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silver sneakers
Hubby and I just got our Silver Sneakers cards and are wondering if it's worth joining some programs. We have a treadmill and weight bench at home that I (not so much hubby) use regularly so I'm not sure if I want to join a group thing. Also has anyone joined the online Silver Sneakers program and if so have you found it…
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Protein powder in hot drinks
I have been trying to get more protein by using a little protein powder here and there. It's good added to oatmeal. This morning I added some vanilla protein powder to a SF NF mocha and it was delicious. I don't like cold protein drinks in the winter so wanted to try a hot one. Anyone have any good suggestions for other…
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Free Kindle book today
Free for Kindle today: "How Much Do You Weigh" Since it has lots of pictures you might want to download it on a device that handles pictures well. I put it on my iPad Kindle app. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005S6N8DW/
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loose or tight?
After I put on a smaller pair of still tight pants this morning I thought to myself, wow, I can't eat much with these pants on. I also love wearing my too big loose pants because they remind me how much I have lost and I feel good about that. I'm just wondering what everyone prefers--tight to help limit food quantity and…
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Detailed nutritional information
I was searching a certain food and came across this site that gives very detailed information about each food as well as other good information. I don't know how large the data base is. When you input a food it gives all the nutritional info plus a fullness factor, the Glycemic load, a rating for how healthy it is, the…
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aspartame and lympoma
http://www.infowars.com/aspartame-is-linked-to-leukemia-and-lymphoma-in-new-landmark-study-on-humans/ Hubby was recently diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. I've been doing a lot of research on the disease. This study caught my attention because he was a heavy diet coke drinker, probably 5-6 cans a day for at least 20…
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obesity hyperventilation syndrome
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_hypoventilation_syndrome Has anyone on here been diagnosed with obesity hyperventilation syndrome? I am worried that hubby is suffering from this. It's caused by low CO2 levels in the blood. Symptoms are: shortness of breath, daytime drowsiness, hypertension, ankle swelling and…
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mini thurs
Since Cali is away I will suggest something. How about we all eat a lot of anti-oxidants today--things like broccoli, blueberries, blackberries, grapes, red wine, low sugar dark chocolate etc if they fit in your eating plan. Feel free to add to the list.
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Request for source when posting recipes
Hi All, I would like to request that when you post a recipe that you include a link to the source if it is available online. That way those of us who use Pinterest for our recipes can pin it with an image. Or if you include an image in the post we can pin it from MFP. Thank you!:smile:
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Sunday Sept. 9 mini challenge
Let's all try to eat at least 2 cups of healthy veggies today (French fries don't count).:laugh:
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mini Sat. 9-8
Ok ladies, how about we work our biceps today with 1-2 sets of bicep curls. You can use free weights, barbell, milk cartons, anything you can hold onto that is heavy enough. You can do them sitting or standing, both arms at the same time or one at a time. Just be sure to go slowly and use as heavy of a weight as you can…
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Fri mini
Since Cali isn't around today I will suggest an exercise. How about lateral leg raises. You do them lying on your side or standing, with or without ankle weights or an elastic band. Just do as many as you can and do them slowly for maximum benefit.
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Chocolate Oatmeal Muffins
Recipe: http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/06/low-calorie-triple-chocolate-chunk.html Just made these--delicious and very chocolatie I added a few walnuts and used Sunspire grain sweetened choc chips and Carbmaster yogurt to keep the sugar lower. It made 14 muffins for me so the calories came to 80 not 58 like it says.…
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Mexican Crockpot Chicken
Made this crockpot Mexican chicken tonight but put it over lettuce instead of rice. 1/6 recipe of all that went into the crockpot is about 300 cals (cheese not included). It was delicious, would also be good over a whole grain tortilla. http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2011/07/taco-chicken-bowls-1066-recipe-133.html
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Monterey Chicken
Made this for dinner--delicious and easy! I didn't pound the chicken but did split it horizontally. About 250 cals/serving. http://kimmccrary.blogspot.com/2010/05/perfect-day.html
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Peanut Butter Eggs
http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2012/03/29/copycat-recipe-reeses-peanut-butter-eggs/ I just made these with a few modifications. I used Splenda (prefer Stevia but Splenda is more powdery) instead of SF powdered sugar and I used SF maple syrup instead of liquid Stevia in the chocolate mixture. I ended up with more peanut…
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Free Kindle book about Stevia
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0081G0E0Q/?tag=dded-20 This Kindle book is free today if you want to learn all about Stevia and also recipes and how to grow it. The price may go up to $1.00 any time.
