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Superfruits
For perfect blood pressure Good: Bananas Better: Fresh figs Why: Six fresh figs have 891 mg of blood pressure-lowering potassium, nearly 20% of your daily need--about double what you'd find in one large banana. In a recent 5-year study from the Netherlands, high-potassium diets were linked with lower rates of death from…
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Spotted on Shelves!!
Heinz Reduced Sugar Ketchup - This stuff has 75% less sugar and (believe it or not!) two-thirds fewer calories than regular ketchup -- that's only 5 calories per tablespoon! And it tastes fantastic. WE LOVE KETCHUP, so we are PSYCHED about this! It's pretty easy to find, too (right there with the other ketchups!)... New…
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drinking 8 cups a day
I was just wondering about the 8 cups of water a day. I ALWAYS bring my nalgene with me to classes everyday, but I can never seem to drink more than one bottle a day. How do you guys get to 8? Or, does the water you get from foods such as apples, carrots... etc count?
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1200 Calories a day
My recomended calorie intake for the day is 1200. I try to eat close to (within 50) but not over the number of calories i am supposed to eat, plus any exercise calories. Because my recomended cal intake is 1200 and the minimum calorie intake is 1200 it always fusses at me for being under...but i sure don't want to go…
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Still Hungry
So everyday I go over my calories, some days by a lot (like 100) and somedays not by much (like 20), but it's bugging me that I am. And I don't think I am going over because I of unnecessary eating, I am just always hungry anymore. Usually within an hour of eating I am hungry again. I had lunch today at noon, was starving…
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Need some advice.
I understand that by eating all of the calories you are allocated you will lose weight because MFP calculates how much of a deficit you need in order to lose. I trust that it works for other people, but I have such a hard time eating 1200 calories a day. I just get really full and then I feel really full for a really long…
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Calories in homemade food??
Hi there Much of what I eat, I cook myself from scratch. How do you work out the calories? Sometimes I'm guessing and using prepackaged similar things, but hopefully mine is healthier. But how would I start to work out the calories For instance, I make chinese chicken with oyser sauce, it includes stir fried chicken…
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for anyone worried about their metabolism or the dreaded 120
I would HIGHLY recommend an RMR test. This tests your Resting Metabolic Rate. (contrary to popular word usage, you cannot have your BMR tested unless your actually in a coma, and all calorie decisions should be made on your RMR). Anyway.... I always thought that my metabolism was low, (i was mean to it when I was younger)…
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The Fear of food ....
ok , so I have a very difficult time preparing food. Breakfast and lunch no biggie but dinner... I could stress all day on what to make and how to make it. My husband is a trained Chef and cooks beautifully, problem is working in the food industry obviously he doesnt want to come home and cook after cooking all day. I…
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digestion
Is it possible that after not having something for a long time your body has a hard time digesting it.? I had a sausage today. It was so good :) ... but.. I am feeling horrible now(I dont eat much red meat..every now and then in small quantities). I swear its in my esophagus still. lol. I drank some tea to help settle my…
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Cheat day
I was just wondering if anyone on here has one cheat meal a week? And if you do, does it affect your weight loss significantly? And if you don't, why? Thanks!
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Subway
I went to Subway for lunch today and order the 12" Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki with: *Sweet Onion Sauce *Honey Oat Bread *Monterey Cheese, Shredded I looked at the nutrition guide and have always been entering it as 370 calories per serving, etc. until I realized the pre-calculated values included wheat bread and did not…
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Delicious Ceviche!
So, it's like 95 degrees here today. I live in Southern California, so my "delicate constitution" is not really prepared for these new global-warming scorchers :wink: !! Anyway, I made a fantastic dinner tonight that's just perfect for a hot day! Ceviche 1/4 lb. scallops, diced small 1/4 lb. shrimp, diced small 1 TBSP red…
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Remind me
To never buy Annies Homegrown organic chocolate bunny grahams ever again...they are way too addicting and the calories addddddd up. :ohwell:
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Does seasonings count?
I have really been dedicated lately in my weight loss efforts. I was wondering when I am cooking and adding things like olive oil and butter and other seasonings that have calories to them, should i add them to my food diary? I have not been doing so lately, but should i start?:indifferent:
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Making it second nature...
