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Alternative to Soy Sauce or Liquid Aminos
Pretty much every day for lunch I have the same thing, I do a basic stir-fry, chicken, rice, lots of veggies, and seasoned with 2 Tbsp. of soy sauce or what I've been using liquid aminos... My question is, what's a really good alternative to those two? They are both extremely high in sodium (even the low-sodium soy sauce)…
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Calories on exercise equipment different than on MFP
So, I just got a new elliptical and recumbent bike I was doing the recumbent bike and I worked out for 30 minutes on it, I was going a pretty fast speed and different intervals of resistance. The problem is, that the calories the bike says I burned and the calories MFP says I burn are a big difference apart, which one…
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Getting fit while pregnant? stories and pics please!!!!!
So, I just recently found out I was pregnant it was a huge surprise, so I had my mind set into the weightloss/excersise, getting to my goal weight and now to have to change from that to hey you're growing a baby is hard and I still can't see not still being able to get fit, I know I'm not trying to lose the weight right…
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Changes to my face!!!
So far I've lost just over 16 pounds and I decided a couple of days ago to check and see if I could see any difference in my face, so this is my before and after 16 pound weight loss. I still have a long way to go but I'm so excited about the progress I've made already! (Ignore the horrible roots lol) Post your before and…
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Fitness tracker bands
Okay, so maybe I should know all this but, what do fitness tracker bands do? What info. do you put in for it to show you calories burned? How do they work? What's the best one that won't break the bank? Are they worth it?
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Issues with the app
Has anyone been having a problem with the barcode scanner on the app tonight? It always works but quit working a couple of hours ago.
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Diastasis Recti Questions
How can I really know if I have Diastasis Recti or not? I've had 4 babies and I know shortly after my 3rd baby I had a pretty wide gap but then now that I've been back to losing weight and working out I was doing what I remember being told on how to check for it and it seems that there is almost no gap at all. I did work…
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Unhealthy recipes turned healthy
I'm needing recipes for foods that may not be the most healthy but that have been turned healthy and still taste really great! I love all sorts of veggies and fruits and such but I do have some picky eaters and I'm needing some ideas. We're from the South and love our yummy Southern food but that doesn't always mean the…
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What to eat before working out?
So, I have been tracking my calories for about 3 weeks now and have lost almost 10 pounds so I decided to jump into working out again finally during the workout I was feeling good it felt nice to finally get back to it but when I finished I felt lightheaded and still 30 minutes after working out I feel sort of lightheaded…
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How long is it fixable?
Can you heal diastasis recti even after its been a while? I'm not exactly sure how long is been an issue but I know I had it after my 3rd pregnancy and then I had my 4th child so now it's been 2 years since I've had my 4th is there still a chance I could fix it?
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Tired of not sticking with it!
I've been using MFP for 689 days now! Which would be great if I had put in the effort full in those days and had all my weight off. I get so discouraged, I feel so unmotivated to workout and I'll start the day out watching my calories and doing great and then dinner time comes and I'm "starving" and just don't watch what I…
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People who live in Charleston, SC
Hey everyone, This has absolutely nothing to do with weight loss, but, my husband, our children and I are moving to Charleston SC in a couple years. We decided to move there because we went down there for vacation and we fell in love with it so I'm just wondering, what are your most favorite and least favorite things about…
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Yoga for weight loss??
Has anyone done just yoga for exercise and gotten to your goal weight? I've been really interested in yoga lately, and I've read some things that say it is good and some say it won't necessarily help you to lose weight, so anyone with some tips please share, but if you've got a success story would you please share that…
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Best workouts to tone abs???
I'm really wanting to tone my abs (I know I can't spot reduce that's not what I'm saying I just want to focus on abs mostly right now) I'm looking for some great ab workouts that will show visible toning thanks for any tips! :-)
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Raspberry Leaf Tea anyone??
So, do any of you guys drink this tea? I did with my last pregnancy and have been drinking it with this one too for the past few weeks. I hate the taste but absolutely LOVE the results during labor, I didn't have to push with my last child because of this awesome stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Am I alone or do some…
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Starting P90X any tips?
I'm starting P90X today, anyone who's done it before have any tips, I've never done a workout like these before, so I'm a little nervous, but I'm going to give it all I've got!!
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I need your waffle recipes!!!!
I just got a waffle maker for my birthday and I've been using it and love it, only problem is the only one's I've been making are the bisquick from the box kind, and those are really high in calories as most waffles are, so I need your still yummy but low in calorie waffle recipes............................... If there is…
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I really don't want to eat more need some motivation!!
I need help, I'm over by 24 calories for the day (which I can exercise away) and I'll be honest I really want to eat more, but I don't think I'm actually hungry lol so give me some motivation to not eat more tonight!!!
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Two NSV's yay!!
Ok, well I've got 3 really, first off I had been really discouraged but finally I think I'm getting back into it, I have spent the past few days running, and I never run but running around with my kids pretty much all day long those days, and I've been getting really good at staying in my calorie goals and eating only when…
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Is 1200 calories really enough for me??
I really need some advice, my weight loss so far has gone no where, but I'm honestly just trying to figure out how many calories I should really be consuming, I'm pretty active, I'm a stay-at-home mom of 4 kids so I don't get much time to sit down, and other than this past week I usually workout 5 days a week. When I put…
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How do you stay motivated??
I am so unmotivated right now, I want to lose the weight so bad, but I'm just not at all motivated to get up and workout, I was doing so good 2 weeks ago, I had gotten back into tracking my food, and working out every day but I missed one day and from then it just snowballed and I am so disappointed in myself for getting…
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How much do you workout?
I have recently been doing the 30 day shred which I've now got to start back over because I really slacked off for a few days, but when I'm doing the workout it is hard, but after a while I feel like I really need to do more. How much do all of you workout, and what all do you do how much more should I be doing myself? How…
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Does it matter When I eat?
Hi guys, I have been working with a trainer and going to the gym for about 6 months, but all of that time I was pregnant so I didn't lose the weight I wanted to lose, I just maintained my weight, but, now that I'm not pregnant anymore, my trainer is doing different things with my food now not really what I eat because I'm…
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I need some green smoothie recipes!
I just started drinking green smoothies, and I love them, so far I've only used spinach, banana, and carrots, but my husband doesn't like banana anyone have some ideas for other fruits to put in them.
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How are you guys posting photos??
How do I get pictures on here other than just my profile pictures I have no idea how to do it, I am not very technologically advanced. Just wondering though say I have pictures on my facebook, can I get those posted by copying the url or do I have to do something else?? Totally confused! Thanks for any help
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diastasis recti help please!!
I just had my 4th baby about 3 weeks ago and I have diastasis recti, mine was about 2-21/2 fingers apart, and now it's more like 1 1/2-2 (mostly 2) fingers apart, and mostly I've just been pulling in my muscles (pulling my belly button into my spine) and doing planks some too, but my question is does anyone have some other…
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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…
