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EASY blended soup recipes?
I've been craving soups, but I'm pretty much scared of any recipe that has more than 6 ingredients... I've made butternut squash soup and it's delicious, but are there any other easy recipes? I don't really like 'chunky' soups (with big piece of stuff in them), so blended is best...
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HIITs vs steady cardio
I'm going to use the machine's numbers, I know they're not accurate, but it's a good point of comparison... When I do HIITs, I'm just beat after 25 minutes, and will burn about 280-300 calories. But when I do steady cardio, I can go for an hour and burn 500-550... I know that HIITs are supposedly better for you, but from a…
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Favorite Edy's and Breyer's flavors?
I'm having a harder time lately fitting higher calorie ice cream in my days, so looking for alternatives (I know, I could eat less of the high calorie stuff, but then I'm not always satisfied). So far I've tried the Cheesecake from Edy's, it's good but could use more mix ins... I love the waffle Breyer's and I like the…
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Any other SAHM?
Am I alone here? My kids are in school now, and it's been great because it gives me plenty of time to workout, but I swear the kitchen is calling my name all the time... It was pretty easy at first but now after almost 2 years, it's getting harder and harder every day to resist! I try to keep busy but unless I'm out of the…
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Bonefish Grill recommendation?
Going there tomorrow night for dinner. Love how I can have so many options depending on how many calories I have left! Any recommendation? Anything to avoid?
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Question to people who alternate cardio and heavy lifting
When do you rest your legs? I'm curious, because the cardio I do is pretty hard on my legs (45-60 minutes of HIITs on the elliptical with resistance going from 5 to 10, typically), and I find myself skipping the leg workouts most lifting days because my legs just really need a break, my muscles are just really stiff and…
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Inaccurate entries from MFP's own database
Has anyone else noticed that some of MFP's own entries are incorrect? They put 35 calories for 100g of raw baby carrots, for example, when it's 35 calories for 85 grams... Maybe I should just stick to my usda searches from now on.
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I gained two pounds this month...
I still want to lose a few pounds but been mostly trying to eat at maintenance the last couple months, because I've just been so hungry. With the numbers I got, I was expecting to gain a pound this month... but it looks like I've gained closer to 2, which means I need to adjust my calories down by 100... and really try to…
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Does this happen to anyone when pre-logging?
Twice just now I was trying to prelog my breakfast for tomorrow, and it added it to today instead of tomorrow. It's so aggravating, and it's definitely not the first time it has happened either... Has anyone else noticed this?
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How do you manage to get satisfied with less?
It's the same advice I see everywhere... don't worry about big Holidays, just eat what you like in moderation. Order what you like at the restaurant, just eat half... It sounds so easy... I've lost 80 pounds and I'm still struggling with this daily. Yesterday we went to visit family. It wasn't my first choice of food…
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Meal ideas for picky/diabetic mom?
My mom is staying a week and it's always a total nightmare to figure out what to have for lunch. She just says 'whatever you're having'... but what I eat for lunch is not necessarily things she can/will eat. She doesn't like beef, and she's diabetic so I can't just make pasta. She doesn't like sandwiches. I don't think she…
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Filling 200 calories dinner?
Ok I'm having a bad day. Total binge. I have 200 calories left for dinner (I could go over, but then I'd go over my TDEE as my goal is my TDEE). What's the most filling dinner you can find for 200 calories? Thinking bag of frozen veggies and some ham steak or something.
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Oatmeal pumpkin protein pancakes
Credit to Fit, fun and delish 40 grams (or ½ cup) oatmeal 6 egg whites (12 tablespoons of liquid egg whites) 90 grams pumpkin pure (about ¼ cup) 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp pumpkin spice a splash of vanilla extract Instructions Grind the oatmeal first by using a coffee grinder, magic bullet or a blender Add the rest of the…
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Has anyone managed to maintain with binging issues?
