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Graze coming to the US!
Wooohooooo!!! Graze is expanding from the UK to the US, $5 per box, comes in the mail every week, signed up today and really excited to get my first "snacks"! Probably a bit of pregnancy-induced-craziness here, but I'm darned excited. LOL
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Best. Purchase. EVER. :smile:
Sooo... being high risk, knowing my complications and issues.... I have been stressing so much about this littlest one of ours. Talked it over with my hubby, did my homework, read recommendations.... purchased a fetal doppler that arrived today. O. M. G. :love: Took some playing around and that good ol irish…
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Pregnancy Craving Satisfied! LOL
So, yesterday I was craving crusty bread and different kinds of cheese....... stopped off at a little deli on my way home, got a french baguette and the lady behind the deli counter was kind enough to humor me and slice her way through no less than 4 different kinds of cheese, at only a couple slices per "kind"..... can't…
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Yay! A goal reached!
See that little ticker at the bottom of my post? I finally did it!! :noway: :drinker: :bigsmile: Towards the end of last year, I decided I was actually going to exercise. Regularly. Me. The person who always hated breaking a sweat, except for that kickboxing class I took years ago that I loved..... well, I had to figure…
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I never thought I would be a "Yoga Person"....
This weekend, my hubby and I took our kids on a trip to the beach - enjoyed ourselves and the time together, packed some healthy foods for myself along with the snacks and munchies for everyone else (bananas, apples, yogurt, juice, etc). I indulged here and there (dark chocolate bar with my ice water by the pool!), but did…
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Whiney Point - Lessons Learned
Thought I'd throw this out there, though I'm sure it's been mentioned many times.... I have never done much in the way of "traditional" exercise. I've always counted my lifestyle activities as my cardio, embraced walks, played tag with my kids in the yard, taken the stairs... etc, etc, etc. :smile: I didn't think I *liked*…
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WOOT WOOT!!!
I've had my stationary bike for 5 weeks now.... when I first got it, I struggled to pedal a mile on the darned thing, but I'm a bit Irish, (accounts for the fact that I'm STUBBORN) so I've kept it up. My limit has been 8 miles for about a week and a half now, just couldn't seem to break that imaginary limit..... my max was…
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Help! If my HRM says I burn....
I have a Polar F11. If it says I burn 2900 cals in 24 hours on an exercise day... should I believe that? I've tested it several times, and average between 2800 and 3000 cals in 24 hours when I bike 8 miles on my stationary bike during that time period...... How many calories should I be eating on those days? I am trying to…
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Polar Heart Rate Monitor - battery question
Hiyas all, I have a Polar F11 - it won't upload data to the polar site (seems quieter? not sure though), but seems to be fine otherwise..... so my question is - when do you know it's time to change the battery? Are there signs ahead of time, or does it just go completely dead? Has anyone just gone to a jeweler to change it…
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$150 - what would you buy?
So, I have about $150 to spend on some sort of exercise equipment. I would love some advice. If you had $150 to spend, what would you buy? So far, the things that are jumping out at me are: - Stationary Exercise bike - fan wheel resistance - Stationery Exercise bike - magnetic wheel resistance - Stationary Recumbent…
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$5.00 food scale
I've been putting off getting a food scale..... 1. Thought I probably didn't need one, why spend the extra money? 2. Thought they would cost an arm and a leg.... Well, I found one at Bed Bath and Beyond for $5.99. Even better, I had one of those junk mail coupons for 20% off any one item in the store. So.... out the door,…
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Gluten-Free Recipes
I know there are a few people here trying to cook gluten-free for various reasons.... here are two links to some recipes that look delicious! http://www.delish.com/recipes/cooking-recipes/healthy-gluten-free-recipes Kid friendly recipes: http://www.delish.com/recipes/cooking-recipes/gluten-free-kid-friendly-recipes
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Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
I saw these for the first time this morning and thought they were FASCINATING..... especially the different foods, and costs per week and varying sizes of families.... I'm sure these stories are not new, but thought I'd share them anyway. http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1626519,00.html…
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Recipe Substitution for Heavy Cream
Hiyas all - I've been experimenting with recipes to try to make them a little healthier.... For example, my family LOVES stuff like White Chicken Chili - calls for quite a bit of heavy cream. Well, I've been substituting canned evaporated milk for anything that calls for heavy cream... as long as you don't have to whip it…
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Help?! Figuring out goals....
