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Steamed vegetables healthier than boiled
Today I learnt that steamed vegetables are more nutritious than boiled. I was googling the nutrition of cauliflower to feel smug as I was eating some and hadn't had it for ages and came across this: Cauliflower is low in fat, low in carbohydrates but high in dietary fiber, folate, water, and vitamin C, possessing a high…
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Weight lifting benefits for women
Good video explaining the benefits for anyone with doubts http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aHIrJrX2kwo
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Six pack in just 12 weeks
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2258461/Six-pack-secrets-Mens-Fitnesss-Joe-Warner-reveals-man-build-body-wanted-TWELVE-weeks.html Discuss! (I'm saying nothing, I have layers of flab to obliterate which will take more than 12 weeks!)
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Get the Hillsborough single to Christmas No 1!
Hello, I'd like to appeal to all the lovely MFP peeps to buy the Justice Collective's reworking of He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother single. All proceeds go to the legal costs of families of the Hillsborough disaster in their continuing fight for justice. The Hillsborough stadium disaster led to the death of 96 people and…
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Weight lifting for big girls?
Hey, since joining MFP, I've changed my opinion about weight lifting for girls. I get that women can't bulk up because we just don't have the testosterone and you can't do that eating at a deficit. I get the the whole skinny fat concept, and I've seen plenty of pics of slim girls that were a bit flabby and the after shot…
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HELP why am I not losing weight?
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Hemp shakes to up protein?
Hi I follow a low in sarurated fat, high in omega 3 diet which includes fish and excludes meat and dairy. I've been veggie since a child (but the bad macaroni cheese sort!) and started eating fish and adopting this diet in recent years following a diagnosis of MS. I'm so focussed on keeping my saturated fat low but I'm…
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Committed to that end goal!
After a strong start and losing a stone (14 pounds to you Americans)...followed by a wobbly month where my motivation wavered and I put on and lost the same 2 pounds...I'm back baby! No matter what hiatuses I have along the way, I'm committed to getting to that end goal. So come on, who in their gut has decided they're…
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The secret to being slim
...boy is that something I've been debating a lot over the last few months!! As a life long yo yo dieter, I'm determined to not only get to my ideal weight, but to also learn why I'm an emotional eater and how to maintain my weight when I get there. I'm reminding myself of two things which I think are crucial. They are: 1)…
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Help - I'm sooo inconsistent! Strict vs moderation debate
Hi Ok I'll try my best to condense my life story!...Always a bit chubby as a teen. Weighed 10 st 7 aged 18 (147 pounds to you Americans). Believed I was HIDEOUSLY fat as you do (would LOVE to be that now!). Really just needed to lose a few pounds and tone up. Got into a terrible cycle over the years of yo yo dieting, I'm…
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What should I do??
Hmm not sure what to do... I'm bridesmaid for my best friend in almost a year's time - October. She's asked me to go to a dress shop next week. So I guess it's feasible that if we see a dress that the 3 of us like (there's another bridesmaid) we'd be ordering/buying it soon. I've set myself the goal of losing 83 Ibs - lost…
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Chest burning after running?
Does anyone else suffer this and knows what causes it? I'm not a regular runner but do a fitness dvd and hour walk every day. Do a gym sesh or go for a swim once a week for a change. I'm 5 stone (70Ibs for the Americans) overweight, lost 13 pounds so far. Started MFP about 6 weeks ago but had started exercising over the…
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What you wearing for Christmas?
I know I know, the C word in October. But I find it motivating to think about this lovely new sparkly dress I have hanging up on my wardrobe which I see every morning when I wake. It fits already, but, well I look PREGGERS in it as it's quite skin tight! Prob need to lose 20 Ibs to look fab in it. What you guys planning to…
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Looking for MS warrior friends!
Hi I'm in my early 30s, live in England and I have MS, fairly mild so far luckily and I was diagnosed almost 3 yrs ago aged 29. My first symptoms began 6 years ago. I came across the swank/Jelinek stuff back when I was diagnosed and it gave me so much hope. Unfortunately I have only done it half heartedly over the last 3…
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Inspirational quotes
Thought I'd start a thread of great quotes for weight loss motivation. So I'll kick it off... The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph! Over to you...
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Why are we fat?!
I've been a yo yo dieter throughout my 20s, a common story for so many on here. In my third week now and lost 10 Ibs and got a long way to go but feeling really motivated to see it through thanks to MFP. But I'm determined for this to not be another fad diet so I'm trying to understand why I'm overweight. I know I went on…
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Newbie with 80 plus pounds to lose
Hi everyone In the words of Eddy Monsoon, inside of me, there is a thin person just screaming to get out (mum - just the one dear?)!!! After a few false starts over the past few weeks (quit smoking 2 months ago), I'm now ready to start a serious weight loss mission! Would be nice to befriend some people who are in a…
