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Question about exercize and strength training
Hi! I have been lurking here for a while now but finally have some questions. I initially lost a lot of weight doing this system, I was also strength training 3 times a week by going to a gym and doing a full body workout on the machines. It was wonderful and I had never felt better!! Well, I got serious hurt and am now…
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Start a Weekly Challenge?
Hi! I was thinking it might be fun and bolster activity here if we did a weekly challenge..just for fun.:) I could make a sticky post for it and every week make a new post with the new topic, we could also discuss the next week's challenge as well. Or to start out we could do a monthly challenge to see how it goes. I was…
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Healthy(er) Browned Ground Beef
There are a lot of recipes that call for ground beef. Now, you can substitute ground turkey or chicken, but some of us (me included) like beef. Particularly for browned ground beef (which can be cooked ahead and frozen) there are some healthy alternatives that won't break the bank. Usually we are encouraged to buy as lean…
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Batch Cooking
This is known by various names such as Freezer Cooking, Once A Month Cooking and Assembly Line Cooking. The basic principle of this is that you buy up everything you need for several days to a whole months worth of cooking and put it all together at once, thereby freeing you up for those days of simple meal prep. There are…
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Whole Chicken
What can you do with a whole chicken? What CAN’T you do with it! Seriously though, I know that some people look at that whole naked bird and kind of just wonder what to do with it besides roasting it whole. Well, there is certainly nothing wrong with that and is actually a very tasty use, not to mention it general gives…
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Welcome!
Ok so I noticed only one other active group that focused on healthy eating on a budget and it seems more geared for students and is based in the UK, so I have decided (with a little prompting from a friend!) to start up a group. I see posts all the time about how to eat healthy and cheaply, asking if it is a myth that…
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One Stop Sale Price Shopping
For myself, I have a few different stores in my city: Albertsons, United, Amigos, Fiesta Foods and of course Walmart. All these stores have ad flyers that go out every Tuesday for the Wednesday weekly sales. You don't need to actually get the flyers in your newspaper or mail, heck, I ONLY get United! BUT you can find the…
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Share Your Savvy Shopping Sprees!
I thought it would be fun for us to list our shopping trips using our new-found budget shopping skills.
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Great Links!
This post will be to list great links. Just post your link as a reply and I will edit it into this main post so we have a one message list. http://www.cheapcooking.com/costperserving.htm : This is a cost per serving calculator for meats. The whole site is full of great ideas, but this calculator is invaluable to really see…
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Question about Strength Training
I have just started strength training...keep in mind I have done very little up until this point. I met with a trainer and we set me up on this ST schedual: Tuesday: arms (various machines at various weights) 3 sets 12 reps Thursday: abs/lower back (various machines at various weights) 3 sets 12 reps Saturday: Legs/Glutes…
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Are HRM the most accurate?
I just got a HRM with a chest strap..have to say I love it. Why? Because when I work out, like on my new exercise bike, it says I've burnt the most calories....the bike itself and even here on MFP tells me lower numbers. I am happy with the numbers of my HRM...but should I be? IS it the most accurate? I want to be as…
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Sugar Snap Peas/Green Beans
Hi! I have another question (will likely have a ton heh) I know bean and bean type are no-nos because they can't be eaten raw...but what about sugar snap peas? You can eat those raw..but they are in the bean family..so I am a bit confuzzled...I was hoping they could be eaten because they are one of the few veggies that I…
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Hello!
Hi! I'm new to the Primal/Paleo lifestyle, but I am very excited. I have no problem giving up grains, but my troubles will be with eating veggies as I dislike them. :) BUT I am going to do it...just going to get creative and sneak the veggies in. I have always loved the idea of living a simple, healthy life, so much that…
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New to fitness
Hi! I am pretty new to fitness and have been doing a lot of reading. I am so out of shape that I could only do 1 minute on the elliptical, though I am now up to 4 minutes. I am wanting to do a mix of cardio and strength training and put together a routine for myself..I am wondering if this is a correct, healthy way to do…
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When to stop eating before bed
I have been reading around the internet about proper meals and such but one area that is contradictory is eating before bed. I have seen the whole range, from 15 minutes to 3 hours! And all of these come with seemingly sound nutritional advice and even references to various scientific articles. So I decided to ask it here:…
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Walking calories burned
I'm a bit confused about something. I walked about a mile yesterday and it took me 30 minutes and I burned a certain amount of calories, but tonight I stepped it up and pushed myself to do it in 20 minutes and it says I burned fewer calories (MFP). Wouldn't I have burned more calories if I gave myself more of a workout…
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Window Shopping as an Exersize
I was just reading a post about logging mall shopping as exercise and it got me to thinking. Why not turn window shopping into a small exercise? Seriously...goto a mall and make a point to walk the whole thing and look at everything...make a game of it, find things you would like to have, make fun of ugly stuff and…
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Little help with goals
Hi! I just started last night and I was wondering if I could get some opinions. My ultimate goal is to lose 125 lbs. What do you guys think would be good mini goals? Should I try a weekly/monthly type goal or would a weight goal be better, say like 25 lbs lost first goal and so on. I just want to maximize my chances of…
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Hello
Hi all I'm new here. I an very overweight but am finally doing something about it. This site looks excellent and I can't wait to get started!:smile:
