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Adding protein powder to recipes in baking
I have some vanilla protein powder (Body Fortress Super Advanced Whey Protein), and I pretty much only use it for making smoothies. But I was recently given a jar of cookie mix. You know, when people who spend a lot of time on Pinterest fill a mason jar with layers of the dry cookie ingredients and give it to you, and you…
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Non-perishable high protein snacks
I sometimes struggle with meeting my protein goal. I'm also a huge snacker, and like to have a little something every few hours. I usually just toss some snacks such as granola bars or a bag of popcorn into my purse and basically graze all day. I often eat things like chicken and greek yogurt at meal times, but they don't…
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Give it more time, or reduce calories now?
I started losing weight in October, at 5'6" and 150 lbs. I was losing at a pretty good pace, average of .8 lbs a week (my settings were for .5 lbs per week) eating 1500 and eating half my exercise calories. For Christmas I got a FitBit Force. In January I started dancing and became more active in general, so my loss…
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Do you eat back all the calories your FitBit gives you?
When I started back in October, I told MFP that I was sedentary, and would like to lose .5 lbs per week, so it gave me 1550 to eat every day. I lost about 10 lbs that way, and was actually losing closer to .8 lbs per week. Like many, I got a FitBIt for Christmas. Turns out, during the week, I am a lot more active than I…
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What should I get from Starbucks?
Due to my employer being generous at the holidays, I now have $30 in Starbucks gift cards. I don't really drink coffee, and rarely go to Starbucks. I need some suggestions, or else I'll just end up getting $30 worth of cake pops. And eat them in one sitting.
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Opinions and experiences with Fitbit and Jawbone UP
In the coming month I want to get myself a fancy-schmancy glorified pedometer, but I am a little paralyzed by choices. I am looking at the Fitbit (Flex or Force) or the Jawbone UP (or UP24). I really like the idea of the bracelet kind, because then I just don't have to take it off except to charge. I also like that the…
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Anyone else not like Thanksgiving food?
I've never been a fan of turkey, mashed potatoes, weird casseroles, pumpkin pie, or other traditional Thanksgiving food. I'll eat it, because it's usually the only option, but those things will never be my first choice. I see people on the forums freaking out because they don't want to eat everything at T-giving and ruin…
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Online dating
Anyone else doing online dating? That's kind of my main reason for wanting to lose weight. After all, the two rules of online dating are 1. Be attractive, and 2. Don't be unattractive. And, in general, being blobby is not considered attractive. Also, I'm pretty embarrassed by how lazy I am, and how much time I spend on my…
