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Ticker-re-set, and looking for new friends!
I re-set my ticker. I have maintained within five pounds of my current weight for about a year, I previously lost 15 lbs, and I want to lose 15 more! Ive recently gone gluten free, cause I find my digestion is MUCH better. I started New Rules of Lifting for Women, and I also do Tone It Up...and design my own HIIT workouts.…
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Who uses Tone It Up?? Lets be friends!!
Hey There! I have a deep love for MFP, but also for Tone It Up! I love the communities on both sites, and I would love to add TIU friends on here, please add me if you are one of those people! I love the daily dialogue and supportive atmosphere, and I am going to be dedicated about recording and updating often! I have…
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My re-introduction! I need some like minded friends :)
I have been on and off MFP for a couple years, and feel my best when I am on here regularly! I have about 20 lbs to lose, but a lot more to gain in the form of body-confidence, healthy habits and muscle! I try to eat clean, lean and green, experiment with cutting out various things just to try to pin down my digestive…
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Fitness Careers
Has anyone on here been so inspired and motivated by supporting others and receiving support that they decided to pursue a career in fitness in some capacity? I am at this point where I feel that I may want to pursue a career as a nutritionist, personal trainer, yoga teacher or life coach. I just had this epiphany where I…
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I need the BEST carrot cake recipe ever!!
Its my mom's birthday and she LOVES carrot cake. I want something spicy and hopefully calorie conscious :) I was going to try the Cooking Light recipe, but thought I would ask for y'alls input too :) Let me now if you have a favorite!
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Im Baaaccckkkkk! Yet again :)
SO I have been on and off (mostly on!!) MFP for two years now. Since I was in college and woke up one morning weighing almost 175 pounds!!!!! I have battled (and still do) with binge eating disorder. I own it, I live with it, and every day is a new chance to live positively and make good choices! I have good days and bad…
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A book that changed my LIFE!!!!
Ok, so I read a book called Food:the good girl's drug By Sunny Sea Gold. Seriously, this woman has me DOWN. her words could have been written by me. After years and years (in fact I dont remember a time when I DIDNT struggle with this) of struggling with binge eating disorder, but not talking about it, labeling it,…
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My Cry for HELP.
Hey There MFPers. I am back, and I need help. If you want to friend me after you read this I would appreciate that SO much, I need some healthy, supportive, positive people in my life. So a little history. I joined MFP about a year and a half ago. It has been an amazing community of supportive loving people. I lost almost…
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Delicious protein pancakes, made MY way :) gluten free, unde
So I finally tried my hand at making a protein pancake today, just to see if I could make something super delicious, that satisfies my cravings and my dad's (who has recently lost 35 pounds, by quitting all the foods he loves, so if HE loves it, its gotta be good) its a very hearty and filling breakfast. Combine: 1/2…
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A protein pancake recipe for 2, and it got the dad stamp of
So I finally tried my hand at making a protein pancake today, just to see if I could make something super delicious, that satisfies my cravings and my dad's (who has recently lost 35 pounds, by quitting all the foods he loves, so if HE loves it, its gotta be good) its a very hearty and filling breakfast. Combine: 1/2…
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NEED ADVICE...gofit or bodybugg??
I have decided. I want some body media :) I am sick to death of wearing my HRM chest strap and having to attach all the little pieces and REMEMBER them when I go to the gym. I LOVE my Polar, but I am ready to upgrade :) can anyone give an opinion on the body media devices? pros and cons? favorite? THANKS!
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craving beaten NSV!
went to get tea at the cafe in the student union building and I SO wanted a scone or a cookie or a slice of something yummy, and I even talked myself out of saying no, and then when I ordered I just said and Earl Grey and a water. Just like that. I said no to a craving! woot NSV!!!
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Skirt NSV with photo
SO I WISH I had a before, but it wouldn't have gotten up past my thighs lol, since this morning (I am visiting home) I was cleaning the closet and found a skirt I had worn for my orchestra performances in MIDDLE school. And it zipped and doesn't even make me look like a sausage!! I till have a ways to go to my goal, but…
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Clean-eating Shopping list. Post yours!
My clean-eating shopping list for this week: (ok relatively clean eating :) Im not as die-hard as some people on here, I eat some carbs and some dairy and such) Trader Joes and Whole Foods probably... Carb chopper tortillas Reduced Sodium Turkey (Columbus) Sharp Cheddar Romaine Spinach Asparagus Broccoli Edamame Apples…
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Looking for some new like-minded friends :)
Hey all you wonderful MFPers! I have just passed my MFP 1 year anniversary woohoo! And I have met some incredible and amazing and fantastic friends.....some have come and gone and some remain strongly dedicated to their goals on this site, and I salute you!! I am looking for some new like-minded friends! I am on here every…
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Hot Yoga lovers, get in here :)
So I got a Living Social deal (AWESOME YAY!) for a hot yoga studio. I have always loved yoga, Ashtanga, Iyengar, Hatha, whatever. I I love feeling strong and stable and flexi :) BUT I also like going to yoga to get centered in my MIND too, to let go of the world and my day and be in the moment. Well, since I started hot…
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Today I realized that...
