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Vacation Grocery Shopping Ideas!
4 adults & 2 kids on a week long vacation on the beach. We will be eating at least half our dinners at the condo and 80% of our breakfasts and lunches there - including snacks and things to bring to Disney World! There is no grill available, but otherwise the condo is totally stocked with cooking and baking equipment. That…
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Coming off being real sick - need to up my calories
I am coming off of being pretty sick the last few weeks here. I thought I had everything and anything from lactose intolerance, gluten intolerance to Crohn's disease. I ended up being diagnosed with a parasitic infection and I am on high doses of antibiotics. I was not able to eat anything before without being in severe…
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Drinking Alcohol
Drinking is one of my weight loss pitfalls. I am a busy mom and enjoy my wine and beer at the end of a long day. I know in order to continue on a steady path, I really need to get it in check and reserve it for special occasions and not every friday & saturday night. I have my cousin's 30th birthday coming up and want some…
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Carb overload.. help!
I am still a newbie here and still learning a lot, so be gentle with me :smile: I am trying hard everyday to make better choices. I have been getting sick lately and have noticed that it is caused from dairy. Add this to my food allergies to anything with seeds or pits (fruit & veggie wise) and I feel so restricted in my…
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Cutting out dairy - need meal and snack ideas!
The last week I have started feeling really sick after meals/snacks.. I have identified that it is coming from dairy. I am going to see my doctor soon, but in the meantime I am just not consuming any dairy (save for greek yogurt products, as those seem to be fine for me). It's crazy how much I relied on dairy before for…
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Do you track your vitamins?
I take several vitamins/supplements a day and never thought to track them. I have seen others do so in their dairies though and thought I would ask.
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Eating makes me more hungry..
Sometimes I try and push back my breakfast or morning snack because once I start eating, I can't stop! I waited until 830 to have breakfast (I get up at 430 am) and it's only 10:15 and have already had 2 snacks and want lunch already. What do you do on days where eating only seems to make you more hungry?
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Countdown to Vacation - where are YOU going?
Just thought it would be fun to share details of any upcoming trips you are taken (or maybe just got back from!) We took a 8 day Caribbean cruise in September and didn't think we would be able to take another vacation before we had another baby, but we booked a trip to Clearwater beach, FL with a day at Magic Kingdom.. we…
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Need help with calories while breastfeeding
So, last week there was a thread titled, " BMR and TDEE Explained for Those Needing a Guide" and I was thankful for a dummies version on how to do the BMR/TDEE calcs, but I want to make sure I am doing this correctly. Based on those calculations - my BMR is 1925, so I deducted 20% since I want to lose 20+ pounds and I got…
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Ignorant about Marcos
Can someone help me with this one. I have never heard of "keeping your macros" in check before these boards. Is this only for lifters? What are the benefits of "keeping your macros in check"? and how I can figure out my 'formula'? Many thanks for educating me.. based on some reading I have done, it seems that my family's…
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High LDL and Low HDL Meal Planning
Hi all, Looking for some inspiration to shake up my weekly meal planning. I have high LDL that I have been working on and my husband just find out he has low HDL. Looking for suggestions for meals/snacks to tackle both of these. I am allergic to avocado and any kind of pitted fruit so anything with guac won't work for me (…
