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Is this clean? I'm thinking no.
I just want to make sure that on my short hiatus that the main concept of clean eating hasn't changed. I'm pretty sure this acquaintance on my facebook feed is confused what constitutes clean eating. Today she posted a picture of a can of biscuits and a can of Manwich and said it's clean becasue she used ground turkey in…
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Lifting Log
Hi Ladies! So am I the only one that is really annoyed by carrying around my phone, bottle of water, towel, a pen and a piece of paper when I'm at the gym? I hope not. I've created a spreadsheet in Google Drive so that I can cut down on the number of things I carry around. If you would like a copy, please send me a message…
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Everything you need to know about calories infographic
So I ran across this neat infographic and thought I'd share. I can only past a link, I don't know how to post the actual pic I'm sorry. http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/01/infographic-guide-everything-you-need-to-know-about-calories/?iid=hl-main-lede
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I don't know what's its called but I want one!
When I was at the gym yesterday I noticed a woman using the smith machine, and she had some sort of cover to go around the bar so when she was doing squats it provided extra padding on the bar. Has anyone used one of these? What are they called? Where can I get them?! I have no problem doing squats, I've just been bruising…
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Today's NSV: lifting!
So today I went to workout. I'm doing New Rules of Lifting for Women. Im on stage 1, and today was workout a, and my third workout. Prior to starting lifting, I had trouble bringing in the groceries. I was pathetic - I had zero strength. Well I forgot to look at my lifting log to see what I lifted last time on the seated…
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My First NROL4W Workout
So last week I went to the gym and chickened out because I didn't really understand what I was doing. Today I met with the trainer and we went over all of the exercises in phase 1. All I can say is WOW!!! I feel like my whole body is still shaking from the workout...but its a good feeling. The only workout I added any…
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My NSV
I fit into pants I haven't worn in years! And they're even a little loose :-) I haven't seen a size 16 since before I was pregnant. Today is going to be a really good day.
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How will Toporol affect my workout?
I suffer from severe migraines (at least 2 a month, lasting up to 3 days) so my doctor up me on Toporol as a daily preventative. When I picked it up from the pharmacy they were telling me how it will make it harder to increase my heart rate...which is a problem when you're trying to lose weight! My target heart rate is…
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what to mix with protien powder on the go
After my workout tomorrow I won't be able to get home for at least an hour and a half to make a smoothie...what else would be good to mix with protein powder? I have vanilla powder...not quite sure water would taste right with it. Just looking for suggestions of stuff I could grab out/on the go.
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Clean Eating Whole wheat Greek yogurt pancakes
I made these for breakfast today and they were amazing! 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 cup milk (I used unsweetened almond milk) 1 egg 1/2 cup Greek yogurt Mix dry ingredients in medium bowl. Mix wet ingredients in small bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients slowly. Heat…
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I chickened out :-(
I went to the gym today determined to do the workout that is outlined in New Lifting Rules for Women...I had my logs ready to go, I had reviewed the workouts....and I got to the gym and felt like I didn't know what I was doing! So I made an appointment with one of the trainers to go over the workouts with me so I would be…
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Home from work today:-(
Nursing a migraine and trying to get better. So I couldn't sleep anymore and decided I would look for the hunger games on On Demand, and started watching it. Hubs came home about 5 minutes into it and started griping that he wanted to watch it too and now his whole day is ruined. Ugh it just makes me mad because I hate…
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How are you rewarding yourself?
I have gotten off track lately and today is the day that I start working towards my next 10 lbs. So I am comiling a list of my rewards for each 10lbs lost. Here is my list so far: -10lbs (208) - pedicure (DONE!) -20lbs (198) - subsription to Clean Eating magazine -30lbs (188) - New tennis shoes -40lbs (178) - New workout…
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What am I doing wrong - whole wheat pasta
Every time I cook it it's just gross. It's gritty, hard, and not appetizing. I usually buy Brailla whole wheat. Today I made the penne and I just don't like it. I usually put a little olive oil in with the pasta, and today I cooked about 1/4 of the box for 10 minutes. Any suggestions appreciated.
