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Am I the only one who hates Greek yogurt?
Greek yogurt seems to be one of the favorite foods in the healthy eating world and I wanted so badly to love the stuff. But I cannot stomach it- the texture makes me gag and I'm not a fan of the flavor, as it's more sour than traditional yogurt. So far I have tried the Dannon Oikos and the Yoplait Greek yogurt- but both…
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Does anyone with 50+ pounds to lose just love yoga?
Hello all! I have been wanting to join a yoga class for a while now but I'm very overweight and completely paranoid about being the "fat girl" in yoga class. I also fear I won't be able to do it and will look like a total idiot. So has anyone out there who has 50+ pounds to lose done yoga with success? And if you have do…
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I threw out my scale
When weighing myself on my scale I always got weights that were all over the place. I realized something was wrong with it when it said I gained 10 pounds in a day when I had eaten nothing out of the norm the prior day and had my typical 2 liters of water, and had not had excessive sodium. So I weighed myself 6 times in a…
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Smoothie ideas?
I want to try to start making smoothies for breakfast (I keep breakfast at 300 calories or less). Any ideas for the best smoothie combos? Also, should I be getting frozen fruit instead of fresh? I have read that the frozen fruit works better because you have to add less ice, it keeps a lot longer, and as long as you make…
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No meat on Fridays...so what to cook?
So...nomally during Lent I have no problem figuring out things to cook. But since joining MFP in January I've really cut back on the stuff I would normally make during this time of year that are meatless (mac and cheese, pasta, pierogies, Latkes, cheese pizza, fried fish). Now I am at a loss and need ideas...I am staying…
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What is everyone giving up for Lent?
I had such a hard time coming up with something to give up this year, because usually I give up a typical food...soda or chocolate or salty snacks or meat. But this year I am already severely limiting those things so I was stumped. I ended up giving up cursing. I do it was too much and I know I need to make that change…
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Quinoa
Hi Everyone! I recently was talking to a friend who told me aobut her love of cooking with quinoa- a food I had actually never even heard of before. Since I started eating healthy and discoved MFP (it's been one month and I'm down 13 pounds, yay!) I am always interested in new, healthy dishes and quinoa intrigued me,…
