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If at first you succeed and don't appreciate it...
Try try again. I was doing really well 4 years ago. Life beat me down again and I gave up. I have finally got life back on a better track so now I have to start over again. I think I learned from it though. So maybe this time will be different. 1) I was stuck on a plateau after having lost around 40 pounds. I still had a…
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Lima beans!
I love lima beans and yesterday on my trip to the farmers market I found fresh from the garden limas, still in their pods. Spent some time in front of the tv last night shelling beans. Anyway now I have about 2 pounds of freshly shelled lima beans and I a wondering if anyone has a great recipe that I can use them in. It…
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Beets!
I got some wonderful fresh beets with the greens on at a farmers market last night. Anyone have any tasty and unusual beet recipes they want to share?
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Horses!
Okay I know we have a whole bunch of members who ride. So maybe we could share some of our horse related life. I've been riding for pretty much all of my life and working with horses professionally for about 26 years. Mainly I do barefoot trimming for a small group of local horse owners. Many of my clients have animals…
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Fitness trackers for people with disabilities.
Just saw this and thought it was pretty cool that someone thought of this problem and is working on a solution. http://www.fastcoexist.com/3058074/these-scientists-are-building-fitness-trackers-that-work-for-people-with-disabilities
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Shadowfax, on the road to Rivendell
Phew its been a day. I hope everyone in the northern hemisphere is keeping warm. I was up and out the door at the crack of 9:00AM to shovel the driveway and sidewalk before heading to my chiropractor for a massage and adjustment. Then a long drive to one of the barns work for to trim a couple of sets of hooves. The meras…
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How often do you change your scale battery?
I saw a thread the other day about someone whose noticed they were gaining weight rapidly, and it turned out that they needed to just change their scale battery. It got me wondering.... How often do you find that you need to change yours? I would have thought once a year, but now I wonder how long they do really keep a…
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This is not natural
I thought this was a nice explanation of chemicals in food and what is and is not natural. https://youtube.com/watch?v=bkhhCi7nMFI
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What does 200 calories look like?
This page gives you some great visuals on what a 200 calorie portion of many different foods looks like. wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm
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Breyers
My local grocery store had a BOGO sale on Breyers this week so I picked up a chocolate truffle and a salted caramel. I love chocolate so thought the truffle would be my fav. I admit I like it but the Salted Caramel... OMG....Silky smooth creamy, just a little sweet and a touch of salt....and onlyy 130 calories for 66…
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Squash
So Summer squashes are in full swing and winter squashes are coming into season. I love squash! Zuchinni, summer squash, butternut, acorn...so many yummy varieties. I love making stir fry and roasted veg with them and Butternut makes a wonderful soup. Spaghetti squash is versatile and fun. This weekend at the farmers…
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Zucchini Pizzas....!!!
So when I came home from work today wondering what to make for dinner this popped up on my Facebook wall. Ingredients Zucchini Olive Oil Garlic Powder Petite Tomatoes sliced Shredded Mozzarella Cheese Parmesan Cheese Salt/Pepper Directions: Slice the zucchini in half. Slice off the bottom to keep in stable. Brush with…
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Rita's
Yesterday was hot and sunny, so at lunch time I had my first Rita's Gelati for the season. I like to either have one of those or a Misto once in a while. The regular Gelati seems to be the best choice as far as calories go. Favorite flavors Juicy pear Mango Black Cherry Orange Always with vanilla custard. So what's your…
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Question about exercise logging.
When I log my workouts on the Fitbit dashboard it gives me two options One is just the standard exercise IE: My most common entries are Martial arts and Horse riding-General. Then it gives me the same listing with (My Fitness Pal) added after it. So what is the difference and which is the better/more accurate selection?
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Popcorn
I just got some organic popcorn from Trader Joe's and want to have a big bowl (around 5-6 cups popped) later this evening for a snack and I have two questions for the forum. 1) when you measure the serving size in cups do you measure before or after you pop it? I intend to do it by weight but I've noticed that sometimes…
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Logging martial arts training with fitbit?
So I just received the gift of a Fitbit flex on Sunday and started using it today. I have a session at the dojo this evening and am wondering about a couple of things. 1) should I wear it to the dojo and if so can I just attach it to my gi/belt? The art I practice often involves some wrist grabbing and think the fitbit on…
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Looking to loose 100#
A week and a half ago I went for a first time visit with what I hoped would be my new PCP. After years of having virtually no medical care I finally have insurance and an income that allows me to eat something better than Ramen noodles. I really wanted to find a doctor that could work with me on a couple of issues that…