Still 2 pounds to lose (well, probably 3 now), but I just end up binging way too much... most days I still manage to stay under my calories, some days I just fail miserably. Has anyone managed to maintain in those circumstances, or am I just doomed to fail? I'm totally clueless about why I binge. It's like I have a…
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Bingers anonymous
My name is Fran and I'm a binger! I had been craving chouquettes (French sugar puffs) for ages, when a friend told me that it was very easy to make puff pastry. So I looked it up... seemed easy enough... ordered the pearl sugar that they require online, and decided to make some (just half a batch, just in case - GOOD…
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Can you really get over binging?
I know there are 1000 threads about this, but is it really something you can cure, and not just try to keep in check? It's actually interesting because, before reading these forums, I always kinda assumed that everyone binged at one point or another, that it's pretty much a normal thing. Obviously everyone doesn't have the…
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Really struggling with the last pounds...
Why is it so hard? I'm at 2 pounds from my goal weight (well, between 2 and 4 pounds depending on the day). Ideally I'd love to lose an additional 5 pounds but I lost a whole 0.7 pound the last month (and none the month before that) so I can't imagine it's ever going to happen. But it's like every time I manage to keep a…
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Green Giant steamable veggies...
So Acme had a great sale and I stocked up, but my problem is that the calorie info is for frozen veggies... except it's steamed in the bag, so obviously it's impossible to weigh it frozen. :explode: What do I do?
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Smashburger...
Soooo one opened up here. I'm very tempted. Recommendations?
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Favorite sugar/butter cookie recipe?
I'd ask for healthy, but, well... yeah. Promised my kids we'd make Halloween cookies tomorrow so I need a recipe!
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Pumpkin ricotta pancakes - 70 calories or less, 4g protein
These are delicious! I got 22 pancakes, using a 1/4 cup serving of batter for each. They turned out 70 calories but you can decrease the calories by using skim milk or almond milk and fat free ricotta... I used 1% milk and part skim ricotta, and that includes a bit of butter for the pan... 140g flour (I used whole wheat…
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Oh my goodness... gotta try this...
http://www.pillsbury.com/everyday-eats/pizza/oh-yes-we-did-pepperoni-pizza-cake I have the perfect 6 inch pan for this :laugh:
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Feeling guilty for being sick..
I went over my weekly calories last week and really wanted to make up for it this week... but I got sick. Headache, dizziness, no other symptom but enough to make it impossible to exercise (I can't even unload the dishwasher without feeling dizzy). And unfortunately, my appetite hasn't suffered one bit, and I have no way…
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What's 'French' food for you?
Ok, totally curious. I grew up in France and I'm not exactly sure what I consider 'French' food. There are quite a few regional dishes that are pretty different from each other. The cultural food thread made me wonder though... what does everyone consider French food?
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Found the best solution for cravings
Go clean your fridge. Take every shelf out and scrub. Now excuse me while I go gag.
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Is protein finally a 'thing' now?
Has anyone else noticed all the 'protein' products that keep appearing? Cereal, granola bars, heck pasta (which is hilarious, Barilla plus advertises 17g of protein per serving as being great, except their 'serving' is 3.5oz and not 2, so it doesn't even have more protein than the whole grain kind). Is that the new 'thing'…
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I'm failing my kids!
I know sugar isn't the enemy and all, but my kids eat WAY TOO MUCH of it. From sugar breakfast cereal to graham crackers and yogurts as snacks... it just doesn't stop. They barely eat lunch at school then want more snacks when we get home... complain when I tell them to have cheese sticks instead of sugary snacks... and…
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No strength gains in months...
A year ago I started lifting 'heavy'. What I mean by that is 3 sets of 10-12 reps with heavy weights 3x a week (trying for 12 but typically failing by then). I stopped seeing any progress after 3 months or so, then gave up after another 5 months and moved on to PiYo this Summer. I started again last month, and I'm still…
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Impossibly easy Bisquick recipes
I found all those recipes online... the ones that typically mix 1 cup of Bisquick with random things to make an 'impossibly easy' pie or something. Has anyone tried them? The reviews seem great and I'm quite intrigued about that pumpkin pie...
