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Jalapenos
Does anybody have good healthy recipes with jalapenos? I have just discovered how delicious they are!!
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Mexican Rice Dinner
Makes one serving 1/2 cup brown rice (makes 2/3 cup cooked) 1 half avacado 1/4 cup canned black or pinto beans 1-2 TBSP Salsa Cooked rice according to packaging instructions. Once cooked, add in avacado, beans, and salsa. Enjoy! Simple but very delicious and filling! Calories: 371 Fat: 18g Carbs: 54 Protien: 9g Fiber: 14g
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Does weight lifting burn calories?
I went over my calories for today and am planning on doing my regular weight lifting later but do I need to add cardio to my workout or does weight lifting burn calories? I need to burn about 200
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Need Serious Help
Making it through the day while staying within my calorie range is easy.... until dinner. As soon as I start eating dinner I go WAY over. Any help or tips??
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Stupid question
OK, on the box that popcorn comes in, it says: Serving Size 2 Tbsp unpopped (makes about 5 cups popped) Servings per Bag: about 2.5 Now, doesn't this mean that 2 Tbsp makes 5 cups popped popcorn? Because when I log in the popcorn it is listed as 1 cup for a serving. Am I just misunderstanding?:blushing:
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Mazzios Pizza
Does anyone know the nutritional difference between a large pizza and a medium pizza from mazzios? I can only find information for a medium
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Giving up soft drinks can...
eleminate around 267 cups of sugar per year from your diet
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WOW!
I just had a bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats, 1 banana, and 1/2 cup skim milk for breakfast and I am already over my sugar intake. Does that sound right? The banana is what put me over
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Just a thought on fat....
:smile: So I thought that going a day eating foods that contain no fat would be a healthy decision for me. I thought that it would help me burn some fat because my body would have to use the fat that is already has. Well, tomorrow I start a nurtition class and I have already read the first chapter and come to find out, fat…
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Fast Food
I have had fast food twice this week. I didn't go over my Calorie intake on both days but was wondering if that will still affect my weight loss.
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How will that affect me
I can stay within my calorie intake just fine but I always seem to go over my sugar intake around breakfast or lunch. How will this affect my weight loss?
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Eating Cheesecake without eating cheesecake
I just had yoplait raspberry cheesecake non-fat yogurt and crumbled some low fat gram cracker on top and it was like eating the real things
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Best at home workout
I need a really good at home workout. I have been going to the gym but recently lost my exercise buddy so it is really hard for me to get motivated to go. I would rather stay at home and work out the only problem is I don't feel like I get as good a workout from home. I have been interested in turbo jam, and I have tried…
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Can't stay full!!
I need some help with staying full! It is almost 4:00pm and I am already 100 calories over. If I am not eating enough protein will that make a big difference?
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The 10 healthiest foods ever.....
Spinach Broccoli Lemons Potatoes (Fix a baked potato and let it cool before you eat and it will absorb a lot of the fat from your meal) Walnuts Salmon Avocados Garlic Beans (the darker the better) Dark Chocolate You can check out the reasons why on fitnessmagazine.com
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Pumpkin Soup
2 slices bacon, chopped 1 onion, chopped 1 29-ounce can pumpkin 3-1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth 1 cup applesauce 2 tsp. ground ginger 1/2 cup light sour cream salt pepper Directions Saute 2 slices chopped bacon and 1 chopped onion; drain fat. Add one 29-ounce can pumpkin, 3-1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth, 1 cup…
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Healthy comfort foods without the guilt
Macaroni and Cheese 2 1/2 cups dried radiatore, rotelle, or elbow macaroni (8 ounces) 2 cups reduced-fat (2 percent) milk 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/2 cup American cheese, cubed 1/2 cup coarsely crushed seasoned…
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The best anti-aging foods....
Pomergranates for softening skin Blueberries for smoothing fine lines Kale and Spinach for firming Cold Water Fish to Reduce redness Green Tee to deminish brown spots Watermelon best for dewy complection Olive oil best for healthy glow my source…
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Bad knees
Ok so I have been going to the gym for almost a month now and I have never gone to the gym before. I have been jogging a mile (among many other excersies) everyday and have noticed my knees really bothering me. Do I need to avoid the treadmill and do the bike?
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Why can't I look like her?
Ok so I have reached my goal weight of 145! I was so proud of myself! I felt so good and was constantly getting complements from everyone telling me I looked good. I have kept all of the weight and should be happy but I did that virtual model thing..... yeah.... i didn't like what I saw. I asked my husband if the picture…
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diet settings
Ok so I need some help. When setting my diet profile, I check the box that says I spend most of my day sitting down. Now, I am a mom of two. Some days I rarely get the chance to sit down and other days my girls go off and play for a few hours and my house stays clean so I have nothing to do. I either watch tv, organize…
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Listen to my body?
Just wanting a few opinions. I am 21 and a mom of two. I have used MFP since the begining of this year and lost around 25 to 30 lbs. I am now at my perfect weight 145 and I am 5'8". Being overweight runs in my family so I constantly worry about my weight and the way I look. Should I try to loose more or stay where I am at?…
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No more sweets
I have decided that from here until at least Thanksgiving I will eat no more desserts or candy, drink nothing but water and milk, and avoid butter, fatty, and sugary foods. I lost around 30lbs just by eating right and eating less than I had been but I can no longer lose weight. I don't really care about loosing the weight…
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Popcorn
Is popcorn an okay snack? It seems like it would be healthy because the calories are low but wanted to make sure. I don't eat the buttered kind, just kettle corn which adds sugar but not that much. Anyway, any opinion would be great
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Reduced Fat Peanut Butter
Is the reduced fat peanut butter really that much healthier than regular? The calories are the same, the fat is lower, but everything else is higher
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trying to work out abs
I have tried so many different types of exercises to tone my abs, so far the only thing that actually made me sore was simply lifting my legs off of the floor together and then lowering then but not letting them touch the floor. It works!!
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Chocolate cravings
I just found a great way to curb my chocolate cravings! The quaker chocolate crunch rice cake is awesome! It gives that chocolate flavor that I want but also provides whole grain and fills me up like a huge brownie or piece of cake would! My 2 year old daughter likes them too which is great because she is so picky and I…
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Help!
I lost the five pounds I wanted too but am now struggling to keep it off. I have all of a sudden became hungry and am never satisfied. I don't know if the fact that I am breastfeeding has something to do with it but I am afraid to just pig out because I did that with my first daughter and gained 25 pounds. I know that I…
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Baby Belly
Does anyone have a good exercise to get rid of the baby belly? I have been doing sit ups but I don't think they are working to well. I have heard that Turbo Jam helps but just wanted to check and see.
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Need help with overeating
I started out eating around 1500 calories a day and not having any problems. Then I found out that because I am breastfeeding I need about 500 more calories, so I began eating around 2000 calories. Now I can't get full. I eat a big breakfast and that satifies me for a long time but for some reason, as soon as I eat dinner…
