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Kohlrabi noodles
Someone asked me about these today. I've never heard of them? I briefly looked them up. Are they similar to turnips?
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My streak
I know it doesn't matter, but I enjoyed tracking my streak. I missed a few days due to living in Houston, TX. Enough said, I'm sure that explains everything. Needless to say logging in to MFP was not a priority this past week or so. Is there any way to reset my streak or do I just move on? :'(
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Eat more and lose weight
I've been maintaining my weight for a while on purpose. I decided to up my calories slowly 2 weeks ago, and now I'm losing. Anyone else experience this? My activity level has not changed. I'm not concerned. Just curious.
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The calendar view on the food diary
I no longer see the calendar on the web version of the food diary. This was very helpful if I wanted to look back at old food diary dates to see what I ate. Any ideas on how to access this now?
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Acorn squash
So, I was eating pumpkin until it went out of season. I had a stash left over until last week. I was wondering what I could get to replace it because I just loved the flavor and texture. Fall 2015 and Spring 2016, I was heavily into butternut squash, but for some reason I don't like it now. Last week, I roasted acorn…
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Just venting weight loss
Most times I can ignore comments. But I'm so tired of people saying I'm too thin. I know that I lost more weight over the last 20 months than anticipated, and I am very thin. But I'm not unhealthy. Just had physical and blood work. All normal. My doctor did say that I need to put on a few pounds for the sake of having some…
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Intermittent fasting
Quick question: I started 16:8 IF 8 weeks ago, and I have kept to my eating window every day. Some days, I fast longer. I may need to break that for one day and eat a few hours before my window at 11:00 a.m. instead of 2 p.m. Do those who use IF as their form of eating find it easy to just get back within the fasting…
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Red kuri squash
Has anyone tried this? I'm roasting some tonight.
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Roasted pumpkin
I thought I loved delicata, rutabaga and butternut squash. However, I absolutely love the roasted pumpkin. Because I don't like pumpkin pie, I just surmised it was because I didn't like pumpkin. However, I discovered it's the pumpkin spice in pumpkin pie that makes me not like it. For some reason, I have been wanting to…
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Walden Farms products
Walden Farms makes a syrup that is calorie free and carb free. Has anyone tried this? I'm planning on buying it.
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Rock salt
Does anyone know if this salt can keep ice frozen? I wanted to take some frozen meals with me and thought about putting rock salt in a cooler with ice.
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Miracle Noodles- Shirataki noodles
Has anyone ever heard of these noodles? I purchased some from Amazon and will use them today to volumize my beef chow mein. They have no carbs, calories, nor sodium. They are made from some type of natural fiber called glucomannan. They are gluten free and vegan.
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Beets
I saw some golden beets in Whole Foods. I haven't had beets Don ever I was a child. Can't remember if I liked them. Does anyone like beets? I'm thinking about roasting. Any ideas of what to have with them?
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Rutabaga
I've been trying new veggies so that I don't get bored. I roasted rutabaga yesterday. It was really good. I plan to swap them out for white potatoes and make a "fake" potato salad using rutabaga. I can't wait!
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TDEE
Although, I can't use NEAT because I have no way to estimate my calories burned during exercise, TDEE is such a moving target. I don't use the HRM's, which is why I don't think NEAT will work for me. It's crazy frustrating because I still don't know my maintenance calorie range. My weight fluctuates so much because I…
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Rats! All my snacks are gone for the day.....
I guess I had one of those stress eating moments at work due to a busy deadline. I ate all my snacks that I brought to work 2 hours ago and have about 5.5 hours before I can eat again. I will make it, but that bites. Just wanted to vent for a second! :s
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When do you get hungry?
Sometimes, I notice that I don't get hungry until I eat for the first time in the day. There are days that I don't get to eat for a while, and I find that I can go much longer without getting hungry. But after the first bite of something, then my mind thinks about food more. Just curious. It doesn't bother me nor does it…
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Major I don't care day
I really over ate today. Already close to 3,000 calories. When I do it, I worry that it will catch up with me. How often do others have I don't care days and over eat?
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Vascularity and body fat %
I have heard that vascularity is a way to get an idea of BF% (as purely an estimate). I'm not confident in the calipers because I know I wouldn't use it correctly. What other ways can you check. The veins in my arms are very visible and I can easily see my muscles under my skin. Not because I am muscular. I think it's more…
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Caloric deficit
I'm more curious than anything about this. When I first starting losing weight a year ago, it was easy to maintain a caloric deficit. Now, that I am substantially smaller, even a small deficit is difficult. 3 questions: 1. Was the deficit easier when I started because I had more fat stores for my body to tap into for…
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Genetics, BMR and weight
I have read several posts that say there is no such thing as a naturally thin person. Granted, I understand that if a person eats above TDEE, they will gain. But with that said, doesn't genetics play some role in how we expend energy? If there was a female with my same height, weight, and build as well as similar activity…
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Levora birth cotrol pills and munchies
Ladies, I was wondering if this happens to any of you. I have been taking Levora for some years. For the most part, they are fine. However, when I start that first 7 days of active pills, I'm emotional, my hunger and cravings spike as well. Does this happen to anyone else on these or other birth control during their first…
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Clothes fit more loosely
I have read that you can't lose fat and gain muscle unless you lift and eat at maintenance. I had been maintaining for about a month, but in June I lost 2.2 pounds per Happy Scale averaging and 4 pounds per my home scale without averaging (not a big variance ). However, my clothes fit more loosely. I only use 5 pound…
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Maintenance calorie range
I read where people maintain between a range for example (1600-1800). I would think a 200 calorie variance is high. I try using TDEE to determine my maintenance. I know that maintenance is not a set amount, but I wasn't aware the variance can be that large. I'm tempted to try to increase my calories by an extra 100-200 to…
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Hormonal eating --Eaten more than my calorie allotment and haven't had dinner
Today I have eaten lots of snacks with no nutritional value. This is going to make hungry. I usually eat dinner late. But I have no remaining calories. This is annoying because I don't want to reduce my calories for the next week to make it up. Today was my logging weight day. I weigh daily but log on Sundays. I know the…
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Sodium intake
I generally try to stay under 1400 mg a day for purposes of water retention, and the fact that high blood pressure runs in my family. Can others let me know where their average daily sodium intake generally ranges?