According to my Polar F11 and several averaged 24 hour periods of time with constant wear.... I "burn" about 2600-2800 calories on a daily basis with my regular activities. What would the recommended "daily activity" level be for me? Say I want to lose 2 lbs a week. Is this how I'd do the math for that? 2600 (total…
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Best Cheerios Ever
I was in a hurry this morning - didn't have time for eggs, oatmeal, or the like.... so I had a big bowl of cheerios, and on top I cut up a whole peach and half a banana...... :love: It was REALLY good! I've done the bananas before but never the peaches and certainly never both..... if ya like cheerios and fruit you might…
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Missed cals yesterday - eat them today?
I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times..... I didn't have time to log my dinner cals last night, and made a new recipe.... I was sure it was a lot more calories than it turned out being when I entered everything into a recipe calculator this morning. Turns out I barely ate 1100 cals yesterday - should I make up some…
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Masking Tape is my new friend!
I've been struggling with drinking all my water this week for some reason (it's been a busy week and I just haven't had it at the forefront of my mind like I usually do....) :grumble: I found a trick to easily keep track of my water. I have a favorite water glass - it's 18 oz. (allows for a few pieces of ice :drinker: )…
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"Paleo Diet" Question
I have seen several people here mention that they eat to "paleo standards" etc, usually stating that they eat primarily meat/proteins with a very small amount of "healthy carbs".... I'm not terribly educated on carbs/fiber.... but for those of you eating to "paleo standards" - how much fiber is in your daily diet? Is it…
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YAY! Just got my Polar!
*doing the snoopy happy dance!!!* I got the F11 (started with a different model/brand that I hated, and my hubby said "Get the best, you're worth it! Get what you want! and I did :bigsmile: lol I don't usually do that...) With school starting this week, a hubby, two teenagers in highschool, a toddler and a dog, I know it's…
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Recipe Calculator for Nutritional Info
I'm sure someone has posted this before, but I LOOOOVE this recipe calculator. I make a lot of home-made food, some with wierd/invented recipes. This calculator allows me to enter ingredients to my recipes, tell it how many servings it makes, and it gives me all the nutritional info per serving. AWESOME! Here's the link…
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Weekend Update - 13 inches and 10 lbs gone
DISCLAIMER - the 13 inches gone were of HAIR.... I donated again to Locks of Love (I am now up to 6ft 4 inches donated since I started many years ago... there are a couple of little kids running around somewhere with brand new thick brown hair that they always wanted!). My hair is now short, and I like it. I think I tend…
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HELP! Got my HRM - Major confusion ensues
Okay, so my HRM came yesterday. Got an Acumen Basix WS. Here are the problems I already see: 1. The only "Profile" information you can enter is your AGE. That's it. Not weight, height, fitness level... seems to me it can't be very accurate with just that, can it?? I assume as it's a women's HRM it already calculates that I…
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I can't wait!
Otherwise known as... "My hubby is the best!" I've been wanting a garden for soooo long. My hubby has been toting home cedar logs, bags of dirt, misc. building supplies... all the stuff I needed for the perfect garden box. He's even stopped after work, still in work clothes, to pick up dirt and bark for me. After much…
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I hate Dr's office scales!
Oh, and have I mentioned that I HATE DR'S OFFICE SCALES!!!??? :grumble: :grumble: Especially when they weigh you with clodhopper tennis-shoes and jeans! :mad: :explode: :angry: Ah well, I've lost more pounds on my home scale on an apples-to-apples basis and haven't used the one at the dr's office in more than a year.…
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Strawberries and Fool Whip Light (not a type)
errr not a TYPO.... lol.... :blushing: :laugh: (Yes, I have read the warnings about Cool Whip, thus the reference to "Fool Whip" teeheehee :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: I like it, I eat it, just not in large doses or very often. :tongue: ) I was craving sugar - so I did something I've never done before.... sliced a…
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Cherry Peach Cobbler - 215 Calories
Here's my new favorite dessert. Ingredients: 3 c fresh peaches 3 c fresh cherries 1 Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Classic Yellow Cake MIX 1 cup water Preheat oven to 350 degrees; lightly spray a 9x12 pan with canola spray or PAM Stir 1 cup water with cake mix, then add fruit and stir (you can use just about any fruit). Pour…
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HRM's - Polar vs Reebok
Well, I almost accidentally hijacked a thread and decided I had enough questions that I'd better start my own. LOL I'm seriously considering the purchase of a HRM - I've seen several posts with the opinion that the Reebok ones are just as good as Polar ones, for 1/3 of the price. Anyone have a Reebok HRM? Does it have a…
