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How to add calories
How do I add more calories to my mealplan without adding carbs?
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When sick and dieting?
I have come down with the flu. :grumble: Doctor wants me to stop counting so many calories, and to eat soup, some meats, and lots of water. Now, Soup has SO much sodium, and most have many many many calories. :noway: Please, any advice on what you do when you get the flu while dieting? Besides drinking up water and…
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Acai Berry???
Has anyone tried it? Is it just another scam?
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Sugar in fruit - I'm confused
I've been told I have to eat my 5 a day, I always have my veg - no problem, the one thing I have trouble with is; fruit - as a diabetic I have to be careful how much sugar I consume, but, when I log say a banana and an orange, i'm over the daily goal of 27g sugar - does this matter, or is it ok, as it is natural sugar? I'm…
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Chili Calorie Help???
My husband made homemade chili over the weekend, and I am having problems figuring out how many calories to count for this. I see there are a few homemade chili options to choose from, but the calories range from 193 to the 400's! I know that he used lean beef, I think 93%, a can of kidney beans, pinto beans, onions, and…
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Mini Meals
Good morning to all, I was thinking about mini meals. Do any of you do 6-8 mini meals per day or do you eat 3 square meals per day? If you do eat mini meals, how to you work it in your daily schedule along with work and so on? I am very curious about mini meals. How does it work for you? Is it hard to start? Have you…
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Got this in a e-mail and thought I would share. .....
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=268 I hope you enjoy it. It gave me some information.
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Food Confusion/ boredom can you help
I am a very picky eater I try to venture out but not always easy. I eat deccent meals BUT I NEVER HIT MY CALORIE COUNT UNLESS I CHEAT So I'm looking for suggestions. Example, Mostly eat salmon and veggies for lunch oatmeal for breakfast and fish and salad for dinner but it's not that loaded with calories because I bake and…
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Tea and Water Intake
So I have a question.....For the 8 cups of water a day does it count with tea? Do some types of tea count as water but do some not? I drink Black and Green teas do they count for my daily water consumption?
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I'm curious to know.....
Fellow MFP members - when starting your journey did you start off slowly cutting away certain foods/drinks and by slowly adding exercise into your life or did you hop on full fled & cut everything all at once and jumped right into exercise?
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Healthy, low cal snacks?!
I am on the hunt for some healthy, low-cal snacks that I can eat during the day, especially at school. I have big breaks during my classes and I always get hungry, and I don't wanna resort to eating all the junk food that my college offers! Anyone have anything that they enjoy?!
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stuck in a food rut
so i live in a dorm so i can't cook for myself so i'm stuck with college food. our school offers a pretty decent variety... that is for those that aren't watching what they're eating. There's lots of pasta, pizza, sandwiches, fries, chinese wok, mexican, etc. unfortunately, for those like myself who are trying to eat…
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Diet Pills
Does anybody here use any kind of diet pills or supplements in their aid to lose weight?
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Lunch help!
I got to work today and remembered that I left my lunch on the table! ugh! Now I'll have to hit the fast food places or run into the store for something quick. Any suggestions on what I could get? I will be working out hard today, so it doesn't need to be a side salad...I'd never get thru 5 minutes of a workout on that.…
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addicted to chocolate
Anyone have a tip to stop craving the yummy treat???
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What did you eat for breakfast?
I had... 1 fuji apple 1 cup of coffee (/w 2 creamers and 1 splenda) 1 bowl mom's best organic cinnamon/spice oatmeal
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Potassium Problems
I just changed my journal to start tracking potassium, and I realized I'm not getting nearly enough. Has anyone else had problems with this? 3500mg per day seems like a lot. Even on days when I ate a lot of tomatoes, milk, citrus, and other potassium rich foods, I still didn't have enough. I'm kind of getting overwhelmed.…
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A better steward of the food I am given
Good morning MFP pals! This morning as I was cleaning some strawberries, and checking the bread to see which one was the oldest, and I realized I am a better steward of the bounty I am given. I used to throw away fruit, veggies, meats, bread, crackers everyday, all due to not being used in time. I didnt mean to, just would…
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Five Factor
Has anyone tried the five factor diet? thoughts?
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Did something yum with my popcorn today
I LOVE popcorn, and we have an air popper so I don't have to feel guilty for eating it often. I do enjoy it without the butter (even though I do love the butter :laugh: ), but today I wanted a little something different. So I put a teaspoon of olive oil in a small dish and sprinled some Mrs. Dash on top, then dipped my…
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Why is it?
That whenever I finishing eating my calories for the day is when I start craving everything else? :grumble: I drink lots of water, I try and distract myself...but these cravings are killing me!
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protein and fat problem
Im always trying to eat my daily amount of protein, but I always go over by alot or just a little in fat. I eat nuts, which have protein, but also 15 grams or fat. I eat low fat cheese, but it still adds up. I eat tuna and turkey slices, which dont have too much fat. I also know that yogurt and milk, and chicken have alot…
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What to eat before biking?
What are the best foods to eat BEFORE going out for a bike ride? What are the best foods to eat AFTER you are done bike riding? I only ride between 1 hour and 1 hour and 15 min. but sometimes, during the ride, I feel very out of energy. Thoughts???
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Sugar Consumption
I'm having trouble staying within my sugar consumption guidelines on here. This morning, I had a bowl of Kelloggs Special K Chocolatey Delight and a cup of Sugar Free Chocolate & Vanilla Swirl Pudding (it's a Monday . . . gotta have some chocolate :wink: ). In a little bit, for a snack, I'm having an apple. But, I've…
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Why are vegetarian foods never on sale?
By vegetarian foods, I mean things like tofu, veggie burgers, veggie crumbles, etc. I've been going through circulars and I swear not one of those things has been listed in the 3 months I've looked. Right now they're my biggest expense in my food budget. Luckily fruits and veggies are on sale all the time, but still.…
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Made an "oops" at Panera
Aaaah! I love Panera, but I made a BIG mistake there yesterday. I didn't have a chance to look it up before I went, but I was sick and tired of soup, so I got a Frontega Chicken panini without the mayo. When I finally looked it up, it was almost 900 calories!!! Granted, maybe it was 800 without the mayo, but that's not…
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Bread machines anyone?
So, I managed to get the bread machine I inherited from my parents working. Anyone have any good, healthy recipies? Sadly most of the ones I have tend to not be the healthiest (even though they are DELICIOUS!).
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kashi has protein shakes
and I just bought the chocolate one I just had it its pretty good- If you make it with water its 220 but with lowfat milk its 300 calories I made mine with water it wasnt bad- weigh cheaper than many other protein drinks. 21 grams of protein if made with water and 29 grams if made with lowfat milk 7 grams of fiber (I need…
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Fav. Food of the Week Vol.2 :)
Last time this was posted, I picked up a lot of new, HEALTHY, foods that I fell in love with. So let's go again... What is your favorite food this week? Mine is Starkist Albacore Creations...I've only tried the Tomato Pesto flavor but if you like tuna, it's awesome. The whole package only has 140 calories and it's just…
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interesting!!
Brain's reaction to yummy food may predict weight, study suggests Provided by: The Canadian Press Written by: Lauran Neergaard, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oct. 17, 2008 WASHINGTON - Drink a milkshake and the pleasure centre in your brain gets a hit of happy - unless you're overweight. It sounds counterintuitive. But scientists…