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Zoodles! Zukettie?! yum!
I don't even really like zucchini and both hubs and i devoured this. so good! I am not opposed to pasta, i still love me some pasta, but not multiple times a week anymore! lol this way I still have a delicious vehicle for my spag bol sauce without the guilt or bloat! yum! just spiralized zucchinis, sauteed in the pan, then…
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Need to change/lose to keep/marry/be loved by spouse?
NO!!!! Just saw this on fb, thought it was fitting... a la Erin Brown, she's always got such inspiring things to say: **** I just received an email I wanted to share with you. The reader wrote to me about an email she had received from a bootcamp instructor promoting his business with a story. The story went like this:…
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200lbs+ been doing NROWL4W?
Just wondering if anyone between 2-250 has done or tried NROWL4W and enjoyed it and reaping the benefits? Been wanting to read for a while and finally have it. Have you seen significant fat loss as well as muscle building? Is it a good starting point? :) . I really want to work on yes losing weight but changing the shape…
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personal trainer...?
This question is more for the new(er) to exercise/weight training and/or those with lots to lose who are trying to increase their workout frequency and make the love for it stick... not so much those who are already in tip top shape and pro at working their stuff! :) lol unless of course they started where I am.... unfit,…
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Like minded support/friends with lots to lose!
Hello all, now that I am steadily back on the wagon (for about 2 weeks and had reset all) I would like some like minded people to surround & be surrounded with for support! People who like me have 50+ pounds to lose ( or 30, 40 - 100 lol), or those who are well on their journey to losing a significant (relate-able to me, I…
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You asked for it... Cauli-crust pizza (pics)
Ok so I did the cauli-rice yesterday (yum!) http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/130435-my-yummy-meatball-and-rice-dinner and here's the pizza crust! I didn't follow the recipe that you'll get if you google it exact, i cut a lot of the cheese (from 1 cup to 1oz) to cut some cals and used egg beaters, so this whole pizza…
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My Yummy meatball and "rice" dinner....
I know this has probably been posted before, but thought I'd try to post a pic so you can see it really does look like rice, and plays the part not too shabby either.... cauliflower rice.... ta da! process about a cup of florets in the food processor to your desired rice "size" (big or finer) then nuke in the microwave…
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Protein poweder recipes
Found this site today http://www.proteinpow.com/ looks interesting, i used to quite enjoy the protein baked goods we had after boot camp there seems to be lots of ideas in there :) post back if you try any! <3 Magenta
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Bicycle Help please!!! from you experts out there! :)
I want to get my butt in gear and bike to work on the days I can (ie - when i don't have to bounce from our 5 locations for meetings)... lets face it, it's not far, gas prices suck... and my *kitten* needs it! LOL So I have a 2nd hand bike that hasn't seen the light of day since early last spring, or was that the spring…
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That's right, the crust is cauliflower (video)
video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kFDXTqEsMg hehehe :) here's my original cauli-crust post, http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/130577-you-asked-for-it-cauli-crust-pizza-pics I think i perfect it everytime i make it, don't be scared to play with the recipe. used about half a head cauli tonight, 1 egg, 1/4 cottage…
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good for a laugh
i love some of the comics at theoatmeal.com http://awkwardworkouts.com/ hehehe :) )
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Frusterated, is this normal? plateau? something wrong?
I am not sure what I am doing wrong... I have logged into this site for 50 days straight as of today (my getting back on t he band wagon) I have been working out for 2 months, 5 times a week minimum for the last 5 weeks... MWF 530am bootcamp T & Th lunch hour spin class and then the occaisional "run" (i am on week 3 of…
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GREEN MONSTERS! YUM!
Has anyone tried this??? Just your regular smoothie, with 2 cups of spinach! sounds gross? sure. looks gross - ish? yes lol Tastes good? YES I promise you don't taste the spinach! check it out: http://greenmonstermovement.com/ her recipes on the right on the recipe link, then further down, reader submitted recipes also! I…
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Vibram 5 fingers....runners
Does anyone use these? http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/indexNA.cfm more specifically anyone with pronation issues??? (though I'd like to hear from anyone what you think of them, but if you over or under pronate please let me know which and how you liked these in relation to that) Thanks muchly :smile:
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Frusterated & confused....
