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Sugar Substitute in Thai Dish...?
Im making a romantic dinner for a 3rd date with a guy, and wanted something really fresh, without wheat, and didnt require alot of cook time plus that would look good sitting on a plate, and impress someone too lol, and wanted to stick to something Ive made several times before to take away the nerves, so I decided on…
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HRM...?
So everyone keeps suggesting the FitBit to me, but as far as I can tell it is just a high tech pedometer... although I'd love to tell how far I walk in a day, I need something more...maybe the FitBit is it and the advertising is misleading me, but I dont think it's right for my needs. I work 12.25 hour shifts on a…
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BAKED POTATOES!!!???
someone just posted a question about potatoes and then the responses said that people take their potatoe and dont weigh it until after cooking... but i weigh it before i cook it.. figured a 5oz potatoe uncooked is the same as a 4oz potatoe cooked.... which one is right cuz if im doing it wrong by weighing it first then ive…
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TDEE minus 25%, help + protein help
Well, working a physical job now it was suggested to me to follow my tdee calories minus weight loss goals because I feel like **** all the time (sore, no motivation, constantly needing rest, needing coffee all the sudden to do activities).. But eating my tdee is 2700 calories a day (after the weight loss calculation is…
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Is Calorie Intake correct?
From 2011 to 2012 I used this site for 1 year and lost 103 pounds. I was sedentary, so my calories were based on if I hadnt ever gotten out of bed each day. I logged any extra movement, like anytime I washed dishes, or cleaned the house, or cooked a large meal..hell even if i had to stand for a long period of time…
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Supplements?
My boyfriend wants to start taking supplements. Im against supplements. We are on a limited income, and i feel that this will further add to the strain. I think everything should be done the natural way, and that if you use supplements or aides of any type (even if they are the type you are suppose to cycle through and…
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Starting Over
Ive been here since 3-7-11, lost 103.5lbs by 4-20-12; then lost motivation over the past year by moving 4 times, 2 failed relationships, and being unemployed, near homeless, twice; so Im starting over today, no more excuses; at a weight of 254.8lbs. I have always had MFP on my mind, with desire to lose weight, but just…
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MediFast Lettuce Chicken Wraps ??
My boyfriend is on the MediFast diet; I want to make him a meal; I dont want it to be s simple as a chicken breast with a pile of acceptable veggies (which is what he does--the least effort); I want it to be different, good,and of course impress him with my mad skills haha, Ive never cooked for him before,and with me being…
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102 Pounds, 1 year.
I didnt have a computer when I hit my 1 year mark earlier this month, but I do now, so here it goes... I didnt even mean to begin a diet the day I did, but I was browsing phone ap's and happened to come across one that I downloaded out of boredom, and have never looked back. Ive logged in every day, 390 days. I havent…
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Bra fitting
Today I went to buy a new bra because I'm wearing an h cup when I've started losing some weight in my boobs last couple-few months and knew I was suppose to be in a dd/ddd. I got properly fitted and she agreed with the size, 38 or 40 dd/ddd. I tried on 13 different sizes, and styles. The bras that were 42 were all too big…
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holiday gift baking
Its been a tradition of mine to bake up a storm every year and my xmas presents are baked goods instead of presents. Cookies, fudge, loaf of bread w/ homemade jam, bottle of homemade kahlua, etc. I don't want to make anything I can't eat this year, so wondering what I can make that's healthy, yet still delicious for the…
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help! gluten/dairy/sugar free crisp/cobbler
Ive never cooked gluten/dairy/ or even sugar free before and i am nervous. I thought itd be easy to find a recipe online; but not so much. i promised my family id come with a gluten/dairy/sugar free berry crisp or cobbler to thanksgiving; but here it is just a couple days away and im lost. when i had promised my family, i…
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URGENT--crock pot--rice in soup
ive had chicken and rice soup in the slow cooker for 5hours now (on low); and the rice is still hard. i plan to eat dinner in no more than 2 hours from now. ive never made rice in the crock pot before so this is new to me; will it be done in time? should i turn up temperature?
