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fast & delicious Chocolate Microwave Cake (204cal)
Sometimes a girl just needs chocolate. I used to bake for my family every Sunday, but I can never stop at one slice of anything, really. Besides, who has time for waiting when you're craving chocolate, like, yesterday? I just got a microwave for the first time (!) and suddenly remembered the nine billions recipes for mug…
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counting calories when JUICING?
I forgot to eat before the gym (IDIOTIC MOVE, seriously, had to cut cardio at 40 mins., as I started feeling dizzy.), so obviously when I came back I wanted to refuel and eat a horse. So, along with my snack I decided to try a homemade juice. How do I log those calories? I read somewhere to substract 10% if I skip the core…
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Green Pasta Bake
I'm sure I didn't invent anything special, but I threw this together off the top of my head today, and I thought I'd share! -70 gr. whole-wheat pasta (I used rigatoni) -four cubes (170 gr) frozen spinach -60 gr. ricotta (about two big tablespoons) -two handfuls fresh, grated parmesan cheese -salt and pepper to taste Bring…
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Detox
Everyone has bad days, I'm sure. When those days come one right after the other, I feel a bit overwhelmed, physically and emotionally. That was the case this week: I had to adapt a bit and though I controlled portions, I still didn't eat very well. Now I feel ... full, in a toxic way, like I need to cleanse and get rid of…
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Plateau-surely it can't last this long?
I need some help and encouragement, otherwise I might eat my bodyweight in chocolate, I am so out of it. When I started eating healthier I lost my first six-seven pounds in the first ten days, then cut out sugar and lost a total of 11. That was at at the end of August/beginning of September. It's been two solid month and I…
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whole wheat tortillas?
I was shocked to see that one piadina (Italian flatbread similar to a tortilla) has at least 300 calories!! I switched to corn tortillas (125cal), because that's the only alternative I could find! I cannot for the life of me find whole-wheat tortillas (or piadinas) anywhere here! So what to do? MAKE MY OWN :) )) Do you…
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Strenght training - where to start?
I used to exercise regularly at the gym until a few months ago, and now I want to start again to motivate me. I'm not a fitness genius or anything, but cardio is pretty simple and I know the basic variety of machines & exercises. Strenght, though-- NO CLUE! As I said, I'm not an experienced exerciser. I used to ask a lot…
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Calorie Intake Calculations - HELP
I apologize in advance for creating a topic that's been seen, answered, rinse and repeat a billion times. But I really need some help. Since joining MFP a month ago, I've had a daily goal of 1200 calories: it was the number the site generated, but I also followed direction to calculate my bmr, and the ultimate intake was…
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Low Calorie Pancakes
I'm on a mission to extend my breakfast repertoire :happy: Now that I'm home more in the mornings, I think pancakes once or twice a week is doable.. I love pancakes, but my basic recipe calls for banned ingredients and would total millions of calories :tongue: Ideally, I'd love something with not more than 80/90 cal. per…
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Sugar (free?)
Hi :) As I said before somewhere, when I started eating better, I decided to avoid refined and added sugar. I don't want to start a diatribe (God knows there are thousands of different opinions on the subject!), let's just say I didn't do it for the weight, but to overcome an addiction. I don't eat a ton of sugar, really,…
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bring on the SNACKS!
I started my "diet" by cutting out refined sugar / processed foods..it seemed easy when I started, as I've never had a sweet tooth, and I wasn't used to fast food anyway. I lost weight fast (4 kg in ten days) and felt great! After a while I was allowing myself very small portions of food with sugar in it (Ketchup, a…