:sad: I AM FRUSTRATED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have logged into this site for more then 50 days straight and not lost a single pound this time.... i amped up my workouts so thought i was retaining water from healing muscles and all that jazz, but after 2-3 weeks still nothing, in fact i had gained but didn't worry cuz i…
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Sick...to spin or not to spin?
Quick question for all of you... after a very long burn out week at work, and babysitting 2 sick kids....the enevitable has happened & I am sick. Murphy's law, first day off (saturday) i woke up lil miss sicky... so I am congested, waking up all filled up (gross i know) and that loose rattling - my lungs are filled with…
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I just got a Polar f6 HRM; help/questions
Still figuring out it's in and outs... if I wore it for 24 hrs on a day where i am not excercising, then this would be my TDEE - right? I did this and it was just under 4000 cals (3879 something to that effect) is this right? doesn't this seem WAY too high considering that MFP puts my BMR at 1701 and TDEE at 2130 (which i…
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changes, scared & fave zumba songs...OH MY!
Hello everyone :smiles: bear with me & thanks in advance for listening! :flower: Changes: ok so have decided i am being way to strict & unrealistic and hence am really hard on myself when i mess up.... I have decided for now to reset my goals to 1 lb loss per week which gives me a lil over 1600 cals per day, I figure I'd…
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cottage cheese dips?
Has anyone tried this?? Ok so Im not a huge fan of cottage cheese, i mean i dont mind the taste, i love it in lasagna, but to do the whole cottage cheese and fruit mix or what have you... :noway: nope, can't do it. the texture weirds me the freak out lol. who knows maybe i'll get there... but i somewhere i read something…
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Crohn's/Colitis sufferers??? Help.
from anyone out there who is also suffering from one of these (and even IBS) I need your help & suggestions: I am looking for NATURAL and/or dietary relief from my Colitis symptoms. I was doing well for several months of just eating healthy (after being on medication for 6 weeks), until they recently put me on iron for my…
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C25K discouraged, please share....
....your c25k hardships to successes, especially.... if you have 50 + pounds to lose or are over 200lbs [or were when they started running? --- not to minimize anyone else, you all rock for being able to succeed at it! :drinker: ] I am still feeling like running is some exclusive club i won't be allowed to join... I am…
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YAY ME! first mini goal met...
first 10 down! w00t w00t. I can....no I AM doing this :bigsmile:
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Pesto Pita 'za
mmmm, saw a co-worker have this at work it looked so yummy i made it last night. I have made pita pizzas before but yum. whole wheat pita 1tbsp basil pesto [spread onto pita] 1 oz shredded mozza [sprinkled ontop of pesto] few onion slices and 1-2 oz cooked chicken breast pop under the broiler until the cheese is…
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Stuck already???
ok so am about a month or so in, and I am plateaued already? thats a bit disheartening... I am eating 1200 -1500 cals a day depending on what my excercise is for that day. excercise that i am doing: M - 30 min elliptical [climbing hills] + 30 min brisk walk or c25k T - 1 hr zumba + 30 min brisk walk W - 30 min elliptical…
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OH EM GEEE!!!!! I just did...
week 2 day 1 of c25k and did it ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and with a SMILE!!!!!!!! :noway: even though after 2 weeks of week one i wasn't able to complete all the intervals! WTF?!?!?!?! I dunno if it's cuz I went after zumba and was still pumped or warmed up from that? Or if it's cuz i made my own c25k podcast last night with…
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Real women...
Check out this article.....beautiful! http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/blogs/vitamin-g/2009/08/on-the-cl-the-picture-you-cant.html :flowerforyou:
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You'd weigh ### in 5 weeks!!!
anyone else find that clicking that little button at the end of the day just ramps you up and keeps you motivated to do it again the next day and see what it says??? i love it lol! keeps me just addicted enough, :laugh: does anyone who's been around here for a while find that it's pretty spot on along with their settings…
