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Tuna Recipes - HELP!
I gotta find a way to keep tuna exciting! My old go-to post workout snack is a can of tuna (in water, drained) with some mustard. Deeeeeeelicious. Been outta the gym for a while due to a car accident and some injuries with that, and now I'm going to try to get back to my old lifestyle. Trying to avoid carbs and sugars this…
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Warm meals/snacks without wheat or sugar
Hello! Looking for warm meals (winterized!) and snacks that have no wheat nor sugar (not nessecarily Paleo) I'm not a Celiac but I am being examined for a gluten intolerance, so as little wheat as possible. I am aware of broths and of course, stirfrys and steamed veggies, but I mean small, quick fixes. (Under 10 mins or…
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Looking for committed friends!
I use MFP as a weight and sometimes nutrition tracker. Lost a fair amount of weight, got laid off, gained some of it back, and now I'm trying to kick my butt back in gear. Since I've started eating better and walking/running again, I'm down 12lbs in under a month. Looking for some friends that will cheer me on, and of…
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Friend me! MFP + Fitbit!
Hey! Looking for some supportive friends. I don't really log religiously, due to my previous weight loss behaviour of thinking food as strictly a calorie amount and I started to not enjoy the food and was beginning to wander down a path to eating disorders and I wasn't comfortable with that. (whew, that was a run-on…
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Non-Scale Discouragement
Some background on me: I've been losing weight since September-ish, and my final weight goal is 130lbs. Before breakfast I was 161lbs, for a total loss of 54lbs. I am 5'5 1/2 (closer to 5'6 though) and have more of an hourglass shape. I have a feeling I'll be "skinny fat" and tried to lift weifhts but I have an ulcer (due…
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Low-Cal Cake? Desperate for suggestions.
My birthday is in 2 weeks and it's the first birthday in 5yrs that I'll be able to spend it with my parents. My mom's a cake decorator and she's asked what kind of cake I want. Trouble is, I don't want a 500-cal-a-slice cake. I don't want to reduce to cupcakes, as I'm the only one at the party who will be dietting/watching…
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I'm Probably a Bulimic, Want Support to Change this
Hello. I've been losing weight through really unhealthy measures since September. I started around 220-215lbs and now I'm sitting around 165-170. It's been almost seven months. I focus on my cardio, but now I'm paying more attention to weight training. I want to be strong, almost ripped even. To get those muscles I know I…
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Today, I am Moving to Free Weights.
OK - I like to lift heavy, but I lift heavy on the machines. I really want to go to the free weights as I'm not quite getting all the muscles I want to target (especially in my arms. I have a good bicep forming, but no matter what I do, my triceps are still flabby). I've googled some exercises but mainly watched the men…
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Not sure how to proceed
I used to eat a VLCD. I worked out frequently, lost 48lbs. Now I'm getting to the point where I want to tone and get strong so I'm starting to lift weights on a more focused and more regular basis. Cardio is still important to me as I want to run a 10k in May. Now, here's my problem. I want to, and need to, start eating…
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I Need a Wake Up Call - Falling off the wagon
Hello! I have lost 50lbs. Then, I came back from a one week vacation (where I used to live) and I gained 6lbs. I fell back in my old habits. Drank my weight in whiskey, ate my weight in crappy food. I'm trying to eat healthier since my return on Friday and since then have consumed ice cream, caramel corn, a burger from…
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Quick calf pain help/advice please :3
My calves hurt from double dose of yesterday's c25k (I did W5D2 and Day 3 yesterday because I surprisingly found day 2 kinda easy...) and 30 Day Shred(I'm on Level 1, Day 3) But... I really want to run. If I don't, I'll feel like I failed myself. But is it safe to run through the calf pain?
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I Am Officially A Runner -C25K success
I hit my first NSV goal today. I ran a 5k. I started running on the c25k program on December 5th. I blasted through the program with flying colours - till mid January, when I got a terrible cold and plateaud and got stuck on Week 5 of c25k. I had to repeat the week, go back to week 4, try to push through... I just couldn't…
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Have I changed my shape?
I've always been an hourglass figure. I'm a classic endomorph, and before I got fat I was curvy. I was skinny, but still curvy. Always had a narrow waist and the like. When I gain weight, I gain it all over. When I lose it... I seem to lose more of it on my upper body (especially in the chest :( ) than on my lower half. As…
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C25K stuck and I have big races coming up...!
