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Cheesecale in a bowl
Tried something new today... So good! 100g of ricotta 60g of Greek yogurt Sweetener of choice 1/2 tsp vanilla extract Just mix it up and add whatever you want - I added crumbled graham crackers, but I can imagine it would be delicious with oreos, chocolate syrup, caramel, chocolate chips... Calories will obviously depend…
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Eat in a smaller plate they say...
Am I the only one who finds that so amusing? I need BIGGER plates now to fit all the veggies I'm eating!
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Skinless boneless chicken thighs?
I bought some for the first time this week end, opened the package today... It looks like it's mostly fat, and I could get maybe one or two inch cubes of lean meat out of each thigh... Is that normal? I mean, I know that chicken thighs have more fat, but sheesh. Yuck, I just couldn't bring myself to even bother cooking…
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Your worst/most embarassing gym experience?
The treadmill thread gave me this idea :laugh: :laugh: For me, I was recovering from a bad cold, and decided to go to a Bodypump class. I went dizzy in the middle of it and thought I was going to pass out, the instructor asked me if I was ok, I said I needed to stop, and he stopped the class, made me sit down, called all…
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Does anyone else still need a large amount of food?
I'm really curious about this... I've seen several times people mention things like 'I just have a kids meal at McDonald's and I'm full for hours' and all I can think of is 'WTF?'. Quite sure I'd be starving after 2 hours if I only had a kids meal... For example, at lunch I had 6oz of ground beef (95%), a whole zucchini…
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Why so many duplicates?
Ok, seriously... Why? I had a yogurt at lunch, entered it in the search window... there are *9* entries for it! Seriously, do people not see the other 8 entries when they enter it in the database? I mean, it asks you if it's a duplicate before you enter it! Gosh. /rant off
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White hairs...
BLEH. So, I'm 36, and I found my first white hair a year ago. I've been plucking them out, but they obviously come back and it's starting to be a bit of a pain... I think I have 6 so far (but I can't see the back of my head, obviously). Their texture is different too, thicker... I hate them. What should I do? Keep plucking…
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French toast recipe?
I've been craving some... Anyone got a recipe for some good, filling, not calorie-crazy French toast?
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K-cup calories?
If instant coffee is 5 calories a serving, surely a kcup is more than 0 calories? I know that 2 cups is not going to make or break my diet, but I'm curious... I've been using the Archer Farm ones, and the database says it's 0 calories.
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Letting go of impossible expectations
I'm struggling a little bit with it. I might be vain, but one of the reasons for losing weight was that I was curious about what I'd look like if I was thin. Now here I am, 19 months later, fitter than I've ever been except maybe when I was 17, and I realize I'll never be thin, unless I get a tummy tuck. When I read…
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Favorite flavored coffee? (Keurig)
Getting a Keurig. I love flavored coffee. Especially hazelnut or caramel. Any recommendation? I'm planning on getting those reusable kcups so I can just use that (it uses ground coffee, right?). Right now I have to use instant coffee so pretty much anything would be an improvement, but still :laugh: ETA: I typically drink…
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So you can't go to the gym...
Everyone here is all about heavy lifting. That's nice and all, but what do you recommend for people who can't afford/can't go to the gym?
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Can't find my own food in search with browser...
Seriously, this is ANNOYING. I entered my own food, try to find it to enter it for dinner... Can't find it anywhere! Even when I copy/paste the title... it doesn't show up at all in the search. I had to use my phone to add it...
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Define 'rest day'
I know that rest days are necessary... I just very rarely take one. I feel guilty if I don't at least go for a 2/3 miles walk or something... Is it ok? Or would it really be better just spend one day not doing anything? I typically do a dvd workout 6x a week (PiYo, it's about 30 minutes) and run or walk between 3 and 5…
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23 confirmations on an inaccurate entry...
What gives? Can anyone edit an entry after it's been confirmed without affecting the confirmation count or something? I'm referring to one of the entries for large eggs from Eggland's Best, by the way - 23 confirmations for the entry that says they are 60 calories... when large eggs are 70 calories for 50g. I love MFP but…
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So exercising and eating right to lose weight is a hoax?
