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Not as awesome as a Bacon Bouquet...
but I still hope my husband appreciates these! It took for-freaking-ever to shape all those dang hearts (because I had no idea what I was doing lol) but they turned out smelling pretty great...and they taste even better! Flourless and Low-Sugar Cookies with Peanut Butter and Chocolate And actually I used only 1/2 cup (14g)…
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How do you know when pain deserves a trip to the doc?
I ran barefoot on the beach for the first time on Sunday. It was GLORIOUS. But the pain in my left leg (only) is pretty bad now. I've been running inconsistently for about a year (much more consistently the last ~3 months though, several times a week but on a treadmill). I've never had pain like this, not even at the…
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HYPERthyroid & calories
I was recently diagnosed with hyperactive thyroid, prescribed methimazole 5mg twice a day... I have been losing on an intake of 2375 calories a day average (about a pound a week at that intake). Wondering if anyone has any idea on both WHEN and HOW MUCH I should reduce my intake to compensate for the effects of the…
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Weight Entry Error, anyone?
Ok I'm confused - I tried to enter a whole number for my weight this morning (157.0) and it keeps changing it to 156.9. I have deleted and carefully re-entered it now 3 times making sure to hit the right number keys - and it keeps changing anyway. Not that the 0.1 lb really makes much difference, but accuracy! Anyone have…
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Squash help?
I have pretty much zero experience with squash as a veggie; my mom served spaghetti squash I think once when I was growing up an never any other squash, ever. I've tried it occasionally as an adult (like when I made it for baby food - steamed w/ no seasonings at all, blech) - I have absolutely no clue how to prepare it so…
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This was me...this is me (pics)
I found some old pictures the other day, and I was blown away at where I started and how far I've come. I want to share! It's possible! Really, actually possible!! I honestly don't know my highest weight, because I was at the point of closing my eyes at the doctor's office at weigh-in time. But pictures... This is the…
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Fitbit Sync & Negative Adjustments Question
I've only just linked my Fitbit (Zip) with MFP and enabled negative adjustments yesterday even though i've had it since January. A few months ago I ended up without a computer and have misplaced my dongle so I have to sync manually via my phone app. My question is, if I forget to sync at bedtime will that screw up my…
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When creating a recipe...
What do you do if you don't trust the label of an ingredient? Today's example, one ingredient is Taco Sauce so I bought some Juanita's Pico Pica taco sauce for the recipe. It states 0 calories per 1 tsp (5g). Which tells me it probably falls under the FDA rule about calling it zero calories if it's less than 4 per serving…
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Where can one get BF measured WITHOUT a membership?
I am interested in knowing my BF% and have no clue where to go to have it figured. I am not a member of a gym or health club so I don't have that access; I have no health insurance so (if a doctor could/would even do this) I can't afford a visit to a doctor or dietician/nutritionist, and while a hydrostatic test would be…
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sleep-eating
I woke up this morning and went to the fridge to get a glass of water and was shocked to find a cookie box empty on the floor! I put away all the food last night so I'm certain it wasn't left out from the night before. The dogs aren't smart enough to get into the pantry so I can't blame them either - the only thing I can…
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Orthostatic Hypotension?
anyone else begin to experience this during/after weight loss? I used to get the "world is blacking out on the edges and I'm dizzy" feeling every now and then upon standing from a seated or laying down position only occasionally, but lately (last 3 weeks or so) it happens every single time I get upright from seated no…
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RMR testing accuracy
Does anyone know if the BodPod or similar can accurately measure RMR in someone with hypothyroidism? We have a few places with BodPod testing equipment fairly closeby so I am curious... my husband is following MFP and doing a decent job of it, but is losing in-cre-di-bly slowly. He has hypothyroidism (for about the past 10…
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How to count/build recipe?
So I have a chicken carcass and some saved trimmings that I had planned to boil to make broth but I can't for the life of me figure out how I would make an accurate recipe or count it for calories. I intend to take the bones, skin, fat blobs, etc. OUT of the broth when I'm done so obviously I wouldn't count them, or at…
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Hard boiled eggs
So this may be stupid, it seems like a no-brainer to me but I was corrected on something that seemed like a no-brainer yesterday so I feel like I need confirmation: Hard boiling an egg doesn't change the calories, does it? If I crack a raw egg into a bowl on the scale and it weighs 52g, and then I peel a hard boiled egg…
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How long to adjust + What *$&? activity level?
So I really subscribe to the "eat as much as you can while still losing weight" idea. I'm currently set at 1770 a day, figured by TDEE - about 15% per Scooby's, but in the last month or so I have dramatically increased my activity levels and I have found myself overeating by several hundred calories, several times a week…
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Subbing Quinoa for all/part of rice in Chicken Fried Rice?
Has anyone done this? I made quinoa the other night just as a plain side dish and my family actually liked it, so I want to incorporate it more. I already have Chicken Fried Rice on the docket for tonight's dinner, but have read in a few places that you can sub quinoa for the rice - but of course they just said "you can"…
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"If you can run in them, you can walk in them" (shoes)
Is that a more or less true statement? I have heard it more than once in real life but I don't know if it's accurate. I have been told repeatedly by my physical therapist and chiropractor that I should unequivocally NOT jog/run at this point due to back, knee and ankle troubles, but that walking, even "power walking," is…
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Powdered peanut butter question
We have some. It's currently in a Tupperware bin in my pantry. It was purchased by my husband quite some time ago (prob 15 months ago or more) and I never saw the package it came in so I have no idea what brand it is. Are the powdered PBs mostly the same as far as calories, macros? If I use what we have I just want to know…
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199.8
I haven't seen a number under 200 on my scale in well over 3 years, until this morning! 199.8! I'm not going to share it with anyone but you guys yet, because I'm familiar with my body's fluctuations and I know that tomorrow I'll be back up 1/2-1 pound (but in another day or two after that I'll be down even lower than…
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activity modifier?
I don't know if I need to choose Lightly or Moderately Active. Currently I am doing TDEE -20% with a Lightly Active modifier however have increased my exercise *days* to 6 per week in the past month - but have NOT increased the *intensity* which is pretty low (I just walk 40-50 minutes at around 3mph those 6 days. That's…
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Holy Crow, this stuff is good (recipe)
Oh my gosh, you guys, this is SO GOOD. Tastes like the inside of a Chicken Pot Pie, but low in calories (for a dinner meal)! Smothered Chicken in Gravy (Crock Pot) 4 really good size servings (could serve 6) Ingredients • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs • 3 medium carrots — sliced or diced • 1/3 cup…
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I must be stupid. Teach me how to...
hard boil eggs. In the past 7 days I've tried 4 different methods of hard cooking eggs, and haven't yet been able to peel a single one of them. wasted an entire dozen stupid frickin' eggs and so frustrated I could just scream. I want my egg salad dammit!!! *sigh.* I used to be able to hard boil them, I remember doing it…
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even more frustrating now that Husband is on board!
So after me using MFP for about 5 months and losing 48 pounds, my husband has been noticing, and finally decided to use his membership and start tracking in a real effort. It's great news really, and I wish, hope and pray all the success in the world for him... but he's not doing it MY WAY :laugh: and it's so hard to…
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How much protein IS "too much"
per meal, I mean. I keep seeing "your body can only use so much protein at a time" but no one ever says HOW MUCH. So...?
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Where does one go for BMR/RMR testing?
I am curious for my actual numbers but don't know where to get started to pursue testing to find out. Any advice?
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My husband wants to do Medifast
however, I'm all but convinced it's just another, EXPENSIVE, gimmick that can't be sustained in real life once the weight comes off. I don't know though. A chick on a radio show he listens to is doing it and has lost like 130 in a year and he's convinced that if Ruth66 can do it then it's exactly perfect for him too. He…
