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when you panic at the store
Pumpkin spice donuts Apple Cidar donuts Pumpkin spice english muffins Pumpkin beer (bummed only blue moon had seasonal at the store) And Speculoos cookie core ice cream. Goodbye calories
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For those who have never visited..
tastespotting.com has been my favorite website for YEARS to find recipes and research meals. Its picture based (i like to see the food before i look at the recipe) and a share of all the millions of blogs online. If you check it out I hope you like it and if you have any favorite websites list them!
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BMI Study
Came across this article strongly finding that BMI is genetic after doing research on children who are adopted. They tend to have the BMI of their birth parents regardless if their adoptive parents are obese or skinny and vice versa. Was an interesting read. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1570677X1630106X
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fat loving tumor
science journal about a brain tumor that uses fat to grow and not the widely feared sugar as most believe. thought it was an interesting read. http://sciencenewsjournal.com/scientists-breakthrough-better-understanding-fatal-brain-tumor-growth/
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favorite comforting sick foods?
My husband came home from 2 weeks in China super sick, and he lovingly passed it on to me. Hopefully its not the bird flu lol ;) . I have a nasty sore throat and have been putting down cough drops like crazy. Im doing the typical broth, tea, and fluids. I was wondering if there are any tricks of the trade you all like to…
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misfit shine
I have a Fitbit Charge HR and i love it, but i swim everyday. I was thinking about getting the Misfit Shine for when I am swimming. For those who have it... is calorie burn accuate? I assume it doesnt track my HR.
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reduced sauces
how do you count reduced sauces? For instance im making a sweet chili sauce. Its a cup of vinegar a cup of sugar and some other stuff. The sauce reduces to about half to thicken and become syrupy...How would you go about judging calories and serving amounts.
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favorite weird food combo
For instance since i was a kid ive eaten flaming hot cheetos dipped in cream cheese.. or i like peanut butter and pickle sandwiches (havent actually had one in years but i like them) what are some "weird" food combos you love?!
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cico experiments
We have all read about the twinkie or potato diets proving CICO, but has there been the opposite? Has anyone every done an experiment eating "clean" or just fruits and veggies to prove you can gain as well? I feel like that would help a lot of people thinking they need to cut out food groups or... eat "clean".
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favorite fry buddy
Made steak frites last night with peppercorn sauce and it got me thinking that i have yet to come across things i dont love dipping fries in. ketchup, ranch, bbq, fry sauce, honey mustard, thousand island, mustard, gravy, chili, cheese, even honey. love all of them. maybe im a condiment *kitten* haha. whats your favorite…
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Wine!
I love wine! yay! Ha, 11 years ago when I was in culinary school for the first time one of our 6 week classes was all wine. Since I was under 21 I was instructed to spit every sip out ( i did not ) haha. I thought that I hated tannins for the longest time until I discovered my favorite wines are pretty high in tannins... I…
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that ol starvation mode.
im not sure if this article has ever been posted but its one of my favorite pieces written on "starvation mode". There are funnyish parts and some bad word so count me in! (article pertains to SM not existing) there are some mentions of adaptive thermogenesis which is real.. but so slight it almost doesnt exist. losing…
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filet mignon
how many calories would you log per oz? The entires are so conflicting as well as google.
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best bacon substitute
i dont and haven't eaten any pig for about 6 months now.. we are getting a pet pig and to continue eating it is weird lol. After the first few months i was pretty over it and now i dont miss it (and i was a eat bacon with every meal person. My husband misses it with his sandwiches and breakfast, what is your favorite brand…
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packaged/canned items that dont match grams
While my husband is in Scotland/Italy ive been eating pretty minimally and boring because its actually a vacation from not cooking 3 meals a day. So for lunch i had a can of amys lentil vegetable soup. there are 2 servings in a can at 225 grams a piece. The whole can should be "about" 450 grams but my can was 375. Thats a…
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portioning
this is probably a stupid question buuut. I never have done meal prep we eat a big verity of food... My husband is in Scotland for 9 days so im gonna just do some stir fry and rice for dinner for the next few days. I am so confused how to portion out the rice. Once its cooked how do I know how much to put in each day. I…
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cottage cheese mix ins
I have only had cottage cheese once when i was a kid. My mom would mix tomatoes and a ton of black pepper into the tub and just like munch on it all day (she has maintained 105 pounds her whole life that jerk ha) I hated it soo much, but i also a huge texture kid. I love alllll dairy and want to acclimate my taste buds to…
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got some cottage cheese today and....
