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Help, I am out of mayo and *need* a sandwich spread
I was stuck on a boat, days away from a cooler-reprovisioning and was forced into creative cooking: 3 tbs Cashew butter mixed in with a diced apple, and a generous helping of your favorite curry seasoning. this is a super delicious sandwich spread with some chicken breast on whole grain bread. if we'd had any leftover, I'm…
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Instead of wheat breads...
I'm having a satisfying experience with yellow corn masa. It's fine ground precooked corn meal, and mixed up with some water, salt and pepper, I use it to make little thin patties that I fry up in a little ghee (clarified butter) to have on the side of my plate where a piece of bread used to go. I can vary the thickness of…
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My home cardio heart pump routine
I'm doing a series of moves that my trainer put together. 3 rounds of ten reps each over the course of each day (all at once or broken up, matters not). - raise arms, touch toes, touch knees, touch toes - raise arms, squat - squats - alternating cross-body hi knees - balance one leg x 5 count, switch legs, - good mornings…
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Fat fetishism
I just learned about this fetish for fat. I am nearly speechless at the discovery. What’s to debate? Well I guess between us fitness folks, nothing, although ....I am willing to keep an open mind for new information about how this could be a healthy choice in certain circumstances. Ok, I suppose we can make a case for it ,…
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Gluten free cornbread -recipe
This turned out really nice, and was the result of substituting stuff for ingredients I didn’t have on hand. I didn’t have heavy cream or honey, so I used sweetened condensed milk. No wheat flour on hand, so I used equal parts glutinous rice and chick pea flours. Used precooked corn masa. All written out in the attached…
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Food as Fuel, redux
The WOE that best suits my lifestyle defines the role of food as a fuel, where I view my body as an engine that requires the right blend of nutrients to run well for maximum life span. That’s my mantra, if you will, first and foremost, the thought that keeps me acting true to my plans. MFP brings in the calorie counting…
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Yogurt and milk: equal calories?
I started making my own plain yogurt with great success. Is the calorie count equal to the milk used to make the yogurt? I don’t know if the fermentation process causes a change in any of the nutritional makeup. Thanks in advance!
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Overseas business travel and my fitness
I’m headed from USA to Italy this afternoon for 4 days of business and 1 free day bracketed by travel days. I am hemming and hawing about packing my little digital scale. It isn’t a space issue, it’s a practical application concern. Meaning - am I really going to pull it out in a restaurant and try to weigh out the food I…
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Hot flashes and weight loss - any connection?
I'm eleven (11) weeks into my weight loss journey, and am successfully progressing downwards. I've been maintaining the current weight for the last nine days, as a test of my ability to maintain a weight. (21 pounds gone of 60 pounds total excess) (62yo, f, 5'4", sedentary, SW 199, CW 177, GW 140). I'll be cutting back a…
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Can I calibrate my eyes to portion correctly?
I have read a lot here about the value of using a digital scale to weigh foods, and my own experience proves it is really helping me, Many of the posts talk about 'eyeballing' and the pros/cons and successes/failures of estimating calories based on the visual appearance of the size of the portion. Many scales can be…
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Possible eating disorder - seeking advice to assist relative
Am providing housing and assistance for my brother (59 yo) and seeking input to accompany the doctor care he is receiving for a variety of things. My questions come from an imagined scenario that has my brother willing to let me feed him when and what I choose, in an effort to help correct the GI ailments that plague him…
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Elliptical machines - tips for new user
It could well be that the elliptical is not a suitable piece of workout equipment for me. BUt before I give up, I wanted to describe my experience and ask if anyone has ideas that I've not considered. the gym i attend has four different models of elliptical; three with moving arms and one without. i've tried one with…
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My bra doesn't fit right since I lost weight! Help!
