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Yogurt Dip
I can be a bit of a condiment *kitten*, so this dip comes in handy as a mayo replacement in sandwiches. And of course it's ace for dipping vegetable sticks or rice crackers! This recipe makes around 10 tablespoons at around 10 calories/spoonful. Takes like 2 minutes to make. First though, you need to mix up a jar of…
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Tips for waking up early?
I currently work out for an hour every evening after work, and while that's fine for now I can see my social life rapidly getting in the way as my enthusiasm wears off. I'd like to circumvent this by working out in the morning before work, but I am one of those people who can (and has) stayed in bed through EARTHQUAKES if…
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HRMs, how calories are burned, "the zone", confusion
I purchased a Polar HRM recently to determine how many calories I'm *really* burning, as there's so many different numbers from different sources. When I did a fast walk for 50 minutes, it said I burned roughly 230 calories. My average heart rate was 108, and I was in the zone (I take this to mean 60-80 % of my max?) for a…
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What's in your fridge?
So. What's in your fridge RIGHT THIS SECOND? No cheating! I'll go first. TOP SHELF - Low-fat yogurt - Half a peeled orange - Some strawberries - Leftover broccoli sweet potato soup - Leftover hummus 2ND SHELF - Skippy peanut butter - Sliced lemon - Wheat germ - Red cheddar cheese - Dijon mustard (and behind: capers) 3RD…
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Veggies! Japanese food! Urban hikes!
Hi everybody! I've been using this site for a couple of weeks and decided it was time to stop being a creepy lurker and to start making some friends. I'm 30 and quit smoking about 6 months ago. This is essentially the first time in my adult life that I've had an appetite so I wanna go about it sensibly. I'm slowly…
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Walking for Daily Commute: Is it Exercise?
Dumb newb question here: does walking around over the course of the day count as exercise? I don't work out (at the moment) and I have a desk job so my lifestyle setting is "sedentary", but throughout the day I'll have several 10- and 20-minute walking sessions as I go to and from train stations and to other office…
