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Have you checked your BMI lately?
Happy to say that today i checked my BMI I am in the "healthy" range and no longer "over". I am getting lighter but most importantly achieving this the healthy way! :wink: "...it's gettin better all the time" ~The Beatles :laugh: Wishing you all great BMI's :love: ~Namaste :flowerforyou:
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FIT TV Total Body Sculpt With GILAD
Ok so I am addicted to strength training with this amazing Frenchman who keeps me fit through strength and resistance training. I love seeing him do pull ups on Hawaiian Lava rocks as the show comes on. Hey if that is what it takes...thats fine. His show is on Direct TV satellite here on channel 261. If you have never…
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Planting a veggie garden with love!
My mom "85" just passed last week and in her memory I planted an amazing veggie garden. :heart: She always ate whole foods and lived a healthy and full life. I hope to continue her legacy of good health and feed my family organically grown veggies from my back yard garden. :smile: I found a site that lets you plan and…
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100 Pushup Challenge Starting!!!!!!!
This is a NEW challenge to do 100 Pushups in 6 wks. If you are interested in knowing more... check out this website to see where to begin: www.hundredpushups.com Then, look for a new thread on MFP called 100 Pushups under the motivation and support category. Go here for support:…
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Put Down that Frostie!
We can learn to make better choices not just by counting calories and exercising but for other reasons...such as a healthy :heart ! READ ON>>> The Worst Thing You Could Ever Eat The worst thing you could ever eat is carrot cake, a milkshake or any other food loaded with saturated fat. In other words, anything good. Even…
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What is your favorite protein smoothie?
With the price of fuel sooo high...my frequent trip to Smoothie King has lessened. Instead I started to make my own...here is an easy favorite I drink as a snack after strength training: 8 oz lowfat 1% or skim milk 3 FROZEN stawberries (I wash and freeze whole containers at time and keep em in my freezer) 1 scoop EAS Soy…
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Frozen Blueberries
Do you have any idea how amazing frozen blueberries are? (Thank you Mother Nature!! :happy: ) They are in season now, soooo sweet and alot less expensive this time of year!! Step 1. Buy container of blueberries in produce section (about $2). Step 2. Wash thoroughly with cool running water. Step 3. Freeze right in the same…
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Calling All 100 Pushup Challenge People!!
This is ONLY week 2 of the 100 pushup challenge... Maybe 3-4 MFPers posted yesterday (Monday). :cry: :noway: I am bumping yesterdays posting which is under Motivation Week 2 100 Pushup Challenge The #2 rule on Bank's list was to CONTINUE in order to enjoy success?!! I am in.!! :tongue: Are YOU in? Please come join us if…
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~Namaste MFP :) (BBS)
Goin to the Keys for a week and hope to catch dinner every night... (Snapper, Dolphin, or Grouper) I prepared the menu in advance including cocktails thanks to good MFP advice. OK....got my :glasses: . yoga mat, Gilad CDs, my walking shoes, boat, fishing gear, food, drink :drinker: family, dog.... Did I forget anything???…
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Healthy Low Cal Dips
Wow...I am always grateful and amazed at the taste of fresh summertime produce! Here is a recipe I borrowed from a blog that features an abundent summer veggie...eggplant! For my dipping device I choose either: Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Strips or I cut Josephs flat bread in 1/2 ...then fold each part into half. Put into a…
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Bumping Banks Post - A Must Read for New Members
Wow, look at all the new faces! Welcome all of you guys that have joined up in the last few days and weeks. I guess it really is true what they say about new diets starting in the spring (although we don't call it dieting, we call it a lifestyle change) Anyway, don't get me wrong, I don't mean Newbie in the derrogatory…
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Cal Burned for Sit Ups
Yesterday I posted that I was dusting off the AB Lounge in my garage and adding 20 min of situps to my exercise routine. I found on a site that sit ups burn about 10 cals per min. Being I'm using a lounge to do these sit ups...not sure if that is too high a number of cals burned.?? What cha think guys...I really wanna make…
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Ab Lounge
Hello MFPers :flowerforyou: Today I decided to dust off an Ab Lounge in my garage and see if it will help me gain some definition in my Abs. On a high note...yoga, cardio (walking), and strength training is really moving my entire bod in the right direction (North instead of South!! :laugh: ) Anyway...just figured being I…
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Bumping Banks Post...A Must Read for All New Members
quote] Wow, look at all the new faces! Welcome all of you guys that have joined up in the last few days and weeks. I guess it really is true what they say about new diets starting in the spring (although we don't call it dieting, we call it a lifestyle change) Anyway, don't get me wrong, I don't mean Newbie in the…
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Let's Play Foodopoly
Lavender rolls a 6,,, eats a 20 oz. ribeye steak... and heads directly to JAIL (The fat farm) :tongue: Your turn! ~Namaste :flowerforyou:
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Stop Snoring
OK well this is kind embarrassing :embarassed: to admit but with all the weight gain...I started to snore...REALLY snore loud! Anyway...not sure what made it stop but it has stopped! :laugh: I suspect it could be the cardio...maybe the water intake...maybe the clean diet? :tongue: Not sure...but happy about it just the…
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No More "Grandma Arms" !!
