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Accurate nutritional facts
What website do you use to look up nutritional value on foods such as baked potatoes, fruits, veggies, and meats?
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Dessert for the homeless/Help me choose
I volunteer at a church to help feed the homeless. Tomorrow I am supposed to bring the dessert. I wanted to bring something other than the usual cakes, cookies, brownies, pies, or ice cream. I need help in deciding what to make. Which do you prefer? Vanilla yogurt parfaits with berries and granola or sliced apples drizzled…
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Parfaits or carmel apple slices?
I volunteer at a church to help feed the homeless. Tomorrow I am supposed to bring the dessert. I wanted to bring something other than the usual cakes, cookies, brownies, pies, or ice cream. I need help in deciding what to make. Which do you prefer? Vanilla yogurt parfaits with berries and granola or sliced apples drizzled…
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Wow! Really?
Okay so my boyfriend and I went to a local fair today and we are walking around looking at everything and some guy behind the counter of a food stand yells out to us “You two look like you enjoy some good eatin!” Wow, really?? Who does that?!? My boyfriend being good natured simply patted his stomach and said yep, got any…
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MIM recipes
I've tried the one with cocoa and the cinnamon one, but would like to try more. I would love to hear what your favorite mim is
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What is carbing up?
I was reading in an Atkins support group thread and they were talking about carb up days. What is it and does it help when you reach a plateau or something?
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Ball/Zumba classes
Does anybody know how many calories are burned in a ball class (30min.) and how do I log it? Is it considered strength training? Should I log it as yoga or pilates? For zumba do I log as aerobics?
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10,000 steps or 5 miles?
I have been trying to walk at least 10,000 steps a day. I have read online that it should be equivalent to 5 miles, but my 10,000 steps are only a little over 3 miles. I was wondering what is more important? Walking 5 miles a day or walking 10,000 steps a day. (5 milles for me is over 14,000 steps)
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Pedometer recommendations?
I have a very sedentary lifestyle and would like to change by starting to walk 5 miles a day. I need a reliable pedometer to help me keep track. I would prefer to have one that I can enter my height, weight, and gender. I would like to be able to measure mileage and calories burned if possible. Does anyone know of a…
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Crockpot chili recipes anyone?
I would like to make chili for dinner, but have never tried making it in a crock pot. Does anybody have any good recipes that I can try?
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How much water?
I recently had a friend tell me that her cardiologist told her that 32oz of water a day is more than enough, but I have read that half of my body weight is the amount of ounces I should be drinking in order to be properly hydrated. (I weigh 144lbs so daily I should be drinking 72 ounces of water) Any thoughts or ideas on…
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Any PVHMC associates out there?
I am a clinical associate in LDRP (Night shift). Just curious if there are any fellow associates here :smile:
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Cake & Diet Soda
I recently heard that you can mix diet soda into cake mix in place of eggs and oil. Has anybody tried this? How does it taste and how do you know the calorie content?
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Is Curves any good?
What are the pros and cons of joining curves?
