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Can Sugar Cause Cancer
I fear that I am at a crossroads. I recently allowed myself to be talked into doing a genetic test for breast cancer. The results came back negative, but based on family history, I was still given a 57.4% chance of having cancer. Anything above 20% is considered high. (I am a 53 year old woman.) I was sharing this…
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T25 Workouts
You all might get a kick out of this: Sunday morning my 5-year-old daughter dragged me out of bed. "Come on Mom, we have to exercise!" So I plod out to the living room (still half asleep) and find her watching a T25 Infomercial and trying to do the exercises. It was so cute seeing my girl show me how to do a side plank!…
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What to do with Extra Exercise Time?
Hello, I have a full-time day job and a part-time evening job as an adjunct instructor. My supervisor at my day job has generously allowed me to alter my schedule to taking a 1/2 hour lunch so I can leave early for the evening gig. Using MFP and exercising pretty much only during my lunch 1/2 hour, I've managed to reach…
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Inappropriate Word?
Hello, This isn't a diet/fitness question, but I think this group of "older" parents might have some wisdom for me. My DD is 5. Since she was about 2, she's been singing "shake your booty" and using the term booty. None of the adults who take care of her (grandparents) will admit to introducing that word. I have tried…
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Healthy Snacks for Kid's School
Hello, My daughter goes to a small, private pre-school. They rely on the parents bringing snacks for the classroom. I would like to bring healthy stuff as my contribution, but don't have any ideas other than raisins. An additional difficulty is that one of her classmates is allergic to peanuts (I don't know about tree…
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How to Feed My 4 Year Old Dessert?
I love my parents. I respect my parents. My parents did a great job of raising 4 children. But. My dad was born shortly after the great Depression, during a time when you DID NOT throw good food away. I was raised during the clean plate era. You ate everything on your plate, even if you sat at the table 'til bedtime and…
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Esther Williams
I missed the golden age of the studios, but have seen a couple of Esther Williams' movies. Watching this clip of this truly beautiful woman makes me want to take up swimming. http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/410309/Jupiter-s-Darling-Movie-Clip-I-Have-A-Dream.html
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Canned Fruit Calories
I know, I know. Canned fruit (especially packed in heavy syrup) is terrible nutrition compared to fresh. HOWEVER, we were completely out of fresh fruit when I packed my lunch yesterday evening. So, here's my question: if you read the label and it says 100 Calories per serving, is that with, or without the syrup? I ate one…
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Really Weird NSV
When my daughter was born 4.5 years ago, I was one of those lucky ones who had a net weight loss and then the weight fell off me as I nursed her, no matter how much I ate. We have a little step stool between the tub and toilet that I used to sit on while bathing her. Well, as she was weaned, I continued to eat like I had…
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Starting to Run, When Should I Rest?
I never thought I'd say this, but I think I'm becoming a runner. I have a very limited amount of time (1/2 hour) to exercise and I started out walking on my lunch hour. Then I started alternating walking/jogging. Now I'm at the jogging all the time phase. As I increase my speed, I will be able to run further distances,…
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Weslo Cardio Glide Low Impact
My mom is coordinating a rummage sale at her church. Someone has brought in a Weslo Cardio Glide Low Impact. I have never used one of these; my main exercise is walking/jogging, but I'm looking for something I can do inside during the heat of the summer. In your opinion, can this piece of equipment give a decent workout?…
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When To Set Goals?
When I first started MFP, I set my goal weight at 150 from 175 (lbs). I know, not too ambitious, but I figured that I could achieve some health benefits and not have to make too many drastic changes (I'm 47, not 27 after all). I figured once I hit 150, I could re-evaluate and go from there. Well, I weighed in at 160 this…
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Run, Walk, or HIT?
Hello, I would like some advice. I LOVE walking; I've been doing it for years off and on. I'm sure my body's quite good at it and I probably don't get the benefit I could out of it. I HATE running. Enter HIT. I have a course around the campus at work; every time I turn a corner, I change from walking to running or running…
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Crunchy Chip Substitutes?
Hi there, I was just looking at my food diary and noticed that if I cut my daily lunch bag of sunchips out of my diet, that's a honkin' 700 calories a week! However, I do want to actually look forward to eating my meals and like a little salty crunch. Any suggestions? I'm thinking popcorn, but don't want to make a huge bag…
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No Credit for Strength Training
When I logged on this morning, I saw a subject along the lines of "no credit for strength training". I was interested as I've wondered the same thing, but didn't have a chance to read it and now I can't find it. Can someone tell me where I can see this thread? Thanks.
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Parfait v. Peanut Butter
For the first time, I have compared my 2 go-to breakfasts (thanks to MFP). The peanut butter on whole wheat sandwich gives me 498 calories, 32 whopping grams of fat, and 19 g of protein. The yogurt/grape nutes/banana parfait (which I thought would be a WHOLE LOT healthier) gives me 580 calories, 4 g of fat, and 14 g of…
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Upcoming Party
I work for a great company. One of the nice things they do here is celebrate employee birthdays once a month. Next Friday we will have 7 different cakes, pies, or cobblers for the 7 employees having birthdays this month. I am already thinking of the choice. I have lost 4 lbs using MFP and don't want to sabotage my efforts.…