the only brand in stock at whole foods today was Horizon Organic small curd 4% so i didnt really have a choice (i woulda got 4% anyway i love the fats) and OMG I LOVE COTTAGE CHEESE. haha even just plain i love it. my first thought was it tastes like chuncks of mozzerell in milk ha. not as salty as i thought and not as…
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Easter Dinner
What is everyone having tomorrow? We are having Pot roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, roasted brussels and green beans, mac and cheese, rolls, and pumpkin pie. We are starting the morning/afternoon with a 14 mile hike to a water fall so luckily we will be eating at about maintenance if not a bit under.
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show me your packed lunches
I pack a lunch everyday for my husband when goes and rides (its what he does for a living) and for myself when I go hike or take the dogs out ect. Id love to see everyones lunches for some inspiration... this is mine and my husbands lunch today steak taco salad!
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camping meals
For our anniversary we are taking the long drive from San Diego to Big Sur! We will be camping for 4 days and I was wondering what suggestions everyone has for meals? Not to worried about calories just some things I can prep and have ready... Maybe besides steak, steak, and steak. ha.
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cream of wheat
I just remembered after reading an oatmeal thread that when I was kid we rarely had oatmeal it was ALWAYS cream of wheat. Doesnit even exist still? do people still eat it? Is it literally just little nuggets of wheat? haha.
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rollerblading
I just bought some rollerblades (the 10 year old in me is so excited) and cant wait to do something fun. I cant really exorcise unless i enjoy it otherwise its torture. Anywaaay I am wondering if maybe i shouldnt wear my fit bit charge hr? I assume my steps will be all weird from the rollerblading.
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for those of you who don't like to hear "buy a scale and weigh"
Please listen to the people who are telling you that. The people telling you this have experience and have been through something you are starting with and/or struggling with. I myself was pretty hesitant to weigh my food (and I even had a scale already) I mean screw that its gonna take up soon much time I can't be…
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What are you/family making for Christmas dinner?
Christmas Eve we will be having Mexican food.. I am making homemade tamales, green chili chicken enchilada casserole and beans. For the big day though, I am making organic bone in prime rib roast (although organic can't be "prime") Au Jus, gravy, broccoli with cheese sauce, roasted brussels with balsamic, garlic cheesy…
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recipe building
If I make things like soups, pasta, stews, and chilis etc. separately then my husbands. I want to start using the recipe builder but I have a question. Lets say I am making chili for dinner and I use the recipe builder and figure out my portions. I fill my bowl up with the amount, but I have like 80% more beans then the…
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quick fitbit question
hey everyone so I am having a little trouble with my fitbit app on my phone and MFP. According to MFP I have had 747 calories today (haven't had dinner yet) but the calories don't match on the fit bit app. On fit bit it says I have ate 1046 calories. I shows that I have food logged for lunch but I do not. I have…
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i just cant...
not sure if its because I got 3 hours of sleep due to a sewage like breaking under my house haha buuut. I find the responses of "will power" and "self control" so aggravating. So when you gained weight you activly chose to over eat and gain weight. Those things are learned over time after trial and error of adapting CICO.…
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it has been asked 10000 times but..
How can I do my best to lose primarily fat? I know no matter what I will lose water, muscle, and fat I just want to do the best thing I can to lose fat. I basically haven't been logging, weighing, or even working out the past month (some how I didn't gain weight) I for sure feel like my BF% went up though. I was at the dr…
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"They" say
about 10 pounds is a pant/dress size. Have you noticed that to be true? I assume factors play into this like water wight/fat loss/muscle loss? It took me about 15 to fit into my smaller jeans!
