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foods that boost your mood?
Are there any foods that can help elevate mood? I'm having a really challenging time right now and I'm trying to do everything I can to get my mood in the right direction. I'm exercising daily, eating the suggested cals, but I wondered if there might be specific foods that could help me? I eat 99% whole foods; have 1.5…
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low cal hi cal days?
Does anyone else rock their calories from low to high? I eat slightly under my 1200 cal daily (by eating back about 1/2 exercise calories) for about 5 days a week. 1-2 days a week, I rock my calories up substantially, by 400-600 calories for over 1600-1800 net. Every time I rock up, I get another huge 'whoosh'. Curious if…
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Crying for no reason?
Anyone else find themselves getting unusually emotional on this weight loss journey? I've been surprised to find myself in tears a few times - I'm not sure why - thinking it has to do with the weight loss though - latest example - I listen to NPR and my favorite thing on air is Garrision Keiller (sp?) reading a poem every…
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home cooking meal planners
Hi everyone - I was curious if anyone else home cooks most of their food and also does meal planning. I thought it might be fun to share our plans each week, to learn some new fun recipes from each other. I'll give you mine to start - I do my planning on Fridays, so that I can shop Fri night/Sat morning. I plan dinners…
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a little lightheaded and weak
Hey everyone - I started a new weight loss and fitness lifestyle at the beginning of January. I'm happy to report that my weight is dropping as expected by MFP, or even slightly ahead of schedule. I'm not hungry, and I'm eating right at or slightly under my calories (can't be sure because I refuse to eat back all my…
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Different fats and cholesterol - can someone teach me?
When I look at my basic nutrition: fat, protein, carbs I'm getting an a+. I'm usually spot on when I look at my weekly ratios. What's curious to me is what I see when I look at the nutrient lists. It tells me I'm eating too much cholesterol, not enough saturated fats, and too much mono and poly unsaturateds. Can someone…
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digital low impact dance workouts?
i would love to find something online to add into my cardio rotation. I LOVE to dance, but I have old hip injuries, so low impact is best. Any suggestions?
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calorie management when you cook your food.
I was curious what others do who cook most/all of their own meals? I do not eat packaged foods with a very few exceptions. It seems to me that calorie counting is really geared towards folks who either eat packaged foods (where cal counts are easily knowable) or to folks who eat 1 ingredient foods - like an apple, or an…
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need help with recipe input
If I'm doing a dish like a stirfry, where you use a lot of oil, but the oil is left in the pan - not in the food; or a dish where I use a lot of flour, but the flour is used to drege a meat, and does not wind up in the food; How do I accurately input a recipe to get a somewhat real cal count? Sure the 1.5 cups of flour I…
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the victory of self love
This is not about a size or a weight, but about a feeling. I've recently started up my latest attempt to get the healthy lifestyle I want for myself. Part of this for me, has been a promise to prioritize my health through exercise. I've been in my living room, working out, at 5:50 am, 11 of the past 12 days. I'm on a…
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Fitness after illness
Anyone else in this boat? I used MFP over 4 years ago with great results.... And then I got injured. Badly. I was running 16 mi. Long runs and tore my labrum on both hips, and hurt a ligament in my ankle too. (PTT). Just as my rehab was doing well, I got diagnosed with neuro Lyme, which took me down for another year. So…