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Potassium - how important is it??
Hi friends..... Is it a bad thing to not get enough potassium per day?? It's one of the categories I track, and I know I don't get enough from foods. Should I try alot harder to get enough from foods OR should I take a supplement?? If I go the supplement route - does anyone have a brand or type of supplement to take??…
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Under active Thyroid - any suggestions??
I just found out my Thyroid is considered non-active - "conked out" was my Dr's description. So now I'm taking a pill to replace the hormones that my thryoid is supposed to be making. The weird thing is that even tho' my thyroid is NOT working - somehow I've been able to still lose 68 lbs by eating wisely and exercising…
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Anyone have a good protein bar they'd recommend??
Subject line says it all - LOL Suggestions anyone!!
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Cooking question about this recipe??
Hi everyone - a friend gave me an easy & yummy sounding recipe for a Beer bread - so I plugged the recipe into the recipe feature here at MFP and the result is that each slice of bread would have almost 300 mg of Sodium - which I think is high. I'd like to know if I can reduce the sodium (the amount of salt) without…
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Yogurt ?? Can I freeze it??
I love yogurt, but sometimes get bored with the texture. Can yogurt be frozen in the containers it comes in from the Grocery?? Or would it be better to put it into another type of freezer container?? I keep craving ice cream - but I'm thinking frozen yogurt would be a good substitute for a whole lot less calories. Any…
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Yogurt - can it be frozen??
I love yogurt, but sometimes get bored with the texture. Can yogurt be frozen in the containers it comes in from the Grocery?? Or would it be better to put it into another type of freezer container?? I keep craving ice cream - but I'm thinking frozen yogurt would be a good substitute for a whole lot less calories. Any…
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Yogurt - can it be frozen??
oops sorry my topic posted twice - my mistake
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NSV - Tailoring clothes for myself
Hi - I've recently lost 55lbs and instead of spending money on new clothes, I brought out my sewing machine and have been tailoring my "larger" size clothes so I can keep wearing them! I work in a farm industry job, so there's no need for dress clothes, just clean & presentable clothes. So I've been taking in the side…
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Mangos
Hi - does anyone have a quick & easy method for preparing a mango to eat as a fresh fruit?? I was tired of ho-hum fruit so wanted something different - LOL - so I bought mangos but failed miserably at trying to remove the core/seed - ended up with a mushy mess! HELP!!
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Malibu Pilates Chair Infomercial - is this for real?
Hi, I was up late watching tv and I saw an infomercial for a Malibu Pilates Chair, advertised by Susan Lucci. Does anyone have one and what do you think of it?? I've lost 43.5 pounds and now I need to tone up - and I can't afford to go to the gym to lift weights - so I do stuff at home with simple hand weights and…
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Confession is good for the soul.....so.....
So I went way overboard on sodium today and I just can't believe I did it!!!! What the??? I know better - it's like someone else was me and just went totally stupid today. Ok, so my grammer isn't so wonderful today either! There's nothing I can do about the sodium NOW - except to drink lots of water, tonight, tomorrow,…
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Family support helps!!
I just want to share that when I first began using MFP and I'm a "numbers" person - that my family kinda rolled their eyes at me and gave me some static for all the time I took reading labels and writing everything down. But as I've lost the weight (30.5lbs so far) they are slowly getting on the bandwagon of support! Case…
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Calcium from food or should I take supplements?
Hi, I've been tracking my calcium, along with everything else and I'm usually below my MFP allowance. I HAVE to track my Sodium, due to my High Blood Pressure - which creates a problem because alot of the dairy products high in calcium are also high in sodium. So for heart health reasons I'm trying to cut sodium, but my…
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? Foods to eat to help reduce blood pressure?
Hi, I'm new, so forgive me if I ask a question that has been covered before. I've recently been diagosed with High Blood Pressure and I'm taking medicine prescribed by my Doctor, trying to find what works for me. However, I was wondering if there are any foods out that, that by eating them, would help me NATURALLY reduce…
