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Suggestions on how to avoid nausea from medication while intermittent fasting?
My husband has been intermittent fasting (eating between 5pm-10pm) for years and it's been a great fit for his lifestyle. He has a couple of prescriptions medications that he has to take in the morning (they would keep him awake if he took at night) but for the last few months they've been making him nauseous. Any…
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Anyone with a good yogurt based salad dressing recipe?
I love Bolthouse salad dressings but I'm trying to do all my shopping at Aldi and they don't sell them there. In a lazy (and money saving) bid to avoid going to other stores, I'd like to try to make something similar at home. Anyone have a good yogurt based salad dressing recipe to share? My very favorite would be…
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I've never cooked with peppers or chilies but I'd like to start - any suggestions?
I've never used chilies or peppers in any of my cooking but I'd like to start. I don't like very spicy food but I feel like there are certain kinds of chilies and peppers that can probably add a lot of flavor without a ton of heat. Any suggestions on types that are good for flavor without the burn? Or what kinds of recipes…
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How much spinach to get my 5 servings of veg a day?
I was researching how many servings of veg we're supposed to get in a day and I'm a tad confused. I add spinach to a lot of my meals and was trying to figure out how much raw spinach equals one serving. I read on livestrong.com that a serving of leafy greens is 16oz but dang, that's over 450 grams, a massive amount of…
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What to do with Kale? I was gifted a big bag and am clueless.
My dad bought a couple of giant bags of kale on sale and gave one of them to me. I've never eaten kale beyond a few bits mixed in with a salad. I've surely never cooked with it. What do you suggest making with kale?
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Macro advice - help me figure out my fat/protein/carbs
I don't know oodles about macros but I understand they can be different for people with a variety of different goals. I'm trying to get a feel for some general healthy goals for myself. CICO for weight loss makes sense but if I didn't nudge myself to eat more protein I can see myself eating my daily allowance of calories…
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Chia pudding
I know I'm years behind everyone else but I just tried chia pudding. It was delicious! And my kids love it! We've made it a few different ways but so far our favorite (and super basic) recipe is below. 1 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 tablespoons chia seeds 1/4 cup frozen blueberries 1/4 cup fozen strawberries 1 teaspoon…
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Is it healthy for your calorie totals each day to go way above or below as long as they average out?
I used to eat right up to my "daily goal" of calories each and every day for most of my time on myfitnesspal. I occasionally re-calculated the this daily goal, but once I had it in that was the number of calories I would eat every day for a few months until the next time I re-calculated. Right now I'm somewhere between…
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Suggestions on what to do with lentils? I want to love them.
I don't know why but I'm craving lentils. What's weird is that the only one time I've cooked with them, the meal was awful. It was a lentil and veggie soup recipe I found on Pinterest and it tasted like bland dirt. And while I love love love northern Indian food, the first time I had southern Indian it was a lentil curry…
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One year later and only a couple pounds lighter... how long did it take you?
I started my journey towards a healthier life a little over one year ago. I don't have a lot of weight to lose but I was hoping to lose the mummy tummy I gained after 2 pregnancies. I tried a number of different things over the course of this year… I was exercising pretty regularly for a while, I tried different calorie…
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A friend gave me a couple of green cabbages- what should I make?
I haven't cooked much with cabbage but I've had it in stir fry and I love sauerkraut so I'm sure I'll enjoy it. I just don't know what to make. Any suggestions or favorite recipes to share? I have two green cabbages I don't want to go to waste. Edit because I spelled sauerkraut very poorly!
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How many calories in a unit of prepared jasmine rice?
There is a huge range of calories on MFP and even when I looked online for prepared jasmine rice. Any suggestions? I don't have the bag for my rice anymore and I don't remember the brand.
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How specific do I need to be with weighing veggies?
I've been making a lot of stir fry lately (consisting of whatever is in the fridge that day) and its a pain to look up and weigh up small portions of oodles of different veggies for one meal. I'm usually very good at tracking / weighing but I'm wondering if I can cheat a bit and use an entry for generic frozen stir fry…
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How do you eat your veggies?
I like vegetables but I need some new ideas. I'm in a rut with steamed broccoli and zoodles.
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Anyone have a time in the evening they try not to eat past?
I've been making some pretty poor food choices late in the evening. I eat well during the day but I've started a medication that makes my appetite go up and once I get snacking at night I find it near impossible to stop. I was thinking of giving myself a rule of "no food after 8pm" to help keep me out of the snacks. I…
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What is your favorite stir fry sauce recipe?
