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I'm in need of some veggie recipes
I'm not a vegetarian, I actually LOVE meat, but I would like to make a couple meatless meals for my family each week not only to save on money but also to make sure we get in plenty of veggies, anyone have some they want to share? Thanks
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Natural Fat Burners?
Last week when my husband was working out with our trainer, he recommended that he try an all natural fat burner, I think he said it was called COX but I'm not exactly sure, has anyone heard of this or do you know if there are any really true NATURAL fat burners or are they all bad?
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Small NSV......... even while pregnant!!
So, I'm currently ready to have this baby at any minute and I've been working out through the entire pregnancy but I had been really discouraged in the amount of weight gain I had the past 3 weeks which my husband tried to assure me it was all from baby/fluid etc. and not from fat but of course it's still hard to see a…
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After Baby Weight Loss... Pics Please!!
I'm about to give birth any time to our 4th child, and I'm looking for some motivational pics to show that after having this many babies my body will still be able to look great. I've worked out through the entire pregnancy, I will be taking a small break from most of the working out I do now right after to let my body…
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I need a recipe for leek and potato soup!
So, there used to be this restaurant around me I think it was called food junkie, well they had this awesome potato and leek soup and I would really love to make some anyone have a great leek and potato soup?
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Couch 2 5K Questions!
So, I was thinking about starting C25K in a few months, but here is my questions, is it something you have to buy, or can I get the information I need to do it online? Thanks
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Help Me Make A Meal!!!!!!!!!!!
I haven't gone shopping or made a meal plan for the week yet, and I'm completely going blind every time I walk into my pantry, I can't figure out what to make for lunch or dinner today and we have to eat so, I'm asking you guys for help here's what I have: -chicken breasts -brown rice -black beans -kidney beans -chicken…
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I need freezer meal recipes!!
Does anyone do freezer meals, I'm wanting to start doing those to make dinner time easier and better planned, and they will be great when our new baby gets here we won't have to cook other than throwing something in the oven to heat!! If so, anyone want to share your recipes or tips for freezer meals with me? Thank you!!
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Do you eat big or small meals?
I'm trying to go by the EM2WL I'm currently eating 1900 calories, I may even need to eat more, but I do eat 6 times a day but I eat 3 regular sized meals and then 3 smaller snacks (usually deli meat with cheese, nuts and fruit, rice cake and peanut butter stuff like that) but what I'm finding is that I'm getting stuffed…
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Corn meal??
I'm probably going to sound incredibly stupid for asking this question but is cornmeal good for you I love cornbread and like to eat it with beans which the beans help me to get in my protein I need so is cornbread "bad" for you? Also, should I make sure to get the yellow cornmeal vs. the white??
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I need some food ideas!!!!!!!!!!!
My husband and I have recently started eating differently cutting out processed foods and we upped our calories, I need to get in about 1900 and he gets in about 2500 a day I need help getting in all the good fats, carbs, and protein etc. we need in a day give me any recipes you have breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks.…
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Substitution for marsala wine??
Ok, so I have a recipe for chicken marsala I'm wanting to try but it calls for marsala wine is there anything non-alcoholic that I can use to substitute I know the alcohol cooks out but I don't drink alcohol and I don't want to buy it or to have it in my house it may seem weird but that's just how I am about it anyone know…
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What's your guess, boy or girl???
So, I'm 19 weeks pregnant and just got to find out what we're having and to get my mind off of not telling anyone yet what's your guess is it a boy or a girl?????
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Home gym system or barbell with weights?
So, my husband and I have the choice to either buy a home gym system very similar to the bowflex or to get a barbell with weights that go to 160 we can only choose 1 so for trying to start lifting heavy which would you recommend the home gym or just the barbell with weights, in a way I can see the home gym being more…
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Heavy lifting questions? before and after Pics?
What weight were you at when you started lifting heavy? Did you wait until you lost some weight first or did you start from the beginning, I'm 175 right now and want to start some serious heavy lifting after I have this baby I lift a little bit heavier dumbbells right now but haven't gone to the max of what I can do yet.…
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What do all of you eat?
