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It hurts to move
I know the commercial says " A body in Motion stays in Motion" Now normal regular walking I can usually handle most days. I know some of you on here deal with injuries of different kinds. Some of them very debilitating. I want to know how you do it I have always had some kind of back issues especially after having my…
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Getting Started.......Again
Technically I am not new. I was here on MFP back in 2011 and was very successful :) Lost about 20lbs I think. Then life happened and it slowly cheeped back on with an extra 5 lbs. Got a job doing customer service for 24HR fitness and it came with a free gym membership. It was awesome! I lost 12 lbs and looked and felt…
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Something is wrong with me I need help :(
I look back at my diary, I see very little calories, I feel like I ate more. I dig thru my memory trying to see if I was munching or something and just dont remember but no. And a few weeks ago it was with me hoovering around 1200 on the low side for me but not bad and now I was going to finish my day at 900 (I am going to…
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Belly Dancing my new favorite work out!
Hit a class up at the gym a few weeks ago. Fell in love with it even though due to being challenged in the dept where your brain makes your body move together I had to step out of the class and just watch. I found some videos on YouTube for Belly Dancing Beginners. I feel that a week or two of that will really help with my…
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How to fit in exercise? Please help
Ok I know that some of you have this already figured out. So that is why I am asking you for help. I recently started a new job and it gives me a free gym membership! What could be better. Now for the part that I cant seem to figure out. Granted it is a new job. I am just finishing my second week. So I know I am still…
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what to eat with sauerkraut other then hot dogs?
I have a big container of sauerkraut and want to eat it but I grew up eating it with mayo and ketchup on hot dogs. To many calories that way. Any ideas?
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How to juice when you are always on the go?
Trying to figure this out. I bought my juicer last year but hubby who used to be so anti vegetable and didnt like most fruits either was not interested and was a bit hard to do it on my own. Well he stumbled across fat sick and nearly dead last week on netflix and announced that he wanted to do a reboot. We both need to…
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I remember when MFP was for....................
Support and encouragement and information. Now I am loosing more and more motivation to log in and read the community boards since I have to wade thru thread after thread of people arguing, putting other people down for asking a question, venting about complete strangers that are not even on mfp and no one knows them but…
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Body Media Fit and Myfitnespal how to input?
So I got my Bodymedia fit the other day and have it set to estimate my calorie input bcuz well I dont like their food log system. I think the one here is the best I have ever seen. And I have also been using it for awhile so it "knows" me. So I log my food here and put the daily calorie into the body media system. But I…
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Anyone else not be able to sleep when you are hungry?
I am not hungry tonight bcuz as a family we all had a really big salad with quinoa and chicken, baby spinach and such. So we are all really full but sometimes I am hungry before bed and I CAN NOT fall asleep when I am hungry. It blows my mind when I see people talk about being hungry and going to sleep instead of eating. I…
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Does anyone else have stubborn bodies? ie slow start?
This always happens to me. Every time I go on a restriction to cut back (started at 176 loose a little take a break then take it up again. Currently at 156) anyways each time I cut back no matter how much my body will not loose weight. Not for the first few weeks to a month. It is really frustrating. Eventually if I stick…
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offshoot of the nutella thread-Kids and healthy food
I have never added chocolate or any sugar to my kids milk to get them to drink it. They just drink it. My kids dont drink soda unless we go out to eat. I dont buy it. We dont buy candy, chips, cookies, baked goods, white bread, sugary cereal. And they dont mind. Instead they have eaten peices of 100% whole wheat bread…
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steel cut irish oatmeal or quick and easy steel cut oatmeal?
Do they have the same nutritional value? Is it worth the quicker cooking time for the quick and easy? Any one here have experience with either one? Likes? Dislikes? I have just been reading about it online and want to try some out but not sure what to buy
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I wont give up, by Jason Mraz
I am finding this song so inspirational today that I wanted to share it. I know it is about a relationship but it is making me feel so loving towards myself :) hope you like it :) <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/O1-4u9W-bns" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Favorite recipes for homemade almond butter?
I am going to take a stab at making my own tonight in my food processor. And from what I read online you can add things like cinnamon etc but no specific recipes. I thought some of you here might have a few favorites you would like to share. I would really appreciate it.
