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It sounds like you are disconnected with your ethnic background - do you parents assuming you either live with them, or they are close by when you are home do the same? If not perhaps talking to them might help shed some light on the attitude(s) and comments of your aunt and grandma. Remember insults should be oblique and…
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thanks for the nice details. For myself, I do grams where ever possible - i.e. chicken breast, broccoli and most other variable shaped solids. Although I can do ml I was brought up with cups and oz. so visually those are easier to mentally see vs say 750ml (oh, wait that's a bottle of wine! hey, cool!) of a fluid. Whoever…
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They do serve food. Its not up to your standards perhaps, or your desire, but it does meet regulation. So they salt it, so the put in HFCS etc... None of which is sawdust, heavy metals or illegal. They list their ingredients,and the nutritional content. You don't like it, vote with your feet and wallet. They are being…
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No chocolate? Bunk. Like others have pointed it out, its not just calories but the protein, fat, carb ratio's and the overall concept of macro's. There are some great forums here that will explain it much better than a quick post, you should check them out! For myself, I have setup breakfast, lunch dinner, with snacks…
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And that sums up what is wrong with her generation.
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Encouraging people with incorrect actions for healthy weight loss is bad. Hey, cabbage diet, yea that's good, thanks for telling me that it was a good idea for me to do that. Bit extreme example but essentially what folks here are trying to cull out. I for one appreciate it. We know everything on the web is true. The…
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+1 Thanks for all the laughs today, its been a roller coaster of a day at work! Had to stifle more than one laugh before getting looks from my co-workers! OP- I think I read that you accept your 8gr/day protein, thankful, otherwise I would keel over badly. No meat protein, no function for me. Don't skim, its your enemy,…
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All the best in cutting out soda's! What I did (without hitting on the religion of sweeteners!) was cut back, found cola's, ginger ale's and root beers that were sugar based as a start. Then cut back on those to Zevia (stevia sweetened), from there I switched in having ginger tea to have a bit of a snap, and water with…
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+1 enjoy it when I just need some "sweet" bubble drink!
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Not sure if you cook for yourself or not, however that is one way to better control your intake and balance. Also if you do just eat out, selecting items that are toward the protein/fiber end is better than loading up on carbs. You seem to have a sedentary lifestyle, which is fine, but it does mean that you have less…
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Nice amount of running! Used to run to do marathons, and what I noticed is that the human body will get much more efficient when it is repetitively doing something. You probably need to mix it up a bit with other exercises. Perhaps throw in something cardio fitness related, i.e. P90X or Insanity or some such. Basically…
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20 lbs for one pants size. It also depends how you are shaped... I will never get in standard size 36 mens pants. my quads are to big, and the cuts are wrong, but I might be able to have a 36" waist if I work hard at looking weight and getting fit. Women have it much harder. The pants sizes seem arbitrary. Ignore them. Use…
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Watching this thread too. Great job so far! the changes in your pictures are very clear, so don't give up hope! It just takes time! And always remember - "A moment on the lips, A lifetime on the hips" helps me in deciding what to eat and what to pass up.
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You have impacted the tibia and the surrounding muscle. Ice can help some, but mainly REST. Stay off your feet. Also once the pain is gone, work on stretching the muscles on your shins... that will help in the long run. Also change what surface you are running on and your shoes, these have an impact on shin injuries. Its…
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Since you are on MFP you probably know what to eat to some extent. So think or look at the menu on line if possible and check up on the calories for what you want. For example - nice hot fresh chips with salsa, bottomless. oh yes a second basket pleeese! Remember EAT SLOW, savor the chips and salsa don't wolf it down. Well…
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ROTFLMAO!!!!! Oh thats great! hahaha. Seriously though, there is some other underlying cause in where she wants to go to the gym with you. Its not the gym, its something else, could be an insecurity, could be a comment you made 3 months ago (Say something like - saw "girl X" old friend, she was working out pretty good,…
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Under Food --> Recipes. Build up your food/recipe with the basic's and then note the serving portions, and serve away! If its a basic food thats not listed, you can add new foods, and foods sold in markets mostly have nutritional info on them. (exceptions usually are local made products, like natural energy bars, or pies…
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Go to My Home --> Goals There you can change your goals, which should be what you entered to begin your account. You can go guided or custom. In your case, guided should be "right" to start. MFP defaults to Carbs/Fat/Protein, which is fine to start with tracking. Later you can go in as HannahOM mentioned and tweak what you…
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It would be interesting to see if you could eat more than your maintenance of things like salad for instance. I certainly can eat too much junk food (snicker/mars bars etc) but I can't see being able to eat over 1500 calories of salad in a day. However - yes , if you take in more calories than you burn, you will store said…
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Great information - I went through most of the ones that had links and made some quick reference notes : natureway also contains Xylitol, which is a sugar alcohol and a mild laxative. Jillian Michaels Chocolate & Vanilla contains fructose Optmum Nutrition also has Evaporated cane juice powder (aka sugar) Optimum gold…
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Uhm, I don't get it whats wrong with Nickelback ??? :smile:
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Wow! Some really nasty comments! I hope people realize that the "you have a nice face" or "you are so smart" or "insert nice comment here" is generally because people are trying to find a nice thing to say. The old tired axiom of "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything" applies. They want to say something…
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In no particular order - 1. eggs 2. boneless/skinless chicken breast 3. broccoli 4. salad (lettuce, spring greens, cucumber, napa cabbage) 5. spinach 6. organic chicken applegate hotdogs (40 calories per one dog.. awesome!) 7. mutzu apple 8. salmon 9. rice 10. mushrooms 10.1 wine (grin, in moderation)
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Gee, I thought the site was called My Fatness Pal! Yea… FITNESS. And everyone can benefit from fitness! The overall guidelines will help you tailor how many calories you need to eat so you are not deficient and burning more than you are taking in. For myself I still need to loose weight, so I take in less (1500 food +…
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Generally rinse fruits and veggies, sometimes soak things like grapes in vinegar for a few minutes. Or eat organic when available. Lean meat (chicken, turkey) fish. LOTS of veggies. In a pinch I will do canned vegetables if nothing else is available I "treat" myself with sprouted grain breads, or use the bread machine to…
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Rake leaves, haul and split wood, paint house. Vacuum clean (yes, its a form of exercise) etc. And of course stretching and the overall exercises mentioned by others (pushup, sit-up/crunches, lunges etc) good luck!
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You can put anything you like in your mouth - cookies, ice cream, fish and chips, crisps etc… You do need to log it. When I started, I was amazed on where my calorie count was going. That cup of ice cream, and I mean measured cup, was 300 calories! Thats 1/4 of the day allowance, and you think its filling? nope. The key…