I'm planning to make the familiar whatever-is-leftover-in-the-fridge-stir-fry tonight. Probably pork, zucchini, mushrooms, carrots and peas. I'd like to mix it up a bit and try a new sauce. What is your go-to or favorite stir fry sauce recipe? Mine favorite (only) stir fry sauce recipe is, 1 tbsp, Cornstarch 1 tbsp,…
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Craving something crunchy and chocolate- any "healthy" or low calorie ideas?
I'm not great at having a small or even reasonable portion of a high calorie dessert. What's worked best for me is finding replacements for my cravings. But.... I want something crunchy and chocolate and can't think of a good idea. Any suggestions? Chocolate covered pretzels sound awesome but if I make them I'll eat pound…
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How should I log cooking oil?
I made some killer pork chops for dinner tonight but I don't know how I should log the oil that I used to fry them. I'm pretty good about weighing and logging food so I'd like to make sure I'm tracking this correctly next time. For tonight I used three tableapoons of canola oil for three pork chops for the whole family,…
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So hungry since starting birth control
I'm a little over a month into a basic birth control pill. I've been on them before, for years at a time in the past, but I was heavier and not tracking my food/weight back then. Now that I am tracking things, I've noticed that my appetite has gone through the roof! I'm fairly flexible with my diet and don't stress if I go…
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For those tracking calories by weekly totals - where do you find these numbers?
I occasionally eat over or under my daily calorie allowance through out the week and was thinking it might be easier to start tracking my weekly calorie allowance instead of a daily allowance. Where is the best place to find this info? I found where previous week reports are but not a current running total. I'd like to…
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Might be buying a house soon - what do you wish you knew or could have done differently?
Nothing to do with health or fitness but I'd love to hear some thoughts from fellow MFPs. I've been renting a house from an acquaintance for nearly 9 years now. Last week he fell ill and passed away at a rather young age. I know he still was paying off the mortgage, I seriously doubt that he had a will, and his only family…
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Looking for some motivating words of wisdom (or verbal abuse) to keep me from lagging at the gym
For a few months I was doing great at the gym. I was going every other day and sticking to a variation of the 5x5 strong lifts program. Last month I only went a couple of times total because a number of random reasons - friends and family staying with us, a cold that got the better of me, hubby having to go away for work…
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How many carbs do you plan to eat in a day?
My hubby has been doing keto a few days a week and all this talk of low carb has me questioning how many carbs I should be getting a day. By eating what I want, I generally get around 150-200 total (maybe 120-150 net). I'm sure there will be a huge range of answers but I'm curious. How many carbs do you plan to eat in a…
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Eat more, lose more - I know it's not true but why does it feel like that sometimes?
I competently understand that eating more does not mean I will lose more weight BUT, why does it sometimes feel like that? What's the physiology or psychology behind it? This weekend I went on a camping trip and I tried to track at least most of what I ate. I was planning to be lax this weekend so I didn't log that…
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Has anyone tried making homemade Qwest bars? Were they a success?
I have a homemade protein bar recipe that I LOVE but my husband is doing a low carb thing and according to him, my bars are too carb-y . He asked me to stock up on some Qwest bars, which we both like, but they're too dang pricey for how quickly we go through them. I have found some recipes online for Qwest bars but I'm…
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Thinking about doing a bulk and cut - how long for each and how much do I adjust calories?
I've been re-comping for about 5 months and not seeing much progress, though that was expected. I was mostly trying to get my diet in a good healthy place (good bye pounds of chocolate) and get comfortable with a work out routine. I'm currently eating at maintenance, around 1600 calories, and working out about 3 times a…
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At the gym, do you follow a specific program or do you wing it?
I've been doing 5x5 strong lifts for a few months and recently started to deviate from the plan. I've been adding more exercises, sometimes using machines instead of the free weights, and occasionally swapping out squats for weighted lunges. What do you guys do?
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Let me hear your well intended healthy recipe FAILS
Laughter is the best medicine and sometimes when we try our hardest to make something great, it's good to laugh when it comes out a flaming hot mess. Yesterday I made my staple summer zucchini bread but I tweaked it a bit to make it heather. The problem was, I went overboard with the tweaking. I cut the sugar in half, then…
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When trying to find re-comp calories, how high up and down do you fluctuate your daily calories?
I'm trying to find the right number of calories for a re-comp and am not sure how to get there. I'm a woman, 33 years old, 5'6", around 125-127lbs. I sit ALLLL day at work and during my long commute but I do lift weights 2-3 times a week for about 40 minutes at time (5x5 program). I was eating around 1550 calories a day…
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Best (not necessarily "healthy") alfredo or carbonara sauce?
I'm craving alfredo or carbonara (I'll put it on zoodles) but I don't have a great recipe and the last time I tried some jarred stuff it was nasty. Any recipe or pre-made version recommendations? Thank you!
