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Food Dependence - Back to MFP :)
Hi everyone! Wishing you a happy Wednesday from Shanghai China. I'm an American who eats to manage feelings! I'm embarrassed by my habits and find myself more and more isolated by my dependence on food. I'm back to MFP after a few years of a break, in which I placed my career, my worries, and my excuses above my health.…
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Estimating calories in 牛肉水餃, boiled beef dumplings
Hi all! Been in China around a year now. I gave up logging for a long while because everything became such a wild guess, but I'm trying to get back on track now! A staple of my diet is boiled dumplings. I get them frozen from fields online grocery. It's not crazy healthy, but it's fast and filling and easy to portion!…
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Weight Training in Shanghai?
Hi all! I'm Melanie, and I'm moving to Shanghai in September! Since joining MFP, I've reached my goal weight, and have set myself a new goal: to reduce body fat percentage to a target level. I've been working pretty hard on weight training, and as a new hobby, I LOVE it. I work with dumbbells, barbells, the smith machine,…
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VERY COMPLICATION DESSERT recipe
This one is really hard, ladies and dudes. If you don't own three food scales and an immersion blender, probably just keep walking. Byee! Also - I'm from the IIFYM school of fun and excellence. The following is a dessert. Not asparagus. A dessert. Calories: 117 Carbs: 17 Fat: 10 Protein: 5 Ingredients: 2 Oreos 2 strips of…
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Hit first real plateau sooo close to goal - advice?
Advice from anyone? It looks like I've hit my first plateau - stalled for the second or third week in a row, and actually gained a bit back this week.I am sooo close to my goal weight :( I don't know whether to just keep doing what I'm doing, or to change things up a bit, and if the latter, how The deets: I'm 5'3", 115, 25…
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Snack Time for the choosy eater! Suggestions?
Hi! What do you guys eat for low-fat, high protein/carb snacks? I'm both bored with my current snacks, and looking to shave fat and add protein and lovely carbs to my diet. Stuff I eat - roasted edamame, bananas, little protein bars Stuff I eat but I'd like to replace with your suggestions - wasabi peas, peanut butter,…
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New Rules of Lifting - anyone recommend it?
Has anyone read this series - New Rules of Lifting for Women/for Abs? Would you recommend it as a resource for people who want to begin more heavy lifting? I currently do weight training with a private trainer, but it's pretty light stuff, and I'm bored and looking to step it up :)
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Red Meat?
Main Q: [How often] Can I eat red meat? Context: I'm at 117, 5'2", heading on down to 110. I am going some pretty intense weight training, running, and cycling. I want to be a pretty strong (dare I say ripped?) 100. Is there room for a bit of red meat in my diet? I ask because (A) my trainer says no, or only for a one-off…
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Estimating cycling calories?
Hallo! Quick Q for all the cyclists! I am going to start biking to work tomorrow for 3 days/week - 14 mile round trip. Did it last summer and loved it! I'm still saving for/research HRMs, and won't be getting on for at least a couple of weeks. Is there a way to estimate calories burned while cycling? I know it would be…
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Lady Chests!
So! When I was swimming everyday, I had GREAT pecs, which translated to ah...great other body parts. Now that I can't afford that gym anymore, and am weight training and running, those muscles are less prominent. Can anyone recommend a few good exercises to target pecs?
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Cooking Assistance? my eggplant tastes like dry wall! :/
Seriously guys, eggplant: No matter WHAT I do to it, or what recipe I follow, it comes out tasting like dry wall smells. And the texture is pretty icky, too. I want to broaden my circle of vegetable sides, but eggplant won't cooperate with me. Any tips?
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Who to believe on daily calorie goals? Halp!
So I used this :http://scoobysworkshop.com/accurate-calorie-calculator/ to calculate how many calories I should eat in a day to meet my goal (weight loss, bout 15 pounds), and it gave me a daily calorie goal of about 1500. MFP took what I kind of recall as being similar information when I signed up, and gave me its own…
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Introduction and Introductory Q&A!
Hi! I'm Pestopoli, and I'm from the land of fried chicken! I joined two and a half weeks ago, and this is now my most visited site :D I've been lurking around the message board (kind of shy!) but wanted to finally say hi and meet some folks! Introductory question time! What is the BEST costume you've ever worn, Halloween…
