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Lower Calorie Subtitutions
Hi all, I'm sure there is a great knowledge pool around here for substituting certain ingredients in recipes or meals in order to make them lower in calories. Here are a few I've found (some right here on MFP). It doesn't always taste the same but most of the time it's still delicious and worth it for the calorie…
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That last five pounds...
I'm excited to be so close to my goal but I have hit a wall. I get through the day just fine but suddenly after dinner all the hungry catches up to me and I just want to keep going. I used to be pretty good about limiting my treat intake but lately I've had to stop keeping chocolate bars and cookies around because I just…
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Great Beans
I don't really like the taste of canned beans and don't have a pressure cooker. After much experimentation, I've finally gotten my beans where I want them. Rinse and soak 1 lb beans and 2 t salt (any kind but I usually do pintos) for around 12 hours. Put the beans in a large pot with enough water to cover them (I use the…
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What's Your Favorite Kettlebell Workout?
Here's mine: Descending ladder (20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2) -Overhead Kettle Bell Swings -Burpees It's simple but can be really challenging. Takes about 20 minutes and much sweating is had by all. This usually follows a mobility stretch and a bit of Turkish Get-Up practice. I cycle through many different workouts…
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In Praise of Carrots
Lost some weight, fell off the wagon, and now I'm back on track. And one of my favorite helpers this time around is raw carrots. They are the perfect snack. They're filling enough to tide me over when I still have some time to go until dinner, sweet enough to count as dessert if I've already used up too many of my calories…
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Maintenance =/= Promised Land: Advice for new maintainers.
I read a lot of posts from people who are nervous about starting maintenance. Oh boy, can I relate. I was totally nervous and for good reason - we worked really hard to get here and it seems like so many people work so hard to lose all this weight then gain it right back within a frighteningly short period of time. What…
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Why are people such ****s when it comes to dieting?
So I've been tracking my calories for about six months now. I was never seriously overweight, but I gained some weight from quitting smoking last summer and I wanted to lose it so I started tracking in order to do so. I had tried to keep this under wraps for the most part - I didn't really know why but I didn't want to…
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Question about glycogen/ water weight
Back story (feel free to skip): I recently lost about 20 pounds using MFP calorie tracking. Once I hit my goal weight, I felt great, I looked great, /confetti, hurrah. Then I switched to maintenance and BAM! +5 pounds right back on. After a little "wtf"ing, I found that post about glycogen stores that people are always…
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Cheat Days?
I am nearing the end of my weight loss and trying to get ready for maintenance. During the calorie deficit, I've had a cheat day every week where I eat whatever I want (within reason) and don't worry about logging and it's really helped me mentally to not feel deprived or overly obsessive (which is hard to do when you're…
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MFP Auto-Calculations
So, I started using MFP to track my calories a few weeks ago and it's worked really well. I've lost half the weight I wanted to lose and I lost it a little bit faster than I meant to, but I'm not going to complain about that. Now, here's where I'm confused. When I entered my most recent weight, MFP asked me if I would like…
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Any other crossfitters here?
How do you log your excersize? I've tried logging it as a combination of strength training and calisthenics or circuit training, but I don't think I am getting an accurate calorie count.
