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Carb nite solution... Anyone tried it?
Before I start please don't turn this into a low carb diet debate. I have heard it all before. I just want to know peoples experiences and results who have tried Carb Nite Solution. I must say I am huge anti fad diet person but I saw the results in front of me and I cant argue with it. I ran into a guy Friday night who I…
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You are loved
I just recently read in a publication called Our Daily Bread about a Japanese art form called Kintsugi. Kintsugi takes pottery and brakes it. While piecing it pack together they mix gold with the glue to create a beautiful piece of art. I think this is the same with our own lives. All of us are broken many of us have been…
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I should be upset but....
I am so dumbfounded that I can stop laughing. Someone literally ate the rest of my half eaten lunch. I was trying to be good so I only ate half of my drunken noodles. I put the rest in the fridge. Someone ate half of what was left and threw the rest away, I guess it was to spicy for them. LOL if your gonna eat my lunch at…
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Healthy yummy sudo Chinese food substitute /low carb also
I love Chinese food, I actually love pretty much any Asian food. However I have discovered over the past year or so that carbs aren't a friend to my digestive system, my tongue yes, but stomach no. So Chinese food has become a more rarer occasion (most of my favorite Asian dishes are noodle based). Sunday I stumbled into…
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website help
I am really not a technical idiot I promise. But for the life of me I can't seem to find out how I find previous threads I commented on.
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Misconceptions You Had as a Child
Misconceptions You Had as a Child..... I thought if you stuck a really fat person with a pin they would pop like a balloon. Caused a very embarrassing moment for my Dad one time. I said out loud "look dad that women is going to pop," I was convinced she was going to go at any moment. I thought if you had the choice to eat…
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Help any tips to overcome stress eating?
I have realized I am stress eater, my wife is as well so we usually fall off the wagon together. I do great on my calories on days I am not stressed out but days that I completely stressed I cheat hardcore. This is my day every day! I have 3 kids under the age of 4. I wake up to the baby crying for a bottle, give the kids…
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Cantina Bell Higher Calories!?
My family is coming to visit me for lunch so I needed to find a place that was kid friendly (3 kids under 4yo). I was looking for something quick and I could count calories. Bread doesn't do well with my system so subway is out till I figure out whats going on. I remembered Taco Bell has the New Cantina Bell Menu when I…
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Ming's dressing ???
Anyone know what Ming's dressing is. I am going to a restaurant that has no nutrition information listed. I tried googling it and cant find anything. If anyone knows what it s or what is in it that would be helpful. Better yet if anyone know nutritional content that would be even better. I am going to the recovery room…
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Irritability on rest days?
So yesterday I had a rest day and I was just kind of irritable and edgy all day. it was for seemingly no reason at all. Nobody did anything and nothing happened to put me in a bad mood. ( I joked with people that I had man PMS today) I am usually a pretty even keeled happy individual. This is not the first time I have…
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C25k advice
So I haven't ran in about 13 years. I have been cycling 12 miles a day 3 days a week in an average of 40 min. I started c2k5 today before my ride and it was pretty easy. My question is, would it be bad to skip to week 2 or 3? Any advice on this program is welcome. Anything I should watch out for while doing this (Besides…
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Focus on just calories???
Do you focus on other categories logged by MFP (fat, suger,sodium) or just the calories? I am down 10 lbs in 6 weeks so I am pretty happy. I was going back through my diary and I noticed I was often way over in Fat and Sodium due to all the protein type meals (nuts, meat, eggs) I have been eating. My blood work is fine as…
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Calories in Shrimp scampi and pasta???
Trying to figure my calories for the night before I get home. I have 2 little ones so when I get home its a mad rush for my attention. My wife is making shrimp and bay scallop scampi. When I do a search I am finding everything from 350-850 calories? She doesn't use cream or cheese Ingredients Butter - Allot of butter…
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Had a bad lunch. Advice on the rest of the day.
Had a really bad lunch what do I do with the rest of my day? I got dragged to a coworkers b-day party. I like my coworker so I wanted to go but the restaurant had absolutely nothing healthy. I tried to make good choices. I had water not soda, I asked them not to bread the chicken on the chicken sandwich, got sauce on the…
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Things you never thought you would say as a parent
I want to hear things you never thought you would say, or cant believe you just said as a parent. I figured I would start writing mine down. Might make a funny book some day. -My wife to my 2.5 year old daughter: Don't put bacon in daddy's wallet. (she must know how much I like bacon) -Me to my 1.5 year old son: Stop…
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Food Surprises!
So Since starting this whole calorie counting thing I have had a few surprises some good and some bad. Please share yours surprises so I can try them (good surprises) or avoid them (bad surprises). Suprise 1. I found out my daily bagel for breakfast was sabotaging my whole day. 1 bagel has more crabs than I should consume…
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Thoughts on V8 good or bad for you
I am very busy with work and 2 young kids. For Fruit and Veggies I get a piece of fruit before the gym in the morning and what ever side I have with dinner. Salads here and there. I love veggies but not enough make it into my diet. I thought two cups of V8 a day should help out. Then I noticed the sodium ouch! what do you…
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Any IT people looking for work?
So the weight loss isn't going so hot but I am still trying. I started biking 4 days a week, a month ago, and have put on 5 pounds so I am on MFP (at work) looking for some motivation. It dawned on me since I am at work and should be working I maybe able to help someone else here on MFP. I am a Corporate Recruiter and I…
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Conflicts in MFP Calories
How do I figure out Calories. I am having Steak for dinner and the search results showed an average of 6oz is 200 calories. That seems low to me and every where else on the internet shows 320 Calories for 6ox of grilled steak. I joined here a while ago and my wieght yoyo's I do well for a while slip up once and then put…
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Any Upstate NYers here
Been doing MFP for 2 weeks now and have dropped 8lbs.(my ticker thing is wrong and I cant figure out how to fix it) Just curious to see if there where any other NYers doing this?
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Confused weight gain?
So I started counting calories a little over 2 weeks ago and have lost a total of 7lbs! I have been a member of MFP a little over a week. I am 5"11 and as of this morning 286 lbs. I allow myself 2000 calories a day but usually don't go over 1900. My Dr. recommended 2500 calories but I saw no results so i took myself down…
