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Lack of Protein and Water Consumption.
Hey there, Im obviously new to this site and the biggest challenge I'm finding is incorporating the correct amount of protein into my diet. Im not one for much meat, and I don't like most dairy or fish so I find this hard to accomplish. I work out quite a bit and Im afraid that the lack of will hurt me in the long run. My…
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yummy chicken soup
I saw someone's post on the chicken and spinach soup. Well, I decided to take it a step further. I boiled 3 chicken breast and cut them up, chopped up a whole bag of spinach, can of sliced mushrooms (drained), can of cannelini beans (drained), celery and onions, and 5 of my homemade meatballs cut up, and added it all to…
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Help me to order!!
Tomorrow night my family and I are going out to Quaker Steak and Lube, and for some reason I can find no nutritional information about them or anything in the database :grumble: Has anyone ever been there and know anything that is relatively healthy / won't kill my calories? Thanks!
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raspberries or pudding
I am knew at this so bear with my weird questions and observations. I know eating raspberries (20 of them) is more nutritionally sound than eating a fat free tapioca pudding, but according to MFP values both have about same number of carbs and are about the same in calories....I enjoy the FF pudding far more and would gave…
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Wheat Spaghetti cooked in wine?
A co-worker just suggested cooking Whole wheat spaghetti, then putting it in a heated wine with garlic and then topping lightly with parmesan cheese... Has anyone tried something like that?
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peanut butter or almond butter
I eat mostly organic and healthy foods, but I tried the natures promise peanutbutter and I didnt like it. Most peanutbutters have hydrogenated oils, which I stay away from and just recently I found that palm oil is unheathy for you, and that is in the current peanutbutter i eat, so I wanted to switch. I saw in a recent…
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Eating out for dinner
So, normally when you eat out you have to eat practically nothing to stay within your calorie limit...but not tonight! I went out with a friend to Ruby Tuesday's and like a good girl i went to their website beforehand to see what i COULD eat (their menu does not have a "good for you" section, but they do online). So I had…
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dinner tonight
What is your best low cal pizza recipe...I neeeeed pizza tonight!!!
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on my fat today with 300 calories left after dinner... very discouraging :[ I'm not really sure how I can make up for the extra fat consumed today, for tomorrow. I blame the waffles i had this morning! :explode: Any suggestions?
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drink problem v.s alcoholic ?
:drinker: i admit it! i enjoy my alcohol (mostly wine) to a fault.:drinker: i find it hard to resist every evening and i do not want just 1 10 oz. glass. 3 or 4 10 oz glasses are preferred! almost 1000 calories! i have never experienced a problem (passing out, loosing time, etc...) because of my drinking, i just crave it!…
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sick of salad and turkey for lunch
I just had blueberry yogurt (80 cal) and 1 cup of peanut butter Captain Crunch for lunch (yummmy and crunchy)...I can't look at another turkey sandwich or salad....hope this fills me up for awhile. Is that bad?
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to much exercise?
Hey all, I am new. Have been trying to get 20lbs off forever. I work out about 4 times a week. I have a heart monitor so I track my calories burned. So.. each week I am burning about 3000 calories. working out is both a physical and mental thing for me. So I do not want to cut back. It told me to burn about 900 calories…
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Salty Day
If I know I'm in for a salty day, do I drink like 12 glasses of water to flush it? Or will the salt just soak it up?
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Vitamins??
Hello to everyone! I have a question that I hope ya'll can help me out with. What kind of vitamin is best for helping loose weight? There are SO many kinds out there that they get confusing! People have suggested that I should take a Women's vitamin or a Pre-natal Vitamin (no I'm NOT preggo) or a Weight Loss vitamin, or a…
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not sure
How do I know how much I am eating of pasta. It goes by ounces, but I don't have anything to know how much. Any ideas? :smile:
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New book
I just received a new book that really opened my eyes when it came to eating out. It's called "Eat This not That" if you have the chance to get a copy you will be glad you did. I got it off of Amazon marketplace. It was used but in excellent condition. I believe it was put out by Men's Health Magazine.
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Good Breakfast!
This morning I made something new and I really liked it so maybe give it a try! :smile: Lightly toast a piece of whole wheat toast, then tear a small whole out of the middle, put the toast in a pan on medium heat or so, then put an egg inside of the whole. I left the yolk in there but I'm sure you could put just the egg…
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Low Sugar Breakfast??
Help! I'm looking for some yummy breakfast ideas that don't contain a lot of sugar. I'm really trying to watch my sugar intake and just a glass of milk has almost half of my recommended sugar intake. I eat breakfast at 6 am so I'm also looking for something to curve my hunger through the morning. Any suggestions?
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Need An Energy Booster
What are some foods or what can I do to have more Energy I seem to be tired alot?
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Atkins Anyone?
Is anyone here doing Atkins, South Beach, CAD, Protein Power, The Zone, Sugar Busters, or other low carb or organic, natural eating plan? I am in day 7 of Induction on Atkins and I a down 17 pounds, feeling great, full of energy!! And most importantly, my fasting blood sugar was only 103 this morning, that was before…
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Hungry Girl; a shoutout
I love her. Just wanted to give a shoutout. I hear tons of complaints that her stuff is pure empty calories. Uhh...no? Sure, some of the desserts aren't cornucopias of nutrition, but c'mon, it's a dessert. And her FiberOne chicken strips are a work of genius. And she can come up with uses for squash and pumpkin I never…
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???protein shakes/smoothies???
:drinker: what is the best protein powder that's low cal for shakes &/or smoothies?
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Stupid Orange Juice!
I had no idea there were so many calories in OJ! It's supposed to be good for u. I coulda had a soda!
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I'm getting way too much sodium in my diet. Any ideas for s
Hi everyone! This is my first post! YAY ME! I'm trying to get back on the weight loss bandwagon after a month on hiatus. I discovered after restarting the use of this site that I am getting WAY too much sodium in my diet. I'm trying to cut down on the packaged stuff, but that's hard w/ 2 kids. Does anyone have any ideas…
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I dont know what is healthy food
Hello, I am new to this website. I am 23 and always been a little overweight( that's what the bmi says). My family has always been high on soul food so I have never experienced eating healthy. I don't even know where to begin. I just moved back home a year ago. I am 5'7 and 185 pounds when I was only 165 a year ago when I…
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500 left!
I have 500 calories left over and its almost 11 pm. I just had an apple and probably won't be going to bed for another few hours. I got off to a late start today, and i worked an odd shift, didn't have time to eat any snacks while I was at work, oh and i also exercised today! Is having this many left over going to put a…
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I am so mad!
Ok so I am going to vent a bit and I would love to have feed back but please do not lecture just try to understand my anger :flowerforyou: I have been doing this MFP for 2 months and I have worked out 6 days a week for an hour. I am so proud of myself for those things...and I have LOST 20 lbs...I know I am loosing and…
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Help! So much left!
I just finished logging my calories for the day, and i have 341 left! My dinner was a hodge-podge of a bunch of stuff...and I thought it would add up to much more than it did. It's 11pm where I live...should I eat the rest, or is it too late? I don't feel hungry...but I don't want to ruin my diet my "starving" myself! What…
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What to Eat after Wisdom Teeth Extraction?
hello, i was wondering if anyone has any idea for safe (and preferably not disgusting lol) things to eat after Wisdom Teeth Extraction? getting ready for surgery of all 4 teeth on the 27th (they are all impacted and i have to get it done at the hospital), so looking for some ideas. thanks!
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low fat pringles chips
Anyone try them? They are made with olestra? Know anything about it? Good or bad?