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Using weight lifting gloves on an elliptical?
I have joined a gym after 4 wonderful years of working out at home to Turbo Jam. A great deal came up ($99 for a 1-year membership + 1 free personal training session) and since leaving the house will keep me out of the kitchen, I thought I’d go for it. Whenever I’m on vacation I enjoy using the elliptical machines in…
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Blackberry MFP app missing
I just got a BB Bold at work but I can't seem to find the app in BB World. Looks like it was created in 2011 and I understand it is worldwide so me being in Canada shouldn’t affect this. The Bold isn't that old (I think, bb's are on a different planet that’s for sure so I could be wrong). Anyone else having this issue? Thx
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Drinking ICE water burns 200 Calories!
This is my favourite fact from today’s beach body e-mail; Ice water. Almost every nutritionist will recommend drinking eight 8-ounce glasses of water every day, but did you know that if you drink ice water versus room-temperature water, your body will burn an extra 9 calories per glass? Drinking room-temperature water can…
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$1 & $5 Women’s clothing in Downtown Toronto – trades ok!
It’s been almost 5 years since the regular MFP’ers at the time (myself included) asked repeatedly for a “for-sale” section since selling was against forum guidelines. The guidelines have now been amended as of 2011 to “no advertising where you or an associate might benefit financially” and we now have region-specific…
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Question, not criticism
So there is a good chance this group will get deleted since VLCD's are not encouraged by MFP but before it does I have an honest question and I will tell you I at least googled this first so there is no judgment here. For others who don't know what the Cambridge Diet is, this was a nice quick summary from wiki that made…
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Protein Powder: casein and whey BLEND
Does anyone use a whey and casein blend protein powder? My previous protein powder was just whey but a sale price got me looking at Dymatize’s Elite Gourmet which is both. A little googling revealed that casein takes longer to be absorbed compared to whey which means it will keep you fuller longer. Milk is 80% casein…
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The Pro-Diet Pop/Soda Thread
Let me start off by saying that if you are anti-pop whether it be the aspartame, artificial sweeteners, its diuretic (dehydrating) properties or whatever, GO ELSEWHERE!! There are soooo many anti-pop threads on MFP so I wanted to start one for those who have never gained weight for drinking diet pop, to those like myself…
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Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie w/ PHOTO, 3 WW Points
I took today off from work just for fun; I’m going to Turbo Jam, study, re-format and nutritionally calculate my recipe binder AND finally cook some of the recipes that were sitting in my “Must Try” document FOREVER! This was my breakfast creation, soooooo delicious! Perfect as a dessert or breakfast. I’ve added it to the…
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0 calorie pasta any good? Shirataki “Miracle Noodle” pas
Has anyone tied these noodles? Did you like the taste, did you have any side effects? I want to order these to see what 0 calorie noodles taste like plus the obvious perk of being able to eat pasta for no calories; actually its 6-8 calories per 100g but at such a low number legally they don’t have to disclose that. I am…
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Canadians, do NOT buy the Special K Shakes
About 2 months ago the Special K ‘protein’ shakes came to Canada and I was very excited to try them especially since I obtained a BYGO coupon. If you are a Canadian couponer, you know this is awesome b/c Extreme Couponing TLC-style is just not possible in Canadian grocery stores due to numerous factors that I won’t get…
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Can anyone share a copy of 5-Day Inferno Plan?
Does anyone have or have found a website or pdf copy of the 5 Day Inferno plan? I found Turbo Jam’s meal plan online years ago w/o problems but this one is much harder to locate online. My DVD’s did not come with this bonus. Thank you
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High Protein, Healthy Fat Fajita Salad w/ PHOTO - 13 WW Pts
If you are like me, you are always trying to get more protein and always find yourself too low on fat- if I get 10% a day it’s a decent day despite drying to obtain 20%. I put this Fajita Salad Bowl together tonight – my first attempt, and hubby and I absolutely loved it! The only downside is I forgot to put the tomatoes…
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Pillsbury Apple Turnovers - 2 WW Points w/ PHOTO
My husband loves all things involving baked apples and we were sitting around enjoying a lazy Saturday night together when he exclaims that he really wants a Saturday treat of apple turnovers. Of course, this thought unfortunately came at 10 pm, grocery stores are now closed. He actually came up with this idea based on…
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MFP Goals < BMR. Sounds unsafe.