There is just about nothing more comfortable and appearance enhancing than a bra that fits, and, I'm sure I'm not alone in experiencing the changes in bust size during weight changes. The first new piece of clothing I purchase after weight loss, or gain, is a bra. I usually go to Nordstroms and get measured by the lingerie…
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Slicing and Dicing the Data
I have a personality that thrives on evidence-based information for measuring performance. Data integrity is pretty critical to accurate information, and I have read about, and experienced the semi-reliable data points from linked apps like Fitbit. My life habit is to assess things - all things - on a pretty regular basis,…
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1 teaspoon of olive oil goes a long way
I was totally flabbergasted to discover how much food can be successfully cooked up in just a teaspoon of olive oil. This was an important discovery for me, because before I started measuring/weighing the foods I eat, I'd just splash in a big puddle of the stuff thinking "it's good oil it's good for me no limits needed".…
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Personal Trainer - how to qualify
I've been considering signing up for a 10-series set of personal training sessions, and observing the trainers at the gym where I do my workouts. Does anyone have some tips on how they assess the skills of a personal trainer? There is little doubt in my mind that a personal trainer can count reps for me, and hold me…
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Hello everyone
I’ve been using the MFP app since 9/4 when I relaunched my personal fitness program, hopefully for the last time in my life. I”m a 5’ 4” tall 62yo female with osteoporosis who has 40 pounds still to lose (from my starting excess of 60 pounds). I have a desk job but with some flexibility that allows me to get a out 4000…
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Ounces of meat does not equal grams of protein
Face palm here: I mistakenly believed that 3 ounces of chicken was equal go 3 ounces of protein. It’s not! Pays to look at the details!
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Food as Fuel
The subject line "Food as Fuel" is a topic near and dear to the root of my personal success. I'm sharing it for however it might be useful to others who are on the journey of good nutrition. I think of my physical self as an engine, not unlike a mechanical engine in a motorized vehicle. Foods are equivalent to gas, oil and…
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upping my calories - request for input
I've been reading through the many posts that discuss how to set a daily calorie goal in the context of one's activity level. In addition, I've been freshly reminded of the dangers of muscle loss from too aggressive weight loss program. I'm a 62yo F, working a desk job that gets about 4000 steps a day, 5 days a week on the…
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Spanx - I think I figured them out
Anyone here tried to get into a piece of Spanx body shape wear? My epiphany this morning is that they were designed to hold firm the flabby excess left after successful weight loss. I couldn’t breathe wearing the darn stuff before , but, I’ll bet it’s a lot easier now to tuck all that floppy belly skin inside a sausage…
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No-peanut dipping sauce
I replaced peanut butter and peanut oil with almond butter and almond oil in a recipe for a dipping sauce to go with spring rolls. OMG it is delish! A friend who eats peanut sauce said it was excellent sub. Recipe For the no-peanuts crowd: 1 TBS almond oil 2 cloves garlic minced Sauté 1 min. Remove from Heat. Stir in: 1/2…
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Pressure cooking supports my fitness goals
Hi there! I’m using the popular electric pressure cooker for fast and simple large batches of staple foods that are frozen and used to pack daily lunch bags for the office. I make foods that I like to eat. Foods that are quick to eat satisfy my particular lifestyle. I had to get off the prepared-by-others-for-a-price…
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Today’s Salad is brought to you by the letter C
This turned out really tasty, if you like a peppery slaw. 1 cup cider vinegar 1 TBS honey 3 clementines - chopped (keep the juice!) 1 TSP each Coriander Seeds & Peppercorns (i used mixed, you can use any you like) - roasted and crushed Mix all the above and let it sit in a BIG BOWL or POT While you Chop up a head of…
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Balancing Portions in Meal Prep
I am two weeks into logging my food with MFP, and am pleased with how easily I can monitor and control my portions with the help of this App. For me, my body says “hallelujah” in more ways than one when I get back on the balanced nutrition/fit lifestyle plan. Now, I’m finding that the App lets me treat this like a game, in…
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Carb/fat filler fix
I’m fairly new to MFP and the Fitbit, and am enjoying the challenge of getting my food figured out in a balanced fashion. I found myself hungry at the end of today, with an available calorie balance of carbs and fat, and came up with this: 1/2 cup steamed rice with 1/2 TBS virgin coconut oil and a couple shakes of Chinese…
