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I do a full body strength train every other day with weights and in between those days I do something else like stretches, jogging or a workout dvd. My question is: Am I still letting my muscles rest from strength training if I do a workout video that may work the same muscle groups I did the day before, but im not using…

I want to gain muscle without gaining to much weight. Im 5'5 and 120 pounds. I strength train 20 minutes everyother day and in between I do a workout video (such as jillians 30 day shred). I rest about 2 days a week and I dont get much cardio other than the occasional walk(but the weathers been bad up my way) or i do about…

a food is usually nutritious because it contains vitamins and minerals, so check the nutrition lable.

What is your favorite (good tasting) protein bar? Ive tried some with peanutbutter and did not like it much, so I wanted to try something else and needed any opinion on what to try.

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I started developing my own workout plans: doing pushups, squats with arm presses, ect. Basically things that get the heart rate up. I do these for about 15 minutes on my days that I strenghth train, and my problem is that I dont really sweat. Its not that I do the same things each time, so that my body doesnt get used to…

If for example a serving is 1 cup raw, that means put 1 cup worth of rice in your measuring cup and then put it in the boiling water. Thats your serving size. It means to measure it when its raw(if it says that right next to your serving size) If it would say serving size: 1 cup cooked, then make the rice, when its done…

So sugar is in a lot of foods and I personally do not count the sugar in fruits, veggies, dairy, ect. toward my daily sugar limit of about 40. I usually eat very healthy and I am health concious, give or take a few cheat meals. Lately though I have been eating more processed sugar and I even started eating something that I…

I have never had a protein shake before and I wanted to up my protein, so I thought that it could help. I dont really know where to start. I have read some posts and some said they have good recipes for a good protein shake. What is the carb/calorie/fat/sugar/protein content on most protein powders. Is there a difference…

I eat mostly organic and healthy foods, but I tried the natures promise peanutbutter and I didnt like it. Most peanutbutters have hydrogenated oils, which I stay away from and just recently I found that palm oil is unheathy for you, and that is in the current peanutbutter i eat, so I wanted to switch. I saw in a recent…

I started working out more, a lot more and so now I need to eat more, esp. because im not trying to loose weight. I already eat healthy things like nuts,fruit,vegtables,cheese, yogurt, milk,chicken,tuna and other fish. I dont want to add more processed foods, so what else could I eat get get my calories up?

all sound good! What beans should I add to what foods?

I rarely if ever eat beans and when I do its usually in my chili or its vegitarian baked beans(which are high carb and high sugar.) Anyways, I was wondering how I could incorperate beans into my diet?

Recently I have been letting my emotions and boredness get the best of me. I had off three weeks from work and my eating changed. At home I would eat basically the same things I would bring for lunch and snacks to work, but after eating say- (400 calories from a turkey sandwhich with a small apple and 16 sunchips, I…

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Ok I am really sorry for posting this in here, but everyone always seems to respond to things quickly in this forum, so I decided to ask. I am thinking of this movie, but i cant remember everything. I bring this up b/c a friend and I were eating at Red Lobster and she got crab legs and started cracking them. then I said do…

I strength train with 5 lb weights for about 10 minutes for 3 days per week. I would say that i do have muscles, not very big, but they are there. My problem is I have trouble doing regular push-ups and I cant do chin-ups, I guess I cant lift my own weight. I weigh 120 lbs. Even though I work out on a regular basis, why am…

I get the linguine alla marinara (basically spagetti) in wheat noodles. Its under 500 cals. I think its about 430, but the portion is huge, so half the portion, half the calories.

Im always trying to eat my daily amount of protein, but I always go over by alot or just a little in fat. I eat nuts, which have protein, but also 15 grams or fat. I eat low fat cheese, but it still adds up. I eat tuna and turkey slices, which dont have too much fat. I also know that yogurt and milk, and chicken have alot…

One of my favorite snacks is kind of a copy of a kids lunchable, but a healthier version. I get TLC Kashi original grain crackers (15 for 120 calories), then I get Hormel all natural oven roasted turkey slices- 3 slices for 50 calories, then I get Cabot cheddar cheese with reduced fat- 1 oz. = 60 calories. Put it all…

I have a hard time figuring out how much spagetti noodles to eat when it says that a serving is 2 oz. How much is that?

For me it always seems like I can stick to my planned out meals during the weekdays but weekends I feel the urge to just do what I want. I try to plan foods for the weekend, but I just eat something else and then I just feel like I ruined the day and then do whatever. Then during the weekdays im fine. What does everyone do…

milk and im not sure about all orange juice, but I get the minute maid kids + and that has almost the same amount as milk.

I dont know if anyone watched the show last night. If you did, who are you rooting for? I personally am rooting for the yellow team. Also, they had a new gadget that the contestants had. It is a calorie burner calculator that they had wrapped around their arm. It showed exactly how many calories they burned during their…

I first became obsessed with learning more about the apple cider vinegar cleanse when Megan Fox (the actress) said that she does this to maintain her weight. I looked online and found the pros and cons of this cleanse. Ive always heard that you dont really need to cleanse the body, drinking plenty of water just does that,…

Does it matter how many carbs you eat at one meal. Like say is over 50 carbs at one meal to much? Ive read that you need a certain amount of carbs for energy, but the excess is stored...Does that mean excess for one meal, or for the whole day? If you shouldnt go over a certain number of carbs at one meal, how much is to…

I was just asking everyones opinion, do you think bananas are more heathy or not. For 1 fact, ive read that they are high on the GI, and they are a bit higher in carbs than most fruit. On the other hand they are high in potassium and help with problems like bloating and cramps( hehe). So what does everyone think.......Good…

I dont know if this has an obvious answer or not but, I wanted to know what it means when it lists "other carbs" on a food label. On a food item it usually shows the total amount of carbs, but then sometimes ill see like right below where the sugar is listed it will say "other carbs" and then a number. What does it mean…

I posted before that I was looking to add alot more protein to my diet. I found that most foods that I eat that have higher protein also have saturated fat. This is my problem because i eat yogurt, cheese, nuts, and other things with protein on a daily and I have to much saturated fat. The only protein i really know that…

I upped my protein to 25% and cut back on my carbs to 50%, so now I need to eat more protien and less carbs, which is kinda hard, because I eat mainly carbs. For protein I usually eat cheese, mixed nuts, and meat. I need to mix it up and introduce new foods into my diet. What do you eat that has more protein then carbs and…