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Estimating calories in restaurant pizza
I'm going to a small local pizza place tonight and they do not have nutrition information available (I called). I've got my strategy down but I would like to have a piece of pizza as I don't restrict. So I'm looking at the database and I'm kind of at a loss with what to go with. My instinct is to pick something with a high…
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Wrist weights
All I do for exercise is walk. For the foreseeable future, the gym is really not an option for me, but I do walk. Someone suggested wrist weights might be a good way to help me increase the workout and possibly help with arm strength. Yes? No? If yes, do you just wear the wrap kind? Do you do anything special with them…
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Homemade broths? how to enter
I'm trying to track my food again and I'm already running into difficulties. I normally prefer to use the recipes function for homemade items as I know what I used. But how the heck do I enter something like homemade chicken stock or bone broth? Having the worst time finding beef bones in the database and I have no idea…
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Olive Garden?
My book club is going to Olive Garden tonight. I haven't been there in years. I'm looking at their menu for options, but I'm wondering if people have suggestions. Are they lumping all the lighter fare under "Tastes of the Mediterranean?" I can't tell if their entrees come with anything I need to avoid (I am assuming the…
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I'm ready to do more
Here's my situation:* I'm a 47 year old woman. 5'6. Down from 250 pounds to 209. * My job is sedentary. * My exercise since starting this process has involved walking. I average about 12k steps a day. I get in about 15 flights of stairs a day. * I have no exercise equipment at home. * Money is extremely tight. I am finally…
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Scale questions
I am coming around to the notion that I need to weigh everything. No need to convince me. I do have a couple of questions, though. Forgive me if they are basic.* The food scale I currently own has a tare function and the ability to weigh in: pounds, kilograms, grams, and ounces. Is that sufficient or are there other…