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Recipes for homemade nut butters?
Hi, I am going to attempt to make my own almond butter and maybe even walnut almond butter. And possibly some coconut butter if I can find a fresh coconut. I found a how to make coconut butter from unsweeten coconut flakes but I dont know if I will be able to find any of those and want to go as little processed possible.…
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is it ok to go over on fats?
I stay in my calories and only eat healthy fats. For instance, Almond coconut milk for my oatmeal and coffee, olive oil, avacoado with my salad, flax seeds with my oatmeal. Nuts and nut butters, whole grain only for carbs and edamame for snacks. And every day I am over on my fats and it shocks me. I eat very little dairy…
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How many calories?
Ok I have one of those bodymedia things and with my very active job on days i work a fairly busy shift I can burn between 2400-2900. So theoretically I can eat between 1400 and 1900 on those days and have a 1000 calorie deficit. And that day can do ok for a two lb a week loss. But I can not sustain that for more then a few…
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Skinny shrimp salsa and Zesty Lime Shrimp and Avocado Salad
Am so totally going to make this tomorrow and maybe even the salad with the avocado in it. I cant wait! http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/04/skinny-shrimp-salsa.html#more http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/05/zesty-lime-shrimp-and-avocado-salad.html Just had to share ;)
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OMG I knew it had to be true
because well by the end of my pms I would be positively STARVING. And now I know why, it is becouse us woman have an increase of our BMR of 5-10% for the week before our 'aunt flo" visits equaling out to an increase of 150 calories a day for some woman. At the end of the week that can be another 1000 calories. That would…
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A million and 1 threads ie all the wrong foods
about this TOM we women have but I just needed to vent. Sometimes I hate being a woman. Today all I want to do is eat all the WRONG foods. Usually at this TOM it is all about carbs carbs carbs. I just try to control it as much as possible and reassure myself that it is just a temporary insanity. It was so hard going…
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My first nsv in a long time
I have been going thru some difficult personal issues the last few months and almost completely fell off the wagon. To the extent that I even gained back 5 lbs of the 16 that I lost and worked so hard for. But a few weeks ago I got back on the wagon and even though I have not been working out yet due to some health issues…
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not sleeping
I am averaging about 4-5 hours of sleep in a 24 hour period and wake up repeatedly. I can not function like this. Usually to do ok I need a min of 6 hours of sleep and even after 3-4 days of that in a row I start doing poorly but will bounce right back if I get a good 8 hours 1 or two days. But now I am going on a week or…
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sprouted bread?
So I live on a VERY limited budget. And cant afford a lot of expensive foods. But I have been hearing so much about this sprouted bread. And since I havnt seen it at my local grocery store I am thinking it is probably expensive. But I have a bread maker and even know how to make bread from hand. Does anyone have any…
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new things, flax seeds and wheat bran
At least I think that is what I bought. It was in the bulk food section at my grocery store I know the flax seeds are whole so I need to grind them and I think it was wheat bran or wheat germ. It is really light and fluffy. I added the wheat bran to my rolled oats when I was cooking it last night was pretty good. And added…
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how to input calorie burn for the day with bodymedia fit
I know I have seen a few of you out there who input your calorie burn for the day from bodymedia or bodybugg. How do you calculate what myfitnespal is already giving you from what bodymedia says that you burn so you can input it for your activity on here? I would really appreciate the help. Thanks
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How do I make hummus from scratch?
I saw on a previous post that it is cheaper to buy dried chickpeas and make your own hummus. But I dont know how. Any good recipes? I LOVE hummus but when money is tight it is a luxury that I dont indulge in. Would love to make my own
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it happened again
the last time, as soon as I reached a mini goal (going from a size 16 to an almost size 12 that didnt quite zip up) I lost my momentum. I didnt eat right for almost a week. Basically went off my diet, though I didnt over eat. And I stopped exercising. And it happened to me again. When I was able to finaly finish zipping up…
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My thoughts on depression
I heard somewhere once that depression is just anger with out enthusiasm. And then there are also the people that get depressed because they feel like they have no control or to little control over their lives. Then there are the people that are depressed because they are unhappy but dont feel like it is in their power to…