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Frozen Peanut Butter Pie
http://dashingdish.com/recipe/frozen-reeses-peanut-butter-pie/ Just made this--OMG delicious! I used a whole grain graham crust but it might work with no crust. I topped it with SF choc. syrup and grain sweetened choc chips. It came to 250 cal for 1/8 pie.
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daily routine from Prevention.com
Got a link to this in my Prevention email today, thought I would share--take it or leave it or discuss it: From Prevention: http://www.prevention.com/weight-loss/weight-loss-tips/weight-loss-tips-reset-your-body-clock-belly-melt-diet How to Lose Weight All Day Long Understanding and working with your body's natural hunger…
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mocha cheesecake
http://www.dashingdish.com/2010/05/no-bake-chocolate-mocha-cheesecake/ Just made this--delicious!! You can save calories by skipping the crust and eating it like a fluff.
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Crockpot soy-balsamic chicken
Just made this one--definitely a keeper: http://www.kissmywhisk.com/home/2011/10/3/soy-balsamic-slow-cooker-chicken.html And it smells so good cooking all afternoon, very easy. I used Truvia in place of the brown sugar.
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Eating in the car
Anyone else have a problem with eating in the car? I bought some Terra Sweet Potato Apple Chips at my discount grocer today (3 bags for $1) and since I had never tried that flavor I opened a bag to taste while driving. Before I realized it I had eaten about a third of the bag. If I hadn't stopped and put them in the back I…
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logging for your spouse
Has anyone set up an account and logged food for a spouse without them knowing, then showing it to them after a period of time to make a point of how badly they are eating? I am very tempted to do this.
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sugar discussion on "60 minutes"
FYI Some of you may find this segment on 60 minutes tomorrow interesting: "Dr. Robert Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist believes that the high amount of sugar in the American diet is killing us. And new scientific research seems to support his theory that sugar is toxic, including some linking the excess ingestion of…
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Suggestions--food from India
We have a new Indian Grocery store near us and I wandered around in it today and had no idea what most of the food was. I did buy some roasted garbanzo beans and roasted lentils--both delicious but highly seasoned. Anyone have any suggestions for healthy foods from India without added sugar or white flour or potato in them?
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free Kindle cookbooks and more
There are two website that I know of where you can subscribe and get daily emails with a list of free Kindle and Nook books. There are often cookbooks on the list. Today I got one called "Healing Desserts"--here's the url for that one--not sure how long it will be free.…
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package size
Does anyone else do this: I tend to use more food out of a large package than a small one, for example, I used to buy shredded cheese at Costco and would use it by the handfull so it didn't get wasted, but now I get small packages at the grocery store and use a lot less at a time. I found this true of a lot of products…
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golf burn
MFP gave me 1500 calories burned for 4 hours of golf riding in a cart--can that be right? Seems way too high. Should I change it to what I think I actually walked--maybe about .75 miles? Our course is till really wet so a lot of holes we have to keep the cart on the paths.
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Dean's Guacamole
Has anyone else read the ingredient list on Dean's Guacamole? The one I looked at was only 2% avacado. In the produce section I found some real guacamole.
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Thanks and Congrats!
I just want to thank and congratulate everyone who posts their successes on here. It's very motivating and inspirational to see how the hard work is paying off.
