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Heart Rate Monitor on sale- One day only!
For all of you in Australia (not sure if they ship internationally!) 1-day.com.au is having a sale on Suunto T1 Heart Rate Monitor with chest strap. It's down from $130 to $50. I personally have a Polar so can't attest to whether this is a great HRM or not, but I thought I'd post it in case anyone is looking for a deal!…
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Need male opinions and advice!
If any guys can help me out here, that would be great! I've started seeing a guy and we are currently planning a weekend away in a local wine region. We've never been away together before. It will involve beautiful vineyards, amazing lazy lunches, and a cozy B n B smack in the middle of a winery. Here's the thing... I am…
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Healthy meals for 4 for $10 or less
Hi everyone, One of the supermarkets here in Australia is running a campaign with chef Curtis Stone that provides recipes to feed a family of four for $10 or less. Most of the recipes are healthy and provide four good sized servings. For someone who lives alone like me, one recipe can provide nearly a week's worth of…
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Eating my BMR- any advice?
I have been around here long enough to read a million posts on this subject, but I just would love some encouragement or first hand stories that I’m doing the right thing here because self doubt is creeping in. When I first joined MFP I lost 28 lbs to get to my goal weight of 132-134 lbs at 5’9’’. I did this by eating the…
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Wheat Germ Brownies
I got this recipe from the Runners World site and it is FANTASTIC! Enjoy! 1 6-ounce package semisweet chocolate chips or equivalent of dark chocolate 3 tablespoons butter 3/4 cup quick-cooking oats 1/3 cup toasted wheat germ (no sugar added) 1/3 cup fat-free dry milk 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup chopped walnuts 4 egg…
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What will you be for Halloween?!
As a Canadian living in Australia, I make it my mission every year to throw a big jack-o-lantern Halloween party to introduce my Aussie friends (who have never celebrated Halloween) to the fun that is to be had in costume! This means that every year I am expected to have a stellar costume.... I need ideas! What is everyone…
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"Miracle" juice?
I just bought a litre of goji berry juice after doing some reading and hearing about all of the great properties and antioxidants it has. Has anyone else tried drinking this stuff or eating the berries? Have you had any good experiences or noticed a change (good or bad) to your body/energy levels/feelings, etc? There is…
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Running for breast cancer research
Hi everyone! I am running my first race this Mother's Day- 7.2km!! I am super excited and a bit scared, but the best part is that it is in support of breast cancer research! Both my mother and my two grandmothers have suffered from breast cancer. Two of them have lived to inspire me every day. If you would like to sponsor…
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Question for Song
Or anyone who can help me! I was just sick for about a week and a half with some sort of stomach bug. The first few days were terrible, I couldn't keep any food in and couldn't leave bed except to get to the bathroom in a big rush! I haven't exercised at all in the last two weeks as I was too weak. For the last few days…
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Morning Glory Muffins
Morning Glory Muffins These are really good, kind of taste like a moist carrot cake. And healthy! Yum! This recipe is meant to make twelve, but it ended up making 18 for me :) I entered it on the database under HomeMade - Morning Glory Muffins just to make it easy for ya'll :flowerforyou: Enjoy! INGREDIENTS 1-1/4 cups…
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SBF Oct 1
Hey everyone! Well, my instincts from the other day seem to have been spot on- I DID need a break! I stayed home from work today a little sickie. Though this is the strangest "sick" I've ever been- fever and chills and an incredibly sore body, everywhere. Especially lower back and my joints, but also my hamstrings and…
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SBF Sept 21
How exciting, I get to start the thread! I think it's because you are all wisely sleeping in on a Sunday morning! Cp, thanks for the welcome! You all have been so nice to me! My goals for the day: - get up early enough to start work early so I can then leave work early and get to Body Combat class on time (the getting up…
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Mocha Ricotta Creme
Found this on South Beach online- yummmm! Mocha Ricotta Crème Makes 1 serving Ingredients 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 package sugar substitute Dash espresso powder (or instant decaf coffee) 5 mini chocolate chips Instructions Mix the ricotta, cocoa…
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pleasant surprise
Hi ya'll, I think I've mentioned before that I play on a netball team. I had always logged my calories for netball games as pretty low- around 150 - because we play four 10-minute quarters and in netball, you are restricted to where you can run on the court. So it is a very stop-and-start kind of game and I figured that I…
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Small Victories . . .