Alright. So there's a 5k run on St Patrick's Day that I'm desperate to complete by running it entirely. I don't terrible care if it takes me 40mins to run it, I just need to be able to run it. THEN just before my birthday in May I want to run a 10k fundraiser for my ailing parent's disease. However! I've been stuck at W5D2…
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Losing my Drive
Hey everyone. I'm losing my drive. This could be considered a good thing. I weigh myself everyday, but mainly now it's just out of curiosity. I used to freak over the number and took great care to examine my food and eat as little as possible. Seriously, there'd be days where I'd only eat a can of tuna, no mayo, with an…
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Hot and Healthy
... Is it possible? I'm taking low cal foods, preferably Paleo like salad, but HOT. It's WINTER. I want comfort food! But, healthy. Is there such a thing as a hot salad? To be honest it sounds gross. Any suggestions? I know chicken would be reccommended and seriously I cannot get enough chicken, I love it so hard... But…
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Paleo Advice/Tips/Helpful Hints
OK - I'm strongly considering going Paleo. I've gone gluten free in the past and it definitely helped speed up weight loss as well as ease a rumbly tummy. I've thought about Paleo for a month or so, but only this past week have I really dived into the research. I think I'm ready, willing, and prepared to fight. Only…
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Holy crow, I'm overweight!
All in all, to reach my goal weight I'll have to lose 65 lbs... I'M HALFWAY THERE! I didn't realize it till now that I passed the halfway mark this morning!! I know to most people my success is pointless - some people lose hundreds... (my final goal weight will be 95lbs down from SW)but still! I dropped 5 sizes in that…
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Water % in Body Weight - Good, Bad or Neither?
Hello! I have a scale that tells me my body percentages in water, fat, etc. and just out of curiosity, I decided to Google if my water levels were good or not.. my average water % is 48.1 - 48.8. The general consensus is that my percentages should be above 50 and it seems to be on days that I have a lot of water my…
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Sprain, Strain, or Stretch it out?
Yesterday my car was a frozen block and I had to push it around the parking lot to get to good angles for boosting and plug access. Today, my right shoulder is MURDER and my right pectoral is KILLING me and it's incredibly hard to breathe. I feel like I got stabbed in the lung. The pain goes as far down as my rib cage…
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Pushing a (frozen) Car
How many calories do you think I burned while pushing a completely frozen(frozen tires too) Nissan Sentra for approximately 10mins. I weigh 185 if that will help. I'm having problems googling the answer that I need.
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C25k, 30DS, and weights
Hi. (Note: I'm pretty sure my diary is open.) I'm on W6D1 for c25k, Day 6 of 30DS, and I've introduced the weight machines into my workout week. I had to take a day off of the 30DS(now 2 days) and I had two days off of c25k and found I could hardly run as well as I did two days ago when I did W6D1 the first time. I *know*…
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Body Media HRM
Is there a monthly subscription to this that no one's told me about? I was going to buy one off Kijiji till I mentioned wanting to take a look and maybe demoing the HRM to make sure it works, and she said I couldn't demo it because it needs a subscription. I can't find this info on their website, so I figured I would ask…
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Is BMR seriously accurate?
Seriously, I don't think is right. There's no way I'd burn over a thousand calories doing NOTHING. Seriously. That can't be accurate. I'm about 5'6", 25, obviously female, and hanging around the 184-188 mark. I eat low cal (definitely not intentional!! I try to eat before 7PM and my work doesn't always let me go grab a…
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Insanity for the overweight, or for the slim only?
Would anyone recommend Insanity as a good workout for heavier people? Has anyone done the Insanity while being overweight - if so, can you share with me your results? I'm looking to get started on a program like this to supplement my daily running.
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215 on September 25th... Look at me Now!
Merry Christmas to me~ September 25th I was a size 16, 215lbs and heavily in denial about my weight. Alll my friends are 5k runners and I was amazed I could hardly run 2k. I used to do track in grade eight...! That was... Wow, over a decade ago. But I used to be 14 and 118lbs! I used to model...! Again, that was 11yrs ago.…
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Five Fingers Barefoot Shoes - reviews?
Looking to buy my first pair of running shoes and I'm strongly considering Barefoot SeeYa shoes... Any reviews for current runners about running in these shoes?
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Brand New Cheapskate Runner - Advice?
I've mostly done elliptical running but all of my friends are "outdoor runners" (and personally running outside scares the crap out of me... People can see me!). They participate in marathons or fundraiser runs and I'd like to join them for once instead of cheaping out and taking the "walker's route". ....Trouble is 1) I…
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Hello :3
I'm new to MFP - I think I joined mid October - and I love it! But, I'm in this alone. Decided to take it to the forums to meet people and get some support! I'm Brin, a 25 yr old Canadian. My goal weight is roughly 50lbs by May 28(my birthday) but my first goal day is on December 15 and it's 15 lbs away. I'm finding it…
