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What do you do when you have way too many calories left over
I have over 1,700 calories left including exercise calories! Should I just eat a normal dinner or should I eat something with a lot of calories?
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Reading is driving me to EAT!
I have been reading a book called Intuitive Eating. It is talking about learning which foods you like and consciously slowing down to think of the flavor, texture, scent and breaking it down from there... It is making me crave all kinds of foods and thinking about it drives me to eat! I have eaten way more this Sunday i…
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!! Government Nutrition Recommendation Charts !!
I use this all the time. It is a valuable resource. http://www.iom.edu/Object.File/Master/21/372/0.pdf I hope it helps you. :flowerforyou: oops...can't spell :laugh:
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Liquid Diet
Hi All, Looking for advice from senior members as to how I can control my liquid intake. I work in a high stress software development firm and even though i try a lot to avoid the stress compells me to gulp down 3-4 coffe and 1-2 soft drinks a day! Off lately i have tried to replace the coffee with green tea which is…
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When calories vs. volume makes my head explode--my huge lunc
So, today I was feeling a bit hippyish...I guess I'm missing San Francisco. For lunch, I felt hungry for some veggies. And I wanted to play around. I started throwing a bunch of stuff together, and here's the result: - 2 oz snow peas - .5 oz brocco sprouts - 6 brussels sprouts - 1/2 package of lite tofu - 75 grams eggplant…
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Umm....Greek Yogurt?
I've heard of greek yogurt but never had it. I eat so called regular yogurt all the time and was wondering what the difference is. What are the nutrition facts on the stuff?
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Wine Makes Me Eat!!
Hey there!!! Does this happen to any of you??? So....I totally like to have a glass of wine after work or at night:drinker: problem is it seems like wine (or alcohol in general) makes me want to eat more:explode: Totally don't want to give up my wine though...any ideas????:tongue:
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Cleanse good or bad?
Have any of you ever done a cleanse? I'm thinking about doing one, but I want to do it right and do one that will actually help! Or have any of you had bad experiences with cleanses?? thanks!!!:happy:
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best foods pre-workout
I know I saw this posted not too long ago but I can't find it again. What are you all eating before you workout? Thanks for the ideas!:flowerforyou:
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Healthy Brownies!!!
Okay. This recipe is for all you chocolate lovers out there. I made this recipe up and it is SO good. It has all kinds of health nutrients: iron, protein, Omega 3 fatty acids.... no refined sugar! makes 12 brownies Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups dried and pitted dates 1 cup all natural applesauce 1/2 cup blueberries (frozen are…
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Almonds vs. Cashews
Whenever I look at "diets" I always see that you're supposed to snack on raw, unsalted almonds cuz of the protein and the good kind of fat in them. (is there such a thing? :happy:) Anywho - I was wondering - are cashews as good as almonds as far as a good snack? I DO like almonds and eat them quite a bit, but I actually…
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It's Past 7 and I still have 500 Calories....
I guess the title says it all. Do I eat them or not? I'm not hungry but I'm about to do a major round of exercise....so I'll be way under calories today if I don't eat.
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Thin Crust Pizza
I thought that because the crust was thinner the pizza would have less calories...but I got home and (at Papa John's anyway) thin crust pizza has just as many, or MORE calories than original crust pizza! So I basically ate about 1050 calories for lunch...great...
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golden spoon frozen yougart???
why didnt anyone tell me about this? its TOM and im craving chocolate ice cream! and i have 300 calories left after dinner im gunna go get golden spoon yummmmmmmmmm anyone else eat it? its got only 88 calories in their "mini" cup which is a decent amount!
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A Few Snacks Under 150 Calories
...50 Calories 1. 15 grapes 2. 8-ounce brewed coffee with 1 tablespoon half-and-half and 1 teaspoon sugar 3. 2 slices (about 1 1/2 ounces) turkey breast 4. 1 cup steamed asparagus or broccoli 5. 2 cups light microwave popcorn ...100 Calories 1. 8 ounces (1 cup) Gatorade 2. 1 cup canned chicken noodle soup 3. 1 hard-boiled…
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MMMM Personal Pita Pizza
Check this out! I just made these pizzas with the kids. I ate 2 of them and I came in around 360 calories. That's less than one slice of normal pizza. 2 bags of Pita Bread Oat bran - 130 calories Lowfat / low sodium Mozzarella cheese 45 calories per ounce (1.5 oz COVERS 2 pizzas) 2 cans Diced tomatoes with chilis (chilis…
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Cheesecake Factory?
