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Ever since I found this website and have learned so much about nutrition and what your body needs, I'm kind of angry at the food industry and how they have perpetuated this notion that people can eat a big breakfast, go out for lunch, have a snack and have a big dinner. How could I have not figured this out sooner? I can't…
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I looked into this same topic by reading a lot of online material about going up and down stairs as exercise, and the general consensus I found was that it definitely burns calories and "counts" as exercise. I go up and back down the single flight of stairs at my gym 10 times in a row as a "break" from the elliptical and…
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My guess would be that eating fajitas without tortillas, or the "mixed grill" without tortillas might be pretty healthy. Definitely delicious! Also I heard that tortilla soup isn't too unhealthy. We recently went out for Mexican food and I got the bowl of tortilla soup. It was so yummy - full of chicken pieces and…
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Happy Friday, everyone. Good job on working so hard at being healthy this week! I weighed in and have lost 10 pounds since I started on Dec 28! I'm so happy and I can't believe how motivated I am now to keep working on losing the other 30 pounds in my goal! In an effort not to get discouraged by fluctuations, I've decided…
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I see that some of you eat pumpkin quite a bit. I've never tried anything with pumpkin other than pie! :) But I'm willing to try it. I don't like cottage cheese - but I also see you eating it with yogurt. Do you use plain or vanilla yogurt? Half yogurt, half pumpkin? Any other ideas? Also I've never tried ricotta other…
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Definitely workout and have a Lean Cuisine. I had a bad day last week and realized it around 6 pm, so I went to the gym and bought myself some more calories! I was able to salvage the day to a certain degree, so that I was only over by about 120 calories instead of the 400+ that I was over before my workout! I love the…
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Thanks blj014 - that's just what I needed to know! I will be back at Chili's for salmon in the future- but I will order the guiltless next time!
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I know exactly what you mean. If you're working on having healthy habits, it will become noticeable whether or not you weigh, as your clothes get looser, you feel healthier, etc. I was thinking that weighing sometimes slows my progress because if the result wasn't incredible, I feel bad. So I might start weighing once a…
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Good job everyone! Here's my story: 12/28 starting weight 175 Today 1/22 weight 168 Yay! Also I started January at 172, so to keep up with this 5 pounds per month challenge, I am shooting for 167 or less by 1/31 - just one week to go! Biggest success so far - I tucked my shirt in and wore a belt for the first time in years…
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TCASMEY - I'm so impressed with your treadmill workout! That is exactly what I need tonight, hope I can get the same great results as you! I usually go to the gym while the kids are at school, but today was crazy and I never made it. I am wrapping up a little laundry and going in just a little bit, which is a big deal for…
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You guys convinced me - I want to try the 30 day shred! What equipment do I need? It sounds from your posts like I need a jumprope and some hand weights? Anything else? I'm going to look at my cable "on demand" channel to see if the Shred is on there, and if it's not, I'll head to Target to buy it. Always looking for good…
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You guys rock. Keep up the good work and we will all be healthy together! You're all such an inspiration to me as I workout - I think of the members of MFP and it makes me work harder! Yay for us!
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Katielouhoo, I cut and pasted part of your Dec 28 entry and printed it out for my desk. ***************************** I can do it one choice at a time- (I will get up and go exercise, I will not eat a piece of chocolate, or have seconds). You can do it too, grit your teeth and dig in, this is for the long haul. Plenty of…
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I blew it yesterday. Good all day, then for some dumb reason, I gave in and ate a junky snack at bedtime even though I was out of calories. I feel really disappointed in myself. And to top it off, I had weighed yesterday afternoon and it actually showed me going up in weight from last week. Come to think of it, that's…
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Happy Monday, everyone. I managed to avoid the concession stand all weekend at the volleyball tournament - a win for me! I packed my snacks and even added up all the calories in the snacks in my bag to make sure that even if I ate them all, I wouldn't wreck my day. I'm pretty proud of how the weekend went. No time for the…
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What is an Arc trainer? I would love to try it and burn some serious calories! I work out at the Y so I hope they have one!
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I'm going to miss today's weigh in because I weigh at the gym, but today I"m going on a long walk with the dogs instead since it's finally nice enough outside! I have been weighing randomly every few days, which is working out well. I'm not disciplined enough to walk by the scales and not step on them 6 days a week, so I…
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I can relate to you with the funny meal times because of kids' activities. On Tuesdays and Thursdays we usually eat dinner by 4:00 because my daughter has volleyball later and I want her to eat a good dinner and have time for it to digest. In "the old days", she would have had a snack after school, and then when I picked…
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I have started inputting my dinner into the mfp right after breakfast, that way I know what I have left for lunch and snacks. Plus it helps me to stick with the plan for dinner. Today I'm really looking forward to tonight's dinner. I am making tacos for the kids, and for me I am turning it into taco salad with salsa…
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It wasn't the best weekend for good eating - my daughter turned 16 and we celebrated all weekend with various friends and family members, always involving eating out and having cake! I have logged my food every day since Dec 28, so last night I decided to log in Sat and Sun's food and see just how bad it was. Amazingly, I…
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I'm also on 1200 calories a day and I have to agree with the previous poster - I have the appetite of a lumberjack and that's why I'm in this shape! It is a challenge to keep the calories low, and I have worked hard to stick with the plan. I do find my workouts have more intensity now because those exercise calories are…
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Count me in, too. I just joined this site yesterday, and I feel very motivated. 2010 is the year that I'm finally going to take charge of my fitness situation. 5 pounds a month sounds like a great goal. My total goal is 40 pounds. I'd love to lose as much of that as possible by summer, but then again, I'm reasonable and I…
