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Yams vs sweet potatoes?
What in the world is the difference?
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Any SAHM?
How do you deal during Summer break? It's my first day with the kids since they finished school (hubby was off the last two weeks) and I'm already losing it! Harder to find time to work out (have to go to the gym, pretty much, thankfully they have babysitting, but I'm also trying to do a beachbody program and it's going to…
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Another study about aspartame...
Figured I'd throw this out here. http://themindunleashed.org/2014/07/end-diet-soda-huge-study-links-aspartame-major-problems-sales-drop.html And wait with popcorn. ETA: need more coffee obviously.
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If 'eating clean' is so easy for you, how did you get fat?
Apologies for using 'fat', but overweight was too long to fit in the title. I keep seeing so many threads about people who eat 'clean', avoid processed sugar, follow their hunger signs etc, and it seems so easy for them. My question to those people is... if your relationship with food is so healthy... how did you get…
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Getting back on track after vacations...
Any tip? Last year was relatively easy, but I still had a lot to lose so I was pretty motivated... and they had healthy options pretty much everywhere, and I didn't gain a thing during those 5 days. This year we're visiting family who eats out all the time, often from local restaurants with no nutrition info and don't even…
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Harder to cut after maintaining for a while?
I've been more or less maintaining for a couple months, and I tried to cut a bit again so I can finally lose my last 3 pounds, and I find it very hard. I tried to cut just 100 calories, but I just couldn't do it more than one day (I already eat a deficit though, but eat a bit over TDEE 1-2 times a week, and did manage not…
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Where to eat in NYC around Times Square?
Going next week and we'll be there... Any recommendation of a kid friendly restaurant in the area? If possible with good low calorie options. I know there are chains in the area, but was wondering if there was some local treasure or something. Any kind of food is fine.
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YOU have control
There's a little thing to keep in mind... Life can suck. You lose loved ones, your job is a mess, you have a nasty divorce, your kids drive you nuts, your husband/boyfriend keeps bringing in sweets... It's very easy to use those as excuses. I've done it. I'd wager that most of us have done it. But think of it this way...…
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Those last few pounds...
Gaaaaaah! I've eaten 1950 calories in average in the last month. My TDEE is 2100 or more. That's with the 5-6 hours a week setting on Scooby - I do closer to 10 hours (walking/running/cycling/lifting), but it's not intense, so I go with moderate, although calculators that have the 'exercise every day' option give me a TDEE…
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Avengers Station
Anyone gone yet? We're going on Tuesday. I'm more excited about it than my kids :laugh:
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What/when do you eat before running?
The last two times I've really tried to run, my stomach was just killing me after a while. The first time was just after dinner, which was a bad idea... I did some walking/running intervals but had to stick to walking after 30 minutes because I had stomach pains. Today was 1.5 hour after breakfast, and I had a frozen…
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Keeping a deficit to make up for 'binges'
I'm still trying to lose 3 pounds and have lost 2 pounds in the last 3 months this way... so it's pretty close to maintaining. I eat at a 200-300 deficit (I think. TDEE calculators vary by quite a bit there) and go over my TDEE by 100-500 once a week or something. I'm considering just keeping that goal pretty much forever,…
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Can you lose inches but not fat?
The nurse at the gym has a machine that calculates body fat by putting something on your arm. You go every 3 months and get measured etc. I went today and lost inches everywhere since last time but the machine says that the 3 pounds I lost are muscle. Is that technically possible? It makes no sense to me. I've been lifting…
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Eating out is ruined for me now..
I've always loved eating out and trying out new restaurants... but now it's just a real drag. I just spent 2 hours looking for a restaurant to go with my mom tomorrow, and ended up deciding on Applebee's just because it's about the only place I can get the calories for (and she doesn't like Italian restaurants). My husband…
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This is why weighing is important...
There's that brand of frozen waffles I love... 'Waffle Waffle'. I used to eat a whole box of them (yikes). They come in 4, and the nutrition behind says 'serving size - 33g, servings in a box - 8. Ok, so if you're smart, you'll guess that one serving is half a waffle (who comes up with this ****?). But I weighed one... and…
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Cheesecake factory and Applebee's light menus...
