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I wanna see your Food Prep/Packed Lunches
Long story short: For money and weight reasons the husband and I will be packing our work lunches from now on. While we are adept at churning out sandwiches and chicken salads I'd like a little more variety and flavor to keep me away from those tempting convenience foods (Real Talk: I thought super hard about eating a 7-11…
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Cauliflower cupcakes
In my internet travels and in my pursuit of a healthier lifestyles I've come across the ultimate in healthy cupcakes! The Cauliflower Cupcake brings not just tasty but vitamins and fiber and other such good for you things and thus are better than normal cupcakes! It elevates the humble cupcake from a mere child's birthday…
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Deadlifting Socks
I'm sure I'm not the only person who tries to bring a little whimsy to the gym (gotta brighten up the place, what with all the people silently judging each other) via their socks. I've got a decent little collection and I'm curious to see what others have to offer. (These are strawberry shortcake socks. Respect)
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Home Cooked Recipes
I think most if us can agree on the merits of home cooked food; tasty, tailored to our own individual needs, easily controlled and logged. No real downside if you've got the time and ability. But often things in the forums get muddied behind buzzwords and sentiment. So, with that in mind, I think a big thread for people to…
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A story of Cookies, Mud, and Weights
I've been on MFP for almost 2 years now. I've written a few posts, made some friends, had some success, done some fun stuff, lifted some weights. and eaten a ton of cookies. Sometimes I like to share the things that this website, it's tools, and the people I've met have allowed me to do and the changes they've helped me…
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Mud Runs?
Hello there ladies. I'm doing a Tough Mudder on the 25th ( 10-12 miles of mud, freezing water, and obstacles) and was wondering if anyone had any experience with them? You don't often see many black women at such events, which is a bit disheartening, and also limits people I can ask for those all important hair tips! :lol:…
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Homemade Protein bars
I'm looking to save a little money by making my own protein bars and was looking for tried and true recipes. The internet has thousands of different ways to do it but...well, the internet also told me black bean brownies would taste good. (Spoiler: They don't) So I'm hoping that some people will have some genuinely good…
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Chocolate Date Cake
I mentioned this in another thread and lots of people seemed to think it was gross, but I figure some people out there have to interested in a delicious cake that's packed with nutrients. I found the recpie on Dr. Oz's website and made it for my husband's birthday. I loved it. Cake 1 2/3 cups whole-wheat pastry flour 1 tsp…
