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  • Log your planned dinner before you eat. Look at daily total calories and the daily composition of protein, carbohydrates and fat. You will have the opportunity to make changes before you eat dinner.
  • We've started making steel cut oatmeal in the slow cooker. We use 2 cups steel cut oatmeal and 8 cups water, then heat on low for 4 hours, stirring once or twice. Let it cool, put it in the refrigerator, and you have oatmeal for a week for two people. Just reheat in the microwave (1/2 cup of cooked oatmeal for 2 minutes).…
  • Alicia -- Zumba is a great way to add cardio. Also, try different Zumba instructor classes; you may find that it clicks for you with a particular instructor. If you can find Zumba Gold classes, the pace is slower than regular Zumba, and the movements less intense. It's a good place to start. In a regular Zumba class, you…
  • Hi from a fellow Zumba instructor! I'm using MFP to eat healthier. I find it especially useful to log my dinner before I eat it. That way, I still have an opportunity to make changes....
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