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Walden Farms Calorie Free Products
Question about who has tried & liked Walden Farms Calorie Free Products? I had bought the tomato and basil pasta sauce but it smelled like @$$. NASTY. I added regular pasta sauce to it for my spaghetti squash "lasagna" - we will see how it goes. I didn't want to ruin the meat and veggies I had just grilled because I added…
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Why drinking a protein shake right BEFORE BED is good!
Eating right before bed has always been a no-no when it comes to losing weight. Downing a few hundred high-glycemic calories right before hitting the sack is a recipe for a sure insulin response nightmare. All those carbohydrates ingested are quickly converted to sugar and your body's response is to flood your bloodstream…
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Food Labels Demystified
Food Labels Demystified When I do my supermarket tours, one of my primary goals is to teach everyone how to properly read nutritional food labels. It’s not enough that I just point to different products and say what’s good and bad, because when the store is out of a particular item, or you go to another market, or are on…
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Strength Training; gaining 6lbs in 1 week Unintentionally?
So after a month of "falling off the wagon" (but only gaining about 2lbs in the process), I got back on track about a week ago. I have been doing cardio anywhere from 30 minutes to 90 minutes, as well as weight training at least 30 minutes each day (focusing on different areas of the body, but mostly my back, shoulders,…
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30 DAY PUSH! Who's in? ;)
Hey everyone! So I've heard a lot about the 30 Day Push challenge. It is something that I have decided to do this month, personally! Starting today (5/1). If anyone else is interested, the guidelines are as follows: From 5/1-5/30, those participating: -Push to eat a healthy and balanced diet... This includes PLENTY of…
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Burning lots of calories & cant eat them back!
Hey all... so, first things first... most days I honestly will burn anywhere from 400 calories on a "rest day" (usually I take a nice walk those days), to 3,000... probably around 2,000 calories on average. And before you suggest it, NO working out less is not an option. This is a HUGE stress reliever for me and honestly,…
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30 Day Push :)
Okay, so today (5/1) will start my first day of 30 Day Push! This is an outline of my diet goals, as well as my exercise goals throughout the next 30 days. Anyone who feels the want to join me, feel free! :) This will coincide with other challenges I am participating in, but they will all help me achieve my goals in each…
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Hello! :)
My name is Heather, and I am currently on a mission to lose 50+ lbs (which I've almost lost 10 of since starting this program about two weeks ago - YEAH!). I'm 24 years old and from California. I work full time and am currently assigned to working graveyards (ah!!!). To top that off, I also am a full time student (I'm an…
