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Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Muffins/Bars
The other day I posted asking for a good substitute for butter in a recipe. I make these treats every fall for our family, its a tradition =) Anyway! I made them this evening, one batch normally and one batch with the butter substitute (extra pumpkin puree). My husband, a sweets snob couldn't tell a difference FTW! Here it…
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Butter replacement in muffin recipe?
I have a tradition of making some Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip muffins in October through November for myself and my family. The biggest problem that the recipe calls for two sticks of butter, all of the other ingredients are pretty good so I need a substitute for the butter so I can enjoy one and not kill my calorie count…
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Difference in AM vs. PM workout?
I have noticed on the mornings that I go to the gym (from 5:20AM to 6:20AM) I burn less calories, sometimes up to 100 calories less than when I work out in the afternoon/evening (after 5PM). I feel like I physically can't push myself as hard first thing in the morning. Does anyone else have experience with this? Is it in…
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Arm Exercises while cycling?
I recently scored an exercise bike for $20! It's for my nights I don't have any kid coverage to get outside for my "power walk". I want to lose weight overall but right now my motivation is a tattoo on my shoulder and I want to tone my arms beforehand. Can anyone link me to some good exercised to do while on the cycle?…
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Eating out?
How do you calculate calories when you eat from a small local restaurant? Case in point, tonight my husband and I had a date at a local Mexican restaurant and I had a shredded chicken taco salad sans sour cream, tomatoes and guacamole. I tried to build it individually but it seems those things could really vary.
