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Sale Prices?
I need advice from pro shoppers lol. What is considered good pricing for meats per lb? Can anyone suggest a ballpark range I should be looking for. It seems just because the word "sale" is on it doesn't really mean its a good price. I know it can be different depending on where you live...but even if you have any tips on…
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Sloppy Joe Side Suggestions? (thats not salad)
Trying to find something to serve as a side with sloppy joes thats around 100 calories.... and trying to avoid just doing a salad. Any suggestions?
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Food Pyramid
I'm sure everyone remembers the food pyramid from school. :laugh: Looking at it, sometimes I wonder if its correct. I almost feel like veggies and fruits should be on the bottom. :huh: What do you think?
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Suggestion for sweet speghetti sauce?
So I made spaghetti squash with regular red spaghetti meat sauce tonight....while eating it though I kept thinking that the squash would probably taste really good with some kind of really sweet sauce...like maybe a buttery, cinnimony sugar sauce? No idea...I'm just in weird land. haha So has anyone made any kind of sweet…
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Ham, Potato & Green Bean Casserole - 300 cal
Needed something to use left over ham from Easter, and a friend suggested this. Turned out pretty good. Wish it had less sodium...but not going to happen with the ham. Ham, Potato & Green Bean Casserole Makes 6 (big) servings Calories: 301 Carbs: 34 Fiber: 5 Fat: 4 Sugar: 8 Protein: 21 Sodium: 666 Ingredients 16 oz bag…
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Am I really supposed to be jogging so slow?
I had to majorly slow down my jog today for day 2 of C25K. (Day one 1 about died) I tried the "pledge of allegiance" test, and in order for me to jog & talk at the same time...well...I was really really slow. It felt more like a bouncy walk than a jog. My husband says thats what a jog is...a bouncy walk. :laugh: But I…
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How often do you eat Salad?
Just curious about others. How often do you eat salad? Once a day, Once a week....never? lol By salad I am referring to the lettuce based kind.
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Sore chest & back after jogging?
Just started C25K. I did a "practice" one, and then officially started yesterday. Today my chest and back are really sore when I breath. Did this happen to anyone else when they started jogging? I'm assuming its because I'm not used to breathing that hard, and maybe I over worked some muscles in there, but still its…
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Beef & Broccoli - 198 calories
Made this for dinner tonight. Was a bit disappointed because when I found the recipe it said it had under 200 grams of sodium....soooo not the case. I even used a homemade soy sauce (I'll include that recipe too) that's 100 times lower than low sodium store bought soy sauce the recipe wants you to use, and it was still…
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March Walking Challenge - join in :)
This is continued from the January and February Walking Challenge, but its nice when each month has its own thread. :laugh: Walking seems like the easiest way to start getting exercise, and even if you can't track distance (or don't want to), tracking time is good too...go for a 10 min walk after dinner, or up it to 30…
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Suggestions for a side dish of Sweet Potato & Carrot Soup?
I'm trying to think of something to make with the soup for dinner tonight, besides salad. lol Does anyone have any suggestions on what might taste good with this? Recipe: http://recipes.prevention.com/Recipe/gingered-sweet-potato--carrot-soup.aspx
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How to figure out homemade refried beans calories?
Okay, so I'm confused. The 1 lb bag of dry pinto beans says 90 calories for 1/4 cup dry (13 servings per bag)....so that equals 3 1/4 cups dry. But then in the directions part of the bag it says 1lb dry beans = 2 cups dry..... So is it 3 1/4 cups or 2 cups? I'm not planning on adding anything to the beans...so just beans…
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Inspirational Blogs?