I've always been told that you need to eat right (ie, no junk) and exercise to lose weight and be healthy. But the more I read about it, the more I realize it just really doesn't seem accurate. It's no wonder it's so hard to diet for some people. You take the right steps, cut all junk, start to exercise... and you still…
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And this is why you're not losing weight... cheat days
Real eye opener this month. I was so good, stuck to my goal so well... you know, except the couple days when I didn't, but it was only a couple days... not a big deal... But I only lost 0.7 pound. I'm set to lose about half a pound a week...That makes no sense, right? Except it does. If you check the app, you can see your…
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Ads for foods I entered in my diary...
Has anyone else noticed this? The ads on this site actually fish for our diary info or something... Pretty much every time I enter a food, or look for some nutrition info in the database, or heck I mention something in a forum post, an ad pops up. Like this morning I had a Yoplait yogurt... logged it... 10 minutes later I…
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Finally found a breakfast that actually fills me up...
And it only took me 1.5 year! I've tried eggs, oatmeal with toppings or pb2, protein pancakes, shakes, Greek yogurt with fruit or nut butter... nothing ever worked and unless I ate 600+ calories, I was hungry 3 hours later. Then one day I bought some hazelnut butter, after someone posted about it here, and tried it with…
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Any other hourglass shaped woman?
I got a dress today and looking at the picture (my profile) I just want to cry. I hate my hips so much, but really there isn't much for me to lose there anymore (maybe one inch each side?)... it's just my genetics. For other hourglass shapes out there, what kind of dress do you wear that doesn't look too awful?
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Steak on the foreman grill?
I keep hearing that it will make it dry if I cook my sirloins on the foreman. But then I keep hearing that chicken turns out dry and it turns out great every time when I do it. Yes/no? I like it medium rare.
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Does anyone else dislike exercise?
I keep seeing people who love working out, doing dvd programs etc... 1.5 year later I still don't. I force myself to do it, typically really doing half of it because I can't keep up. I've tried lots of different things. . None of that 'exercise high'. At this point I realize I just don't want it hard enough. Is it just me?
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Your more filling low calorie meals?
I need more ideas... Typically I have grilled chicken breast and veggies or the Trader Joe's shrimp stir fry, for less than 200 calories, but I'm getting bored with them... There's eggs and peppers too but I had that this morning. Suggestions? I was up way too early and had already eaten more than 1/3 of my calories by…
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Lost 79 pounds and my cholesterol is worse
Yup. My LDL actually increased by 30 points since September. Doctor was hilarious and told me to eat low fat food, which is pretty much what I typically do, minus ice cream. **** genetics.
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Don't laugh - roasting a chicken?
So we got that chicken. And it got to be cooked. I've never roasted a chicken in my life - I've done the crockpot thing but frankly not fond of the texture. So, any tip? I've googled it but all the spices they are using and whatnot are a bit overwhelming... I have a bunch of spices, but something simple would be great.
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Having guests for dinner - what do you serve?
It doesn't happen much, but we're going to have family over soon, and I was wondering what people typically cook when they have people over? Would really like to keep it all under 800 calories or something (including dessert).
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Starbucks ice coffee... 60 calories?
What do they put in there?? Got a hot one instead...
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Italian stuffed peppers - less than 400 calories
I used the 'philadelphia cheesesteak pepper' idea to make this one. One green pepper 5oz of lean ground beef 28g of shredded part skim mozzarella 1/4 of an onion Garlic, salt, pepper and Italian spices to taste 2/3 tablespoons of pizza/tomato sauce (enough to coat all the meat) Cut pepper in two, clean up the inside. Cook…
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Can someone explain those cholesterol levels for me?
I got my blood results, total cholesterol is 220, trigs 57, HDL 54, LDL 155, LDL/HDL ratio 2.9 (which is normal)... How bad is it? I know the total is high and LDL is high... but I know cholesterol issues are common in my family... What do doctors tell people to do to reduce LDL nowdays? Apart from ice cream I typically…
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Do you believe that your body has an 'ideal' weight?
I've been overweight pretty much my whole life, minus maybe a year if I add up all the months together when I was at a reasonable weight... My lowest weight was 57 kg when I was 21, after a pretty extreme diet, but that didn't last long and I gained back 13 kilos in no time, and before that I was around 63 kg for a year or…