Does anyone have any good food recommendations for The Cheesecake Factory? I'm going there for dinner tonight and don't want to order anything too terrible
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Does anyone know a good peanut butter?
So I LOVE peanut butter, and I was just wondering if anyone knew of one that has fewer calories or thats just better for me, more organic maybe, I really don't know? I currently use the Skippy reduced fat kind, let me know please! THANKS! :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: ~Leash
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For my GF'ers or non wheat eaters..a snack/bar for you
Find Lara Bars...Find them NOW. They are so freaking delicious. They taste exactly like they say they do. I had Cherry Pie today..YUMM. 210 calories. I ate 1/2 prior to my run and 1/2 after. I hear they make 100 calorie bars but I have yet to see them.... YUMMMM
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Water Intake
I tried to find my answer on the message boards, so forgive me if it's a dopey question - when the recommended water intake is 8 glasses a day, are they meaning eight 8ounce glasses? Or what measurements are we talking here?? Thanks!!:drinker:
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how many carbs are we susposed to eat a day?
I was just wondering how many carbs we are susposed to eat in a day?
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Too little calories
I need to lose a lot of weight and I know that if I eat too few calories per day, the body goes on the "economy" mode and it will be difficult to lose anything. I have also switched over to the low fat category foods, I am trying to eat carbs, proteins, vitamins and drink enough water. I think I am doing all right but for…
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vegetarian
im a vegetarian. is this going to affect my weight loss any? I know i need to watch what i eat so I can get the proper vitamins but how may this affect anything else?
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Low-Cal, High Fiber Pasta!
Okay, I put up a post about a week ago asking if anyone had tried Fiber Gourmet pasta. Its a very new product thats mostly available online (in some grocery stores). I wanted to let all the pasta lovers know that it is AMAZING! :love: :love: Not only is it delicious, it has that great 'fresh' taste and a perfect texture.…
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Late Night Eating
Alrighty. I joined in late December and did not really start using this site until January 1 (new years res). Anyway, I have not been eating my excercise calories because I did not see the point but I read the other post saying that I should so I will try my hardest to do it. So I always have 300-400+ calories left from…
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Calorie intake... need to rant a bit
So, I'm fairly new here, but I've been observing lots of threads and I need to rant here. I see lots of people eating too FEW calories! Please realize that when MyFitnessPal is setting up your calories that it creates a base intake... that intake is based on how many calories you burn at rest (meaning, if you laid in bed…
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Please help do I eat the Calories remaining to 0 out???
I know this is probably a dumb question but have to ask I can't get a straight answer anywhere. I have 326 "calories remaining", am I suppose/allowed to eat that??? I thought I was suppose to reduce my calories to 1200 a day but I've increased my exercises so now my log tonight says I have consumed 1152, burned 276 with…
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question about pasta
Ok I have a calorie book and I am also looking on the back of the pasta package. I want to know if when it is cooked the calories go down. I know the serving is bigger because the water makes it swell. In the calorie book the numbers are different than the package. On the package 2 oz is 210 calories and in the book 2 oz…
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Serving Size - Dry or Cooked???
Yes, that is my question. One I've had before and one I'm still confused about. I just made some spaghetti and the box said the serving size is 2 oz. So I weighed out 2 oz. on my new scale and cooked it all by itself. So, for giggles, I weighed it after it was cooked and it weighed 7 oz. So, I started taking the noodles…
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~*~*~HOW MUCH ?~*~*~
Ok so I have drank 185 ounces of water so far today and I tell you I have never had to go to the bathroom so much as I have today, not even when I was pregnant lol. How much water do you usually drink in a day?