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So tomorrow is the big day
Tomorrow is the big day Oct 1 I get to start this new 6 month program at work, however with the government shut down who know maybe it will be longer.... any who I'm looking forward to Oct 1, I've made it I'm going to start over put my foot down on my food and say to the hell with it throwing out the bad and in with the…
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Stuffed Pepper Casserole (Clean)
If you love stuffed peppers, you'll love this recipe. This inside out stuffed pepper casserole will be a hit at your dinner table. Best of all its Clean! 1 can fire roasted no salt added diced tomatoes 1 can tomato sauce 2 chopped green/red bell peppers 1 medium sweet onion 1 tbsp grapeseed oil 20 oz of Italian turkey…
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Clean Eating magazine!
Just have to say :) I got my new clean eating magazine in the mail and it had a code for a free ebook smoothie from a raw company (which after I'm done with my GNC brand I will see if I can purchase some of theirs) and alternate. But this month's looking mighty yummy!
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Cleaning out the cuboards!
My husband is going on a camping trip this weekend and not that I'm trying to be sneaky or anything. However but I'm cleaning out the cuboards, I'm going to strip them bare of most of the processed goods and donate them the to local food pantry and start over and get clean hopefully between 80-90% in the house and stay…
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Protein shake question
Another question on calculating calories...so even though I used a scoop of the protein powder (gross)...I used 12 oz of water to dilute reccomended is 8...I only drank 6 oz...how would I count that since obivously I didn't drink the entire 110 calories of protein?
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veggie quiches
This recipe was modified from Kids in the kitchen I am by no means taking full credit for this recipe, I modified to my taste however. Veggie Quiches 4 chopped organic mushrooms (I prefer portabellos) 1 sliced organic red bell pepper 1 sliced green bell pepper 1 sliced yellow bell pepper ¼ Sm organic onions 1 10oz pkg…
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Veggie Quiches *Clean*
I by no means claim this as my own recipe I modified it from kids in the kitchen, I tweaked it to our taste. Veggie Quiches 4 chopped organic mushrooms (I prefer portabellos) 1 sliced organic red bell pepper 1 sliced green bell pepper 1 sliced yellow bell pepper ¼ Sm organic onions 1 10oz pkg frozen chopped organic…
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feel terrible
I feel terrible because I signed up for this challenge wanting to participate and wanting to try and accomplish this goal of doing these squats however I have yet to do a 1. Life has been so busy these last few days its like I'm going in circles and I don't know if I should drop this challenge or not. Can anyone help?
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Exercise High
I hear about endorphins and how exercise is supposed to give you this extra energy and feeling "actually feeling better" when does it hit? I've veen slowly adding more exercise into my routine and I've yet to hit it. My pysch dr suggested it before we changed around my antidepressant medication or even my mood stabilizer…
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I'm Melissa
Hi I'm Melissa and I'm new to eating cleanER, I can't say I'm going to eat 100% clean all the time because I can't I'm not prefect however I am trying to do better for myself and little by little I'm doing just that. I stumbled upon this group here on the forum in hopes to making some new and great friends to help me along…
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Clean Challenge
I chose to sign up for the May Challenge with how many calories burned, however I have decided to also to do the summerfit Challenge with Gracious Pantry http://www.thegraciouspantry.com/summer-fit-challenge/ Those cleanER and clean eaters, or those that are up for revisiting their eating habits should visit the site and…
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C25K q's
I really would like to do a 5K, in the future, say by October however I know with my knees and weight its going to be hard. I was thinking about doing the C25K how many MFP users do this program and has it worked? Who does it on the treadmill? Who has done it on the open trails? If you've done it on the open trail how much…
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Music:x-post
What songs get your blood pumping? I'm looking to load new music to my ipod and looking for new inspiration. Some of my favorites are: Fall Out Boy Black Eye Peas LMFAO Nickelback Eric Church Pistol Annies Keisha Need some new tunes to get me going :-)
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Introduction
Good morning everyone! I'm Melissa. I'm an Army wife, mother of 2 beautiful Army brats :-), nurse and aspiring chef (once I'm done with my BSN I'm going to go to culinary school). 5 years ago this coming December I had lap band surgery and have lost 110 pounds souly with diet, I stumbled on MFP looking up calories for…
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Food confession: New favorite
Okay so since I've gone "cleanER" I've found these things called LaraBars and OMGoodness where have you been all my life! Well I have 3 that are my favorite that I can only have 1-2 of in my drawer at all times because they'll be gone in nanoseconds.. the Lemonbar--OMGosh its like a lemonbar the kind with the powdered…
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Abbreviations??
Being fairly new to the website I'm still trying to learn the lingo. Can some of you MFPers give me the low down on the some of the abbreviations used around here? TDEE and others
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Modified Clean Creole Chicken and Okra "from cleaneating"
Here's another one, I modified it to suit our tastes however and didn't include the rice in the calories so I apologize but it turned out delicious anyway :-) Olive oil cooking spray 4 6-oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts, rinsed and patted dry, cut into bite-size pieces 4 tbsp olive oil, divided 1 cup diced onion 1…
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Clean Eaters on MFP?
I'm Melissa! I'm looking for clean eaters, although I can't completely eat clean, there are some vices that I can't give up wine, chocolate and bacon (if I could write that in smaller font I would) I only eat it once a week...and two strips. I need some help though motivation and some insight on how you transitioned over.…
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Lunchtime exercise
I have made the decision to exercise during my lunch hour instead of just sit on my duff for the entire hour, I'll eat for half of it and socialize still but walk (given the crazy New York weather holds out) the other half. My question is do I walk before or after I eat?
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Clean kung pao chicken (modified from clean eating mag)
Although I didn't use any peanuts in mine I still think it turned out delicious :-) 1 cup long-grain brown rice 3 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce, divided 1 tsp aji-mirin (Japanese rice wine) 12 oz boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 3/4-inch dice 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth 1/4 cup Chinese black vinegar or…
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well...there you have it
Spoke with the dr and duh what did they say for the natural high exercise more. Well...guess I'm going to have to squeeze it into my schedule somehow. I'm going to try and leave 10 minutes earlier in the morning and walk a little further to work and walk fast although I'm not sure how fast I don't want to be sweaty. Then…
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Pictures...
I stumbled upon MFP a few days ago looking for a calorie counter and found a wonderful website and here I am now letting you see the progression in time of the 110 pound loss I have had... if you scroll through my pictures you'll see me starting at 8 months prior to my surgery (lapband) in 2008 I weighed 290 pounds, when I…
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What's in your snack drawer
I decided today...at work to revamp my snack drawer of course I should have done this a long time ago, but a few days ago I read on a forum I can't remember which one about what snack you can eat and eat and you just can't get satisfied from it...well for me I found out what it was. It is those dang breakfast to go packets…
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What to do about pre lunch grumblies?
Okay so its almost lunch time here, I'm really feeling it. Totally grumbly belly and all. I sit here at a desk most of the day, not much I can do, can't leave the floor to find something to do. I'm chugging water but I'm supposed to stop half hour before I eat so I have 8 minutes before that limit is up. Sure would love to…
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Hello everyone
hello everyone! I'm Melissa, I'm 31, I'm a mother of 2 beautiful children and am married to a wonderful devoted husband that serves our country every day. We've been married for almost 11 years. I've dealt with my weight struggles my entire life however 5 years ago I had lap band surgery and with diet changes I have lost…
