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looking for recipes using flour alternitives
i have been working on my weight for a year now, i've done well (lost about 50 pounds , love saying that lol ) but around last October i hit the mother of all plateau's. i veered off track because of it but i am now back in action. a friend has recommended a low carb diet to help me power threw the plateau, and it does…
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trying to get myself back on track
ok so evidently my biggest weakness is candy, the month of October i snacked on the Halloween candy all month which lead to me not logging my calories anymore which led me to gaining back 4 pounds. i said I'd start fresh in November and did better didn't gain anything but still wasn't logging my calories telling myself at…
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looking for printable exercise workout
hello all! my mantra for my weight loss has been no excuses, with that in mine i am strapped for cash for the next couple months. which means no gym and i cant go out and buy lots of equipment for the house. i do have a stationary bike but only doing that gets boring. I have rheumatoid arthritis so i am looking for low…
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help! lactose free , low cal snack and lunch idea's
hello all, this one is not for me but my daughter she is 18 and needs to lose weight but has not really gotten on the bandwagon with me on this healthy life thing sadly. she has been dragged along kicking and screaming so to speak. i can't make her want this but i can control the food that i buy that comes into the house.…
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my weight loss pals are droping like flies :(
i started my journey in January with just about everyone else in the world lol my new years resolution was to loose weight and be healthier. i joined MFP not to much longer after that i think. i noticed my news timeline has slowed down drastically lately and when another friend mention so many of her pals had stopped…
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online support groups
hey all so i love MFP and have no intention of leaving lol but does anyone have or recommend any other online or facebook pages , weight loss support groups? I'm not really looking for the count the calories thing because MFP does that for me but I'm i guess looking for more support in general thanks heather
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fell off the diet wagon :(
I fell off the wagon so to speak yesterday, first time i went over that much since January i am not just looking at total calories for the day btw i am looking at the food i ate in general. i ate horribly the last two days pasta, McDonald's burger, snickers bar all in one day today was not much better bagel , pasta again,…
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hands swelling during exercise?
hello all, so if you follow my timeline you know walking is my default exercise of choice lol that and swimming. well my walks consist of one of two routes near my home both take about 20 minutes. i have done both in a day before but never both at once until a few days ago and although i can do the longer 40 minute walk…
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its coming off so slow... :(
when i started this journey and i see those posts "heather has logged in xxx amount of days" i used to be so proud. i have never stuck to any diet "life style change" what ever this long, never had the dedication before, but now i find myself looking at that number as it grows thinking ....wow i have been doing this for a…
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healthy snack ideas 200 calories or less
hey all, i love snacking, yes i no i shouldn't but i do i would rather have small meals and get to snack than bigger ones and no snacking that said i noticed lately my snacks have although been low in calorie and fat etc they have not been nutritious at all, so any ideas on things that are good for you, etc but 200…
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exercise for people with chronic conditions
hello all , i am i guess at this point a RA veteran {rhuemitiod arthritis} but i am still learning. I have been dealing with my RA for a few years but i have finally just lately got myself to a good doctor and i am starting to get myself moving. when i started my "diet" i put parenthesizes because i guess its more of a new…
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what do you do with spaghetti squash?
i get how to cook it, but what do you serve it with? A red sauce or something else? I want to give this a try and need some recipes thanks heather
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no more excuses!!
i had a long talk with my sister in law this morning and i realized one thing that holds us all back from time to time ... excuses. they may be good ones but it doesn't change the fact that they are just that excuses. i have had a million . i can't afford to get WW or jenny craig, i can't afford to buy the fresh fruit and…
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funniest story i ever read
saw this on facebook had to share omg so so so funny you will laugh till you pee , i do not own this and did not write it i'm just passing it on ~~ Like everything in life, farts have a time and place. However, I never realized that in the wrong time and place, flatulence had enough power to alter my course in history.…
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veggie egg scrabble
my new fav breakfast for anyone trying to eat better this feels like its bad for you lol but its only 143 calories and for me filling , veggie egg scramble , egg beaters 2 servings, veggies for me, mushrooms, tomatoes, green peppers , spices onion powder , garlic and pepper steam the veggies { no oil water in a small…
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what constitutes vigorous effort?
sorry if this is a stupid question lol but when doing the Stationary bike, what constitutes vigorous effort? i stay about the 18 mph range is that moderate or vigorous? i am still not moving weight wise in my diet i am going into my 2nd week of this and ya i know be patient :tongue: but i want to get moving again so i am…
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up 2 pds and stuck need advice
ok i am feeling not so wonderful this week. I'm up 2 pounds and i seem to be frozen there all week i have been watching the scale obsessively hoping to see them go away i don't think i have done anything bad with my diet, so why the gain and not loosing? any advice on how to get myself moving again? i have started…
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tracking food question
which things do you watch the most? in reference to tracking your food which ones in order of importance do you watch the most? i have found that i am messing up on at least one every day lately. I watch my calories first but then i find near the end of the day I'm over on one or 2 other things like carbs, or protein, or…
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want to loose weight by 40th birthday
My name is Heather i have 2 kids 17 and 14 both in high school. i have been busting my *** trying to loose weight for over a year and now i am turning 39 in march and i realized if i don't do this now i will be entering my 40's 100 pounds over weight. , my issues to date are obsessing on food for this, I mean all day i am…
