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Cream for your Coffee?
I love coffee!! I like cream in it. I have given up my chemically enhanced sugar free french vanilla deliciousness and went to organic half and half. There is so much fat in that. Should I be concerned with it? Changing the mentality of too much fat, too much sugar ~ but ~ it is organic and should help your body function…
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Plank Calories?
I was going to log in planks in my exercise log but was unable to find it in the database. Anyone logging this? I am trying to find the amount of calories burned. Maybe it is listed under a different name?
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Making Changes
I took some reading advice and visited 100daysofrealfood.com that was an eye opener for me. I am very new to clean eating and I found it extremely helpful Beginning this week I am not buying anything that says light, lowfat or something of that sort or things with more than 5 ingredients. I know this will be a change but I…
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Juicing
I have been reading about juicing. I would like to try it as a supplement to regular meals. I was searching the site for any groups that share ideas and recipes about this. I know there are alot of opinions on juice fasting but that is not what I am interested in. If anyone has some juicing recipes or some helpful hints or…
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Reading Recommendations?
I am just beginning this journey of clean eating and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for websites, magazines or books that you found helpful when you started. I am really wanting to accomplish this but am finding myself floundering with no direction. Plus I have been without internet for 5 out of the 9 days…
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Which Fat?
I was wondering, in your food diary do you track fat? If so what kind do you track? I was just traking fat, then I saw that you could track trans fat, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated.............. and some others. Just curious what you track and why you chose that one so I can make an educated decision which one to do!…
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Question about "Natural" Sugar
I went into a store today to buy some more whey protien powder and the sales person said "we sell this in a natural now". Natural what I asked, it now contains natural sugars, 4g per serving. The one I usually buy only has 2g of sugar per serving. Who can help me understand the difference between natural and "un"natural…
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Whato look for in a protien shake?
I have read many posts about protien shakes. I have seen statements like be careful, some of them are crap. So how do you find a good one? I am looking to lose weight and tone up and am using a GNC brand whey protien shake "Pro Performance 100% whey protien vanilla" . What are some thoughts on this one, and please state…
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Protien Shakes: Milk or Water?
Do you use a form of milk such as almond milk or water in your protien shakes? Is there a better nutritional way to go? I enjoy unsweetened almond milk, but have heard it is better to use water.
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Holiday Weekend parties how do you plan?
We have two BBQ's to go to this weekend and it is basically bring a dish and they provide the meat. Well I have no idea what is being served so how do I plan for that? I know I am bringing healthier choices but that is only 2 things LOL! I do plan to get in some good workout before I go............ but do you have any…
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What do you eat before and after a work out?
I usually workout in the mid afternoon for about an hour, doing cardio and weights/toning. I am always so hungry after my workout. Just curious on what is the best thing to eat before going to the gym and after. I usually eat dinner a couple hours after my workout and lunch around an hour before. Any advice would be…
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too much protien............
Everyday when I tally up my food I end up with too much protien. I eat lots of chicken and boiled eggs.......... fish is always in the mix too. I am just wondering if it is bad to eat over on your protien allowance. I am always under on everything else, such as carbs, fat and sugar. I think that protien is healthy vs…
