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I was vegan back in the day. My only advice is don't try to make cheese happen. It won't happen. After eating vegan for 6-8m and having our family have to go dairy free for both kids when they were young...it just isn't the same. Daiya products get close....but yeah in general you will save a bit of money by not trying out…
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pick me, pick me! I'm 29 and same thing...I lost the baby weight from #2...and then gained back almost 10 pounds (never got to pre-baby 1)....my BP is now high, my cholesterol is now high (my LDL DOUBLED since I had it done at 24), so I am hoping if I get my weight from overweight (BMI about 26.8) down to where it was…
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Biotin is a water-soluble vitamin (its in the B family). You pee out excess of these, which is why pee is a little neon after taking B12. This is also true for vitamin C. Vitamins D, E and A (with the exception of beta-carotene which you pee out) can be toxic in too high doses because it is stored in the fat
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I hate water. I really do. I just have to make myself do it. I'm always a little dehydrated feeling in the morning and I always would just slam coffee. Then I could feel crappy later and drink more coffee, etc. I make myself drink a tall glass of water before I have any caffeine, and I try to drink one a half hour or so…
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Guilty! When I notice the weight creeping up if I go back to measuring and portion controlling my coffee (I use milk and creamer) I usually lose about 2-4lbs within 4 weeks or so with that being my only change.
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I could use friends too, really need to get motivated again
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prediabetic (I'm assuming your A1C was in the 6.0-7.0 range?) is pretty reversible if you do something now. In general losing weight and staying active will help lower your sugars. In addition limit your intake of foods that raise your blood sugar (grains, fruits, sugar) in favor of other options that do not affect your…
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if you are having some chronic symptoms of possible gluten intolerance you can always try completely cutting it out for a few weeks and see if you improve. when you eat it again, do you feel bad again? if so you may want to talk to a doctor.
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I like meal replacement shakes in general (no specific brands). They fill me up, but besides that I am crazy busy! I work full time, I go to full time online school for my nurse bachelors, I have a toddler and an infant and at work as a nurse I am constantly running around. Many days if I didn't have shakes I either…
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I have the best results with 21 day fix.
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I buy 80/20 beef as buying a 6-7lb pack is almost half the price per pound as a leaner beef. I log it as 80/20 and just work out harder those days. Or not, whatevs. Tasty beef is worth it me though.
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The app says 500, although when I am breastfeeding (currently now) I have so much trouble dropping weight so I usually half that amount.
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It's a decision you have to make for yourself. The nurse in me says that you should workout for other reasons besides how you look. Exercise will lower your risk of heart disease, diabetes and cancer. It will keep your body feeling younger longer. You don't need to do some multi-hour weight lifting and cardio expo to…
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what about swimming with a pull buoy? Its the little foam thing that goes between your thighs. You gently hold it there, thus more or less taking your legs out of the equation. We used to use them in swim team as a kid to strengthen arms. That could get your cardio still going. Theres also boxing type moves (arms only) to…
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I'm 12wk today with #2 and no weight gain. I'm still in my regular clothing. With that said I wouldn't worry much because with my 1st I swear I put on 5lb and all my pants got too small by 6 weeks. I was barely eating the whole time due to no appetite and I still kept piling on weight. I have don't nothing different this…
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I gained 50 total, a week later after delivering an 8lb baby, placenta, amniotic fluid…..I was still up 43lbs! I really didn't lose more than 15-20lbs of that until the three month mark (when hormones go all whacky and your hair starts falling out), and then the weight really just fell off until I was within 6lbs of my…
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Hi ladies! I'm so happy to see I'm not alone! I am 5 weeks today with my christmas eve baby. I started pregnancy #1 in Oct 2012 at 145/147 lbs. I gained close to 50 and was 195 at my 40wk appt. I never lost it all, but I managed to stay around 154 for a while (that was my normal HS and college weight). I got married…
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I LOSE more weight when I drink. But it's not because of the alcohol per say...its that I don't let myself have wine if I didn't work out that day...so it gets my butt to the gym!
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fitnessblender and youtube have good ones. I like my 21 day fix workouts, and they are all right about 30mins. Those ones weren't free, I had to buy them.
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It depends on what we are talking about for shoveling. I have visited friends in southern PA that will spend so much time "shoveling" a few inches off their driveway/walks. Really they are pushing a shovel. In upstate NY I know I'm not alone in that if I shoveled every time it snowed I wouldn't get much else done...so I…
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I second the above poster. I was also told not to attempt any abdominal work at all until around 4m for vaginal delivery and up to 6m for c-section. I didn't start until about 16weeks post-baby and I started really slow, like above. My stomach didn't look "right" for awhile, but now 18m out I look exactly the same in my…
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Sounds good to me. Actually kind of sounds like what I eat MOST mornings...and I'm down almost 50 pounds. Weird...
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I worked in a GP office. We do have to have the scales inspected for accuracy by the state on a fairly often basis. The scales have an inspection sticker on them (much like a car inspection sticker). I would say they are pretty accurate. The nurses usually weigh themselves on them as well, so if they start going inaccurate…
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You may not win this one. I have a friend that tried this with my fiancé and I. We missed him and would ask to have him over for dinner or something and he would always try to sell us on a hike or walk or bike ride instead. Problem was my fiance isn't big on those things and we also have a young child (was 9m at the time),…
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You may not feel it, but this was something that was reviewed often when I worked in gastro. It increases your risk of laryngeal cancer and cancer of the esophagus, more so if you are used to eating large meals and then going to bed right after. Large meals take more acid to breakdown, and when you lay down you don't have…
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Me. I don't know how much I "lose" at the level that I eat, but I have been maintaining my weight logging around 2200-2500 a day on days that I log (although very likely I go a bit over that on days I don't log). If anything, I don't get how people can eat under 1600-1700. I guess maybe different metabolisms? I have always…
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Well, do you like the drinks for the fizz or for the sugar? I discovered that I liked the carbonation, so I drink cans of ice cold flavored seltzer on weekends (no sweeteners). However, I have cut way back on carbonated drinks as I notice that they make me look pregnant when I drink them lol.
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it is really worth it to do it. I couldn't believe how off I was with foods. For something like carrots (low cal) it really isn't a huge deal to be off, but I have noticed with higher cal foods (peanut butter, chocolate, creamer, meats, pasta) there was a HUGE difference in calories between what I estimated and what I…
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ice it, rest it...next time you do it, run slower and switch up your stride.
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I had difficulties with my knees and for awhile could ONLY do very wide squats. Once my muscles strengthened I could do them slightly more narrow and slightly deeper. I also really needed to stretch my hips before doing squats. I find that get them stretched and warmed up makes a WORLD of difference. I also enjoy doing…