Just a quick little story that made my day . . . I was leaving work to get to my belly dance class on time and a few of my co-workers were asking me questions about it. My boss came over, listened for a minute, and then said, "How can YOU do belly dance?" I was about to get all offended when he continued, "I thought to do…
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MEN of mfp, I need your help! (And experienced ladies, too!
Some of you long-time MFPers may remember that I first joined this site about a month after my arrival in Australia, where I moved to be with my boyfriend at the time. We broke up that month after I arrived, having left my job, friends and family to give it all up for him. It was a really hard breakup and an awful process…
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Belly Dancing
I know there are many of you out there who love it and endorse it as much a possible- I have convinced two of my girlfriends to sign up for a ten week course with me! I am nervous though- I am not heaps coordinated with dance moves, and have never really danced before (aside from ill-fated jazz lessons when I was ten!) So…
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nearly there - now what?
I just want to double check something here. I started off on this site not having heaps to lose in a relative sense- I'm pretty tall at 5'9'', and my body was pretty good at distributing fat evenly. I was in my healthy BMI range (which lets me go anywhere from 125-169lbs) and have now just toned up and lost a few pounds…
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I know what I'm supposed to do, but . . .
I just got back from basketball training- it was an intense session with lots of running. Now I have 800 extra calories that I burned, according to my Polar. I don't know what to do! It's 11 pm here and I am ready for bed and NOT hungry at all. I simply CAN'T stuff 800 calories into my body right now! I've tried to eat a…
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please cheer me up!
I am devastated. Tonight at basketball training we were playing five on five and in a tussle for the ball my finger dislocated, breaking a piece of bone off the volar plate in the meantime. I now have to see a surgeon to make sure that everything will heal properly and to get a special splint fitted while they see if they…
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need a swift kick in the . . .
*kitten*. Didn't want to cuss in the title! :) But that is exactly what I need. Had a friend come over today and in broad daylight we ate chocolate croissant, pain au chocolat (basically choc croissants in a different shape), fries with sour cream and sweet chili sauce, a large pizza, and a chocolate bavarian cake. In TWO…
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Posture
I have noticed over the years that my posture is getting steadily worse and worse. I'm not sure how to correct this- I do take a class called Body Balance that combines yoga and pilates with tai chi, and I usually have good posture for about 4 hours after that. But I just don't know how to carry that over into daily life!…
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insatiable
I feel so out of control! I have been doing really well for a few months, and suddenly this week I can't control myself at all. I have been eating about one thousand extra calories each day- I feel insatiable. I just don't understand why I seem completely unable to exercise any self discipline when, up to this point,…
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roadtrip
Hey everyone, I'm leaving on Thursday (Wednesday your time) for a big trip to Alice Springs for a wedding. We are flying there, but once in Alice Springs my ex and I (long story, we won't start! :) are driving up to Uluru/Ayer's Rock to see this magnificent wonder of the world! It is going to be a bit of a whirlwind trip…
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New job = more weight loss!
Guess what everyone- I just got a new job at . . . a Health Club! I will be working at the gym now, which means I get a complementary membership and personal training, and can work out before, after, or even during my shift! I'm so excited to see how this will help my fitness goals!
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Hello from Aus!
Well, I've technically been a member for about a week now and have been too shy to say hello; everyone seems so friendly, though, I thought I'd make an appearance. I'm joining because of my lifelong struggle with my self esteem and my desire to be completely comfortable in my own skin. I have just gone through an awful…
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Speaking of fast food . . .
Tonight I had Hungry Jack's (Australia's version of Burger King). Gobbled down a grilled chicken burger, medium fries and a diet coke. Yum! Now, because I exercised lots and ate very lightly all day, there was lots of room in my calorie goals for this meal; in fact, I still have about 250 left to go for the night and it's…
