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Flour Free Peanut Butter Cookies
makes about two dozen cookies 1 cup all-natural chunky or smooth peanut butter 1 cup sugar (1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup granulated sugar) 1 egg 1 teaspoon baking soda Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a baking sheet with butter and set aside. In a mixer combine peanut butter and sugars until well combined, about 2…
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How much weight to go down a pant size?
After my first week of working out/changing my eating habits, I noticed my pants were fitting a bit looser, and my belt was able to go a notch tighter. Since then, I've dropped a decent bit of weight, however it seems that my pants aren't really getting anymore loose. I know some people have posted about losing inches but…
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Hash Hound Harriers?
Anyone out there? :) EDIT: GAH that was supposed to say hash HOUSE harriers, but I'm a dink. Either way, ya'll get the picture.
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Freddie Mercury Moment
So, my fiancee and I completed P90 6 weeks ago, and just started up P90 master series. Before that, she was running 6mi or so daily, and I was hovering around a 5k. Well, tragedy struck saturday morning. I woke up poorly rested, and went into one of the cardio workouts. About 10 seconds into the warmup (ballistics) I feel…
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P90/P90 Master Series/P90x supplements?
Hey everyone, simple question. This constantly comes up during the videos - "use our supplements!" Well, what supplements are they? I got my DVD's second hand. I usually will have a smoothie/protein shake OR dinner immediately following a workout, but that's about it. What else do they expect you to be using?
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P90 Master Series - Plyometrics
Ow. That is all I have to say about that. Really? 50 minutes of leg workouts? I can barely walk. This will be an interesting next 2 months. I swear to god, if I ever meet Tony Horton face to face I will smack him, and then give him the biggest hug ever.
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Your favorite smoothie recipes?
Hey everyone! We finally managed to find unflavored, unsweetened protein powder, and I've decided to move towards having smoothies for breakfast (they're great for my long commute, I throw them in the shaker bottle and head out). What are some of your favorite smoothie recipes? I'm looking for ones which include protein…
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What can you tell me about crossfit?
So, we have a crossfit gym in our area. I know this much about crossfit: It's intense workouts, with set numbers of reps and moves, and your goal is to get them done as fast as possible with proper form, and then you compete against yourself or others. I also know that the gym is pretty expensive (150$ a month per person).…
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If it contains water, it counts as water. (Except booze)
As long as I have been posting here (years now) this question has been popping up: "should I count x as water." The simplest way to put it is yes, yes you should. PLEASE READ: Nothing in this post is meant to mean you shouldn't count calories from items which contain water. It simply means that if an item contains water it…
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Fitbit, Fitbug, and the Jawbone UP fight, who wins?
Pretty much this. I just paid off my car, so it's time to splurge. I'm going to buy my fiancee and I each one of these all-day monitors. I'm mostly interested in accuracy (I'm used to my trusty old polar f11), and am concerned about the lack of a chest strap to keep them accurate. I also like the wear-24x7 thing to get an…
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Carrageenan - thoughts?
Hey everyone. After doing a fair bit of research, my fiancee and I have actively been trying to cut carrageenan out of our food. The issue is, the stuff is in absolutely EVERYTHING. Almond milk? It's there. Soy milk? Yup. Light salad dressing? Tada. Kid's chocolate milk? You betcha. Baby formula? Of course! Now, luckily we…
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Lebanese Spinach Pie (Fatayer)?
Just curious, has anyone else had these things? I've fallen in love with them recently since there is a Lebanese farmers market a little down the road. Only 114 calories according to most recipies I can find too! AND they're big! One makes a whole meal for me on average.
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Being Honest
Hey everyone - I've been on this site for years now, and it has helped me a lot. In 2006 I weighed in at 325 lbs. After a few years of gradual working out and eating healthy, and then with the addition of MFP, I got within 3 lbs of my goal weight of 180lbs. Then, I got a new job. I had to move, and with the job came new…
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Just got my brooks saddle!
So, I've wanted one for years, and I happened upon a sale at a sports discount website I frequent. I figured it was now or never, and am now the proud owner of a brooks b68 saddle! Any other cyclists have a brooks saddle? How do you like it??