I am quitting artificially colored drink additives (like Crystal Light) and soda. For good. I was drinking some gross crystal light because "I just MUST get in as much water as possible" and it was so gross and red colored and the list of artificial ingredients was so long and I couldnt help thinking (sorry TMI lol) I dont…
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Today I...
Today...I looked at the scale and it said 155. I stepped off and re-set it, stepped back on and it said....155!!! A couple more pounds and I will hit the 20 lbs lost mark!
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going out for dinner, help me pick off the menu!
Ok, so we are going http://www.jenniferjames101.com/ tonight. I have about 700 calories left (if I eat ALL my exercise cals) and I would like to focus on clean (non red meat) protein, veggies (not starchy) no apps, just a main course...take a look?
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HELP! eating NET is NOT working :(
So eating back my exercise calories...ie reaching my NET is not working for me. I have been stuck stuck stuck for awhile now. Truly, if you look in my diary, its not completely accurate (I have been having internet difficulties when I am home later in the days, so these last few weeks my entries have been incomplete, and I…
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Designer Whey....
Im a new fan! I got mine in the mail yesterday...and tried the strawberry with a little almond milk and the taste was not at all unpleasant! Its tricky for me to get enough protein in my days, and this is super helpful because its so low calorie and carb and sugar....I also have the vanilla but havent tried it. Anyone have…
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Need some encouragement :,(
Ive had kinda a rough week of some kinda stomach bug or something, but basically I had two days spent entirely in bed with nausea and two days trying to eat more normally. Its just been weird and thrown off my workout schedule...only 3 times this week counting today. Yesterday I decided to make my serious commitments to…
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yummy lunch idea
So I was working with what was in the fridge...not much lol. I wanted tuna salad, but without the mayo, we had a container of pesto, so I decided to go on that. A quarter of red bell pepper, a few finely chopped slices of red onion, two tablespoons of red kidney beans, half a small tin of tuna and a tsp of pesto. mixed and…
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What does 30 Days in Italy and France look like? update.
Well...I broke my 250 plus day streak on MFP to embark on an epic eurotrip around Italy and France. That was 30 days ago. I have not set foot in a gym or run a mile in 30 days. I have eaten incredible French pastries and bread...chocolate cheese pasta olive oil and butter. Went wine tasting and ate gelato in nearly every…
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Nee some race entry advice...
Hey friends!! so. a quick little explanation of where Im coming from...I started running in December of 2009, doing couch to 5k and I completed it twice before my frist 5k race in October 2010. I have since run a race every month, so I have completed 4. My times continue to drop, from 29ish to 27:23 in my last race. I have…
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Bikini Boot Camp (2 weeks5/18-5/31)
Hey girls!!! Lets to a bikini boot camp!! I am getting ready for a trip to Italy/France in two weeks and and I wanna look fab!! Here is my plan, feel free to add suggestions if you wish. (ill be packing and moving my entire apartment in the next two weeks, and Im gonna consider that "extra" :) EATING: Clean, easy: limit…
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Yep, here it is. Yet another greek yogurt thread.
So, this one is different though, its more of a review/suggestion thread because I LOVE GREEK YOGURT! Love it. Love love love. ok, enough of that already.But why greek yogurt you ask? Well compared to "regular" yogurt it has a very thick creamy texture, has very little to no fat, much higher protein levels, and is a…
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Polar HRM: Everything you ever wanted to know
Alrighty. So I got my NEW Polar today, and thought it was about time to do a little review, since heart rate monitor talk comes up so often. My stats...Bought my first monitor in October of 2010, a Polar FT7. Im a woman (cause yes, the HRM is different for men and women :) and I was at basically my MFP starting weight. I…
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Blog post reflections...check it out!
So I was inspired to (Finally!) get back to my blog, and I was inspired by some posts I saw on here to write a little bit about food choices, and lifestyle choices related to sustainability and food ethics, other possibilities you may not have considered etc....check it out! just search c7eat2live under the blogs section :)
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Can't-Live-Without foods?
So. I am an absolute lover of Trader Joes (I have access to two great ones very close to home) so many of my foods are from there....what are some things you can't live without?? Think Thin bars (creamy PB ad chocolate fudge) Eggs Bragg nutrit. yeast Trader Joes Organic Vanilla Greek Yogurt Apples Spinach Ak-mak crackers…
