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Fave Paleo recipes.....
I just started eating Paleo this week and it's been going really great! Even made my own ketchup last night! Looking for your favorite paleo recipes!!! Anything quick? I want it! Anything yummy? Def want it! Ready? Go! :flowerforyou:
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yogurt/ mayo substitutions
anybody ever tried yogurt in the place of mayo in crusts??
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Body By Vi Challenge buddies
How many Challengers are here? Where are you in your challenge and how close to reaching your goal are you?
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Suggestions for bbq sauce substitutions??
K....so I grill out a lot of chicken and LOVE to use my fave bbq sauce...only thing is it's high in carbs and loaded with sugar. Anybody have any suggestions of anything else or homemade bbq sauce perhaps that is lower in sugar but still not bland or sacrificing flavor??
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How do you shake the "don't care about anything" mood that T
I am, and have been in the biggest "funk" for about 3 wks now! I don't know what it is but just can't seem to shake it! I've been able to push through and do right up until this last weekend. I had final weigh in at a boot camp competition that I was in on Thurs and our month weigh in was then too so I caved this weekend…
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Chalean Extreme
Anyone doing it??? I am soooo loving this chick! She is so motivational and quirky (LOL).....just wish I could make myself get up to get this workout done in the a.m. before work! What kind of results have you seen or what are your thoughts if just beginning? I've only done Burn Circuit 1 so far and listened to the audio…
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my new nickname.....
wooo hoooo!!!! My husband has always had lil endearing terms or nicknames for me. There's never been a time that he's not said "good morning, beautiful!" or "baby" or "sexy" or the like......HOWEVER, the newest name he's been calling me is......... "Dang, Skinny!!!!" I LOVE IT!!!!! KEEP IT COMING! :happy:
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holy moley....look what I found! Provolone & Olive Stuffed C
Provolone & Olive Stuffed Chicken Breasts Preparation Time: 30 minutes Level: Easy Cook Time: 50 minutes Serves: 4 This is an elegant dish. Making a pocket in the chicken breast to hold the stuffing is easy, particularly if you use a good, sharp, thin-bladed knife. Browning the chicken in a skillet before baking gives it a…
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good homemade granola recipe
anybody got one???? :flowerforyou:
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hmmm......so I guess this could end up being a fitness relat
Any SEastern US pool owners out there? My husband and I are looking at a house with an inground pool. I have a co-worker (you know, one of those know-it-alls) that is constantly bashing it saying that he would NEVER in the rest of his life own a home with a pool. That they are SUCH headaches and are extremely expensive to…
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any suggestions/ reviews
So, I know there is no such thing as a "miracle pill" and I'm not looking for something to enable me to eat what I want and sit around on my lazy *kitten*....but I am looking for something to help give my fat loss a lil kick in the rear! So, first off let me say that I eat right and work hard and don't plan on stopping. My…
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scale is going backwards!!!!! HELP!!!!
ugghhhhhh!!!!! I don't know what I could be doing wrong! I haven't been doing anything differently: still working my rear off and eating right amounts of cals and such. I'm really discouraged! I had been doing so well!!!! 4#s a week for the past 3 weeks.....then WHAM! at weigh in this monday morning.....up 2# from last…
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lost thread...help with grilled/ roasted veggies
Hey guys! I'm sorry.....there was a recipe thread a few days ago with different veggie ideas. It had lots of roasting / grilling recipes that included squash, onion, mush, etc.... anybody remember this one? I forgot to bump and was getting ready to make my veggies for lunch tomorrow :frown: Please help! thanks!…
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Being an inspiration to others....Man! this feels good!
So last week I had the girls in customer service asking me how much weight I'd lost and telling me how jealous they were of my progress. They kept saying how they needed to come to me and do what I was doing because they want to look like me!! One of them even went to Academy at lunch and called me as she was walking…
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Hip Hop Abs or Turbo Jam?
What's your fave? Have you tried either and gotten results? I have both on order and am stoked to try them....give me your feed back. Thanks! :drinker:
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what's important to you?
