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BMR- Figuring this all out...
So, I have been wanting to get my BRM checked but have no idea where do go to have it tested. Instead, I decided to strap on my Polar FT4 for part of my day to see what my readings would be for my average work day to include making breakfast then driving home and that is it. Just in the 10 hours I have worn it, I have…
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Something To Crave My Desire For Chocolate Birthday Cake?!
I don't know if it is this migraine I have or if my TOM is coming, but I have a craving for thick moist chocolate birthday cake with icing. AHHHH!! So glad no one delivers it by the slice right at the moment. So, any healthy fixes I can make when I get off work? Besides using cake mix with diet soda or black beans? Thanks
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Critique Tomorrows Meals, Please
I am trying to get my meals together for tomorrow and trying to figure out what other types of foods I should incorporate into the first half of my day. Here is what I have planned out so far: BREAKFAST: Thinking of the steel cut oats and berry recipe I found on this site. I have some left over from Friday, but not sure…
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Your Favorite Fruit & Veggies- And What Do You Do With Them?
I am making a list to go to the grocery store to replenish our fruits and veggies and I keep finding myself always picking the same things, especially when it comes to veggies (celery, cucumber, spinach, broccoli, peppers & carrots) and well, the majority of my veggies are green. Just wondering what fruits and veggies…
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Anyone on Armour thryoid medication??
I am taking Armour now after being switched from Synthroid and Levothyroxine. Just recently found out I am supposedly overmedicated (labs show .44 although range is .3-3.0) however, my whole right hand is FREEZING and the rest of my body is COLD even though it is 73 degrees in here. I am about ready to crank the furnace up…
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Regarding the meat entries here...
The meat entries listed are are in pre-cooked weight , correct? Just want to make sure I use the right one when adding my minute steak tonight since the package did not have its own nutritional label Thank you
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For Hypothyroids on Medication
I am curious, does your heart rate increase rapidly? Just doing a 90sec warmup at the gym the other day with my trainer (jumping jacks, high knees and jogging in place) my heart rate got up to 183. I didn't feel like I was dying or anything at that point, but later into the routine when my HR got to 187 I did. I dont know…
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Kellogs Nuti-Grain Waffle- 80+80=170??
As someone who worked as a QA person who created food product labels, I am always baffled at the Nutritional label on the Kellog's Nuti-Grain Whole Wheat Waffles. http://www2.kelloggs.com/ServeImage.aspx?BID=81069&MD5=d255f81687a059f11fd9a5bb03f4d65a&w=600 1 waffle= 80 calories 2 waffles= 170 calories What?! 80+80= 160 Any…
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What To Do With Hormel Vegetarian Chili?
Have a can of Hormel Vegetarian Chili I have heated up and didn't realize until now that 1 cup has 190 calories! Yikes. Anyway, any suggestions on what do add this to for a healthy filling meal? Search didn't yield any results for me (search here doesn't work the best IMHO) Thank you
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Places That Properly Fit For Shoes?
I have seen several threads here where people have mentioned getting properly fitted (not just length and width) for running or workout shoes, but have not seen what stores did this. I want to look for some shoes this weekend, but have no idea what shoe stores do such fittings. Can you recommend a place? Thanks
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NSV- 2 of them!! And first 5K to boot!
First NSV- While working out my workout pants fell down! Pants that were very tight on me just a few weeks ago. Now, why I haven't gone down in jean size, or even underwear is beyond me. Second, I managed to run on the treadmill for 55mins today!! I never used to manage past 5-10mins! And I was running from 5.0-6.0 in…
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Home Gym or Weight Bench- Any Recommendations?
Can someone recommend a good home gym or weight bench that offers resistance training? We are looking for a piece of equipment where we get get some strength training at home. At the moment we would like to keep it under 500, I MAY be able to talk husband into spending 600, but anything 500 and under would be perfect.…
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Polar FT4 Owners- What to Set Zone At?
I bought the Polar FT4 and put in my height, weight, age, ect, but wasn't sure what to put my training heart rate zone at so I left it at the settings it was already on (120-170) However, my heart rate average is 166 with max at 188. My time in the zone for a 50min workout was 30mins. I did Insanity Max Plyo yesterday and…
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Lunch idea Need- Leftover Chicken Tenderloin
Any good healthy lunch ideas to use up rest of chicken breast tenderloins, preferably not a sandwich or salad since I have had way too much of both this past month Thank you so much
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How to Get Estimate on Delivery Pizza?
I ordered an 11" extra thin veggie pizza last night and can't figure out what to put as estimate for calories. The pizza comes in 8 slices in which I had 3 of them totalling 189grams. There is very light sauce with light cheese, peppers, onions, mushrooms and olives. What do you guys/girls recommend I should allocate as…
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Calories in bananas?
Trying to add banana to my food log and see many where one ounce is equal to 90calories! I know that can't be right because 4 ounces of a banana does not equal 360 calories. Then there are are listings where it says med, 115g, is 105calories Other sites say bananas around 118grams are 105 calories. So, what is the correct…
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Returning FT4, Need Recommendation For Something Else
I am returning my Polar FT4 this week. Only have had it for 4 days, but giving me very high readings of 155bpm after just 30-60secs into the first warm-up round of Insanity, at end of workouts says I am staying in the 187s and higher for 90% of the time, which I know is not true or I would be about dead from working myself…
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Good Dinner to Up Protein- Low Carb, Not Eggs??
I am looking for something I can make for dinner that is simple & easy that has protein, low carbs and isn't eggs/breakfast. I thought about making a sandwich, but too many carbs. I am eyeballing my sons poptart which he forgot on table this morning and it looks so good- I am such a carb junkie. I forgot to put out turkey,…
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? For Those With FT4
How do I set my burning zone? When I added in my height and weight, the range automatically came up as 120-160. I have been killing myself using Insanity and my average hrt is 167-185 and because I have been averaging that high, I have been only in the zone of 120-160 for about 9mins and I wonder if my calories burned is…
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Your Favorite Whole Grain Bread??
What is your favorite whole grain bread? Looking to switch mine up (currently eat Fiber One brands) and hoping to find something that is 100% whole grain and not high in calories. Thanks for any suggestions
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Help With Dinner- What Else With Stir-Fry?
I have a package of beef round of stir-frying strips and was just going to toss in some peppers and onions (though I had some asparagus but do not :( ) but not sure what seasoning/sauces I can use to make the stir fry a little better. I have chopped mustard greens, but have never had them or cooked them, not even sure why…
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What Calorie Monitor Are You Using
Trying to decide between Fitbit (much cheaper and no subscription) or the BodyMedia. Which do you use, even if different from the two I am looking at, and what do you love and hate about it? Hope everyone is off to a great weekend
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Can't Figure Out Calories For Cooked Pasta
So, when making my sons lunch yesterday, I cooked some tri-color rotini noodles, but since I was making it for him, I forgot to weigh the dry pasta *smack* I took some of it after it was cooked to make my lunch today. I tooked 56GRAMS of cooked pasta and now having trouble determing the calories for it :( The nutritionals…
