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To your tastes, recipes are mostly guidelines anyway, if you want a head of garlic instead of a clove that's your call... try a 1/2 tbsp to start and add more if your tastes say to.

Fast and easy... When travelling abroad with prescription or over-the-counter medication: Pack all medications in their original, labelled containers; Do not combine medications into a single container; Pack an extra supply of medication in case you are away for longer than expected; and Carry a copy of the original…

I'm right around 330 and do so enjoy hiking but right now I'm just walking. Start at your 1 to 3 miles occasionally, try to complete it in a quicker time, then you can look at building up the distance... I'm about to start a brand new fitness regime, and it's "scary" thinking of all the pushups it entails but looking at it…

there's nothing magic to cooking, some old-timey recipes had tons of "fluff" in the steps etc to make it seem more "remarkable / difficult" than it is. Follow the ingredient list on a recipe the first time you try it, see how you like it... adjust amounts of ingredients to your taste next time ie it may call for one clove…

Body pump etc do they combine cardio and strength training ? that can be logged as circuit training if so Zumba is marketed via informercial and for the Wii as "dancing" which is in the database Fitness is s multi-billion dollar industry, they can't keep up with a burn that works for "every" one with all the permutations /…

This is a great example of what the "powdered / freeze dried" stuff were "made" to help out... yeah you can't really "keep" milk directly but you can buy powdered milk and make up enough each night to cover your next days use (thinking NON-instant here) Propane burner / appliances with the right adaptor can be connected to…

MFP doesn't calculate, it takes the values AS entered by the user who created the food item you're using. Where we "really" get a problem is the companies that play with serving sizes, making the serving unusually small so they can mark it as 0 fat that 0 grams of fat could be anything less than 0.5 grams of fat, so if…

Look at who is "pushing" the item you're reading... the milk commercials here are "pushed by the Dairy foundation"... eggs by the egg farmers association, hmmm little bit of self promoting interests? Not to vilify either as I consume both, and even raise chickens for the eggs where I know most of what the chickens ate (I…

My home > my blog > new post folks can then subscribe to the blog RSS feed and follow your progress, rather than having to seek out your weekly weights and monthly pictures, they'll all be in one spot easy to find and "start from the beginning" if inspired.

That's still been a sticking point for me, I let the "lack of direction" get to me. I'm just starting to use the pdf and make better meal choices, if it's on the pdf and it's the right type of day it's "free-game". Takes some adjusting though as "most diets" seem to be more a "hard calorie count" while this one is high…

If the Nook can handle PDFs then you may want something like http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/773559-smart-food-guide

Just be there for them, if it comes out that he wants to go for a walk or hike be ready to go, be ready to be supportive when interest IS shown but it's up to them to get interested. being pushed will just get a lot of folks backs up and resent it...

Double-check that the items you're using in your diary that you'd expect iron to be in actually HAVE iron in them, not all users who contribute to the database will put in the iron value (for some it can be hard to... we're not "told" actually what 100% of the DV is... it's based on the same 2000 calorie diet that the US…

exercise > cardio > add exercise > search for the "workout" sometimes you can use a "generic" form from the list IE Zumba is marketed in infomercial and for the Wii as DANCING which is in the database P90X, insanity, 30 day shred and others that combine strength and cardio are "circuit training" in the database or right…

it's up to you to determine how many servings it makes, sometimes that's "easy" via the total calorie count, say something like my pretzels. Total recipe = 2400 calories, so I divide it into 12 portions of 200 calories each. Other times it'll be by the tray.. by casserole makes a decent sized dish, that is easy to cut into…

Subscription can certainly be cheaper just pay attention to the details at renewal time. I can get a full year of a magazine I buy anyway for $18 or buy it retail at $60 going to the store... (12 issues a year) That $18 is my renewal fee. Another magazine wants me to pay almost retail as a continuing subscriber but I can…

community > groups > search "visalus" or whatever "program" you want, may find less of the "dislike" in groups geared towards your chosen program.

If they'll be using the data to realize the slop they make available for kids to eat and make some changes it could be beneficial, but just pure numbers without context don't make sense, BMI is meant for "populations" not for individuals, world was quite different when it was developed.

Probably available as a rather pricy "fitness" item but it's simply pipe-insulation with a slit for "ease" of installation, so you can slide it over the "iron" without taking the plates off the end first. Also popular on kids bicycles though may not be the right inner diameter to fit over the iron. Example of "pipe…

While it does "say" that your "Projected Weight Loss 0.9 lbs/ week" from your my home > goals page "resets" it doesn't change that you set your profile to lose 2lbs per week. It just shows you what the 1200 calories will do for you, so someone set to 2lbs per week with projected loss of 0.9 could change to 1lb per week…

MFPs numbers are only as good as the settings you give it. If you are within 40 lbs of goal and telling it to set you to lose 2 lbs per week then chances are you'll see 1200 calories, many of the folks set for 2lbs per week at 1200 calories could well see 1200 set at 1lb per week, 1200 is the minimum calorie goal that MFP…

What's your current recipe? Does it involve - shortening, butter, vegetable oil, olive oil, hemp oil, corn... you get the idea.... replace it 1:1 with unsweetened apple sauce... at least in cakes / breads it works. It's time for me to ramp up my baking and I did it last year for a pumpkin loaf, replaced 4000 calories of…

I'd check your weight entry on fitbit and or MFP. MFP "only" uses weight to give you a calorie burn (as per the exercise > database, pick an exercise and it asks for your weight and the minutes worked out) so if you have an incorrect weight entry ie 1675 lbs instead of 167.5 it can give you a wrong calorie burn.

my home > check in > edit previous entries the ticker, badge on "my home" and "user has lost X lbs so far" message in your newsfeed are all "dumb tools" they compare 2 numbers period. Your first weigh in by calendar date and your most recent weight entry to present your loss so far. Start at 150 gain to 160 and lose to…

MFP doesn't put everyone at 1200 calories, it's given me as low as 1500 based on my goals. It all depends on where you're at weight wise (BMR, activity level chosen) and rate of loss chosen. MFP isn't to blame when "everyone" that gets 1200 calories has 5-15 lbs to lose and choose sedentary lifestyle and 2lbs per week as…

From the labels where you're updating your diet/ fitness profile So between waitress / nurse / carpenter.. yeah most of that "movement over your day" is covered in the extra "multiplier" that that puts on your BMR to give you your daily calories.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/763246-acronyms-and-terms-for-new-mfp-members-v-3-1

I've got that list on the freezer! It is quite handy though there's a lot on there that i just don't have in the house right now. But you get used to subbing in the right things once you know what you can have in certain slots. But the HC / LC days... those still boggle me

Well babeinthemoon has her diary "open to the public" so all you have to do is click her picture here in the forums which takes you to her profile where you can click "view diary" or you can click the drop down arrow below her profile picture and select "view profile" and then click the "view diary" both routes get you to…

MFP uses what YOU entered as weight to calculate a calorie burn, if you had a typo in a weigh-in that could mess up. The second depends on how you set up MFP... did you set up your profile and enter a goal of weight loss? If so then your daily calorie goal already includes your deficit for weight loss before any exercise…