I was wondering if anyone has links to any inspiration weight-loss blogs? I like reading blogs and following peoples stories, but I haven't found any good ones lately. (A lot of start ups, then they just stop posting). So if you know of some and care to share I'd love to see them. :)
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54 cal Stuffed Jalopenos Wrapped in Bacon
The ones I made today came out to 54 calories, 3 carbs, 1 fiber, 4 fat, 1 sugar, and 82 sodium per Jalapeno. Used: Farmland Low sodium bacon, Great Value (walmart) Colby & Monterrey shredded cheese, Giant Jalapeno lol You can actually make them less w/ smaller Jalapenos (the ones I had today were pretty big 40 grams each,…
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Baked Fries - Prep & Freeze too *pics*
I love making baked french fries (because I really really missed fries when I started watching my calories)....but sometimes I wish I could just throw them in the oven and go from there (like you can when you get frozen fries from the store!), instead of having to peel, cut them up, etc etc.... I just found this on how to…
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5 eating styles that can lead to weight gain
Saw this on yahoo. And granted some articles are pretty lame, I actually saw myself and quite a few of my MFP friends in this one. Mostly "the weekender" :laugh: But maybe this will help us all quit some bad habits. Link: http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/5-eating-styles-that-can-lead-to-weight-gain-2457895/ The last…
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November Walking Challenge
Well, I didn't see anyone continue this challenge from the one we did in October, so I started a new thread for it. lol Old thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/122813-we-should-do-a-walk-challenge Basically, you make your own goal, and try to get there by the end of November. I wasn't even walking AT ALL in…
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Low Sodium/ Low Calorie Salad Dressing - Post yours too :)
Okay....I tried this one today. Its supposed to taste like ranch, but I was missing some ingredients...so I'll list the Original recipe and then my ghetto substitutes. :laugh: Makes a thick dressing (very similar to ranch dressing consistency) Making homemade buttermilk w/ skim milk (Not sure how it would work using…
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Question for married people.....
Does your spouse ever seem uncomfortable with your weight loss? Like does it seem like you losing weight makes them insecure? My husband is being supportive for the most part...he eats what I need to eat, avoiding junk in the house, goes out walking with me, but he does make snark comments like "I won't be able to let you…
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February Walking Challenge
This is continued from the January Walking Challenge, but thought February it needed its own thread. Check in everyday with how far you walked or how long, this is just to motivate us to get in at least some exercise everyday. You can make a ticker and keep it in your signature to remind you of your goal, and show everyone…
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Need a new scale? Me too!
I've been putting off getting a new scale for a while. I tried just changing the batteries, but after a week it started jumping all over the place again (I'm talking like a 5lb difference in a matter of a few minutes). So I would weigh myself like 10 times, and either take the number that came up most, or average it…
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4 mistakes people make when fighting belly fat...
So I just read this on yahoo...and as I went through reading....I kept checking it off the list! At the end it was like...damn...I'm 4 out of 4! So I may need to change some of my habits. :laugh: :laugh: Link: http://health.yahoo.net/experts/healthieryou/4-mistakes-everyone-makes-when-fighting-ab-flab There are a lot of…
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Not sure how to calculate a meal made of left overs?
Okay...so I have no idea how to enter this (granted I didn't know how to enter the first meal either!).... But I made pot roast yesterday...3.5lbs of chuck roast w/ potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, onions & celery... I mostly measured out the meat & potatoes yesterday, and guesstimated the rest for my diary. But now its even…
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How much weight did you lose before you went down a size (or
I know everyone loses differently, and in different areas....but I'm just wondering *roughly* how much weight some of you lost before you needed smaller clothes?
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10 steps to Freedom from Emotional Eating (binge eating)
Found this online (I did not write it...just copied and pasted to share). I REALLY need to take some of this advice and much of the other great advice I've gotten from MFP friends. I binge eat because of emotions, to the point of sickness or vomiting. When it happens I feel out of control and miserable, and even though…
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7 Low Calorie Snacks Under 100 Calories
1. Half a cup of frozen orange juice, eaten with a spoon makes a lovely sorbet. (61 calories) 2. A cup of coffee with 1/4 cup non-fat milk and 2 vanilla wafers, for an afternoon boost. (60 calories) 3. Three dark chocolate Hershey kisses to get that chocolate fix. (77 calories) 4. One cup frozen watermelon balls or chunks,…
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Low sodium imitation crab (brand names?)
I like adding imitation crab, or "crab flavored seafood" to my salads (Or at least I did!), but the brands I seem to find are SUPER high in sodium. Like 800 grams a serving :( Does anyone know of a lower sodium brand? If you do can I get the brand name and where you buy it? Thanks a million!
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Any low-cal Pot pie recipe suggestions for someone picky?
I haven't really found one yet because my favorite part of the whole thing is the crust and the bread :( I tried the kind that's basically a casserole with the biscuits on top...so was not the same. haha Sigh....and I thought I wasn't a picky eater. :ohwell: If anyone has any recipes you think would do the trick I'd love…
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Maintenance Calories?
I was just curious if some of you have done MFP's maintenance calories...and if it was the correct amount. I am doing ok losing with what MFP tells me to eat...but just for fun, I checked out my maintenance amount...and it was 2440 calories w/ sedentary activity....and with out any added exercise. Well I know on days that…
