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Tell Me About Xanthan Gum
I know nothing about using xanthan gum to cook with. Before I commit to a bag.... Have you used it? How? What is it good at? What is it gross in? Any tummy upsets? Preferred brands?
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Brilliant Podcast Recommendation
Listened to the first episode of Stephen Fry’s The Leap Years. Episode 1 Season 1 is called When We Were Young. He has an absolutely brilliant explanation of how calories molded history- from the prehistoric, with a really interesting detour into the Middle Ages, up through modern history. Sounds far-fetched, but it’s one…
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This Infuriates Me
This is a protein bar brand I really like. Went to check out their cookies, which are headlined on Amazon as having 16gr protein. Yay! Well, folks, this is why we drill down into the details when logging food. I can’t tell you how mad and frustrated this kind of nutrition labeling makes me. Come ON,folks!!!!
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2020: Not A Complete Waste
Inspired by a Facebook friend, I ran the numbers for 2020. I’ve walked 6,835,720 steps this year and walked or run 3395 miles. I squatted 165, benched 155 (coming from zero, so I’m pleased). I’ve averaged at least one mat class a day in 2020. I love Pilates roll-ups and tick-tocks now. I’ve achieved headstand, many…
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Food Guilt
What food have you bought that you loath, but was too expensive to get rid of, so now it has a permanent home in your pantry? I bought these around the same time I started taking a turmeric supplement. Now I can’t bear the sight or smell of turmeric. Not to slam the maker. I love this company’s spice mixes and their honey…
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Anyone Got a Low Cal Bubble Tea Recipe?
Just curious. I like a nice bubble tea once in a while.
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Woe is Me! Thanksgiving Ruined Everything!
Hahaha! I'm going to beat everyone to the punch. I'm up 5.4 pounds this morning after Thanksgiving. The world has not ended. I can still fit my clothes. All is not lost. I have not sabotaged my diet fuhr-evah and evah. No gnashing of teeth or rending of hair. I was 1974 calories above goal. I had a hella good time eating…
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Has Your Body Temp Dropped With Weight Loss?
Just curious. Many of us experience cold and chills with weight loss. Has anyone experienced lower body temperatures as well? I’ve always run a degree or two lower than normal but now it’s gotten to be a running joke at both gyms I work out at that I either don’t register a temp at all during check-in, or it’s several…
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Please read this thread
This is one of the best things I’ve ever read on MFP. The OP posted it over in Body Building and Weight Gain but it probably belongs over here where more people could benefit from it. This is some honest and moving words:…
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Alleve and Hunger Signals
I just wanted to pass this along in case it helps someone else, because I was really surprised. I have hip pain that wakes me up at night. I started taking two alleve before bedtime, and slept like a baby the first week. BUT, after that first week, I started waking up with intense hunger pangs. I couldn’t sleep. I was…
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Anyone Else “Vet” Friend Requests?
I’ve had to decline a few friend requests and had to delete some friends who made me uncomfortable. So now I search the user name of the potential friend to make sure they are active - even if only a little bit - on the forums, and what type of posts they make, type of photos, negativity, etc Anyone else doing this?
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Paddleboard / Windsurfer?
I jokingly said on another thread that I’d like to try paddle boarding, or get back into windsurfing, but we both drive micro convertible Smart cars. I would never consider getting rid of them Just looking randomly at amazon, I see a whole series of inflatable paddle boards. Anyone got any experience with them? Is an…
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Makeup Help
For years I let myself go, and that included appearance and dress. I’ve lost the weight and I’m ready to step it up some. But I haven’t any worn makeup at all in maybe ten years, and before that it was just light makeup- powder blush mascara and maybe some lipstick. I have totally lost the knack for applying it. Can anyone…
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Eyeglass Question
In the same vein as the makeup thread I just started .... For years I let myself go, and that included appearance and dress, and it’s time to change. The last time I got glasses, over two years ago, I was 90 pounds heavier. My face is so thin now that my glasses cover half of it and stick way out on either side of my head.…
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Thank You, MFP
I just want to say Thank You to UnderArmour for hosting the MFP boards, and to all the volunteer mods and the people who take the time to post brilliant, helpful, intuitive, informative, inspiring, and often funny posts. I was reflecting (literally- I was staring at my naked self in a full length mirror) this morning. I…
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Tofu Help
I loooove tofu. I cannot cook it well to save my life. There must be some step or technique I’m just missing. How do you cook yours? Need help from the beginning: from unwrapping and pressing or draining all the way through cooking. I tried cooking firm marinated tofu in an aircrisper yesterday and it just came out dry and…
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My 5,000 Calorie Day
For various personal reasons, yesterday was a 5,000 calorie train wreck of a day. In fact, after weeks of pretty decent consistency, the whole week has looked like a Dow Jones graph. I scarfed down a half a bag of Tostitos, a pair of chocolate croissants, a tube of cookies, a chocolate bar, a half a batch of homemade…
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Saharan Dust Cloud
It’s here! Hmmmmmmm. To walk or not to walk? I vote walk.
