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The replies to this thread have restored my faith in MFP. I was super pessimistic about what I would find when I clicked on it. Hurrah! I had someone on my FB post an article once about how baby carrots were made from the nasty, leftover scraps from processing "normal" carrots and were then compressed into these…

soo.... I can ignore MFP when I complete my diary for the day and it tells me I'm going to gain 2 lbs in 5 weeks??

I find the clean much easier, but I would love to improve on the snatch. I don't know exactly what I'm missing... core stability? bottom position flexibility? even with just a bar, I tend to become unbalanced and fall on my butt when I try to land in a squat. Power snatch is ok, but not nearly as easy as the clean.

I have a Laptop Lunch box too - I love mine! I generally put a fruit in one box (stuff in season when possible, otherwise thawed frozen berries), eggs in another (cold scrambled, tea eggs, shoyu tamago, plain boiled), meat (chicken breast, imitation lobster, cold shrimp), and finally veggies. If I have a long day, I'll…

We used to use Promasil, which I enjoyed, and then we switched to Allmax Allwhey since we could get it at our gym for cheaper (I think $50 for 5 lbs). I like its calorie/carb/protein ratio, works great in my oatmeal, smoothies, and yogurt.

Yes! Matcha ice cream is amazing. Matcha cheesecake is another delicious option. I've also made matcha shortbread cookies, I add it to my smoothies, matcha frosting for cupcakes, matcha madeleines... You could also try (if you haven't already) making a matcha latte, instead of just straight hot matcha. We order our matcha…

This looks like a GREAT recipe! I'd definitely be okay with almost 300 cals if it get me that much protein... I've had a hard time finding a recipe that comes out to more than 15 g. Thanks for sharing, will definitely be trying it!

Yep, aside from the big Christmas dinner, we generally just keep the appies rolling all day, and Christmas Eve too. Too much of a pain in the butt to track, and frankly I don't care. I didn't track Christmas for the past two years and saw either a weight loss or no change at all in the days that followed. I keep exercise…

HAHA YES. Totally been there. When it's warm enough out, I do what everyone has suggested and I just wear sweat-wicking clothes. And a hat - rain in your eyes is super annoying. In the late autumn I will start wearing a rain jacket because it's cool enough that I stop sweating buckets. I just have an all-purpose breathable…

I have a bento lunch box, so I can bring 4 different items. One is usually an egg variant - boiled, cold scrambled, whatever. One will be another protein source that I prepare on the weekend - baked chicken breast, meatballs, shrimp, beans, lentils. Then I'll have some veggies - tomatoes, steamed asparagus, broccoli,…

sweet, thanks

I'm making a vanilla sponge layer cake later this afternoon... going to boil down some plums and make a jammy type substance to incorporate into a cream cheese frosting, then will probably add some chopped raw plums for texture between the cake layers. Thinking of poaching a few plums in vanilla and black tea to garnish.…

I'm just being an echo, but I agree: go for it! I've written long, lengthy posts about this very subject, but to try and be succinct: my 70-year-old mother-in-law and my 150-lb-overweight sister-in-law both started CrossFit at the beginning of the summer, and they are just loving it. Make sure your box/coach emphasizes…

I'm not a big meat eater - I generally only have meat at one meal per day - so I'm left with protein powder. I usually have to have 3 scoops a day at 25 g of protein each - one in my breakfast smoothie, one in my oatmeal lunch, and one mixed with peanut butter as a bedtime snack. With greek yogurt and boiled eggs as…

I feel like someone with graphic skills needs to make an infographic to explain this concept. I did it with crayola felts and paper to explain it to my MIL - sort of about how you always need to maintain that e.g. 500-calorie "gap" between consumed and burned... so if you exercise more, you need to eat more to keep that…

My current smoothie is: 1 cup water, 1/2 cup frozen unsweetened blueberries, 1 giant kale leaf, 1 scoop vanilla protein powder. Usually clocks in at 215 cals. :) Not too different from yours!

I'm more interested in the biological sciences, and a researcher at heart. I'm a veterinarian and working on an MSc in physiology and energetics. I also love climbing, although I miss being outdoors in the pacific northwest, I'll take indoor bouldering for now.

I had a fitbit one for a year - it was a crazy year at school, and I knew I would be walking a lot (in clinics for rotations) but not going to the gym as much. It was a lot of fun to see how much I walked in a day - 7-10 km just walking around at school!! HOWEVER I found that the calories the fitbit gave me were way, way…

Put Sriracha on everything.

Agreed, I know a few couples who do something similar. Neither are super active on Facebook, and when I do interact with them on that platform, it's only to look at their travel pics, or make plans for a dinner party, or whatever. Stuff they'd end up doing jointly anyway. So I get it. At this point, my fiance and I might…

My goal is set at 125 lbs, I'm currently 134 lbs. My 'natural' weight tends to stabilize around 140 lbs, when I stop logging. Like many others, once I get below 130 I'll probably go by body fat percent rather than just weight, I'd be really happy if I could get to 16-17%. edit: a lot of people talk about frame sizes when…

Truth. But, I do worry about how many calories I burn lifting weights, because I want to make sure I'm not undereating. And maybe this is a subject for a different thread, but if there's no real way to estimate caloric burn from weightlifting, then how do you accurately eat back those calories to feed those poor muscles?…

Tonight we're having baked boneless/skinless chicken breasts lightly coated in panko and stuffed with cream cheese and pesto, and quinoa and steamed broccoli on the side. :) I love cooking, and I have to say I spend a lot of time browsing the internet for great dinner recipes. Other favourites include salmon cakes,…

this all sounds excellent. I don't tolerate hot foods well, but I had fresh mango sprinkled with cayenne pepper at a night market once, and it was SO GOOD. And I think I'll try your cracker combo as a snack tomorrow. :)

mayonnaise, teriyaki sauce, and shredded seaweed on my hotdogs (aka a japadog, one of the best food carts in Vancouver) bacon, peanut butter, and banana on my cheeseburger also sea urchin. fresh. raw. freakin delicious.

Just my two cents. I know a lot of people hate on CrossFit, but it honestly changed my life. I'm like you - I spent years paying for gym memberships that went unused, because I couldn't motivate myself to go or to work hard once I got there. I hated doing the same thing every day, or even if I had 4-5 'workouts' that I…

Just found this link yesterday actually - not sure how accurate/reputable it is, but might be worth a look: http://www.sensualappealblog.com/protein-powders/ My boyfriend gets intestinal issues from some protein powders, especially whey. He just ordered this vegan powder from Costco.…

I had a FitBit One, and I was mixed about it. I really liked seeing how much I walked and how many stairs I did, and it totally DID help me move around more in a time when I wasn't able to get to the gym very often. On the negative side... I found that it gave me too many calories for my given activity. Even with my stats…

Well... I have a pretty sweet tooth, and I didn't add a ton of sweetener, so I found them somewhat bitter. But my boyfriend, who prefers 85% chocolate bars, thought they were great! :) day 1: matcha pound cake day 2: taro croissant from Chinese bakery day 3: Persian love cake day 4: as above day 5: double strawberry…

Dinner last night... almond crusted chicken strips, beets, and sweet potatoes.