Eating there the next couple days... Has anyone tried the lemon parmesan shrimp at Applebee's and how was it? Is it filling? I'm bummed they got rid of my favorite dish (the roma chicken one). I don't like mushrooms or artichoke so choice is pretty limited for me there otherwise (although I've had the sirloin and shrimp…
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Beachbody programs results...
Ok, probably a dumb question but... do they really offer anything in term of results, compared to good old weight lifting, cardio and sensible eating? I mean, I've done a few. Some I followed pretty well (Slim in 6, Chalene Extreme), others I mostly did the hardest DVDs 3 times a week (Les Mills Pump). I never noticed any…
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Why is raw fish so NOT filling?
We had 'sushi' for lunch. Ok, I think the calories in sushi are way too high for what they are filling you up (:sad:), so I went with a 6oz salmon sashimi steak (350 calories) and some riceless makis (they're wrapped in some kind of paper instead, like raw spring rolls, filled with raw salmon, tuna and avocado, and 150…
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Invisalign experience?
I'm getting Invisalign in a couple weeks and I'm dreading it a bit... I'm a big snacker. It's going to be really odd not to have snacks anymore. Mostly going to miss sipping on my tea for an hour at a time though. It will be nice though to just brush my teeth, put them back in, and just not be able to eat anything until…
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Fish recipes?
I want to eat more fish, but we're pretty boring when it comes to cooking it. I found a good way of cooking cod (I just use egg whites and panko crumbs and bake), but I'd like something simpler... Unfortunately the only common/not overpriced fish I've found lately are cod, salmon, tilapia and flounder, and our attempts at…
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Ricotta pancakes - 300 calories, 18g protein
I tried to make a single serving of some pancakes I made the other day and it turned out even better. 1/4 cup/30g flour (I'm partial to whole wheat pastry flour, but regular would work) 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 egg 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup/62g of ricotta (I used part skim) 1/4 cup milk 1 tsp sugar Mix dry…
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Fat seems a waste of calories to me...
I know, I know, fat is important etc.. but I'm always under. I used to have stomach issues with flares when I had too much fat, so I guess I'm still careful about that, but mostly, I just don't like all those 'healthy fats'. I don't like nuts (except in desserts, pretty much). Olive oil I use a bit of, but really, I can do…
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XMen days of future past
I liked it! But I still don't know how Professor X survived what happened in Last Stand... Can anyone enlighten me?
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The search changes are driving me nuts...
Now every time I do a search (say - Wegmans organic spring mix), instead of showing those results first, it shows the list of all the Wegmans stuff I've entered myself first... So aggravating. Is there a way around it?
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What has changed for you with MFP?
The biggest change for me, apart from being more active... I'm cooking. Never cooked before. Now I'm always looking for recipes (mostly of things I shouldn't make in the first place because I'm still learning moderation on baked goods). My husband is really happy about it, but has unfortunately gained weight while I lost…
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Why is everyone so scared of weighing their food?
My husband has decided to lose weight, but he doesn't want to weigh his food (or log his food really). He said if he stops losing, he'll consider it. I don't get it... Why not start with something that works if you're really determined to do it?
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Veggie burger recipes?
I had an incredible chili black bean rice cake at a restaurant a few weeks ago and I'm wondering if anyone has a recipe that would be pretty similar?
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I'm addicted to Graze boxes!
Gah! I mean I just wanted the free one, then I figured I'd stick to 5... now I don't even know if I'll cancel. Yes it's expensive but everything has been totally delicious and things I would probably never have considered eating on my own. The only reason boxes last over a day is so I can fit the stuff in my diary (I only…
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High protein mushy foods?
I had two wisdom teeth removed and stuck to liquid/mushy foods. I had a protein shake, some Greek yogurt, now some egg salad... Any other suggestions? Don't want anything with little bits that can get stuck, and I can't chew/open my mouth much. Can't be acidic/spicy either. But I'm hungry! I have some carrots and potatoes…
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Shaving - women?
How does everyone shave? I keep saying that if I ever win the lottery, the first thing I'm doing is permanent hair removal... I'm so SICK of ingrown hairs! I used to use Veet, but it got expensive, so I used an epilator, and got horrible ingrown hairs (that was 15 years ago). I tried to have it done with wax... hello…
