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Gluten Free Roux Ideas Please!
I am going to be making gumbo in the dutch oven for a camping trip this weekend. One of my friends is gluten free, so I'd like to be able to accomodate him for this meal. I am wanting to make ahead the roux and then take it out camping to add when I assemble the gumbo ingredients. -Now, I realize I can just omit the roux…
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Hashimoto's and teh Evil Glutenz
Okay, so I was just recently diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. It's in the early stages as of right now. TSH, T3 and T4 were all within normal range, but TPO Antibodies were off the charts. So, I've been instructed to support my thyroid health through selenium supplementation for right now. (No synthetic thyroid…
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Asthma and Fitness Help?
I'm hoping on hearing from people who have struggled with asthma, and managed to overcome it with exercise. I have had it my entire life, so it makes staying motivated to work out hard. I usually take my inhaler about 5-10 min. before exercise, and warm up about for about 5 min. That does help quite a bit, but I still have…
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Yeast Allergy??
Finally bit the bullet and got allergy testing done. Based on my consult I was not tested for major food allergies, except for hops barley and yeast. Probably due to the fact my skin flushes when I drink malt beverages or wine. It's literally the only food type of reaction I have. Aside from that, I do suffer from chronic…
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HELP!! I'm Not losing ANY Weight! (A detailed explanation why & what to do about it)
I came across a really good, and detailed article that I thought could help out a bunch of people on here. I checked to see if this was posted elsewhere in the forums, and did not see it. So, sorry if this is already posted somewhere else! I know the subject comes up a lot, and many of us on MFP are quick to help out. But,…
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Starvin Marvin Day After Workouts...
I'm back on the exercise bandwagon again... When I have been working out for a while, I find that my appetite increases significantly. Especially the day after a hard workout. So far, it's been about two weeks in, and yesterday I was absolutely ravenous. Woke up pretty hungry today as well. Has anyone else experienced this…
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Frequency of exercise type for best results.
Hello! Starting to get into fitness, and was looking for ideas to get me started on a workout routine. My goals are to improve on my cardio to improve my asthma, increase my flexibility and core strength to improve my posture, and overall increase my muscle tone throughout my body. How frequently would you all say I should…
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Any advice on eating healthy while short on time?
What do you do to stay on track with healthy dinners for the family while also working a full time job and working out? I work a M-F job, and am usually off by 5, but after working out, cooking dinner needs to be fast and easy, or my husband and I are too tempted to resort to fast food/ or it gets late really quick and…
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Lessons Learned While Trying to Lose Weight.
So We've had a couple of bad advice threads floating around, asking people to list the bad weight loss advice they've heard along the way. I thought it would be fun to share what we've actually tried through the years, and what we learned about it. It could be bad advice you took, or just a way of eating that didn't work…
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To whole 30? Or not to whole 30?
I am seriously contemplating trying a round of whole 30. The reason why is to rule out the possibility of any food related sensitivities in relation to my asthma and GERD. NOTE: I have a working relationship with my doctor on both of these things among others. I am on an asthma control protocol, and medication for GERD as…
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Breakfast Casserole Inquiry- Boxed Hash Browns???
I'm hoping on hearing from someone who may have tried this before. I have two boxes of those dried hash browns that you add water and milk to and bake in the oven. I also have ham and eggs I want to use up. I have been scouring the interwebs for a breakfast casserole that involves using some form of boxed potatoes…
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5 Minute Breakfast - French Toast in a Mug
So I just discovered a thing. French Toast in a Mug. You can make this however you would like, and it took me less then 5 minutes to make start to finish. Here's the link to a good base recipe. 2 slices of white bread ¼ cup milk or cream 1 egg 1 tsp. white sugar ¼ tsp. cinnamon, ground ¼ tsp. vanilla bean or extract…
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When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get....Help?
Actual footage of me right now... [Vent] SO I've been doing really well over the last 6 months. Either counting calories or eating until partially full. Working out at least once a week with a goal to hit 3x a week when I can. But the month of July is going to be insane and very out of routine for me. We have 4th of July…
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Bad News/ Good News
I thought this could be a fun idea to help us see the silver lining of our situation when things don't seem to be going well. This is a little story that happened to me recently. The bad news: I over ate this weekend. I wasn't really planning on it but it just sort of happened. I served myself what seemed like a smaller…
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Alcohol Calorie Planning
I was thinking of how I can imbibe a little over the weekend and not blow my calories out of the water. So I started googling some for low calorie options and stumbled across this website. I thought it would be a handy tool for those wanting to plan ahead for their drinking over holiday. You can use the search feature and…
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Questions about banking my calories.
Hello all. I have a question here about banking calories for the week to keep your weekly average in a deficit. First off my stats: Age 30 Height 5'3" SW:155 CW: 139 Open Diary feel free to look if it helps. I have a vacation to Florida coming soon in July and would like to lose as much as I can before then. (While doing…
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Logging Chinese Food?
Hello All! I'm planning on having Chinese tonight at the buffet. I have a pretty good game plan to keep my calories low. Mainly hitting the hibachi & sushi grill and loading up on the veggies. But my question is, how in the heck do you log that? Looking through the database really made my head spin. The entries were all…
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Low impact at home cardio
I'm looking to get ideas for at home workouts that are low impact, but also get your heart rate up. My husband and I are looking to get in better shape and lose a little weight (20-30 lbs each or so) He has bad knees however, and I have asthma. So what are some workout moves, or suggested DVD's we can do at home (I'm…
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Workout Planners?
I'm looking for recommendation on a workout planning app. What I would like for it to do: Plan my workouts for the week, track my progress with both cardio and strength training, and possibly count calories burned. The calories isn't as important since I can enter those to MFP, it would just be nice to see it all in one…
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When family thinks "Woo" is best...
:rant/ So last night, I was talking to my DH about intermittent fasting (the 16/8) method, as I have been trying it on for size over the past few days to see how I do with it. My goal is to be able to skip or have light breakfast to be able save room for my calories at night. Anyways, since that's the way he, and many…
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Pedometer Steps VS Activity level setting.
I know this kind of thing has been posted about before, but I cant seem the find the thread I read earlier. I was curious to know at about how many " steps per day" would one consider an activity level to be? The reason I ask, is I work an office job, so I have my activity level set to sedentary, and I log my exercise that…
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Spaghetti Squash recipies?
Any ideas for spaghetti squash recipes? I'm not necessarily looking for recopies that replace pasta or rice, but does anyone there any that allow the flavor of the squash to stand out on it's own??
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Food Swaps to Lower Calories
Just wanting to get some ideas on easy food swaps/substitutes for either lowering calories, or just making them more nutritionally sound. We're trying to eat a bit healthier, so I'm just looking to get ideas on cutting calories while still feeling satisfied and full. All I can think of right now is things like spaghetti…
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B-fast Veggie ideas/ mid morning snacks
Looking for Ideas/ Recipes for incorporating more veggies into my morning. I'm all for green smoothies, and adding spinach to pretty much anything, but the husband's not so keen on cooked spinach & smoothies that are green. Also looking for Veggie snack ideas that are a little more substantial then carrots, broccoli,…