Forgive me gandma...but I vividly remember your loving arms embracing me as a child to love and comfort me :heart: What I also remember :frown: is the realization I inherited those "giggly grandma arms". We are talkin major lack of tone in the tricep muscles...LADIES I know I am Not the only one!!. Guys...I am not sure if…
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Butt....what are these?
OK it has been way too long since I took a mirror and looked at my...ehem..rear view butt naked. Well...come to find out that all this exercise has changed something about me. Above my rear on either side of my spine I have what looks like...dimples. When I flex my butt muscles these dimples pull inward. Is this normal?…
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Bumping Banks Post...A Must Read for All New Members
quote] Wow, look at all the new faces! Welcome all of you guys that have joined up in the last few days and weeks. I guess it really is true what they say about new diets starting in the spring (although we don't call it dieting, we call it a lifestyle change) Anyway, don't get me wrong, I don't mean Newbie in the…
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Something Old and Something New (MFP Discoveries)
Something old that I still eat often is...olive oil. Something new that I have discovered I love eating often is...egg whites topped with homemade salsa. What is your something old and something new discovery? Do tell.... :wink: ~Namaste :flowerforyou:
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Produce Stand produces savings !!
Sunday is food shopping day for me and I want to share good food with good friends. I was never one to take the time to shop at the local produce market and instead always bought supermarket produce. Over the last few months I began shopping for my fruits and veggies at the produce market and guess what? Not only is the…
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Sports Fantasy True Confessions
I. like you will soon have a very healthy and happy body with lots of stamina. My secret sports fantasy is: To go down hill skiing in December and maybe catch some air over the moguls. I can picture my purple skii jacket :smile: Do they make them in purple??!! Yeah...that's right.... at 49...try and catch me :tongue: !!!…
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Important Info for New Members
Here's some important post topics that YOU REALLY NEED TO READ! They will help answer a lot of the questions you probably already have-- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/3047-700-calories-a-day-and-not-losing http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/6556-the-answers-to-the-questions…
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Hypnotic Food Mojo
I cannot believe after my cheating escapades with a Wendy's cheeseburger and 2 cocktails late last night that I would ever be in this position tonight. It is 9:12 PM I just ate a homemade applesauce oatmeal muffin and feel so full I am going to burst! I still have a cal deficit of almost 100 and I am way under in carbs…
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Help With Cheeseburger Behavior
Sorry for the double posting under food. :embarassed: Last night I went to dinner and had all my calories planned. Did great except when we all went to another place afterward and I ordered a drink which OF COURSE happened to be 2 for 1 so I DRANK BOTH. Which lead to my breakdown in willpower and a trip through Wendy's…
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Forgiving myself and moving on
Last night I went to dinner and had all my calories planned. Did great except when we all went to another place afterward and I ordered a drink which OF COURSE happened to be 2 for 1 so I DRANK BOTH. Which lead to my breakdown in willpower and a trip through Wendy's drive thru with my not so healthy or helpful partner. He…
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Chai Tea
Ok so we may have to forgo the pumpkin pie for now but we can have chai tea brewed with skim milk and sweetened with splenda or stevia. It has all those great flavors and aromas of pumpkin pie and is sooo healthy and satisfying. Brands are important I have found...my fav is Good Earth. Sometimes you can find their vanilla…
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Feeling Full
Since I started faithfully tracking everything I eat I feel so full and it amazes me. I used to be so hungry at night about 2 hours after dinner. Instead I feel more satisfied (no hunger) at all! I can't believe that this is possible considering I used to eat dessert many nights before MFP. What gives?
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Aloe Vera Juice
Tastes a little like tonic water. I keep mine in the fridge and after power walking...down 6 oz. every morning. It is very refreshing when it is ice cold. Living in the FL heat year round it is important to hydrate. So...I figure if these plants have properties to heal burns (the gel part) then the juice is also good for…
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Snack Attack
Only 125 cals and 5.5 grams of protein! 1/2 English Muffin = 60 Cals. 2 oz 2% Cottage Cheese = 45 Cals. (Half of one of those snack sized containers) 1 Tbsp. Apple Butter Spread = 20 Cals. Overeating successfully averted...this time! Yes! :tongue:
