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Lowfat Yummy Milkshake
So I was really craving a milkshake today, and was going to go for my traditional smoothie instead, but discovered I'd run out of all of my frozen berries. So I came up with this instead, and it was the PERFECT treat! Now this is definitely a treat and not just an everyday indulgence, but so much better than having a real…
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45 lbs down...at my happy weight
Hey Everyone, I've been on MFP for 10 months now, and have lost 30 lbs. I lost a total of 15 lbs prior to joining for a total loss of 45 lbs. I am hoping to lose about 8-12 more pounds, but I'm at my goal (size 6) and the weight loss has reached a plateau so I'm just working on maintaining for the time being. I'll probably…
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Unadulterated Fruits & Veggies
I have a lot of trouble eating raw vegetables and even some fruits. I just don't care for the taste or texture. For instance, I love broccoli...smothered in cheese or butter sauce. But when I try to eat it raw it seems spicy and I just can't manage to swallow it. I do occasionally eat it steamed, and it's okay. With fruit,…
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Unadulterated Fruits & Veggies
I have a lot of trouble eating raw vegetables and even some fruits. I just don't care for the taste or texture. For instance, I love broccoli...smothered in cheese or butter sauce. But when I try to eat it raw it seems spicy and I just can't manage to swallow it. I do occasionally eat it steamed, and it's okay. With fruit,…
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5k Race...PANIC!!
Okay so about 6 weeks ago I signed up for a 5k run taking place in my city. At the time I had just started doing my own version of C25K (haven't found out where to get the actual weekly run schedule but was doing run/walk intervals.) I had never been able to "run" in my life (okay so it was really jogging, about 10-12…
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Perfect for Easter-carrot mini-cupcakes
I made these for an Easter egg hunt last weekend and they tasted wonderful. Just something about carrot cake that screams Easter to me. Cake: Cake: mini cupcakeliners mini cupcake pan 1 box betty crocker carrot cake mix 1 12-oz can diet root beer Preheat oven to 350 (325 for dark/nonstick pan). Place liners in pan. Pour…
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Fashion Advice...skinny jeans
Ok, so I need some fashion advice from those more knowledgable about these things. I grew up poor with a mom who cared nothing about looks, so haven't had any female role model about these things. I always thought skinny jeans were just for pencil thin models. Well, I accidentally bought a pair yesterday...I loved the thin…
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Random Theory About Plateau..warning LONG
Alright, so I've just gotten off a 6 week plateau, in which I lost NO weight. I was eating right, not completely healthy but moderately healthy, and the same as I'd been for the 4 months of weight loss prior. But all of a sudden the scale became my enemy and would not budge. I began to work out harder than ever, 1 hour/day…
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I got called skinny...me?!
Well, I have been having a truly wonderful week, so I just thought it would be nice to share some good news rather than my usual blahs. Starting with my topic...twice this week I got called skinny. What?! I mean obviously it made me very happy, and I have been working very hard, so it definitely shows. I'm not really doing…
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Eat Like A Kid
As a mother of two, I've read ALOT of parenting books, articles, magazines, etc. And all the time there will be info that says kids have an internal "full" mechanism that causes them to automatically know when they've eaten enough and stop, unless this is overridden when a child is young (meaning sorry but an overweight or…
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Halfway...didn't notice a difference until this
Okay, so I'm right about the halfway mark of my weight loss. My highest weight was 178, I'm at 149.5 now, and I want to get to 125. So that's 28 lost, 24 to go. When I look in the mirror I still see so much fat and felt like I've worked so hard and gotten nowhere. I was looking through a photo album and found a full-body…
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New body a bad thing?
I've been at this weight loss thing for about 6 months now, and over the last month I've reached a plateau. So I decided to switch things up a bit in my workouts and started doing Jillian Michael's 30 day Shred. I'm on Day 4 of Level 2, and wasn't seeing a huge change in the way my clothes fit or in my weight loss (though…
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Semi-homemade Chicken Enchiladas
I made these delicious, easy enchiladas last night and they came out super delicious and pretty good for you. I served them with steamed brown rice with carrots and peas and some baked chips and salsa. A great lower cal, fat, and sodium alternative to Mexican restaurant. Servings: 3 (2 enchiladas each) 6 fat free corn…
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Tips to lower blood pressure?
So I was diagnosed with hypertension in Oct. My doctor told me she'd like to see me control it with diet and exercise, before aggressively prescribing me meds that I'd probably have to stay on my whole life (I'm only 26). She said if I just dropped 5 lbs. she thought it would be alot better. She didn't give me any kind of…
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OMG Texas Weather
Okay so I'm going to sound like a Bah Humbug, but I just have to say Texas weather is crazy! I've lived here all my life so you wouldn't think I'd still freak out over its oddities, but I do. Yesterday was in the 70s. Today it is below freezing and SNOWING! You'd think I'd be grateful to FINALLY have a white Christmas, but…
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Easy Sugar Free Peanut Butter Cookies
I adapted this from a recipe in parenting magazine, and substituted Splenda to make it diet friendly. This recipe comes out with the most moist PB cookies for days after baking. It's almost magical how it bakes together as a cookie when there's no flour! 1 C. Peanut Butter 1 C. Splenda no-calorie sweetener 1 large egg…
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Small success... but a long journey
Okay so I just have to say it! I am (FINALLY) back down to my prepregnancy weight! :happy: My daughter turned 1 on Nov. 20, and today I stepped on the scale and saw that I was back down to my weight before I got pregnant with her. Yea! So it's not that big of a victory... it took a year, and I'm still way overweight (and…
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Help...I'm envious and don't want to be
I hate feeling this way, and I keep hoping maybe as I focus more on the HEALTH reasons I'm dieting and exercising, some of it will go away. My husband and I got into a huge argument and it was the stupidest thing! It is very hard for me to lose weight, for so many reasons and I'm sure many of you have the same so I won't…
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Edit my recipe
Hi everyone. I have this tex-mex style stew that I love to make for my family, but it is very high in sodium and fat. I was just wondering if you could look over the recipe and suggest ways of making it a little healthier. P.S. Can't really add veggies because my picky eaters will no longer enjoy it :grumble: Meat and…
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Portion Control
Well, I've helped myself alot by cooking at home and eating out less. But so far I'm either maintaining or even gaining a little weight. I think maybe my portions are off. Anyone have tips on how to measure my portions better? Also, I have trouble with getting the right amount of nutrients. I always seem to go way over on…
