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Steamed Salmon - Curtis Stone recipe from the Biggest Loser
I made this tonight & it was fabulous! It's salmon steamed in parchment paper w/ carrots & green beans... seasoned w/ oranges, ginger, rosemary & wine. Salmon Steamed in Paper Hearts with White Wine and Orange http://www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser/exclusives/nutrition/curtis-stone-recipes/salmon-steamed/ According to how I…
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What nutrients do you track?
What nutrients do you track in your food diary & why? I track Cals - Carbs - Fat - Sat Fat - Sugar - Protein. I also toggle Sodium every now & then to make sure I'm not insanely over. I track Sugar because I've noticed that unnatural sugars really hinder my weight loss. I track Carbs because I'm a carb girl & need to be…
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Heart Rate Zones
Found a nice link about calculating your heart rate zones & thought I would share: http://www.fitzones.com/members/Fitness/heartrate_zones.asp#Heart Rate Zones
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Healthy Body Calculator
This is a neat link: http://www.dietitian.com/calcbody.php Not sure how to make it an actual clicky link.
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Home Gym - What do you consider a necessity?
My husband recently turned one of our bedrooms into a home gym for my 40th birthday. Yes, it was the top of my birthday list! I have an elliptical, rower, Wii Fit, incline/decline bench, pull up bar, varity of weights, jump rope & fitness ball. I also have a bunch of neat laminated posters on the walls that tell the proper…
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Grey's Anatomy??
Is anyone watching this? All I can say is... OMG.
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What did you change your SUGAR daily allowance to?
I eat fruit every day, so my daily sugar allowance is often over. I've already bumped it to 40, but was thinking about bumping it to 50. Any thoughts?
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What is Water?
When you tally up the amount of water you drank at the end of the day... what are you including? Plain ole water (clean water as my doc calls it)? Or do you count hot tea, water w/ flavor packets, etc? I've had a few bouts with kidney stones over the years and my Urologist says that when he tells patients to drink at least…
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Anyone an Impulse Eater?
I like to classify myself as an impulse eater. I'm not an emotional eater or a binge eater. I will just have an impulse to eat something - take out, whatever and that will be my meal. I think I'm a bit of an overeater too - I grew up on big meals and no snacks. That's another thing... I've never really been a snacker. Oh &…
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I have pneumonia
I had pneumonia really bad a few years ago... it seems I have a touch of walking pneumonia again. My doctor has me on bedrest this week and maybe I can go back to work some time next week. Needless to say... no exercise. I also stopped logging food this week. It's nothing horrible, but nothing too good either & I just…
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What Nutritional Data is in your Food Diary?
What nutritional data do you keep track of in your food diary? Mine: Calories - Carbs - Fat - Sat Fat - Sugar - Protein I wish I had room for sodium also.
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Tool for nutritional break-down of recipes?
Is there a website somewhere that breaks down nutritional info for entire recipes? I like to cook & make up my own recipes... it would be nifty if I could plug in ingredients somewhere. I thought maybe there was something on MFP, but I'm only finding the database to look up one item at a time. Thanks!
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Hi
I've had some friends rave about this website... so here I am. My husband signed up too. Not much to say other than the journey has just begun.
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Granola Cookies w/ butterscotch (ok 1/2 healthy)
I just made these cookies for a party last night & they were a big hit. I modified them a lot from the original recipe. These would be great for energy. Sorry that I cannot provide a fat/calorie/carb breakdown. Feel free to modify & let me know how they turn out. I've only made them once so I will play w/ the ingredients…
