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Post your Valentine's day cheat meal
here's mine: Filet mignon Rock lobster tail Twice baked potato Green chili Mac and cheese Roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon Whiskey and ice Chocolate covered strawberries don't pay attention to my "calories burned/exercise"-- when I use strava, it logs both my bike rides and my steps, so that's grossly inaccurate looks…
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What's a 'normal' amount of sugar in a snack?
I know there's probably a complex answer to this, but what do you guys look for as far as grams of sugar in snacks. Example: I really like clif bars and eat one almost every day. They have about 21g of sugar in them. I have no idea if that's good or bad or average. Just trying to educate myself a little bit on what a…
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cowboy soup
Have been eating on cowboy soup this week and I think it's a pretty easy, healthy, crock pot meal. What are your thoughts? 2 lbs lean ground turkey 1 can corn 2 can black beans 1 can pinto beans 2 small cans rotel 1 can tomato sauce 1 green bell pepper 1 red bell pepper 5 stalks of celery, chopped 1 packet of taco…
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peanut butter
So i'm always looking for healthy snacks that have a decent amount of protein that won't destroy my calorie quota for the day. I love peanut butter and I buy the natural kind that you have to stir up. only problem, is that it's super high in calories. If i cut up and apple and put a couple of spoons of peanut butter on it…
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why is hiking such a huge calorie burn?
Just did a 6.22 mile hike in the scorching texas heat. it was no problem and very enjoyable. my mapmyrun tracker says i burned 1902 calories (2 hours, 47 min hike) myfitnesspal called it a 1607 calorie burn. how is this possible? when i run a 5K at a 9 min pace, i'm only burning about 750 calories, and running is way…
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weight loss meter/signature
how do people change their weight loss tracker in their signature? some people have custom pictures and other fun stuff... i can't figure it out
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Diet Coke?
How can Diet Coke be zero calories? I'm skeptical of this... I might have one a week now that i started MFP, but i'm curious how they don't hurt your calorie par for the day. surely they are bad for you in some other way, right?
