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Vacation in 78 days!!
I'm not looking for miracles and I don't want a 'quick fix' HOWEVER, I am going on vacation in 78 days (first vacation in over 8 years OMG) and I would like to lose as many inches from my mid section as possible. Last year at this time I lost 40lbs by logging my food and walking / doing light weight training. Then I gained…
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Apples...a zero calorie food??
I recently bought 60 pounds of apples and have been looking for yummy low-calorie ways to eat them. I ran across a recipe for ZERO CALORIE crust-less apple pie. The person wrote on the recipe: 'When I first found out Apples were a "free food" meaning of course that it takes more energy to digest the apple, than the…
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Do you think you can 'reset' your metabolism?
Was talking with a friend recently and he mentioned that I could boost my metabolism by eating earlier in the day and by eating every few hours. What does MFP think about that theroy?!
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Real food diet...is that a thing?
Well, here I am at the heaviest I've ever been. I haven't tried every diet out there, haven't yo-yo dieted, never taken a diet pill but, I have been REALLY LAZY about my health and fitness! What can I say, I'm a super wife, busy mom-of-three, I work full time, you know the drill. It's time for a change! So, here's what I'm…
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I have 45 minutes 3x a week to spend at the gym ++
Planet Fitness just opened a location on my way to work and I could't resist the $1 down, $10/month offer. Right now I have allotted myself 45 minutes 3x a week at the gym. I am WAY out of shape but, I have been walking 4x a week on my lunch hour so I am not totally sedentary. I'm looking for recommendations on what I…
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What's your best comeback?
Someone at work is picking on me for having a diet soda today. He was going on and on about how drinking that crap is SOOO bad for you etc etc. To stop the conversation I told him 'well everyone is entitled to their own opinion' to which he replied 'and you're entitled to be wrong' It took every fiber of my being to turn…
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HELP! Going to lunch with a friend and she chose Mexican!
Any recs for a low calorie option? I'm an adventurous eater and will try just about anything. I would like this meal to be under 500 calories. They don't list any nutrition facts on the menu. Thanks!!
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How many calories do you think I burned?
Monday through Friday I work a desk job. Today I was on my feet approximately 9 hours two hours of which I was walking at a moderate pace. I am 5 feet 4 inches and weigh 208 pounds. How many calories do you think I burned?
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BCAA powder
I got a sample of some BCAA powder and from what I've read online it helps with recovery after working out. Is this one of those woo products or does it actually do what it claims it will do?
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Do you think sleep affects weight loss?
I've always read that getting enough sleep is important when trying to lose weight. I average 5-6 hours of sleep a night and I'm not sure that I'll have any chance of getting additional sleep anytime in the near future. What are your thoughts?
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How do you track EVERYTHING??
I've been doing really well weighing and tracking my meals, snacks, etc but, I realized last night that I'm not tracking EVERYTHING. My hubby got a milkshake and I had 2 sips and my kids were eating pretzels and I ate 2. I grabbed my phone to track this and I could not for the life figure out how to accurately track…
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Does it matter what time you eat?
I work M-F at 6 AM. Before starting MFP I would have a cup of coffee first thing in the morning and then lunch at 10 or 11. For lunch I would eat 800 or so fast food calories and then around 3:30 or 4 I would eat a snack. Dinner would be somewhere between 7-9 PM. All in all I figure I was consuming around 3000+ calories…
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How concerned do I need to be about my daily 'fat' goal?
My daily fat goal is 45. I pre-logged my meals for today and I am OVER my daily fat goal by 27. The majority of my 'fat' intake today is coming from coconut milk (included in a meal I made), avocado and almonds. I'm still well within my daily calorie goal, just over the fat goal.
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To Gym or Not to Gym?
When my kids were little I would workout at home with DVDs and an elliptical or go for a jog when the weather permitted. Now that my kids are older and have friends over all the time, our elliptical broke, etc. I find it a lot more difficult to work out at home, especially during these winter months when the weather…