Here’s yet another math question I find interesting. Why are the MFP goals under the BMR? MFP sets my goal to 1260 (1 lb weekly, I am 5’8, 138 lbs, BMI 21, body fat 22%) my BMR is 1400 calories so that’s how much my body requires to function and I burn 1885 calories a day (just living, no exercise accounted) which would be…
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Customizable Insanity Spreadsheet
If you love schedules and keeping track especially if you don’t do Insanity or other programs Mon-Friday and Sunday’s off this excel spreadsheet is perfect! I found it a while ago and am starting Insanity Friday night with Wednesdays off due to a grad class after work so now I have no more excuses to wait until Monday to…
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Body By Vi is a crazy cult! Mini rant
Preface: Yes ‘real’ food is better and protein shakes are cheaper but I was curious since Body By Vi is 1/3 the price of Shakeology. Anyway, there are tonnes of people on Craigs List & Kijji selling and I thought great! I can get someone to sell for <$49 retail price and avoid shipping. Instead, I get a bunch of crack-pot…
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Spicy Peanut Satay Hot Box w/ PHOTO - Freshii clone!
You probably all know Freshii, it’s international and has an awesome nutritional calculator online for designing your own meals as they make healthy fresh salads and rice dishes which is great when you are in a rush however, paying $10+ tax for rice, a tiny bit of chicken and some veggies is just silly. I found a low-cal…
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Too those of you who like menu consistency, share!
I love eating the same thing daily with little variance (at least on weekdays) am I the only crazy one??? My day looks like this – what’s your look like? 1. 1% milk and All Bran (½ cup each) 2. ½ cup egg whites with 1 cup spinach & chicken bacon(2) 3. Baby carrots (1.5 oz), chicken breast on whole wheat with avocado,…
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Fyler find - starts Friday Jan 7, 6 Week 6-Pack $4.99!
I noticed the DVD is in this week’s Giant Tiger Flyer. If you don’t have a GT near you, print the flyer page and take it to Walmart to price match. Enjoy! I borrowed this from the library a month ago and burned it but haven’t yet tried it. http://www.flyertown.ca/flyers/gianttiger?type=1&locale=en&store_code=124
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FD Power walker here!
Markham resident here but I work in the Financial District and since I spend more time at work then at home I figured this was a good group to join! You may see me power walking through the streets in running shoes, why aren’t running shoes more popular down here? They go just fine with a suit, HA!
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Free pass at Adelaide Club
Just wanted to let all you down-towners know if you contact the Adelaide Club (Bay and King in the The Path) you can get a 10 day pass free. This club is $100+ a month so that’s a great free gift, better than all those junk $5 a class deals on groupon/wagjag/dealfind/teambuy etc. I get daily. If you are in the Financial…
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Lets get a photo here!
Make this group stand out!
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Curious question about gum calories
Is the nutritional information calculated based on the amount of sugar the average person injests while chewing or is it based on full consumption of the gum, swallowing it? Of course with 4-calorie sugar-free sticks you’ll burn those 4 calories in <1 minute chewing but I was more curious about how many cals you are…
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Post Halloween - Please help! *PHOTOS
I'm sorry to become one of those people but I adore Halloween and I have a chance at winning a big contest. If you could vote for me that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Click vote here; http://apps.facebook.com/fabvotetwo/?page=user&action=voteUserPage&entryId=350 - then refresh Eating brains and blood - well not…
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Tremendous foot pain spinning - solutions?
I’ve been spinning 1x a week for the past 6 months b/c that was the only class scheduled for us working folks, now there are more classes and I have been spinning 3x a week for the past 3 weeks and so the foot pain I’ve dealt with 1x a week is getting much worse with no time to heal and repeat usage. It is the top left…
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Wanted: Shakeology shipped to Canada, free shipping
+ a sample or 2 would be a nice bonus Title says it all. If you’re a coach, you don’t charge more than the standard $119 and won’t require an auto-delivery commitment from me (since it’s my first purchase, not sure if it’s worth it yet) please send me a message. Thank you
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My first cell: Any Canadians w/ Telus??
I am looking to buy 2 Iphones our very first cell phones b/c I’ve protested for so many years (yes we are professional yuppies so it’s about time we get out of the dark ages). We'll probably the IponeS which comes out tomorrow since Siri is neat but the Ipone 4 for $49 is tempting... Anyway, I’ve compared all the plans for…
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The Tuna Diet - Thanksgiving Detox
Conveniently this past weekend after eating too much over Thanksgiving cans of tuna were on sale for .59 a can. I bought 24 cans at work so yes, I already got some funny looks ;) Just as a joke I said to a co-worker “I wonder if there is a tuna diet?”. There are 2 as per google, nothing but tuna every 2 hours (bodybuilder…