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I need lunch ideas
I am getting really bored with my normal lunches...I have access to a microwave and a 2 slice toaster at work, and there is a refrigerator to keep things cold. Annnd GO!
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Working out with friends
I know everywhere you go the advice is to workout with a buddy...well am I crazy for feeling that my "buddies" hinder my workout. I normally start with 15-20 minutes cardio, then weight training, then core training, and back to a cardio cool down. No one who I have been to the gym with is able to keep up. I feel like I am…
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Ugh losing motivation
Im trying to plan my meals for the week, and I just feel so overwhelmed. Everything I find I just don't want to take the time to make. I don't want to spend the money to buy. I'm just really unmotivated right now and could use some encouraging words. I normally made everything from scratch, so I am so tempted to go back to…
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I need lunch ideas
I am getting really bored with my normal lunches...I have access to a microwave and a 2 slice toaster at work, and there is a refrigerator to keep things cold. Annnd GO!
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Netflix/Hulu workouts
I have both Netflix instant streaming and Hulu plus... Any decent workouts on there that I can view on my wii?
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Am I setting myself up for failure?
Over the past few days I have not been using all of my calories if I count the calories from my workout. I'm not just talking a few hundred, but today it's over a thousand. I was at the gym for an hour and a half, started with a light cardio warm up, then worked on strength training, and then a cardio cool-down. According…
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What is your definition of healthy eating?
When I wanted to lose weight, I thought for a long time what changes I was going to make in my lifestyle. I started eating more fresh fruits and veggies, and stumbled upon clean eating. To me, it made perfect sense: eat food in its most natural state, eat minimally processed foods, and eliminate sugar. Eliminating sugar…
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Any other clean eaters?
I started dong this without realizing it was an actual diet plan...basically cutting out processed foods, sugar, and other "white" foods. I'm on my second week and really loving it but having some trouble deciding if some things are clean or not...like Greek Yogurt? I have plain Greek yogurt and I have been making fruit…
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Ok educate me
Is there any way to bold, italic, underline text in posts? Also, how do you put pictures in? It has been a long time since I have used MFP and I think its weird that you can just type plain text....
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Toxins?
So I was wondering what everyone else experienced when their body was trying to get rid of the toxins... I changed the way I eat and started working out, but all of the sudden I feel like crap...sore throat, head hurts, fatigue....I'm wondering if this could be my body getting rid of toxins or if I'm just getting sick. I…
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I'm Baaaaaaaack!
Well I had started to try to lose weight, and then I found out I was pregnant....so my weight loss journey had to come to a hault. I had a beautiful baby girl, and she is now one year old. I wanted to wait to start working on weight loss until I was done breastfeeding, (I had to exclusively pump and any fluctuation in…
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I'm back....
So I had a lot of success with using this site to keep on track and to give me motivation....however there were a lot of things going on in my life at the end of last year and I was not able to dedicate the amount of time I needed to in order to be truly successful. My fiancé's mother, grandfather, and my aunt passed away…
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Anemia
So my doc just told me that I'm anemic...Just wondering what the best foods would be to help me get more iron...I actually do eat a lot of fresh spinach and I eat red meat about 2-3x a week. She put me on an iron supplement every other day but I didn't know if there was a better way to get it through foods. Any suggestions…
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My boss bought us lunch today...
So my boss wanted to thank us for all of our hard work today, so she ordered 4 pizzas from Papa Johns, brought in cupcakes and brownies. The only problem is the food table is right next to my desk!!! How do I keep from giving in to reaching for a delicious slice of pizza or cupcake every time I walk by?!
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Mexican food?
So tonight is my first night going out to dinner while on this plan. Right now I'm trying to at least stay within the reccommended 2000 calories per day. After I eat my lunch and a snack today I will have about 1,200 calories left. So my question is what would be a good choice at a Mexican restaraunt to eat that would be…
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First time with a real plan!
Hi everyone! So I took a big step and decided to begin looking at what I eat in order to lose weight. Before this week I was incredibly against counting anything, and now I am seeing what benefits it has. Yesterday I tried an experiment. I tracked everything I ate and only ate the reccommended 2,000 calories. The good news…