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No Sodium Dinner
Im trying to do a day with 250sodium (or preferrably under--just for 1day), so Im looking for no sodium foods. I have the day covered, but dinner seems scarce. Ive thought of rice, but dont know what to add to it that doesnt have any sodium. Any ideas? I already planned this and my boyfriend has a hurt knee and wants me to…
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down 60 pounds, with pictures
Started 3/7/11; and i didnt plan to share on forums until I was done, but it seems to motivate people, so i thought i would share.
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excercise is my demise.
I lost my first 45lbs by diet alone; and just being a little more active in my day to day life (no real excercise). I was on a roll and doing great. Then I thought it was time to start doing some excercise (too fight the battle of loose skin; and wanting to help aid skin elasticity). Now that Ive started excercise; I cant…
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Trying to eat back calories
Usually I have no trouble eating most of them back, but today with the amount of activity, Im having alot of trouble. I entered in my food and I was negative calories, so i added things where I could, like an extra ounce of chicken with lunch, and cheese/almonds/beans with lunch as well.. Ive changed out other snacks to…
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losing hip inches..
Im looking for excercises that will slim me down around the biggest part of my belly/hip area. I've lost 12inches off my bust but just a few off the lower part..I know its hard to spot treat, but id like to attempt it. I've went down several pant sizes so I know I have been doing good but im more wanting to concentrate on…
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3lb weights.. muscle gain
.. im trying to loose as much weight as possible in 10weeks due to a biggest loser compeition..and am now excercising 3x a day; i have been going crazy with my 3lb weights, throwing them around for 40minutes a day total; and doing about 40 reps on my resistance band set a day--the heaviest in the set of 3 that i got at…
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how do i gain the most weight today?
Im starting a biggest loser competition today at 7pm (its 12:30 now). By then I wouldve eaten all my meals for the day. In the last half hour Ive eaten a cup of grapes and 4 big mushrooms and only went up two ounces... whats some heavier food i could be eating?? i want to weigh in heavy and go way down by next week; the…
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Is it cheating?
Im starting a biggest loser competition on Tuesday. Out of the roughly 20people, im the only one who has been dieting, the only who who has lost all their water weight, and the only one who knows how to control sodium intake and staying under fat, etc--the only one who has ever used any type of system (like mfp) to monitor…
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Help! Need food ideas that meet this criteria:
mainly looking an addition, maybe to dinner or afternoon snack that doesnt have fat, sugar, or a ton of salt; and is a natural/clean food (unprocessed); that is 168calories (adding a veggie would only fill maybe 30calories, and i want something to fill at least 100 calories so im closer to my goal.) I dont care about carbs…
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clean eating question
My goal for today was max out calories (or be really close) by eating only natural foods. I preentered everything. Its only 8 45am, I haven't eaten anything... can someone look at my diary today and tell me if im eating clean/natural...? Im just confused... I have milk, cottage cheese, feta cheese, and chicken; those r the…
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Activity Level
I have mine set to sedentary.. I have a desk job. Some days im there 8hours, sometimes only 1 hour. I do sit alot (movies, at work, while eating, etc). and know that the lightly active description says if you stand alot; which i dont; but just wondering... I move ALOT more than I did before; I drink 20cups of water a day…
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Salt Intake--need more to loose?
Ive been "Dieting" now for 10weeks total. When I started out, I was having alot of trouble keeping my salt intake below the recommended 2500mg. I think in my first month I had a total of 1 day where I was under 2500. My second month began to have more and more days, but still not near everyday. I was losing alot of weight…
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food ideas for a Wake
My boyfriends dad just died and after his funeral their will be a socializing time... we are discussing brining food and my bf told me he wanted me to bring my families chili/cheese dip and some chips. I'm ok with meeting his request to make him happy, but I highly doubt a ton of chili and a cube of velvetta cheese is low…
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anyone else not have ability to work out?
3.5yrs ago I flipped a car 4times. The seat belt buckle jammed into my hip very badly and it prevents me from doing a lot of workout. I'm starting to feel a bit better but that comes and goes. I've been doing 90minutes cardio a week at home by jogging n place, dancing, maybe some short amounnts of walking.. today I am…
