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Calories and Serving Size of Spanakopita?
The stats on spanakopita - not just here but also on the Daily Plate and Calorie King - are painfully scarce. How big is one piece? And how many calories? I ate a piece about half the size of my palm, and I'm pretty sure it had way more than 180 calories in it -- but I can't find any info to support this. Is spanakopita…
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Losing Weight Before TTC
Hello All! My husband and I are about to start TTC -- or at least that's what we were planning on doing. Here's the problem: I'm overweight. Not terribly so - according to online calculators, I have a BMI of 29.4, with more of my weight residing in my hips and thighs (so lower risk). I'm also active - I jog 2-3 times per…
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"An Open Apology to All of My Weight Loss Clients"
Found this on HuffPo.com today, and it rocked my freaking world: "Dear Former Weight Loss Clients (you know who you are): I'm sorry. I'm sorry because I put you on a 1,200 calorie diet and told you that was healthy. I'm sorry because when you were running 5x a week, I encouraged you to switch from a 1,200 calorie diet to a…
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Pregnant and Staying Fit? Help please!
Oh boy, the happy day is almost here -- the day I go off birth control and start trying to have one of those a baby things. I know you shouldn't try to lose weight while you're pregnant, but I do want to keep working out and staying healthy, both for me and the baby-to-be. Anyone out there have some…
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Running Won't Help You Lose Weight?
Reading this article today -- can't say I'm terribly surprised, but it is a bit of a downer to think of physical exercise as good for your health, but not necessarily the main factor in getting into better shape. http://beta.active.com/a3_articles/c9d1380f-ce51-4621-bdf2-cc337ca05b1f?page=1 Anyone have a different…
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How hard should you push yourself?
Today while running (interval training), I switched to a fast walk for the last running interval because I felt tired. Was that a mistake, if I want to see results? How hard do *you* push yourself?
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Progress!
It may not look like much, but 4 lbs and more muscle tone is making me smile today :) via Imgflip GIF Generator
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Favorite 'get pumped' tune?
What are you favorite tunes to get psyched up for a workout? Mine: "We're Not Gonna Take It" - Twisted Sister "Some Nights" - Fun. "Fighter" - Christina Aguilara Post yours below!
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New Harvard study finds not all calories created equal
Fascinating!! http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/06/when-a-calorie-is-not-just-a-calorie/
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For Those of Us With Eating Disorders
I was bulimic from seventeen to eighteen years old, and I dealt, and still deal, with the emotional issues and health effects of that every day. Clicking around on the web, I found this video - and it reminded me of just how surreal the whole experience can be. If you have an eating disorder, or are recovering from one,…
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Sourdough serving calculations, please!
So I was browsing around, looking for a way to figure out how many servings I'm having of sourdough bread (the kind that's not pre-sliced) without having to weigh it. Sadly, I haven't found that yet - but I DID find this great website with a bunch of visual tools for figuring how much you're eating of something - check it…
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How to log potluck food?
Eating home-cooked potluck meals with family is hard - I don't know what any of the recipes are, and I don't have a great way of tracking portions ... in the past I wouldn't even have bothered trying to log it, but I've promised myself I'll track every day. Any suggestions for how to speed up the estimation time, or at…
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Any recovered bullimics out there?
Hello! I was bulimic back in high school and into college, but I got caught out and thankfully have left that particular fight behind me. I managed to stop the purging without going through therapy, and the binging has definitely lessened since, but I still do binge sometimes. I know this has a lot to do with my kooky…
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Has anyone tried NOT counting calories? Please help!
I tend to obsess over the calories I eat when I'm counting, and then I feel guilty when I overeat and so then I tend to eat more to console myself . . . ::sigh::, a classic emotional eater. So I'm thinking this time around, I'm going to concentrate on eating small portions and making good choices, but not actually counting…
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The Shred kicked my butt!!!
Wow, I definitely was unprepared for how weak some of my muscles are . . . wow, arms! Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred, Level 1, is definitely harder than other videos I've worked with - I can't imagine what Level 2 and Level 3 are like . . . Something to look forward to?
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Has anyone used the Bender Ball from TV?
I've been looking for some small exercise equipment that will fit in my apartment, and that green Bender Ball looks awfully tempting. Has anyone tried it? How did you like it? Did it work as well as they claim? Thank you!
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FAILING at my diet!!!
Recently I can't even bring myself to log calories on here, because I am NEVER meeting my caloric goals. On a good day, I'm just going over by 300-500 calories - but on a bad day, I am going way, WAAAAYYY over - like binge-status-worthy over (which of course puts me in the weight GAIN catagory - which is SOOOO not where I…
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Is it bad to eat right after working out?
I heard that to maximize weight loss, you should wait a few hours after working out before eating (I assume this doesn't mean 'don't eat all day,' just 'don't eat right after working out'). Does anyone know if this is true? Thanks!
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How much room do you need to do Jillian Michael's Shred?
Hey, I've got a tiny studio apartment - how much room would I need to be able to do the 30 Day Shred video? Thank you!
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Eating What I Want on Thanksgiving
I don't know about everyone, but there is NOTHING important enough about my losing weight to keep me from eating what I want on Thanksgiving. I have been fantasizing about pie for the last two months, and dang it, one day is NOT going to ruin ANYTHING. That said, hopefully I make it through the day without a tummy ache -…
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HELP PLEASE!!!
Okay, the first couple weeks it was whatever, I'll try again. Now I'm really getting bugged. Who has lost weight eating the calories they've burned through exercise? Why does this work? Why isn't it working for me?
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Too many calories . . .
Boo. I did the math and found out that my weekend over-eating (a whole ***2000*** calories a day - a.k.a. not eating like I'm on a diet) completey screwed my daily average calorie intake for the week, excercise included. Guess I've got to be more hardcore from now on :grumble: .
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Hello!
I'm so excited to have found this site! It's awesome . . . I've been working hard at getting in shape for the last month and a half, and thus far I've lost four pounds - plus, I think I'm getting buffer :tongue: . The reason why I'm doing this is because I'm getting married in June - and I want to knock my fiance dead at…
