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Cold Weather Blues
I've been having a hard time staying motivated to get out of the house now that classes are done (I'm in my last year of college) and it's cold and icy outside pretty much every day (I'm living in Minneapolis.) I end up getting a little stir-crazy in my apartment all winter. Mostly I sit indoors, drink tea by the gallon,…
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Spirulina! What the **** do I do with it?
I bought a bag of spirulina powder a while ago because, I don't know, maybe I thought it was magic. I don't really care about the nutrition. At this point, I just want to use it up somehow. The taste is off-putting, though I used it in some green smoothies where it turned out OK since there were other, stronger flavors…
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Lightly active vs. Active? Fitbit?
I recently got a new job that has me on my feet, walking door-to-door, for about 6 hours per day, 5 days per week. I plan on being (relatively) sedentary on weekends. Previously, because I was unemployed and taking classes mostly online, I had my activity level set to sedentary. There are a lot of sedentary vs. lightly…
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Question about Whole Foods
Whole Foods isn't exactly known for their rock-bottom prices. I've heard every "whole paycheck" joke out there. Most of the time when articles or individuals compare prices of products at Whole Foods and elsewhere, they don't do exact product comparisons--ie, they compare "conventionally-raised" poultry at one grocery…
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SMOOTHIES ARE EVIL
...or are they? (can you feel the suspense?) I had a little "realization" that I thought was funny. Maybe you will, too. A common bit of advice for dieters is to "stop drinking your calories," such as sodas and rich coffee drinks, because they're "less satisfying" than solid foods. Okay, sounds reasonable. Another common…
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Amazing Garlic-Butter Roasted Mushrooms
I don't normally like cooked mushrooms, but my fiance loves them. I finally found a recipe that makes us both happy... and looks pretty impressive to guests... makes great party food... and only requires about 10 minutes of prep time (and about 15-20 in the oven.) Recipe from Smitten Kitchen, the pictures are my own. 1…
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What to dip instead of chips?
I love salsa, guacamole, spinach dip, bean dip, just about anything you scoop out of a jar with a tortilla chip is on my list of favorite snacks. I don't really like or care about tortilla chips, so for me, the chips themselves aren't worth the calories. I also get pretty bored always dipping baby carrots or celery sticks.…
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Sudden gain in waist measurement--what's the deal?
Right now I weigh 272.9 and have a 47 inch waist. When I weighed 298.8 in early November of last year, I also had a 47 inch waist. What gives? I had been losing inches, and got down to 43.5 at the beginning of January. However, in the last couple months all the inches I lost on my waist have come back. I'm not doing…
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Little black dress isn't so little anymore
April 2012, about 300 lbs (my left leg isn't really 2x as big as my left, FYI:) March 2014, about 276 lbs (apologies for bad apartment lighting, this is the only big mirror:) You can't tell as much by looking, but the dress fits a LOT better. A nice NSV for me, just in time for spring.
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Loss Goals vs. Reality
For a while, I was weighing myself and logging my weight (and some other measurements) every day in an Excel spreadsheet (tragically now lost since my computer died.) I kept track of what my actual rate of loss was, and I pretty consistently lose 1.5 lbs/week when my goal is 2 lbs/week. I figure this is partially because…
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How do you eat?
I was reading some different cooking blogs and thinking about the rules each blogger uses when choosing and preparing foods for themselves and their family. Some people have food sensitivities or allergies, some are vegetarian/vegan, some are following a "paleo" style diet, some advocate Weston Price and eating lots of…
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cabbage soup without the diet
Okay, so I'm guessing basically everyone here has heard of the "cabbage soup diet" or "miracle soup diet" or whatever you call it. I think 7-day fad diets are pretty stupid most of the time, but I think a lot of the soup recipes seem okay--it would be an easy way to get extra water and vegetables, or to have when you're…
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Name My Future Kids...!
Okay. So, I recently got engaged (cue applause.) While the wedding would be, at this point, probably two-and-a-half years out from now, so we're not really into the logistics of THAT particular mess yet, we've been talking about last names. I don't want to take his (it's not terrible, but it would sound ridiculous with my…
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Losing 1% per week vs. losing 2 lbs/week max?
Based on suggestions and information from other sites, I've decided to try aiming for loss of 1% of my body weight per week rather than a 2 lb maximum. Right now, that would mean losing about 2.8 lbs per week and netting just barely below 1200 calories per day. I would adjust my deficit by hand as I lose weight to keep in…
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annoyed by even having a body at this point
Everyone on here seems to be about those ~non-scale victories.~ Okay, fine. Well, I have a minor SV so far: I've lost about thirty pounds. Yay me. What bugs me is, I haven't gotten any slimmer (I recorded new measurements, but honestly with the way my body is shaped I can wiggle the tape measure and easily add or subtract…
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never enough carbs?
I think I eat pretty well. Not as well as I could, but a lot better than most unemployed college students. I have my macros/micros set to the DASH diet, which is a set of guidelines meant to slow/prevent the onset of hypertension. I've had pretty good success so far in losing weight, both before I joined MFP and in the…
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Healthy Pumpkin Pie Milkshake and Pumpkin Soup
I needed to use up some milk, but you could also use plain yogurt. 1 cup milk 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 1 banana, no skin, cut into chunks Pumpkin pie spice to taste Crushed ice Just blend everything until smooth. I like it as-is with no added sugar or sweetener, but I bet it would taste great with a little raw honey or dark…
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Fitness Programs/DVDs for a beginner?
I like the results people get on Insanity, but I think I want to wait until summer (both for free-time reasons and personal-fitness-reasons) before I try it. What are good structured fitness/exercise programs for someone who isn't particularly flexible or fit to start out? I want something with some cardio, but am more…
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Logging teas and herbs/spices?
I'm usually good about logging every last thing that goes into my mouth, but as a big fan of mixing my own herbal teas/infusions and using lots of spices in cooking I tend to leave those out of my daily logs. Should I log them all, or try to? I log the infusions I know are fairly caloric (like hibiscus tea, which has about…
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French lentil soup w tomatoes, grains, herbs and EVOO
1/3 cup spelt (or other whole grain) 1/3 cup pearl barley (or other whole grain) 1/3 dark green lentils (may be called French lentils) 3 leeks, white portion only — or an onion or two–finely chopped or sliced into thin rounds. 2 carrots, chopped 2 bay leaves 1/2 t. of fresh or dry thyme 1 head of garlic, all the cloves…
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any other college women at ~290 lbs? or used to be?
My name is Emily, I'm 20 years old. I want to talk to other women around my age who are (or used to be) around my current weight of about 290 lbs. I gained a lot of weight due to issues with depression in high school and my first two years of college, and now I'm trying to get my weight down to a healthier range. I've lost…
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Trying to cut sugar
I always seems to go way over on sugar in my diet, often by 2-3 times the recommended amount of grams. I don't drink soda at all, and very occasionally will have a sugary dessert, anything containing white flour, or processed foods. The major sources of sugar in my diet are milk, fruits and vegetables, and the small amount…
