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Paleo-Happy "Pie" Recipes?
I love pie. Let me start this post out by saying that. I LOVE pie. However, in the last few months, I have been trying to cut back on the pie--on all those carb-y goodies, in fact. I'm not 100% on the paleo diet but I am trying to follow it a little more closely, around 70-75%, because I've been doing that for a few months…
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What's on your playlist?
I'm wondering if I'm the only weirdo out there who actually builds playlists based on interval times for the specific weeks and days of the program. I kept meaning to do it with W1 and W2, but I finally put together my playlist for W3. The times aren't 100% on but they're close enough that I can miss the last few seconds…
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Week 3...
...of doing Week 2. I've been having ridiculous amounts of trouble getting up in the mornings to go to the gym. My alarm goes off, I shuffle out of bed, turn it off...then stand in the middle of my room for about a minute sleepily deliberating just how tired I am before deciding that, no, I need to sleep more than I need…
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MFP Gamers!
Who says you have to write video games out of your lifestyle in order to be healthy?! I'd love to meet some other gaming enthusiasts who are finding ways to work their hobby into their lifestyle changes--and just other gaming friends in general! Share your favourite games, XBL or PSN screennames, talk about upcoming…
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Diabetic Celiac Dessert Recipes?
I belong to a handbell choir that practices every Sunday, and we usually take a break halfway through practice to have a snack and chat about upcoming rehearsals/performances. Responsibility for snack shifts every week, and this week, it's my turn. Our choir director is on a strict gluten-free diet, and one of our other…
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Is this normal...?
I did my first day of C25K yesterday--it felt so good! I was feeling like I could keep running longer than the 1 minute interval but I tried to keep myself to the structure. Structure makes me happy. :P I'm doing it on the treadmill rather than outside, because we just got our first dump of snow this weekend and it's no…
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Newb questions
I recognize some faces from my forum thread asking if this program is right for me...you've all convinced me to give it a shot! As some of you may have noticed, I tend to overthink EVERYTHING. I find that if I plan things out perfectly there is much less chance of my cheating, or being creative with my thinking when I…
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Is C25K right for me?
So here's the situation. I'm fairly in shape; I spend 30 minutes on the elliptical every weekday morning, with an average page of about 8:30/mile. I do a Zumba class on Saturdays for an hour, and while it does make me sweaty and breathless I can complete it no problem. I've managed things like a 100 minute Zumbathon, as…
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My New Addiction...
Baked fruit! IN THE MICROWAVE! Haha...It's getting to that time of year where things like warm apple crumble and pear pie are just so very tempting and alluring, with the cold outside and that tantalizing, sweet, cinnamon sugar warmth coming from the oven...but alas, with the sugar and the crust and the butter, those kinds…
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Caffeinated Beverages COUNT Toward Water Intake **Please rea
NB: I know this isn't NEW news, but in the last few days I have spoken to a lot of people about this, both on MFP and offline. Thought it might be worth to share some irrefutable resources. :) I was having trouble wrapping my head around the idea of "more liquids = dehydration" in the context of caffeinated drinks,…
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What do I do with all these calories?!
Input all my food for the day--I find it easier to stay on track if I input everything right away in the morning, rather than entering it as I go--and I'm STILL going to have 324 calories left for the day. Guess I'm going a bit overboard with controlling my portion sizes, because I have a LOT of food packed in my lunch!…
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Any MFP NaNo'ers?
Just wondering if anyone else on here is going to be attempting NaNoWriMo this year...it might be fun to organize some write-ins, writing challenges, and word wars here on the forums, not to mention that we can use our already awesome powers of support and motivation for writing just the same as fitness!
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My first "failure" day. :(
I'm a lot more upset about this than I would have expected, but today is going to be my first day in "negative" calories. I've been so good up to this point, but it started with being unable to get up to go to the gym this morning and has gone downhill from there. That, plus a combination of "there are seriously THAT many…
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1.5 weeks in, and...
...I've already gone from 175 down to 168.8! Now I know that most of this is probably water weight, and so I shouldn't expect this rate of loss to continue, but it's still encouraging to step on the scale and see that I've gone down that much. Hitting the 170s was really upsetting for me, so getting myself back below that…
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I hate the taste of yogurt, but
I would really love to eat it. Everywhere I look I'm reading or seeing or hearing how good yogurt is for you, and I would really love to be able to add it to my daily intake. I WANT to like yogurt...the problem is that I HATE it! The sour taste combined with the texture (I am really texture-fixated when it comes to foods,…
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How much deficit is too much?
I'm trying to figure out where I'm at in terms of deficits and the like...I want to try to stay at least a little under my goal for each day, just because it helps me feel better about my willpower (I'm usually a "give an inch, take a mile" kind of girl). So far I don't think it'll be much of an issue, and I don't plan on…
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What's your craving buster?
I have a few items that I try to always keep on hand...I get really bad cravings halfway through the day, and trial and error has found some snacks and drinks that can really stop them in their tracks! I always have a small baggie of raw almonds with me during the work day. I make sure to only pack 15 or so, so that I…
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New to MFP
I've known for awhile that I had put on a little extra weight...I weighed 150lbs at the beginning of last May, and I have definitely been putting on the belly fat for awhile, but I didn't realize how bad it was. I was living the sort of lie where, "If I don't pay attention to it, it doesn't exist"; I really really didn't…
