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Pleasant Surprise
I’m trying out a new food delivery service and received my first delivery today and discovered all of the recipes are marked MFP compatible and incl a barcode! The service is similar to Hello Fresh but from a local company and has a reduced calorie total - the meals are all around 400-450 calories. I though i’d try it to…
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Running in the Rain
I'm signed up for a 10km run on Saturday and looking at the weather forecast its going to be raining. Can anyone give me some advice i.e. should I aim to wear a jacket (which I'm not used to wearing) and run the risk of overheating or should I just get wet and put on warm clothes and a jacket at the finish line. I'm hoping…
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Fitbit Peeve
I've been working my way through the C25K programme and using the 'new' GPS function on my newish Charge 2. I was liking the ease of tracking distance etc and while it maps the route out correctly I just mapped the same route out on May My Run and discovered I've actually been running almost a km less than Fitbit was…
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Birthday Dinner
Hi I've finally gotten back on track this year and tracking everything but will be going out for dinner (stepfather's 65th birthday) next weekend so am trying to preplan. Problem is looking at the menu I have no clue which options are the most low cal. Can anyone have a look and make an educated guess? I'm planning on…
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Junk Free June
I've just signed up for Junk free June - a fundraising initiative for the Cancer Society similar to Movember. I'm giving up fast-food takeaways, chocolate, bakery snacks and the work tucker truck and snack boxes
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Feel Good Moment
I'm currently re-doing C25k week 6 (after completing the full programme in Sept and stopping) and normally head out around 6 to do my stumble/job around the wider neighbourhood. This morning a lady I'd never seen before running (proper running) in the opposite direction gave me a random high five and "well done" as we…
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Coming to America - Tipping Question
Hi all just a quick question for the Americans on this site. I'm going to be visiting the US for the first time next week (yay!) but since tipping isn't a thing here in New Zealand have a few queries. While I think I understand tipping at restaurants etc. we're staying at hotels and I'm not sure if, who, when and how much…
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Pumpkin Pie Spice
Hi Just a random question for people who live in the US. My Facebook and Pinterest are starting to fill up with reference to pumpkin pie spice flavoured everything and since its not something we have here in NZ I was wondering if the items are flavoured with pumpkin and spice or are just flavoured with the spices used to…
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Food to try while in America
I'll be visiting San Francisco, New York and Honolulu later in the year and, being the slightly obsessive organiser, I'm working on lists of things to do and try while their. Since we get a lot of American TV here in NZ there are foods we don't get that I want to try - so far I have:* New York hot dog * New York pizza *…
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Hypothyroidism - questions to ask the doctor
Hi all last month I had a lood test that flagged some underactive thyroid issues and the doctor prescribed a month's worth of tablets with a request to have a new blood test after 3 weeks (yesterday) and then see him again after the results came back. My question here is - if the results still show issues are there any…
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Finally found my motivation and Back on Track
Hi I'm Alex and after battling with motivation for a while now and with 35kg to lose (sorry don't now the pound equivalent) finally back on track after booking a holiday for my birthday in October. A friend and I leaving NZ and visiting the USA (the first time for me) and I want to be comfortable in the many photos we plan…
