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Does drinking water flush excess sodium from your body?
I'm wondering if drinking lots of water flushes any of the extra sodium out or not? I've seen alot of stuff on the internet today looking around, even something that said there's sodium in tap water. It seems like there is no escape from the salt demon! I'm trying to control my sodium, but it's a huge challenge. Darn near…
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Took a "break" and gained it all back - time to start over
I'm 5' 1", 44 years old and I lost about 36 pounds with MFP during 2011/2012. After eight months of MFP I got really burned out and decided to "take a break" in May of 2012 and hopefully use what I learned. Well, of course I gained it all back. It took me 8 months to lose 36 pounds and about 6 months to gain it all back.…
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Healthy Easter Brunch Ideas
What are your favorite delicious and nutritious Brunch foods? And/or your favorite traditional Easter foods. I'm menu planning today, which is a bit late to start!
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When your Mother drives you bananas
I survived an hour long phone call with My Mother today. Some of the interesting highlights - *She said the worst thing about her boyfriend having stage 3 cancer is that she has to get up at 6am to drive him to Chemo because he refuses to drive himself "even though he's perfectly capable of driving" *She spent $3,000 on a…
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NSV - Size MEDIUM pants
I am very excited about my latest Non Scale Victory! I absolutely HAD to buy some new shorts because it's been 80 degrees in Chicago lately. I took a bunch of things into the changing room, including some active wear pants. I have always had to get Extra Large pants to fit my giant waist, but I've lost quite a bit of…
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TGI Fridays Seasonal Vegetables - What's in it?
I know that it varies, but the last time I was at TGI Fridays a few weeks ago and ordered the seasonal vegetables there was a certain kind in the mix that was absolutely delicious, but I'm not sure what it was. I should have asked! They were definitely orange, very sweet, in square-ish chunks and very, very soft. I don't…
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Lose-Maintain-Lose - 2 Phase Loss Plan
Now that I've reached the halfway mark, I'm considering moving to maintenance for 4 to 6 weeks and then going back to losing a pound a week. Maybe it will help keep the plateaus away? I'm also thinking it might help me slowly learn how to eat at actual maintenance levels so when I do get to my goal the maintenance…
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Wedding Band NSV
Today while grocery shopping, I heard the tinkle of something metal hitting the ground just behind me. I turned to see that my wedding ring had completely slipped off my finger, and was rolling down the isle! I just stared at it in disbelief. It really wasn't that long ago that I was contemplating having it cut from my fat…
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Funny Shopping Cart Contents
I went to Whole Foods today and bought 8 giant containers of hummus and one teeny bottle of fragrance oil. The cashier probably thought I was hosting Hummus Wrestling night or something. :laugh: What crazy shopping cart contents have YOU checked out with?
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Homemade Hommus Fail - Advice?
My store quit selling the 32 calorie Oasis Hommus, so I made my own today. I should have mocked up the recipe first because after I finished I figured out my Hommus has just as much fat and calories as the higher calorie hommus brands at the store. Bummer. At least it tastes OK I guess. It was alot of work though. I had to…
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Recliners - are they the debil?
4 years ago my husband bought me a Lay-Z-Boy recliner. 3 months later I was 5 pounds heavier. Coincidence? I think not. I do love my Lay-Z-Throne though. My behind loves it too. Like some comedien said - I wait for people to pass by so I can ask them to get me a beverage, or gimme the remote that is *just* out of my reach.…
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PS3 Zumba Beginners
I just started Zumba on PS3 and I'm finding a big difference between the Beginner 1 workout and the Beginner 2. *Beginner 1 is 24 minutes long, higher impact and for me the moves seem to be harder to learn *Beginner 2 is 20 minutes long, lower impact and for me the moves seem much easier to learn Anyone else out there…
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Can you freeze Hummus?
I went crazy and bought 4 containers of Oasis hommus while it was on sale. I realize now I won't be able to finish it all by the sell-by date listed on the package. Is unopened hummus freeze-able? Or will that ruin the texture?
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To Log or Not to Log Thanksgiving
I think I'm going to log thanksgiving just to see what it is, but I'm not limiting myself in any category. My only goal this Thanksgiving is not to eat so much food that I'm miserably over-full. All other bets are off! Can't wait!
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How many calories do you burn telling someone off? :)
My dog and I were just out for our daily walk. There are no sidewalks on either side directly in front of my house, and there were cars coming in both directions so I stopped because I needed to cross the street to get to my house. Normally since it is a completely residential neighborhood people will stop for pedestrians,…
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Hummus Nutrition Value Surprise
I always beleived hummus was high in protien and fiber. Checking labels, that just doesn't seem to be the case. 2 TBSP serving has only 2 grams of protien and 1 gram of fiber? That was pretty surprising. Aren't chick peas like one of the go-to vegan protiens? I'll look around at other brands to do some comparing. Also a 2…
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Saying No Politely and with Grace to Friends bearing Dessert
So, you're with friends and someone brought a really gorgeous looking home-made dessert that they poured all their love into and spent literally hours making, and want to share with everyone. It's usually some traditional recipe in their family handed down through generations. But you can't have any of it because a.)…
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Your favorite Netflix streaming workout videos?
I'm so happy that Netflix has workout videos. They have really helped me mix the excercise bag up and prevent boredom. I'm liking the 10 Minute Solutions cardio and pilates ones. I mix things up even within one workout and finish off with some nice relaxing pilates. Alot of them seem like they are from 5-6 years ago, but I…
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Weight calculator's "Ideal Weight" is way too low for me
I've found many "weight calculators" that say for my height I should weight between 90 and 110 pounds. Well, I have actually been in th is range at certain points in my life and I can tell you these are ridiculously low for me. At 95 pounds I looked like I had annorexia, skeletal and very ill looking. People literally used…
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Vertically challenged slow loser here!
Hi everybody! I'm new to MFP and I'm so happy I found it as a recommended app on my new phone! I used to use an Excel spreadsheet to track all my stuff, can you imagine? Wow, this place is really great, so super easy and I'm loving it! I'm 5'0" tall, 42 years old and for the last 8 years have had an extremely slow…
