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Back at it again -- but for the last time!
I have been using MFP on and off for almost 10 years. I had success with it when I really took it seriously, but ultimately I kept failing to keep with it because I was trying to change what I was eating but wasn't changing anything else. I now see that I need to slowly change the entire way I think about food and eating…
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I LOVE roasted sweet potatoes. Are they healthy?
I peeled and cubed 2 sweet potatoes, tossed them with olive oil, honey, cinnamon, and salt, and roasted them. They are SO GOOD. Are these healthy to eat often or are they somehow secretly bad for me?
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Will walking or biking be a more beneficial way to commute?
I potentially will have a full-time job at my alma mater soon. I just graduated a few weeks ago. When I went to school, I usually took two buses out of laziness on the way there, and one bus on the way home. But if I get this job, now that I'm trying a lot harder to lose weight, I really want to start burning some calories…
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I've found the Chipotle holy grail!
So I never LOVED Chipotle. I liked it okay, but I couldn't love it like other people did. To me it was just a 1000 calorie meal that tasted kinda meh. But then I decided to try to figure out a way to make it healthier, and in the process I accidentally made it incredibly delicious! It's one of my favorite things to eat…
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Two ingredient cookies!
These are so awesome. I found them on Pinterest or something the other day and made them today. 2 old bananas 1 cup quick or old fashioned oats Seriously. That's it. Just mash the bananas and mix in the oats. It's okay if there are still some small chunks of bananas. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. You can also add…
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Am I doing this exercise thing right?
I finally found a form of cardio that doesn't make me feel like death and that I really enjoy -- the exercise bike! Here are the details: I am 5'2" and about 200 lbs. I usually do 30 minutes at a tension of 2 (on a 1-8 scale) at around 17-18 mph. I work up a sweat, and get a post-workout high, but don't really feel like I…
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NSV - I worked out for an hour and a half today!
I went from maybe working out 20 minutes a day on the exercise bike if I was feeling especially motivated for the last couple weeks. to today, when I rode for an hour and also walked home from school (half an hour walk)! This is the most exercise I think I've ever done willingly and I feel AWESOME. I hope I have time in…
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I feel embarrassed...
I feel really embarrassed when it shows how out of shape I am. It's obvious I'm overweight, and that's embarrassing in and of itself, but it's really awful when I have to do something in the presence of someone else who doesn't struggle with physical activity. I feel like it makes me seem even fatter than I come across if…
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Help make my banana bread recipe healthier and low-cal?
My boyfriend is a banana bread destroying machine lately, and I admit I do make a darn fine one. Unfortunately, whenever I make it for him I eat it too, and as it is it's about 270 cals for 1/8 of the loaf. Do you lovely people know of any ways I could reduce or replace some of these ingredients to make it healthier and…
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Cheap/free rewards
I know a lot of people on here have rewards planned out for various milestones in their weight loss. I'd love to do that too, but I'm a very poor college student and I can't use purchasing things as a reward like many people do or else I won't be able to pay rent! Does anyone have any ideas for cheap or free rewards that…
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Second Attempt
So this is my second account on here. I started under a different name back in November 2010, lost about 15 lbs., then managed to fall off the wagon about a year ago and gain it all back and then some. I'm a little less than a month away from my 21st birthday. I am 5'2" and up to almost 200 lbs. (though thankfully have not…