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Running with a dog
Hey everyone! I am going to be revisiting C25K. I've fallen out of running due to work and lack of time, and I want to get back to it. We also have adopted a greyhound around 2 months ago, who we would love to train up to being able to run a 5k with us. Right now he can handle a mile or so, but afterwards is exhausted. So,…
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Lube in your food! - a kitchen hardware question
Ok, now that I got the lube joke out of the way... I just received a vintage hand cranked meat slicer from my grandfather. The thing is from the 40's, and is basically a deli meat slicer where the blade is turned by hand. It hasn't been used in years and years, so we had to take it apart and give it a really thorough…
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Nutrition for Homemade Cheese
Hey everyone, I have been making more and more cheeses at home, and one of the issues I'm having is trying to figure out the nutritional information. Lately I've been making mozzarella, paneer, ricotta, and gjetost. In a similar fashion i've been making my own yogurt. Is there any easy way to figure out the nutritional…
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Gut bacteria can cure diabetes
Just came across this earlier. Very interesting research! Expect lots of nerdy big words. Here's the summary http://bytesizebio.net/index.php/2012/01/08/gut-microbes-and-diabetes/ Heres the full academic paper: http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001212 Guess we all need to eat our yogurt and…
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A rant on juice
Why is it so hard to get REAL juice? Go into the store and try to find, say, cranberry juice. You can't do it - everything is cut with either apple juice, or grape juice. The same goes for blueberry juice, and more. It seems like unless you're interested in oranges, apples, or grapes, you have no real choice in the market.…
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Watching biggest loser last night
I don't usually watch much TV, but last night my SO was watching biggest loser. Apparently they had the contestants training for a marathon. Well, at least thats what they said they were doing. Prior to realizing they were "training for a marathon" they showed the contestants doing heavy lifting at the gym. The female…
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Pumpkin Cookies!
This is a recipe I just posted on my blog here: http://www.whatscookinglehighvalley.com/2011/11/07/pumpkin-cookies/ Pumpkin Cookies Ingredients 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1.5 tbsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp ground cloves 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 1/2 cups…
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Homemade Hummus Recipe
Homemade Hummus Source: http://www.whatscookinglehighvalley.com/2011/10/26/homemade-hummus-recipe/ Ingredients: Garlic Cloves to taste (at least 3) 2-15oz cans of chickpeas (drained, with liquid set aside) 1/2 cup liquid from canned chickpeas 6 tbsp lemon juice 3 tbsp tahini 1/2 tbsp salt ground black pepper to taste 3tbsp…
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Cabbage Soup
Another recent blog post from my website: http://www.whatscookinglehighvalley.com/2011/10/28/cabbage-soup-recipe/ Cabbage Soup - 16+ servings Ingredients 2 tbsp Olive Oil 2 Bell Peppers (we used one green, and one red), chopped 2 Dried peppers, sliced 1 medium head green cabbage, thinly sliced 2 turnips, coarsely chopped 2…
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Square Foot Gardening
Hey everyone! This past weekend we went to a health fair held by the local hospital as a fundraiser. They had a book tent where you paid 2$, and they gave you a reusable bag that you could fill with books. Luckily my town is the home of Rodale Press (runner's world, organic gardening magazine - lots of health stuff) so…
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Knee pain from cycling
A few months ago I purchased a new bike. The new bike is awesome, except for the fact that it kills my knees after more than 3-4 miles. At first I was really concerned, because I have always enjoyed cycling far more than running, so my girlfriend and I tend to swap back and forth between cycling and running. Here's the…
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Homemade Greek yogurt
This is a very, very simple recipe. If you make it once, you'll probably never be able to justify buying it again. The downside is it takes awhile (the steps take almost no time, the process takes awhile though) Ingredients and equipment: 1/2 gallon milk (any fat percentage) Clear gelatin (optional) Dried nonfat milk…
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Annoyed.
Hey everyone. I know I've been scarce for awhile - let me explain a bit. Last year, around may, I got a job offer for a fortune 500 company. I took the chance, moved half way across the state to a new city, and settled in. The job absorbed most of my time. The landlord sold the property I was living in, and the new…
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Educational advice - 2nd Bachelors?
So a little background. I graduated with a BA in Clinical Psychology in 2007 from a small liberal arts college. I had originally majored in Computer science and Clinical psychology. My parents were (and still are) very ill, so I never got any real financial help. This led to me working numerous jobs through college -…
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7 "Healthy" Foods that Aren't
Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43142931/ns/today-today_health/ By Keri Glassman, R.D. TODAY.com contributor updated 5/24/2011 10:33:51 AM ET Think veggie chips are more virtuous than potato chips? And that turkey burgers have less fat than those made from ground beef? Think again. Many foods that seem healthy are…
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Almost done - before/after photos
I just found this random photo of myself from when I was at my peak weight, 325 lbs. This picture was taken 2 weeks ago at 2 friends' wedding. I may push forward for a little bit yet and see if I can get down to 160, but what I really need to do now is start focusing on conditioning and lowering my body fat %. I have an…
