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What to do with mushrooms
I love mushrooms but I only have one recipe for them! Anybody have any ideas? My ONE mushroom recipe (I do a modified version of the Hungry Girl mushroom foil pack) For one person take 1 BIG portabello mushroom (try and get one that's quite bowl-like, not a flat or convex one). Scrub it or peel it, snap off the stem. Dice…
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Can I "save" exercise calories for another day?
I have heard that you're supposed to try to eat back your exercise calories but I am just not that hungry today and I have another 500+ to go! Can I "save" them for a short while, like use them tomorrow or the next day?
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The Aspartame Thread
There are a smattering of threads across MFP forums that touch on the benefits and detriments of aspartame. I think it would make sense to have one main thread. What I'm hoping to start here is a conversation about the benefits and detriments of aspartame. Whether or not you think it tastes good is not particularly…
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Non-food ways for significant others to say "I luv you"
I hear a lot of people saying that their significant other isn't supportive and buys them chocolate or pizza or something else to sabotage their diet. That sucks! What are some other ideas for things people can buy their significant other to say "I CARE!" without it being FOOD. 1. FLOWERS! 2. tickets to a show (the movies,…
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Red and white veggies!
Canada day is coming up and I'm in charge of the meal for my family! I'm going with a red-and-white theme. I want to do a plate of raw veggies for an appetizer....can we please name off every red and white veggie we can think of? RED - cherry tomatoes - red peppers - ??? WHITE - mushrooms - fennel - cauliflower - ??? edit:…
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Pain in the foot?
I just got back from a gym class and I had to leave early because my feet were in agony. It's along the bottom sole of the foot (both sides, but primarily my left foot), I get sharp sharp pains like I've overstretched or something...except....these are FEET and I'm usually just dancing along or marching in place when it…
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Different diets: where is there crossover?
I don't have an uninterested/non-dieting partner, my boyfriend is great and supports me 100% (he kicks my butt to get out walking and brings me healthy breakfast in bed!) BUT he's doing the Keto-diet (high fat, very low carbs) and I'm doing the low-fat diet (I eat a lot of sugar!) so there aren't many dinner meals we can…
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Does anyone else HATE the BMI scale?
I now wear a size six on the bottom (larger on the top because I'm busty) and I thought, hey, I should check my BMI! I haven't done that in ages! I googled up a website, entered my numbers annndddd......I'm still "overweight" and it made me sad :-( What's up with that scale? Since when is a size six is overweight???
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A success story of a different kind...
not weight related but HEALTH related: it was four years ago today that a piece of my liver wandered away to live in the body of a family friend. AND WE'RE BOTH STILL ALIVE AND KICKING! :-) HAPPY LIVER DAY! :-)
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What is the difference....
....between "exercising to eat" and "eating back your exercise calories?"
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How do I track standing?
I just supervised a three hour exam, which meant strolling around and standing still for 3 hours. I'd like to track this "activity" but I typed in "standing" and nothing relevant came up. Ideas?
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Surprise! Didn't see THAT coming!
Did you ever eat something you thought would be healthy and then tracked it and were SHOCKED! I mean, I consider myself pretty smart when it comes to reading labels, but I got sucker punched today! I had Four Sisters vegan sushi that I bought at the farmers market. I had one roll of it. It's VEGAN right? AND sushi. AND…
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Other 5'5 gals?
Hey, I'm sure this has been done before but I'm hunting for my doppelganger! My fitness twin! I'm 5'5 SW 160 CW 152.5 GW 125-130ish I'd be particularly interested in finding someone else with my body type. I'm top heavy with broad shoulders, bigger arms, a bigger chest, narrow hips and not much of a butt. Anyway, is my…
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If you ran the world....
...what new rules would you put in place for food or food advertising? For me I'd declare that all restaurants have to put their nutritional information ON THE MENU (not offered on a website, or in a brochure they never have in stock) and that it must include how many portions of each of the foodgroups a meal item contains…
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Eat the same thing a lot?
Hi all, I'm new here and I have a question. Does anyone else eat the same thing for many days in a row? I really like PC Blue Menu chicken strips and I really like roasted asparagus. So I've been eating this for several days for supper. It's fast (30 mins to make and lots of time to clean the kitchen while I stand around…
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Does anyone have a good source for calories burned...
....for different physical activities? I mean credible, certifiable, backed up with research? I'm new to this exercise recording business and I see such wildly varying reports everywhere that it makes me really uncertain. I would love to read something with actual citations if possible (ie something academic or with…
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New here, 5'5 and trying to lose about 20 pounds.
I'm trying this website out because a friend is on it. I've done weightwatchers before and found the group meetings great but I just can't afford that option right now. So I'm hitting the gym 3-5 times a week (it's a 1 mile walk each way and I try to spend at least 60 mins exercising while there) and trying to walk around…
