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Parents - how do you allow your kids sweets and also foster healthy habits?
I have a 5 year old daughter who has a sweet tooth and I'm not sure how to moderate her candy intake while at the same time allowing her to have sweets, to enjoy food, and to start learn to moderate herself. Anyone with young kids will know they're not great with grey areas. They want to know specifically how much they can…
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Dads - what has been your favorite fathers day gift in years a past?
What have been your favorite fathers day gifts?
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What cut of steak to get to add to salads and wraps
I've never really cooked much steak. What are good cuts, and how should I cook them, for salad / wrap fixings? Thanks in advance!!
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Favorite protein powder recipes?
I'm really dying for a good mug cake I can make with my Trutein chocolate peanut butter protein powder.
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Favorite picky-kid friendly meals that are healthy enough you'll share with them?
I'm trying to get my 5 year old out of a picky phase and am looking for some of your favorite kid friendly meals to try with her. She claims to want nothing but pizza and chicken nuggets and that doesn't really fly (except on occasion) with my own wants.
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What low calorie foods that have replaced your old high calorie favorites?
I just found out about PBfit to replace my usual peanut butter (50 calories compared to the usual 190). And I now use Ole Extreme High Fiber Tortillas instead of my usual wheat tortillas (50 calories each instead of the usual 100). What are some of your new favorites?
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Want to recomp but I'm hungry on rest days and not so much on exercise days.
I'm trying to do a little recomp and have started lifting but I have a question about calories. I understand that I should eat a little higher on the days that I exercise and less on my "rest days" but my appetite is the opposite. I'm hungriest on my off days and when I exercise, perhaps because I'm more occupied, I'm not…
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Please help me figure out how to freeze and re-heat homemade wraps (and what what freezes best!)
I make some tasty and low calorie-ish egg based wraps with a variety of fillings such as mushrooms, spinach, guacamole, cheese, salsa, beans, and so on. I'd love to make a handful of these at a time and freeze them for future lunches at work but I'm worried about how well some of these ingredients will freeze (egg??) and…
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Is a "rest day" really supposed to be for rest or just as a break from a particular exercise?
I'm starting to get into lifting and am working with the 5x5 Strong Lifts app. I lift about every other day. On my "rest days", should I be really chilling at home and relaxing or does "rest day" just mean not lifting? Should those be days I run or do body weight exercises at home?
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Best app based lifting programs?
I'm starting to lift and want something very structured and planned for my lifting program. I don't do well trying to think things up on my own. I need to be told what to do ;) What are the best app based lifting plans out there? I tried 5x5 a couple of times but was wondering if there were other app based plans that were…
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How to over feeling intimated and/or embarrassed at the gym?
I've only been to a gym a couple times before (honestly- like twice) but I really want to start lifting. I want to lift free weights and move forward with a beginners program so I can have some structure and hopefully see progress in my strength. I went to a big gym yesterday and it was, mentally, incredibly difficult! I…
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What did you wish you knew back when you first started lifting?
I am just starting to lift weights and wanted to hear what you guys and gals wish you knew when you first started. The time it took? The program that worked best for you? Was it easier or harder than expected?
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How do you eat a salad without traditional dressing?
I'd like to have more salads with my dinner but am having trouble finding a way to eat them without the traditional creamy dressing. I've tried a little red wine vinegar and that's..... okay, but not great. I've also tried adding more flavorful veggies like onions and tomatoes but I figure there are better ways out there…
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What's your favorite little to no-cook dinner?
What's your favorite dinner that requires no (or very little) cooking? Mine is what I called a "lazy spanakopita", but it's honestly very far from the real thing. It's spinach (thawed from frozen) mixed with ricotta, feta, garlic, stuffed in a flatbread and dipped in tomato sauce. I usually do toast it in the oven first…
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Female wanting to add some muscle - free weights or machines- any preference?
I want to start lifting at a gym. I'm slim but I have no muscle so everything still jiggles. I went to a big gym yesterday and liked the circuit area with all the machines. Can I get a good weight lifting workout with just machines? My husband said I should use the free weights but I liked how easy it was to move between…
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Which do you use more - food processor or instant pot (or other pressure cooker)?