I'm just now getting into the whole idea of heavy lifting and don't even know if I can start yet I'm almost 4 months pregnant so I'll check with my ob before starting and may have to wait until I have this baby but, this is mostly for after baby anyway, what do all of you eat? Sometimes I don't have the most wonderful diet…
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Pics of women who lift heavy before and after
I've been thinking about (after this pregnancy at least) starting heavy lifting but I'm just worried that I will get bulky I've heard stories of women who did do heavy lifting and didn't bulk up at all but got nice lean looking muscles and look great and that's what I want I do want to have some muscle definition but not…
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Lazy and pregnant need some workout tips
Ok, so maybe I'm not lazy I'm just tired I'm just over 3 months pregnant so not very far along yet but I've got my other 3 (including a 10 month old) to run around after on top of keeping the household running smoothly so I'm tired a lot and usually after all the housework is done, homeschool is done, and after running…
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workouts and exhaustion help and tips!!
Hi everyone, so I'm only about 8 weeks along, I had been doing really well with losing weight and gaining muscle and starting to feel good about my body even though I still have about 55-60 more pounds to lose when I got the surprise that I was pregnant with baby number 4 I still haven't completely gotten used to the idea…
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What's your workout and are you still losing weight?
So, ladies out of all of my past three pregnancies it's sad to say but I have never worked out during them and this fourth is going to be different, I have changed my lifestyle and now it's going to stay that way while pregnant so what is your favorite workout to do? How much do you push yourself? and last but not least…
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tmi question but really want to ease my mind
Hey everyone, so I just recently found out I was pregnant and then thought I was going to have a miscarriage only to find out the doctor had the dates wrong so I went to my regular ob yesterday and she said everything is great with the baby yay!!!!!! My question is, has anyone ever had bleeding after a pelvic exam/pap…
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Glad to be new to this group
I'm new to the group just found out that I'm pregnant with my fourth child and wanting to stay nice and fit and continue to workout just not as strenuously as I have been feel free to friend me so I can stay healthy with you all
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It does get easier!
yesterday was my day 6 of 30DS and just to let those of you who are in the starting days and feel like it's never going to get easier, on day 5 and yesterday I noticed such a change in my endurance, it was still a good workout but it was so much easier to actually complete the workout on a couple of moves I was actually…
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How often do you weigh yourself?
So, the scale hasn't moved this week but I am noticing a change in my body and can tell I'm gaining muscle so I'm figuring that's why but this morning I'm just kind of disappointed because the scale actually went up a pound from last week, I've been under or right at my calories not eating my exercise calories back and…
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How long is 30 Day Shred??
Ok obviously the entire workout is to be done for 30 days (just figured I would get some obnoxious comments lol) but, how long do you log the workout for, some have logged it for 25-30 I log it as 20 minutes so how long is this workout??
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Any success with Insanity?? Pics please
I was thinking about getting Insanity sometime in the future but I was just wondering if it's truly worth the money anyone have any great results with it?? If you don't mind post some pics of your success I would love that motivation to buy it or not, and your thoughts on it, it's just too much money to spend if it's not…
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I am scared I will gain if I up my calories
I'm a 23 year old female, I'm 5'2" and currently weigh 175 I haven't been losing like I want to, since I've joined MFP about 1 month and 10 days ago I've only lost 7 pounds, maybe that's on track I don't know but I do see others losing way more than me, I try to workout about 5 days a week, sometimes more, I eat about 1500…
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treadmill speeds help!!
Ok, so I bought a treadmill from someone a couple of weeks ago and it works great except for the screen doesn't work it won't tell me how fast I'm going, how far I've gone nothing so I checked to see why and I found out that apparently someone has cut the wires for whatever reason and I can't just pop a battery in there to…
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suddenly salad is now my worst enemy
So, last night I decided to get some suddenly salad I figured it wouldn't be too bad on calories, so I made it and got ready to eat it then I decided to look at the nutrition facts, (usually I do this before buying anything but last night I was shopping with my stomach) and the box said 350 calories for 3/4 cup are you…
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Why doesn't mfp count strength training??
So I was just wondering why doesn't MFP count the calories you burn doing strength training I know you don't burn much but wouldn't you at least burn enough for them to count just wondering why it doesn't count or show up on the main page.
