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Road Trip Food
Just found out I need to take a long road trip, 18 hours of driving over two days. What do you eat to stay healthy when you have to drive for 9 hours/day? Any good recommendations? (I'm vegetarian btw) I have some fresh pineapple tomatillos from the farmer's market; I'm going to peel them at home and throw them in a…
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Upcoming Liquid Diet: Any Tips?
DISCLAIMER: Liquid diets are not a healthy or sustainable weight-loss solution. This post is about being on a liquid diet due to dental surgery. Thanks! Hi MFP friends! I'm having major dental surgery, and will not be able to chew anything tougher than a banana for several weeks post-op. While I'm sad to be missing out on…
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Long-Cooking Crock Pot Recipies, anyone?
Hi MFP friends! I got a promotion recently, and find myself working 10 and 12 hour days--yay giant paycheck! I love my new position and couldn't be happier, but I notice I'm cooking the same meals over and over and over again, since the only time I have to cook is the weekends or roughly half an hour in the mornings.…
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Accidental bite of raw chicken--will I die?
My husband woke up early this morning to pack a lunch for me--I guess he was half-asleep because this afternoon I bit into my sandwich, chewed and swallowed, only to look down and realize the frozen chicken breast was pan-seared on the outside but the innards were completely raw (not just a little pink but really and truly…
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Foods to boost energy and mood?
I have a cross-country move coming up in 8 days. Between packing up my apartment, saying goodbye to friends, etc., I'm feeling super stressed and super drained. Any foods that help with stress? Irritability? Panic? lol I really love fruit, but the last few days I've been slamming my jar of nutella with a fork every…
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Long-Distance Moving
I'm moving from New York City to St. Paul, Minnesota in about 2 weeks. Anyone have advice? Things to watch out for or be aware of? I've moved around a lot (when I was dancing and modeling professionally), but that was only suitcases, etc. This will be my first major relocation: furniture, wine collection, ugly nick-nacks…
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Trim 1-2" from waistline?
Hi guys! Confession: I have a problem with clothes. I like them too much. I went shopping the other day and fell in LUUURVE with what is essentially a Japanese schoolgirl skirt--super high-waisted, pleated, and very short. It's adorable. Unfortunately, the manufacturer seems to believe that women come in 2 sizes: "twig"…
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Need some support...
For those who don't know me, I'm a retired model and dancer and live in New York. I have my BA in Rhetoric from NYU. I have CFICS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), so the two worst things for me are stress and overexertion. I'm experiencing both right now. I just found out that my firm is making cuts in the NY office (when we…
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Any other ballroom dancers on MFP?
Just curious if there's anyone else here who does ballroom dancing--socially or competitively? I take classes in Bachata, Salsa, Argentine Tango and Milonga. I've performed Tango at a few venues here in NYC, and plan to host a Milonga for my wedding reception next year. I'm always surprised and saddened that so few people…
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Breakthrough!
I work in a large corporate office. At least once a week, one of our divisions will get lazy and order a dozen pizzas for lunch. Good, New York City pizza. They always drop the leftovers in the kitchen, right next to my office. This afternoon, I was eating my salmon, green beans and rice when one of my coworkers dropped…
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The Cost of Exercise: $$$
The economy here in the US is pretty bad. Like a lot of people, I just found out I'll have to take a pay cut in order to keep my job. The cut is really steep, barely enough to live on. I'm going to have to scale back to keep my apartment. (I live in New York City. Rent is insane. Enough said.) I know a lot of MFP-ers have…
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Valentine's Day: Someone's Gotta Ask....
Valentine's Day is an entire weekend this year. More time to spend with my fiance? SWEET!!! :happy: We're both committed to our new, healthier lifestyle. Sitting around on our butts all weekend and eating chocolates is not part of our game-plan for getting and staying healthy. That being said.... No giggling, MFP, 'cause…
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Grandma's Borscht Recipe
I had a couple requests for my grandmother's borscht recipe, so I thought I'd put it out for everyone! Besides listing it here, I've also made it publically available: "HomeMade - Swidzinski Family Borscht." This is a Ukranian or "red" borscht, adapted by my French grandmother--hence all the extra herbs and deglazing. As…
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How to beat the "Birth Control Bloat?"
Had my IUD removed last week and started Ortho Cyclen on Sunday. Eating healthy, mild exercise (can't do much with the new dizziness and nausea, lol), and eating my exercise calories. Weighing-in at the same time and under the same conditions, I've gained over 3lbs in 2 days. Measurement-wise, ganed a half inch each at my…
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ANGER destroying your appetite
In-laws have got to be the rudest, most frustrating creatures ever to walk this planet. Without the details, my fiance's mother said something so rude and insulting to us an hour ago that I'm still seething... and have 700 calories left for the day. Absolutely no desire to eat: to %#*$*@&$ angry. He's still "explaining" to…
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A Protein Powder that doesn't taste like something died in i
I'm looking to increase my protein intake while managing my cholesterol. I'm sick of chicken 2 out of 3 meals a day, too! I typically have a 200cal fruit smoothie 2-4 times a week and would like to incorporate a protein powder, since I'm already in the habit of firing up the blender. The only thing I remember from the last…
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What a difference a SCALE makes!
I'm a cheapskate. I wash clothes in the bathtub because I think the drycleaner is too expensive--I'm THAT cheap. :laugh: And I've been using an archaic scale I picked up at a garage sale maybe 6 years ago. It's pink, squeaks when you step on it, and was probably made in 1963. My coworker got a new scale for Christmas and…
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Sweet Tooth Dilema
Hi everybody! The nutrient assessment here on MFP has pointed out to me that I am a sugar fiend. I knew I drank too much soda, so I cut it out all together. I then noticed all the extra sugar in my coffee, so I've switched to plain tea or water. But I'm STILL over my target sugar intake almost every day and continue to…
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Exercising around Health Conditions
First off, it's really encouraging to see so many people succeed in losing weight and keeping it off--kudos! It looks like the most popular workouts among the ladies are bootcamps, Jillian's 30day burn, gym/cardio, etc. I've read many success stories where gals mention a combination of these programs. I'm curious if there…