I sort of want both but want to know which to start with. Which one do you use more, or at all? Any other handy kitchen gadgets? - other than a food scale :)
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How to make ground turkey... not taste like ground turkey?
I'm finding a lot of yummy looking recipies that call for ground turkey. I've used it a few times before (years ago) and it always came out like soggy cardboard. How can I make it better? Is it the fat content or cooking method? I was thinking of trying it in tacos, sloppy joes or chili.
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What food items do you buy online?
I read an article about a woman who did meal prepping and it said that she saved money by buying all of her meats online in bulk. Have any of you done this before? If so, I'd love your recommendations! The only food item I currently get online is Trutein protein powder but I'm open to any ideas that save time and/or money…
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Want to gain muscle tone but scared to eat more. Can I lift & get results eating at maintenance?
I'm about 125lbs, 5'6", 32 year old female and I'm trying to get in better shape. I thought I needed to lose weight in order to lose my pouchy mom belly but as I've dropped a few lbs I'm worried that's not going to get me what I want (the boobs started to go away and who wants that?!). Now I'm thinking I need to build some…
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What are your top kid friendly, calorie friendly dinners?
I cook for myself and my two kids (5 year old daughter and 9 month old baby who thankfully eats ANYTHING). I'm trying to lose a few pounds so I've started eating at a bit of a deficit. To make that deficit more enjoyable I'm choosing more vegetables and some lower calorie options so I can still get a good volume of food.…
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Favorite (approx) 100 cal snacks to prep ahead of time?
I'd like to pack up some snacks for the week, maybe in 100 calorie baggies, so when I get munchie I can pick up something without too much thought. What are some of your favorites? I had been snacking on sliced red peppers and cheese sticks but I want to hear your favorites.
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What can I eat at the movie theater?
Going to the movies tonight and am trying to think of what the best (or least awful) snack would be to have there. Ideas? It's a regular AMC chain.
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Does your family, kids especially, eat the same foods as you do when dieting?
First off - I'm not talking about limiting the calories for kids. Just want to know if you make separate meals for your kids when you're dieting or if they eat the same sorts of things you do. We've always been pretty healthy eaters but I've started eating at a deficit because I'd like to loose a few pounds. Rather than…
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Mom's- help with diastasis recti?
I had my son 9 moths ago and have slowly started exercising just recently. I think I have some diastasis recti from this (my second) pregnancy. I want to work out but I'm noticing my belly pushing out (sort of pointy) when I do sit up, push up and planks. I know those are the work outs to avoid so I've stopped doing them…
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What to change to beat the bloat?
Any ideas on how to manage bloating? My tum starts one size in the morning then gets big and bloated through the day and I cant pin down whats causing it. My husband says cut dairy, a friend said cut carbs, another said it's the veggies.
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Mom new to recomp - can you give some suggestions and examples?
I'm a 34 year old woman, 125lbs and not very active. I was previously trying to lose 5-10 lbs in hopes of getting rid of my "mummy tummy". After asking around some people have suggested recomp-ing instead of just trying to cut calories and lose weight. My understanding of this is that I would eat at maintenance on workout…
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What do you do after a day of overeating?
I was eating a snack with my husband last night and misheard him when he read off the calories so I ended up eating way more than I had planned for the day. What do you guys do after a day of overeating? Do you start fresh the next day or do you try to cut back more to balance the extra calories from the day before?
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Nearly 3 weeks into a calorie deficit and no change... if anything my pants are tighter
Tomorrow it will be a full three weeks that I've been eating at a deficit but my weight and waistline haven't budged. Honestly my pants are feeling tighter than usual. I know three weeks is a very short period of time but I went from eating an extra 600-800 calories of chocolate a day (I know!!) to cutting it out…
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Hi! I'm 20 days into a diet and looking for friends and advice :)
Hi everyone! I'm 20 days into my first ever diet. Previously I was consuming massive amounts of chocolate so I've cut it out completely- mostly just to see if I could and also because if I have a little, I'll have a LOT. I'm trying to make healthy choices and wanting to see if I notice a change after one month. I've…