lost 38lbs. But, here I am having Arby's curly fries 2 days in a row. Am I NUTS!? CURLY FRIES, people! It's like I haven't even been paying attention! I managed to lose 3lbs over Thanksgiving and Christmas and now I can't keep my…
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Guilty
Alright Im so guilty of not eating all my fruits and veggies. I hate buying freash because it seems like it always goes bad before we can eat it. I love the fruits and veggies in a can. does anyone else do this or does anyone have any tips or advice?? :drinker:
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chicken salad
Does anyone have any great and healhty chicken salad recipes!!! I love chicken salad, but mine is so bad for me. I don't like fruit in my though!!! thanks:flowerforyou:
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Holy Heck of a Salad, Batman!
I went to the gym for the first time in a month today... Was there for an hour, it felt good to be back. Wii fit is fun, but definately not a substitute. That being said, I left STARVING! I had cinnamon oatmeal with raisins and walnuts for breakfast at 6, but by 10:30, my belly was empty, and letting me know it. So, I…
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sodium???
is going over on sodium going to effect my weight loss??? i dont add salt to anything, i dont eat fast food too often and i dont eat alot of processed food and im always over....i dont get it???
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6 meals vs 4
I was doing breakfast, lunch, snack , dinner but I'm finding i end up with too many calories at night and then need to eat later than I would like to. granted I go to be kind of late so it's not a huge issue. for example tonight I still have close to 500 left. so tomorrow I am going to try to make a point to make breakfast…
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Almonds are in
Who knew Almonds had their own website? almondsarein.com -- go figure. Okay, so this is long-- but very interesting and illuminating. Go, almonds! The prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999, nearly 64…
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Gainning weight
Hello everyone This is might be a stupid question but is there such a thing as a plateau for gainning weight. Not sure if there is or not and if so what can I do when and if I ever reach it. Thanks in advance Matt
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Olive Garden
My husband and I are meeting my daughter's boyfriend's parents for dinner on Sunday at Olive Garden. I have not been there since I have been a vegetarian AND started trying intensely to lose weight. Any suggestions on what to eat that would not completely WRECK my diet? :drinker:
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to much protine?
todays my first day to count but i have eaten all of my daily protine is that a bad thing? also i still have plenty carbs, fat and calories? is this ok??
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protein shakes/whey protein help
I have never had a protein shake before and I wanted to up my protein, so I thought that it could help. I dont really know where to start. I have read some posts and some said they have good recipes for a good protein shake. What is the carb/calorie/fat/sugar/protein content on most protein powders. Is there a difference…
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Alcohol choices
Hiya friends :flowerforyou: So I have a work function coming up with an open bar :drinker: :heart: :drinker: :heart: :drinker: :heart: :drinker: Anywho, I of course want to stay on track and choose the best to do that. Would anyone know my best options for alcoholic drinks? I heard red wine is good.. or maybe low carb…
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Is your diet making you gain?
http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100230704&page=1 Good article!
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Is there a safe way to thaw chicken without a microwave?
OK I do my menues a few days in advance...I planned homemade buffalo wings tonight and I was so looking forward to them...well.........I just realized that I frgot to thaw the chicken and I dont have a microwave lol. So is there a another way to thaw that is fast and safe? Or should I just put them in the fridge and wait…
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When will it end?!
I am an avid diet coke drinker and yesterday I went from drinking 4 cans a day to zero. The headaches are brutal!!! How long can I expect this to last?
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Wasted calories
Have you ever ate something so nasty that you thought I just wasted my calories on that. This happen to me recently. I made cheesecake pudding thinking ahh only 70 calories that is wonderful but it wasn't that great and now im thinking I can't believe I wasted my calories on that. :grumble:
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I have 400 calories and a little over 100 carbs left..what s
Need suggestions on what to eat thanks!:smile:
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Vitamin Water
I have listed the vitamin water as part of my calories for the day, but do I also count them as part of my water intake? Thanks
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protein
what has protein besides protein pwder and protein pills what can I eat thats rich in protein???
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Smoothies...
I don't know how to make a smoothie...I know, kind of silly right. Any healthy smoothie recipes out there that any of you know of? And is there a way I can add more protein to a smoothie? I'm thinking about drinking a smoothie for my breakfast since it's simple and more on the go than what I've been eating. Thanks :)
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Those of you on 1200 calories
Can you post a "sample" day from your diet (for the rest of us to get ideas for different food suggestions)?
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low sodium V 8?
two years ago at a sad attempt to do the South Beach Diet(not the diets fault,,,was mine) I fell in love with v8 juice,,,especially the hot and spicy SOOOOOOOOO yummy but after a friend got congestive heart failure,I have been UBER carefull with my sodium intake. BOO HOOO:brokenheart: v 8 is LOADED with it eeek now they…
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Miracle Noodles
Has anybody heard of or tried these? The site is www.miraclenoodles.com, they claim that the noodles are calorie, gluten, wheat, fat free. They make a lot of claims and I am just wondering if any of you guys have ever heard of them or eaten them. I want to try them, bc I love pasta, but I'm afraid they will be yucky. How…
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Sodium
Is there a way to flush your system of excess sodium after a day of going a bit overboard??? :embarassed: