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Diary Items Disappearing
For the last month or two, I've had several instances where items from my food diary just disappear. When I click on the diary category ("Dinner", for example), there is only one item on the list - the last item I entered the day before. After a few days, the diary will suddenly restore itself, but then another category,…
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Weight Loss Clinic - Rant!
Science geeks of MFP, I need your help. My company is holding a benefits fair this week, and one of the vendors giving daily sales pitches is Transformations Medical Weight Loss. When I saw them listed on the agenda, red flags immediately went up. I checked out their web site, and sure enough, they're woo peddlers. They're…
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Apple Bread
There's a popular recipe on here for a low-calorie pumpkin bread. I make it often, but lately, I've been craving something different. I had a craving for apples, so I changed up the recipe to make this apple bread. It's awesome served warm fresh out of the oven. This bread comes out very moist in the center - it almost…
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Sale on FitBit One and FitBit Zip - 15% off
I sometimes buy from Heart Rate Monitors USA as they have good prices and fast shipping. No - I don't work for them or anything like that! o:) I'm on their mailing list and I just received an email about a 15% off sale on FitBit One and FitBit Zip. The One is normally $99, and now on sale for $84, while the Zip is normally…
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Karate Promotion & 2-Board Break
Today was my test for promotion in karate. I was awarded my green belt - not that impressive a rank, but I'm happy with my progress. The best part was the board breaking. It's only mandatory for men, but I'm not one to let the guys have all the fun. I broke two boards - and yes, I have proof! New profile pic is of the…
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Quinoa and Bulgur Wheat
Hello, all. I've been getting a little tired of brown rice and I've been reading great things about both quinoa and bulgur wheat. After some searching, I found both. Great. Now what? I made a little of both, and they're kind of bland on their own. I'm not sure what to make with them. If any of you have any healthy, easy…
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Stop the Low-Cal Insanity!
Lately, there’ve been a lot of posts here from folks on very low calorie diets. Usually, the MFP veterans jump in and quickly point out the danger of these diets. Often, the original poster will counter with, “But I’m not hungry, and I have loads of energy.” The vets try to explain how such low calorie diets can’t provide…
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Pumkin Cheesecake Parfait
I found this recipe on Skinnytaste.com, and it's great! The recipe says to make these in tall shot glasses, but I used a 9-oz. dish. I got about 6 of these from this recipe. (Adjust the amounts given below for filling the shot glasses as required for your container.) This is a great "lighter" dessert for the holidays. I…
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Any hearing/deaf couples here?
I recently met a guy at a local night spot. I'm hearing and he's deaf. He told me right away when he asked me to dance. He's a pretty good dancer, by the way! He gave me his email and his phone number - he uses a relay service that provides him an ASL interpreter via video to translate what the caller says on the phone. He…
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Pressed for Time? Try Farmers Walks!
No time to work out? Looking for something different to add to your workout routine? I recently discovered this workout and I love it! They’re called Farmers Walks. You use one or two dumbbells or kettlebells and walk back and forth carrying the weights. At the end of each walk, you do a different exercise, such as…
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Palm Sugar
Looking for a less-processed sugar substitute? I recently read about coconut palm sugar. It's made from the sap of the flowers from the coconut palm tree. The sap is collected, cooked down, then sold in either a paste for or as a hard block like hardened brown sugar. It's popular in Thai cooking, and can usually be found…
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The Most Extreme Diet Ever?
From the Daily Mail: This could be the most shocking, controversial diet ever to reach Britain. It is a regime so extreme, so drastic, it makes LighterLife’s shakes-only system look like a daily five-course banquet. The KEN, or Ketogenic Enteral Nutrition diet, involves eating absolutely nothing at all. Instead, for ten…
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Is this grounds for an *kitten*-whooping?
Yesterday, I'm at the gym about to do deadlifts. I set my water bottle and towel down next to the Oly platform. I set up the bar for my warm-up set with a 45-pound bumper plate on each end. Get the bar centered on the platform (I'm anal that way), adjust the plates one more time, etc., etc. I walk 10 feet away to the trash…
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*kitten* Women Say to Personal Trainers
I saw this on BB.com and just had to share. A bit of a stereotyped generalization, but still pretty damn funny! For you PTs out there - is this true? :laugh: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aosMsYWzKzs
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I Work at a Gym...........
I work at a gym. I’ve only been working there for three weeks. It’s a minimum wage part-time job working the front desk and keeping the place tidy. (Laid off engineer, lousy job market, etc., etc. Gotta do what you gotta do and all that.) The gym is on a military base, and every patron has to show ID to get in. We check…
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Weight Room Rescue
I was in the gym yesterday, setting up for my bench press workout. There was a gentleman on the other side of the weight room doing his bench presses on another bench. It was typical light Friday crowd, with about a half dozen people total in the weight room. Suddenly, I hear, "Frank! Frank!" I turn around, and see the…
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Body Recomp Advice - for the Experienced Out There
Hi! I'd like some of you knowledgable MFPers out there to give me some guidance for a recomp. I've checked several sources (Lyle MacDonald, Tom Venuto, Scooby, Steve Troutman), and they're all a little different. Here's my situation: I'm a 49-year-old female. I started weight loss in Jan 2010 at 170 lbs. I don't know my…
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Peanut Butter Recall - Salmonella
Sorry if this was already posted, but knowing how many PB junkies there are on this site, I thought some of you might be interested in this. If you eat this brand of PB and live in one of the affected states, check your jar against the product codes listed below. I got this info from the CNN web site. The J.M. Smucker…
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Quinoa Chocolate Chip Cookies - Gluten Free!
Greetings, fellow MFPers! With the holiday season upon us, I thought you might enjoy this recipe for gluten-free vegan chocolate chip cookies. The secret in these is quinoa flour and flakes. Quinoa is a super-food, if you've never heard of it. Personally, I'm neither gluten-intolerant nor vegan, but these are so good,…
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It's Hard to Look Tough When...........
I stopped by the clinic for a routine immunization on the way to the gym. The nurse did the usual - swab, stick, swab, bandage. I'm chatting with her and not paying too much attention to the whole procedure. When she was finished, I headed to the gym. I get there and hit the weight room to start my workout. A few people…
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We Are....Penn State?
If you're a PSU fan, you're no doubt familiar with this deafening stadium rallying cry. One half of the stadium yells, "We Are...." and the other half answers "PENN STATE!". I'm a PSU grad, and this story of Jerry Sandusky's alleged abuse of young boys is just heart-breaking. Penn State has always held itself above the…
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Halloween Grrrrs...........
For the most part, I love Halloween. It's a hoot to see the little ones in their adorable costumes. :smile: However, some things just make me question the parents out there. Parents, please don't let your daughter dress provocatively and then go out and knock on total strangers' doors at night and ask for candy. One girl,…
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Greatest Motivation I've Ever Seen
This link to BB.com has an embedded clip of Alison McWeeney. She's a young powerlifter from Washington who lost her left leg in a tragic boating accident. The clip shows her competing in a deadlift competition - pulling 171 lbs. on one leg! If this doesn't inspire you to go to the gym when you just don't feel like it, or…
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FREE Enell Spsorts Bra !!
Ladies - I have a gently used Enell sports bra I no longer wear. It's white, size 2, as shown in the link below. I only wore it a few times before it got too big. Fortunately (or, unfortunately, depending on your point of view, lol), after 45 pounds my assets are, shall we say, diminished. The Enell is a terrific bra for…
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Weight Room Win !!
I just gotta brag about this one. Indulge me............:blushing: I was doing my weight lifting today at the gym, and I had just loaded 225 on the bar for my next deadlift set. I was resting between sets, sitting on a nearby bench. A young, fit guy walks up and stares at the chalk I left next to the Olympic platform. Then…
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Time to Grow Up
A lot of people come on here and post about their struggles with health. I read these, and shake my head sometimes. It’s one thing to ask for advice dealing with a tough situation, but it’s quite another to refuse to take any responsibility for your choices. It’s time to put on your big boy/girl pants and start practicing…
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New App for Food Additives
First, let me start by saying I don't even own a smart phone, so I can't personally vouch for this app. However, if you're ever wondering just how bad (or not) that food additive is that's on the label, this might come in handy. I'll quote the article verbatim: "The Center for Science in the Public Interest has released…
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Turkey and Veggies
I got this recipe on this site last year, and it's become one of my favorites! I wish I could credit the lady who originally posted it, but I can't find it in the archives. This recipe makes a hearty, filling dish that's great over pasta or rice, or on its own as a sort of thick chili. It's so low in calories you can have…
