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Recipe idea - pork wrap? Suggestions?
We often do a pork butt in the slow cooker and then pull it. I'm thinking about using some of that to make a wrap. Mix it with... diced apples, black beans, maybe a few soaked raisins, with mashed sweet potato to hold it all together. Season with cinnamon and nutmeg. Put it on a bed of baby spinach in a whole wheat wrap. I…
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High protein low fat snack?
Any suggestions? Preferably something easily portable. An ounce of peanuts is tiny and knocks my fat grams way up.
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Patience
I just want to be at my goal size NOW. I keep reminding myself that I didn't gain all this weight overnight ... or in a few weeks ... or even a few months! And that if I really want lasting change, it's going to be something that happens slowly. But maaaan... sometimes it just SUCKS.
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Upside-down crunches?
I have been really tight across my shoulders and chest, so I've been doing some exercises to build strength, but I also did a stretch I really liked. I lay back across my bed with my arms over my head and sort of reached up-and-back toward the floor. I wondered iff it would be okay to do crunches like this - not pulling…
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Snack ideas
Looking for snacks that are somewhat high in protein but low in fat and sugar. Not a big fan of beef jerky. Right now I go with unsalted, dry roasted peanuts, but I'm wondering if there's another option I hadn't considered.
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Making time
So far things are going well. I've been losing about 1-2 lbs/wk. But this month I don't see how I'm going to exercise. I'm in a play and we have rehearsals six nights a week. I'm teaching Monday through Friday and working about 20 hours on the weekend. In order to exercise I will have to cut back somewhere else. And I'm…
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Breakfast and metabolism
I have heard that breakfast "wakes" your metabolism up, so it's important to eat breakfast soon after you get up. Is there ANY research to back this up, or is it one of those many many weight-loss myths?
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Booze
I don't actually know anyone here, so it's easier to admit this. Does anyone else find it easier to exercise while intoxicated? I try not to drink much... mostly it's because there's SO much I like to do and a lot of it involves going places, aka driving, so I stay 100% sober for that. And I'm a teacher. So most days no…
