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I ate a Snickers and I liked it :-)
I can't believe how heavenly it was and how good it made me feel! The best part is I feel like I am ok in just leaving it at that - not feeling like I'm going to binge & have another one or more chocolate. Usually it's a slippery slope which I always end up sliding down. I am going to not be too hard on myself for doing…
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Cardio machines' calories burned, based on age & weight
I would never trust a cardio machine's estimate of calories burned if I just got on the machine and did my workout. But the Precor machines at my gym ask for my age & weight before my workout so I feel that it is giving me a more accurate number for calories burned. Do you believe it's a reasonable assumption that the…
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Celebrate the little victories!
I know we have a "share your success" type thread, but that is more of a big picture kind of thing. What I am learning to do is to celebrate all of my little victories, and thought that others could benefit from doing the same thing. I know that I am very good at kicking myself for my boo-boos, so why not hug myself for…
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How do I do a search in this group?
I'm generally very good at figuring this stuff out but cannot figure this one out! Help! I just want to find a thread or two that I forgot to bookmark when I was there, and not have to scroll through the list...
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What's your favorite lie?
You know the lies. The ones our mind tells us in order to justify consuming something we shouldn't. I think my favorite (or at least most commonly used) is, "I'll just eat less tomorrow and/or exercise a little more to make up for eating this". :( Then I'm constantly trying to make up for my screw-up.
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Where the rubber hits the road
After a TOTAL and COMPLETE meltdown yesterday where food is concerned, I am feeling more driven to reach my goal than ever before. It is still possible, though I have really put myself in a pickle. I really really really need help with this, even though most of you don't agree with quick weight loss. It is what it is and I…
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The Dog Food Diet
I've been hesitant to put this out here because I know there will be people who think this is stupid, unsafe, ridiculous, and just plain old a bad idea. But I've done it before and it works. I've been on & off diets many times and am usually moderately successful. I'd always end up quitting because I just didn't give a…
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Are "Keto" and "low carb" interchangable terms?
I was chatting with some women at work here about low carb (one is doing Paleo), and the other said she's thinking about doing this "new" diet called Keto. I told her I was pretty sure Keto & low carb are the same thing, as you're trying to get into ketosis, but that I wasn't 100% positive. Is there a difference? If so,…
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It will all work out, right?
I fell Saturday night and badly bruised my ribs. It hurts like heck. Part of the recommended routine for healing is REST. That normally sounds great, but I've gotten into such a great workout routine lately that it scares me that I have to stop for a while. I'm afraid I'll gain weight, and end up back to where I started…
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Bullet Proof Coffee
I've been hearing a lot about BPC (bulletproof coffee) and have done a bit of research on it (I don't know how to search the threads here, as I'm sure there've been discussions on this) and have decided NOT to buy from the BPC company. I found this on the list of abbreviations here: BPC = Bullet Proof Coffee. Originally a…
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Preparing for the big "P"
I used to always weigh myself just once a week, as is recommended by so many. But the past few weeks I've been peeking at my weight a few days before my weigh-in (Sat. a.m.) Last week I knew it wasn't going to be good, and it wasn't - I lost .2 of a pound. This week looks like I am definitely at a place that is scary for…
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Looking at food diaries
I've seen people mention several times that they've looked at another person's food diary. How do I do this? Can other people see mine?
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Cinco de Mayo
There is a huge spread of food to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, including this yummy Rum Cake someone made. Guess who did NOT have a piece?!?! Yup - ME! B) I don't even want any. I think I've hit the sweet spot where I am so alive with healthy energy that I feel like an unstoppable freight train at 100 mph!
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Stopping yourself on the way down the slippery slope
I know better than to have "just a little" chocolate. Or "just a little" whatever other crap I shouldn't have. But I stand there at the top of that slippery slope and give in anyway. Then I can't seem to stop myself. What techniques or methods do you use if/when you slip up and feel yourself losing control?
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Setting Nutrition Goals
When I started the lower carb eating I did a ton of research and read so many different things. Something I read gave me a guide or formula for setting my daily nutrition goals but I cannot remember where I found it. I plugged in some of this info into the Goals here, and ended up with this attached pic. Does this seem…
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Increase in blemishes
I've been doing moderately low carb (<=50 net/day) for a few weeks now and have noticed an increase in small blemishes. They aren't huge zits or anything but it seems like every few days I get some more. They go away after a day or so. I'm eating more dairy so am wondering if that's it. Or maybe just because I have a…
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my first good LCD meal!
I just ate my first low-carb high protein/fat lunch and I am STUFFED!! Almost feeling sick. I had celery & peanut butter for a morning snack and that was pretty filling. I should have waited on lunch. The good thing is I am very full and I know I’ll stay this way for hours! :) Here is what I had:
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Garlic - 298 carbs!
I couldn't figure out why a healthy recipe of mine for a veggie soup was so high in calories & carbs. I finally started going through each ingredient to see if I could find a culprit and get rid of it. Well, I did!! No idea what the database was thinking and I sure missed it when building the recipe! Thought it was good…
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exercise burn carbs like it does calories?
Just wondering if exercising affects the amount of carbs we can take in in a day? If we're burning calories during exercise wouldn't we logically be burning other macros?
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So glad you're all here!
I have been considering going low-carb for a long time but honestly it scares the daylights out of me. I am such a high-carb eater by habit and it feels so daunting to do this. But I've just spent the last 30-45 minutes reading some info here and am learning a lot. I haven't jumped in the LC pool yet but have at least…
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Creating my own recipe
Hi - I'm pretty new here and have looked everywhere to learn how I can create a recipe on this site, using ingredients that cannot be found in the MFP search and don't have a bar code. Does anyone here know how to do this? TIA
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The post I was GOING to make...
I started writing a thread a little while ago, to share my experience with a very intense craving for Peanut M&Ms and how I got past it. But as I am writing I am putting those scrumptious heavenly tidbits into my mouth and my tongue is ridiculously happy! But I am not. I almost resisted by eating fruit instead. That helped…
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“Pre-logging” as a planning tool?
How many of you log your food in your diary ahead of time as a way of staying on track? I generally wing it, with knowing that I have the right foods available for me to stay in line. But yesterday I had to plan out the night’s food so I just logged it as if I had eaten it already, and then realized that this could be a…
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Poop
My weekly weigh-in is tomorrow morning (Sat.) Even though I've been eating plenty of fiber and drinking a lot of water, I haven't pooped all week. It will make a difference on the scale tomorrow if I can't "unload" some of this today ;) . Any recommendations on a laxative? Or what about an enema (ick)? I have done so well…
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How do you make water more interesting?
I am getting so tired of drinking all this extra water! I know it will help in the weight loss but blahhhhh.... Do you add anything to yours to make it less boring?
