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SPRING 2023 Weight Loss Challenge (April, May, and June) A Continuation
This is a continuation of the WINTER Weight Loss Challenge 2023. Please feel free to add your name to the list and join us over the spring to keep yourself accountable. Just copy the post each week and add your information to it. I'm in for a 13 lb loss this challenge (starting at 178 lbs, hoping to get to 165.) STARTING…
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Enduring/Overcoming Consistent Obstacles
I'll start out by saying maybe I just need to be told the same things I tell other people, but maybe it just needs to be said to me directly to stick and not just in my own self-talk. :sweat_smile: As many of you know I had a baby last year (my sixth) and I am trying to lose the weight from that pregnancy and then a little…
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Recipes "within" Recipes
This is perhaps a more technical "how to use MFP" type of question, but I would appreciate any insights, workarounds, etc. I cook primarily from scratch for my entire household and use the MFP recipe function a lot, saving recipes with the weight as the number of servings. One issue I run into is using one recipe as part…
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Hey I'm back! Now with more baby!
I haven't been on the boards since my early pregnancy with baby #6. :D I learned so much here and got down into the normal BMI range in fall 2021, then promptly hit the pregnancy fatigue wall, and gained back more than I wanted to. Baby is lovely and sweet and I'm thrilled to have her, but I'm also ready to get back to…
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Lifting While Pregnant (not beginning)
I'd appreciate some insight into this as I think about my fitness goals over the next year. I'm about halfway to my goal weight. My primary form of exercise is running which I love (plus it lets me eat more!) I'm also pretty active in general as a stay at home mom who is on my feet most of the day chasing after kids and…
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Cookie Bars and Ingredient Swaps
My family really enjoys these cookie bars: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/soft-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookie-bars/ I made a batch last night for the first time in a while. I can fit them into my calorie budget as they are, but I was thinking about ways I might adapt it to be a little less calorific. The concern I have is…
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Food Processor and Blender Recommendations
(Feel like making a new thread on this because the search results I was getting were at least five years old, so something new might be good for everybody.) I've had a Ninja blender for the past seven or eight years, bought on clearance. I put it through a LOT - I don't typically make smoothies, but I have used it to grind…
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Nutritional Yeast for Meat Eaters
After reading about it a bit here, I elected to buy some nutritional yeast and try it out to up my protein levels. I don't obsess about my macros (currently set at 40 carbs/30 protein/30 fat), but I have noticed over time that protein is the thing I'm most likely to be short on at the end of the day, and since I'm…
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Finding Time to Exercise With Little Kids
So, if you've seen me around the boards before, you know I have kids. Five of them. I love them dearly, but sometimes their needs can make logistics difficult. Up until a few weeks ago, my main exercise was bodyweight YouTube videos. I do them first thing in the morning (I'm an early riser by nature), and if one or two of…
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Recommended Fitness Trackers?
Hi all, I'm looking for recommendations on fitness trackers. I'd love to see links to threads with pros/cons, etc too, as when I was searching around the message boards I was not finding a lot of what I was looking for - maybe I just wasn't using the right terms. I had a very simple Fitbit several years ago and I did OK…
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Hello! Any moms (or dads) of many???
Hi all! I'm back at MFP after a many year break, though I've never really used the forums. I have 5 kids ages 10 years-8 months and I'm in my mid-30s. I'd especially like to connect with other parents of multiple kids, just because I feel like that influences so much of our household dynamic and presents certain challenges…
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Pickles and How to Log Them
Hey all, Newbie here! I am fond of pickled foods as a snack. All kinds. They have a strong flavor which I find satisfying and are generally pretty low-calorie. Sodium intake is not an issue for my health at this time, which is a blessing. Logging them is no problem if they're commercially made and have a label. But what if…
