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Squash boats!
• 4 Delicata squash(es), halved and de-seeded • 1/2c uncooked quinoa (I used half white & half red, looks pretty) • 1 can of black beans, drained & rinsed • kernels from 2 ears of fresh sweet corn • half an onion, diced smallish • 1/2c salsa • cumin/salt/pepper/garlic powder to taste 1. Brush the squash halves with a…
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Favorite Episode: Firefly
We've all seen it (and if we haven't WE MUST), so dish, gals! What's your favorite episode of Firefly, and why? Discuss! I think my favorite is probably Ariel. It shows Simon's strength and assurance, his nascent Evil Mastermind™ tendencies, and also how much Mal cares for his crew (even ones he may not take kindly to).
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Does this happen anywhere else?
So a Whole Foods opened up a block from my office. Since it's opened, I've gone there maybe 5 times. And every. Single. Time. I go and buy lunch there, I will be in a line of 2-3 people and not. One. Person. Bags their own groceries. Today there was a well-dressed man in front of me who had to have been pushing 50, and he…
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HIIT/Tabata w/bad joints: good/bad?
My google-fu came up with contrasting info on who should do Tabata-style workouts, so I turn to the trusty MFP folks. My knees sound like gravel, will they just pop right out of their sockets if I try doing HIIT stuff? Any recommended sites with HIIT exercises that might be easier on crunchy joints? Or perhaps I'm just…
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add macros for recipes?
Perhaps a silly question, but is there a way to just add the carb/fat/protein of a given food? I have no idea what kind of pork or apples or onions or crust go into the scrumptiously tasty food at the local pasty place, and I emailed the owner to see if I could get a nutritional rundown of some of them. I linked him to the…
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Anyone NaNo?
So Camp NaNiWriMo is coming up Apr 1, still undecided if I'm going to give it a shot, although I'm tempted to novelize the Hunter game I'm in cuz we're having so much fun.. Beyond that, NaNoWriMo is Nov 1, and never too early to contemplate a plot! :) 50,000 words in a month, woooooooo!
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Good exercises for back bacon?
So while I'm down some lbs (yay), I'm frustrated by the back bacon. At the moment it looks like my bosom extends all the way around my sides to my back, preventing me from putting my elbows against my sides - which while anatomically intriguing in a Star Wars alien kind of way, is nevertheless frustrating. What are some…
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Muscle pain remedy?
So I'm using a treadmill and doing the 30-day plank challenge. My calves have been killing me in the last week, and I've tried scaling back the walking a little bit, increasing my stretching, and drinking lots of water. All to no avail, I still feel like both my calves are 30 sec away from charley horsing. I can't afford…
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Favorite episode: Doctor Who
I'll take a pass on this one as I haven't actually seen any of them (my BF watched them on his computer next to me with his headphones on, so I know about Blink if only because I would catch things out of the corner of my eye and be all "OMG WTF"), but please discuss, I'm curious what people think!!
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Favorite episode: Buffy
Who doesn't love teeny blondes who kick butt? I think my favorite episode is Doppelgängland, if only for Alyson Hannigan's acting tour-de-force as: 1. Willow 2. Vampire Willow 3. Willow-as-Vampire Willow 4. Vampire Willow-as-Willow. I also wasn't as jonesed about the 2nd season as most everyone seems to be, but I also came…
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Filling, quick breakfast
So I really suck at eating breakfast, and I'd like to work on that. What do people recommend for a filling but also quick breakfast? I don't have a luxurious 1/2hr to spend whipping up shirred eggs and english muffins with homemade strawberry compote.. ;) I had tried making a bunch of hard-boiled eggs on Sundays to tide me…
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It's the time of year again.. GS COOKIES
Dangit!!! My boss sent out an email, "Girl Scout cookies here!" Curses! How do I resist? What's the least cruel cookie? I cannot resist the Samoas, but the urge to down a whole box in one sitting must be curbed! ;)
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Losing inches but not weight??
So I've been doing MFP since the end of August, and I've lost about 2lbs in that whole time. (And it's hard to confirm even that, since my starting weight was a guess.) I also measured my neck, bust, waist and hips. As of yesterday, I've lost at least 2 inches from each of those measurements (3.5 inches from my waist, so…
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Delicata Squash Stew
I ended up using 7 pint bags (with about 1/2c left over) for my FoodSaver, so one serving is roughly 1½ - 1¾ c. and only 253 calories - it feels like cheating! ~1lb of delicata squash 2 poblano peppers* (chunked) 1 red pepper (chunked) 1 large onion (diced) 1 zucchini (halved and sliced) 1 yellow squash (halved and sliced)…
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Starting something I should have started long ago!
Hello all! After someone on my G+ mentioned this site, I figured I would give it a whirl. My bf has been newly diagnosed with diabetes, so I'm hoping I can provide a good example by logging my -own- stuff, then wheedle and nag and whine for him to do it himself. ha! So far, so good - if it wasn't for the barcode scanner on…