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July Apple Watch Challenge
Anyone else doing Apple Watch challenges and want a good teammate? I am so tired of randomly being assigned to teams where members either join and don’t bother to wear their watch, or get 30, 50 points or whatever. I reached gold status every month for the last year, and would easily average 105-110 points a day if my…
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Clumsy Runner
Ok, I had my fourth bad fall while running this morning. Are falls normal while running? Is there something I should be doing? I do scuff my feet often when I run so I think they’re catching and pulling me down. Any suggestions for a technique to prevent this? I always fall in exactly the same position, landing on my right…
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Earbuds for Running, Walking, Weight Training
What earbuds or earphones do you use for running, walking, weights? I have a super cheap pair from Amazon, but the wire around the back of my neck is driving me nuts, and they are hard to turn off and on. I use an iPhone X and/or Apple Watch. I’ve always had a problem with the included Apple earphones falling out of my…
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Kefir?
A friend just gave me kefir fermenting in milk. What do you do with this stuff? Calories? I’m not even sure what to ask. She says it will be ready to use tomorrow.
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Covid Cooking
Anyone else trying a lot of new foods during lockdown? We picked a whole bunch of mulberries this morning and I am going to try my hand at a mulberry pie this afternoon.
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Corona Maintenance Crazy?
I am 5’7” 135lb (SW222) 57yo, and reached goal a couple of weeks ago. After months of painfully slow loss, the last 5-7 pounds dropped crazily and unexpectedly fast since the stay at home orders. My activity is same or up because I’m making a conscious effort to do as much as before, while cutting calories to be on the…
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How Are You Staying on Track During All This?
How are you staying on track during your voluntary (or otherwise) lockdown? I am sooooo tempted to boredom eat, but I didn’t work my *kitten* off for a year and a half to revert to bad habits. I made sure any foods I stocked up on were staples, and were comparatively healthy. Did not stock up on snacks, other than yogurt…
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Big Shout Out
Can I just give a big shout out to all my MFP friends who are still recording workouts, staying under goal, on their umpteenth day of unbroken log-in steaks, and even showing losses? The boards are so quiet I was worried many people were caving in to stress and depression. WAY TO GO, PEOPLE!!!
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Free Online Yoga Workouts
My neighborhood yoga studio is offering free livestream and on-demand yoga and mat pilates classes via Facebook and YouTube. They are done from various instructors homes, so are a little rough around the edges while they work the kinks out, but I'll put "my" instructors against anybody, and FWIW I've taken yoga in several…
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Ladies: Camino de Santiago or other walking tours?
Ladies, have any of you done the Camino de Santiago, the Coast to Coast, Offa’s *kitten*, the Cornwall route, the temple pilgrimage in Japan or any other solo waking tour? I’m interested in doing a walking tour, husband isn’t a walker, and I’d like to convince him it’s safe if I decide to go by myself for a week or two. He…
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Just For the Hell of It....
Because of an earlier post by someone asking how to basically go from lots to naught, I decided to enter what would have been a pretty typical day of eating for me before I started counting calories. Mind you, I was being very conservative here, and it could have easily been a couple thousand more. I ALWAYS had something…
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Never-Ending Rain and Treadmills
It has not stopped raining here for what seems like an eternity. Neighbors offered me use of their treadmill while they are gone. Very interesting. Their treadmill recorded “480 calories burned” on a three mile walk. My Apple Watch shows 321 total but only 251 “active” calories. I’ve always felt my Apple Watch was pretty…
