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Another New sneaker help for walking alot and running
I usually run between 5-6 miles per week and also a big walk/mini hike on saturdays netting another 4-7 miles. I'm just inching into the 300 miles covered mark if you count walking and running. I've been using my running shoes with new extra cushion/arch inserts for both, which I bought in early March but I'm not only…
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Books that describe food in mouth watering detail
I love reading cozy mysteries but they have a common theme of main characters describing a dinners of pasta with cream sauce or a late night snack of fried chicken, rich decadent desserts in great detail. It wasn't till I went on my getting healthy journey that I realized books could trigger cravings too! While many…
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PMS week--> wanting to eat anything and everything
I am not craving a specific type of food, I am just plain hungry and eating at maintenance calories already. Yesterday I ate 2/3 of my daily calories by noon. I'm exceeding my fat, protein, and fiber ratios especially on the latter two. I ate nearly the same thing last friday as today, but I've already cut out dessert and…
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Strava vs Google maps vs iPod nano distance tracking
Help, does anyone know an accurate way to map distance So far I have used for a route that was on sidewalks and on trails that were in Google map Strava got distance of 3 miles when walking Google maps: gave me an estimated distance of 2.8 miles iPod Nano: used when running this morning said the same route was only 2.5…
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Intense morning spinning workout is making me snoozy in the afternoon
Lately, I have been really killing it at my morning (7 am) spinning workouts which I do twice a week. I look forward to them and if they didn't make my legs so tired I would love to add in a third day. However, around 2-3pm my brain starts getting foggy and I find it hard to concentrate at work and the rest of the work day…
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Excited for family to visit, not excited about eating out
Ever since I moved into maintenance, eating out has lost its appeal, because I can make a much much healthier just as tasty version of nearly anything I could order off the menu. I try to look ahead at options, but eating out for lunch and dinner usually leaves me with not enough protein and way too much salt. I also feel…
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Lactic Acid build up after hiking
While I typically walk between 5-9 miles in a weekend, whenever I do a lots of walking in a day or a long hike, I inevitably feel the constant aching of lactic acid in my muscles particularly the hip flexor area. I'm excited to go on a 9 mile hike Saturday and plan to brings lots of water, but less excited at the thought…
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Need another food that is ~90 calories and 18g of protein
I discovered greek yogurt specifically fage 0% that is delicious and is only 90 calories for 6 oz and has 18 grams of protein. I eat it plain for snacks or with some berries but I really want to make this yogurt tart for dinner next week and having it for snack then later for dinner seems like a bit much. Especially after…
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3 hour Waterfall Rappelling trip calorie estimate?
I am super excited to go on a Waterfall Rappelling trip this Sunday. I am also quite a fastidious preplanner of food and exercise. The reason I joined myfitnesspal was because I was constantly starving (eating way too many carbs and not enough protein) and consequently eating way too many calories. SO I am trying to get…
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Kimchi brands?
Hello all, I recently tries kimchi at a restaurant and it was great! Does anyone have a favorite brand from a large grocery store? At moment I'm a bit time crunched so I'm not looking to make it myself or stop at specialty stores to get it.
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Made it in to single digits shorts size
At h&m, which before I thought ran small. Although I wear leggings most of the year, I went shopping this week for some summer clothes and found out I've dropped from a 10-12 to 6-8 from last summer! I think I was so excited that I bought more clothes than expected shorts, a skirt, random cheap summer bodycon dress! If it…
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What to do when only food at full day workshop is terrible
Background: I am in grad school and attend career building/leadership workshops. Some are full-day workshops that start early and serve breakfast, have a break for lunch, end before dinner. The breakfast are usually extra sugary scones, danishes, poptarts, or jumbo muffins. Rarely have I seen fruit. Lunch the last time was…
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Natural sugar vs. Added sugar
My roommate gave a statement "according to the American heart association you don't need any added sugar but 25g per day is a maximum" My question to her was "why does it matter where sugar comes from", "does it really matter if those 25g of added sugar comes from coke, versus eating 25g of sugar from strawberries?" I…
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Ravenous after attending a concert standing!
I am wondering about the calories burned standing at a concert. I usually will be swaying or bouncing to the beat a little but not full out dancing (it's a metal concert). I've looked at previous posts where people said it is negligible amount added, but I can't wrap my head around that. When concert finishes, I'm usually…
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Oh dear, fell off the snack control wagon
Will power vanished today... kept going back for another serving of pretzels at work, came home and ate some dark chocolate chips by the handful...... My only excuse is that I had such a debilitating headache where I was checking the clock until it was time to take more medicine, and unfortunately I work in lab with…
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Reheating egg casserole
I saw a tasty recipe of a egg casserole in a slow cooker, but for the leftovers would I be able to reheat it? I was thinking of doing this for dinner so microwave/using a frying pan or something is doable. I just don't want the eggs to get rubbery, so I could wait till it warms up and cold dinners are nice.
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Foot cramps during barre
I have been going to barre for a while and my feet love to cramp by the end of the class when we are supposed to point our toes. I also recently started using the elliptical which I think has been making the cramps more frequent. I would love to keep with the exercises, but sans the cramps. I do drink quite alot of water…
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Feeling shaky after breakfast
Has anyone else experienced an shaky feeling inside (not actually shaking), immediately following breakfast? I have noticed it happening to me maybe once a week definitely not everyday, despite me eating the same thing for breakfast. I eat about an hour or so after waking and have 1/2 cup of dried oats cooked with water +…
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Recomposition possible without specific lifting program?
I have seen advice given on how to do recomposition when at your maintenance weight using progressive lifting/weight programs. However at the moment, I do spinning 2x a week, horse riding 3x a week (at an varying intensity level but definitely works muscles), Barre 1x+ elliptical, and a free weights class 1x that changes…
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Beating one food craving only to have another one become worse
I used to crave cheese, chocolate, peanut butter, and chai tea lattes. I always felt like I needed to eat them every day. When I joined myfitnesspal, I made the switch from chai tea lattes everyday to chai tea pretty easily by having the treat of a chai tea lattes on Sundays. Cheese was next and over 6 months, I…