I have recently realized that I have FINALLY made healthy eating a habit. I still have my weak moments, as I'm sure everyone does. But I now know that I have made a HUGE step toward a healthier life. To me, eating healthy and changing your lifestyle is like climbing a huge mountain. When you first realize that you need to…
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Pasta fagioli soup
Hi I saw in the database a few listed Can someone rec a good brand/low cals/sodium etc Thanks, kim
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Estimating Calories
Is it okay to estimate calories based on what is in the food database? Like when we eat at a party or something where we don't see the nutritional info on the foods we eat.
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Pizza, why oh why does it taste sooo good
My husband went and picked up a pizza from Costco for dinner. Fortunately I still had plenty of calories left for dinner. I even managed to stop in time to save enough calories for a Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich.Yummy!!!!!:tongue: But I could have kept going if I didn't have to account for the calories. Darn you pizza for…
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Turkey meatloaf
2 - 1 lb. jennie-o ground turkey 1 cup cooked brown rice 2 egg beaters 1/2 cup of chopped onion 1 cup of organic tomato sauce 1/2 cup of green bell pepper chopped/diced sprinkle little salt sprinkle pepper to your liking.. and rest of can of tomato sauce for top add ingredients to ground turkey one at a time.. no special…
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OUNCES TO CUPS QUESTIONS
OKAY SO I AM HAVING TROUBLE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY CUPS R IN 4 OUNCES OF MAC AND CHEESE ? DOES ANY 1 KNOW LOL.... WELL I KNOW THAT ITS 1/2 A CUP BUT I WAS TOLD NOT TO MEASURE FOOD LIKE WE MEASURE LIQUIDS........
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"new" incredible food discovery!
I was in the store last night looking for something to change up breakfast and discovered Smucker's Sugar Free Jellies. What great stuff!! Taste great and incredibly low in calories (only 10 calories per tablespoon!) and carbs (5), no cholesterol or fat-and NO SODIUM!!!!!!!! That's the best part of those of us also…
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looking for reassurance
Is there anyone that has increased their caloric intake beyond the 1200, and eaten the exercise calories, and showed better weight loss compared to the minimum 1200 calories? I have been on 1000-1200 calories since I can remember. I have stacks and stacks of little notepads in a chest in my house full of food journals.…
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milk vs soy???
This seams like an ongoing controversy?? I can't seam to get a straight answer from anywhere so I drink both... I drink organic skim milk and organic soy milk... I'm not a huge mil drinker... Mostly with my coffee... I'm too concerned with the calorie content of either since it is such a small part of my diet... I am more…
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Peanuts
Ok, on every single can of peanuts I find the serving size ranges from 38-40 pieces. Now, what exactly is a piece? Is that a single peanut? Or a half of a peanut? I know its a semantic thing, but if they mean half of a peanut then eating 38 whole peanuts has effectively doubled the portion you're eating.
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Chili's recommendation?
So tomorrow I promised a friend I would go to lunch with her at Chili's. I briefly glanced at their menu but didn't see any low calorie options. Any suggestions?
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Same weight since April 12!!!
I'm sick of this! I haven't lost any weight in over two weeks! I'm thinking about lowering my calories. I've read some other comments on this sight that they lowered their calories only by 1-200 calories and they began to lose weight again. YOUR THOUGHTS? P.S. I'm at 1200 calories + about 450/day exercise calories. That's…
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How many calories to eat
hey, I am a little confused here about how many calories to eat to lose 2 pounds every week for me. I am 18 years old, and i exericise almost everyday for 90 miuntes at least. I been recoverying from a surgery, so my calorie intake for the past few month have been really really low ( at most 700) . Now I feel all better, I…
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Master Cleanse?
Hey all, I am a 20 year old gymnastics coach who could lose a few pounds. I am around 180 right now and I wanna drop the fat I have on my stomach and pectorals. I have a pool party to go to in about a month with my new girlfriend and shes never seen me without my shirt, and I am afraid to show myself with the fat I have…
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Master Cleanse, I think I'll try it...
Well, I know that this is a common topic of debate and discussion.. I have gone through and read as many of the articles and posts that I can find as possible. I think that I would really like to give it a try. Weight loss is NOT my primary goal, since i know that is a biggg issue, I would just really like to feel…