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Anyone else tracking meals and trying to get GREEN all day?
I'm using an UP2, and the UP app. I love the way the app ranks the quality of meals, and I take it as a challenge to try to get in the green zone as much as possible. Anyone else doing this?
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Economical Chia Seeds?
I keep reading about chia seeds, and thought I'd give them a try. UNTIL I saw the prices! Yowza. Also, so many varieties. The store where I found them charges $18-40 for a smallish pouch of seeds. What kind do you buy, and what do yours cost? Where do you buy your chia seeds?
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Acai berry nutrition
There's no doubt acai bowls are one of the tastiest things out there. Is any of the hype about acai berries true? Are they something special, or just like other berries, in terms of nutrition?
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How to account for marinade calories
I'm going to make a marinade for meat. Of course, I'll only actually be consuming a small portion of the marinade when I eat the meat. The only way I can think of to figure out how much I'm eating is to weigh the marinade before adding the meat, and after I remove the meat, and then do the math. HOWEVER I know some of the…
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Question about adding strength exercises to MFP
When adding an exercise, there's a place for "Weight per Set". If I lift 35 lbs x 10, do I input 35, or 350? Thanks
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Which order? Weights and Yoga (newbie)
I'm planning to do a gentle chair yoga routine, and a beginner dumbbell routine, back-to-back today. Does it matter which order I do them in? If so, which should I do first? Both are from YouTube videos. I've done each of them a few times, but not on the same day. I'm a newbie, and using 3lb dumbbells.
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What are the sayings that motivate you?
Here's one of mine, to get us started: "Raise your standards and the universe will meet you there."
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How are you doing with Christmas eating so far?
Christmas Eve is over, Christmas Day is in full swing (on the US East Coast). How are YOU doing with your food and exercise today, compared to what you'd planned on? If you're reading this after everything's over - how DID you do? I was running late, but just got a call from my hostess for today and she's also running late…
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What are you looking forward to as we get more daylight?
Tomorrow, December 22, 2015 is the shortest day of the year here in the northern hemisphere. These days of getting up in the dark and the sun going down earlier every day are coming to a close. Every day will have a little more daylight than the day before. I love the sunlight coming through my windows. I'm looking forward…
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Lower Calorie Barbecue Sauce?
I'm looking for a lower calorie barbecue sauce. I found some recipes online to make my own, but can anyone suggest one that can be purchased in a store (NY-NJ area), or online? Thanks.
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C25K Apps for iPhone - Which one should I use?
I'm thinking about doing the C25K thing everyone's talking about. I searched the (iPhone) app store, and find there are many choices. The first 2 results from my search both claim to be the official app. I'm looking for some help in deciding which one of these, or a different one, to use. The two I'm talking about are C25K…
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Using multiple apps, please help me figure out what's tracking what!
I've gotten myself all confused now, and need some help figuring out what I'm doing! I'm using MFP, the Jawbone UP app (with an UP2), and MapMyWalk. I think I've figured out how Jawbone and UP exchange information. I'm just inputting my food in MFP, and letting UP track my steps for the day, and between them they're…
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How I Get Motivated by the MFP Forums
I posted this in my blog, and wanted to share it here, too. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/64crayons I love the MFP forums. I've gotten a lot of support from people who were strangers just a few weeks ago, and I'm so grateful to all of them. I love that I've been able to ask questions and get answers from people who are…
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Calories in Potato Latkes
Hanukkah is coming up soon, and even though I did fine without some traditional Thanksgiving dishes, I absolutely MUST eat at least one potato latke at our family party. PLUS I absolutely need to eat it with sour cream and applesauce. I googled and came up with a USDA calorie count of 268 calories per 100g of latke. Do…
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Help me understand about logging exercise, please!
I have a Jawbone UP2 that I've been using for about 2 weeks. It's sync'd to MFP and my steps are accounted for in my calorie allowance. What I don't understand is if I "go for a walk" (vs. just walking around doing my normal daily routine stuff), should I log that as exercise? Does it give me even more calorie allowance?…
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Weighing Meat?
Do you weigh meat before or after cooking? Thanks.
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Please help me get started, and keep going!
This is my first time posting, although I've been on MFP for quite a while. Bottom line, I am ready to really get serious about losing weight and becoming as healthy as I can be. I've tried doing it on my own in the past, and realized last night that I need need some support, and apparently a bunch of education on how to…