What's something important to your success that you ARE doing now, but WEREN'T doing before???? Mine is taking my vitamins!!! I've started a daily routine of taking the following: Fish oil Flaxseed oil Daily multi-vitamin Osteo Biflex What about you? What's helped you begin to see more improvement? Either in numbers or…
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VITALABS ULTRA WHEY
so the best ever protein powder I've found has been the French Vanilla Ultra Whey-24 from Vitalabs. (used it a cpl yrs ago)....well....now it looks like they have discontinued it and replaced it with a Vanilla Ultra Whey-26. Anybody familiar with these? Does the new taste different than the old? doesn't appear to have…
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need night time snack ideas
so.....I still have around 800 cals (even though it seems like I've done nothing but eat today) and could use a lil snack before hitting the sack but I'm not quite sure what it should be. Is it better to have protein rather than carbs or fat before going to sleep or does it matter when you're so far behind on them all????…
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supplements.......healthy???
so.....I'm eating good (normally), exercising (something every day), and seeing results BUT I'm getting ready to really ramp it up with a boot camp challenge starting next week. I want to make the most out of the next 3 months and I'm curious on your thoughts about supplements. Which have you tried, if any, and liked?…
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KETTLEBELL USERS
looking to add this to my routine on days I miss the gym, esp since I already have the equip, but I was curious as to your normal routine. I see several of my friends use them regularly and burn anywhere from 400-600 cal in as few as 40mins. What's the normal exercises and reps each you do in this kind of work out?…
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SODIUM INTAKE
is there anything you can do to counteract the overconsumption of sodium???? (other than watch your intake!) :tongue: Sometimes it's just impossible to stay under my goal with the excessive amounts in foods nowadays! Is there anything I can do?? Drink more water?? any thoughts?
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woot! woot! One small step in the right direction :)
Woooo hoooo!!!!!! So this morning I am out of my maternity jeans and into my "fat girl" jeans!!! Next step, getting rid of the muffin top that is hanging over them! :noway: lol Yall have a good day! :wink:
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too much protein?
On a regular basis I go over on my protein.....is there such a thing as "TOO MUCH PROTEIN"????
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PROTEIN POWDER/ SHAKE SUGGESTIONS/ RECIPES
I'm looking for a good protein powder that is tolerable....can't stand it when you can taste the nutrients! lol Anybody have any suggestions? I used a great one a while back...tasted like a vanilla milkshake but I can't remember what it was. Any recipes are appreciated too! thanks guys!!!
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clean/ or just plain good for you snack ideas
looking for some clean or just plain good for you snack ideas. I'm a big fruit eater but I've been blind to the fact that by the end of the day I may have eaten 4-5 diff fruits and completely blown my carb count out of the water! I need something that is either pick up and go kinda think or something that wouldn't take too…
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calories vs carbs
hmmmm......so I finished logging in my calories and such for the day; I'm under on calories and fat but over on carbs and protein. Is this good or bad? On a normal basis, I'm under on everything but protein; I normally end up over. If you were going to be over in one of these categories....which should it be????
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HOLY COW!!!
so I took my measurements last night because the scale is really not moving all that fast but I am starting to tell a diff in the way my clothes are fitting and I wanted to get more accurate with what is working for me, or what will work / has worked before. OMG!!!!! In 14 mos I've gained 10, yes that's right TEN, inches…
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headaches during cardio
Ok, so when I really push it with my cardio I tend to get headaches. What would be the cause of this and what do I need to do? I eat ALL day but still remain in my calorie range...the hard part is that I never know how long I might get to work out or how many calories I might burn until I actually do it (I have a 3 month…
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barry's bootcamp anyone??
So, I'm looking for a good workout for days when I can't go to the gym or after classes that I just don' t feel like were enough challenge for the day. Barry's bootcamp had fantastic reviews but I was wondering if anyone else had any feed back on the program. What about Jillian's 30 day shred or any other videos from her?…
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need some clarification and dieting tips.....
Ok, so I need a lil clarification or maybe just someone to say..."yeah, that's right!" so I'll quit trying to rationalize it. I keep seeing and hearing how you should "eat all your calories/ points" (I'm doing weight watchers) in order to lose your weight and see results. I understand that eating small meals or snacking…
