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Your favorite gluten-free foods?
I may soon have to eliminate gluten from my diet (going through testing now). Would love to hear about the "finds" you have made when looking for gluten-free items. I guess I'm looking for substitutes for items that would otherwise have gluten in them.
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How do you cook & store your hard-boiled eggs?
I learned a couple years ago what became for me a fail-proof method of hard-boiling eggs: Bring eggs to room temperature Put them in the bottom of the pot (I put enough so that they don't move around) Cover completely with cold water Cook over high heat until the water boils Reduce temperature to simmer and cook additional…
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Perhaps this is a stupid question re Body Fat %
So, how does one have their body fat percentage determined? Frankly, I have not lost a net pound in months, but with all the weight lifting I've been doing, my hard-core workouts with a personal trainer, lots of cardio, including deep water aerobics, I know that my body is changing even if the scale is not. BMI, of course,…
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What is your favorite motivational quote, saying or mantra?
I guess the title says it all. Thought it would be fun to hear, especially if it is something that runs through your head to keep you motivated to exercise or keeps you from indulging in something that wouldn't be good for your healthy lifestyle.
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PB2 Order received - Your favorite recipe?
I received my order of PB2 and the chocolate one as well, 2 days early. This morning, I used it in my protein shake and loved it. What is your favorite way to use it?
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Not quite the "normal" success story
I realized again today just how fortunate I am to be alive and to be active. For almost 10 years, I'd suffered a debilitating electrical defect in my heart that was potentially fatal. It meant that I was constantly exhausted, often had "sparkly" vision that prevented me from driving, my "resting" heart rate was 142 bpm and…
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Looking for feedback on New Balance Minimus 10 or Nike Free
After 4 knee surgeries, I am in need of a different type of running shoe -- the alignment in my knees is different now and my old shoes are causing bruising on the outside edge of my foot and pain my hips. My personal trainer suggested something like the Vibram 5Toe, Adidas, Fila, or New Balance Minimus at least for my gym…
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Need help re: workout with personal trainer
I am looking for videos online to reinforce the correct body position for some stuff I am doing with my personal trainer. I only workout with him 2x/week. I think that if I looked at a video of proper body position, it would help me imbed it in my memory so that I remember the positions between workouts (until it becomes…
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Bob Harper's "The Skinny Rules"
Has anyone else read this? It is pretty fascinating. Lots of interesting tips and recipes that look delicious. I've realized I can't make a lot of changes at once and be consistent with them, but right now I am working on drinking a tall glass of water in the morning as soon as I wake up, drinking 8 oz water before eating…
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Tell me about Rowing
I asked my new personal trainer to show me how to use the rowing machine yesterday and found that I really enjoyed it. I went back to the gym early last night before my deepwater aerobics class specifically for the purpose of spending a little time on the rowing machine. So, if you row, please tell me what you think is…
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About to start working with a Personal Trainer
I worked with a personal trainer for more than a year before I seriously injured my knee 3 years ago, leading to 4 surgeries. This is a new trainer and I am really interested to meet him for the first time and to see what kind of workout he comes up with for me, especially since my strength level has diminished so much in…
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Website to generate visual model of smaller me?
I have seen that some posters have images of what their body shape is at their starting weight and what their body would look like at goal weight. Can someone please direct me to a website where I could generate those images?
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Ads here are making me LOL!
I keep getting the Papa John's buffalo chicken pizza ad as a banner ad and it alternates with an ad for Sensa. I get annoyed at the Sensa ad because I think many of us are trying to do this without that kind of "diet aid". But, I guess I'd rather see the Sensa ad instead of the one with a delicious-looking pizza that makes…
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Gator Sausage
Okay, you may think I'm crazy but there is a cajun restaurant here that serves fabulous grilled gator sausage. It doesn't seem lean by any stretch, but I'm not sure what the appropriate listing is in the food database. The listing I found was 3 oz for 120 calories, which seems low. What do you think?
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The Three Best Books You've Read Recently?
Here are mine: 1. The Hunger Games 2. The Book Thief 3. Devil in the White City What are yours? ETA: I have to confess: None of these was very recent, but all were among the best books I've ever read, and I still think of all of them frequently.
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I kind of wish
That there was a website that planned all your meals for you, based on your calorie and nutrient requirements. Wouldn't it be cool to input what you have in your freezer, fridge and pantry and then to have it come up with a menu for all your meals and snacks for a week? Then, you could do the days in whichever order suits…
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FitBit vs. BodyBugg
I was considering getting a BodyBugg and then saw that FitBit automatically links here. I am looking for opinions on which to get. Absent that link between FitBit and MFP, what is the difference between the two devices? and do you have a recommendation on which is better?
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Broth soup with spinach and mushrooms?
I was thinking about how much I LOVE PFChang's wonton soup. It has spinach, mushrooms, wontons, shrimp and chicken. Maybe something else, but I can't recall it right now. I'd love to do a version of this soup without the wontons since I really enjoy the broth and mushroom and spinach combination. Do you have a recipe along…
