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Do you have a grocery store home???
Okay so I went grocery shopping at Shoppers for the first time last night! I can't believe that I've never been there before! I think I've found my grocery store match! You know what I mean, right? I can't be the only one that desires a grocery store "home." I felt comfortable. It was easy to navigate. They're open…
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Classes at the gym???
I just started going to the gym! I've been every day for the last 3 days and I'm stoked! However, I think it would be fun to do some classes! Soooo, I would like some advice because I have no idea what I should do! Anyone with an opinion care to tell me? In case it helps, I'll let you know my fitness level. I run 12 minute…
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I'm honestly proud of myself!
I'm not one to normally post my small successes here. I'll post them on my wall and get some attention from my friends but normally, they're nothing really major in the grand scheme of things. Today, well today I feel amazing and I wanted to share! Who knows? Maybe this will help someone When it comes to working out I'm a…
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Go away Body by Vi!
I'm going to preface this by saying that I don't hate Body by Vi shakes or anyone that is using them to help lose weight. If it works for you- do it! rant/ However, STOP trying to market them to me and everyone else on the face of the Earth! Seriously! Someone just "shared" this on my Facebook wall. This was a Body by Vi…
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Anyone interested?
I have a couple of recipes that I've come up with for cold soups. I didn't want to post though if there was no interest. Anyone interested? One is an original gazpacho recipe with avocado and the other is my Watermelon Mint soup. Let me know and I'll post recipes and pictures!
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Booty booty booty rockin everywhere!
Except for here. I keep seeing threads with abs, V's, shirtless, cleavage, etc. I want some booty on MFP! So, here's your chance, show me that HAWT @ss! We need some more backsides people! And to get you started: (take it easy on me please, this is the first pic of my butt I've ever actually liked!)
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Where you invest your love, you invest your life...
My motivation for today came while I was in the shower, oddly enough. Mumford and Sons started playing on my Pandora station. "...In these bodies we will live, in these bodies we will die and where you invest your love, you invest your life..." - Mumford and Sons, "Awake My Soul" It just reminded me that I only have one…
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No-Bake cookie cottage cheese?!
I wanted something sweet as a snack today. So, using what I had in the house I came up with this. It quite seriously tastes like no-bake cookies. YUM! Ingredients: 1/4 cup fat-free cottage cheese 1 TBS Hershey's special dark chocolate chips 1 TBS maple-almond butter (or peanut butter) 1/2 TBS honey (or 1/4 TBS of agave…
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I just want to hug them...
When I see someone obviously trying to make changes to better themselves (lose weight, stop smoking, stop drug use, a homeless person turning in job application, ETC) I seriously want to stop what I'm doing and hug them. I know it's a breach of societal norms. That's exactly why I don't do it... but the urge is so there.…
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I want to find my food twin!
or at least someone that eats relatively the same way I do! I'm not new here but I want to find more friends with this same attitude and that eat in relatively the same manner. I eat with a macro percentage of 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat and I eat every few hours. I eat mostly lean meats, fat-free dairy, loads of…
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A Challenge!
Here's the thing. A lot of us here are eating a lot of low calorie yummy food, right? But a lot of the time we get stuck in a rut and keep eating the same things day in and day out, right? I know I do and I want some new ideas and would love to be able to give other people ideas too! Sooo, how about we try this- I…
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Oh the silly things kids say!
Since I've started watching what I eat, I've been a lot more conscious about what everyone else in my house eats too. That includes my 3 year old daughter! I've been letting her make more food choices and most surprisingly she often makes really healthy ones but it has lead to her saying/doing hilarious things. Last night…
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Lose weight to be healthy??? F no, I want to be HAWT!
How much do you buy into the, "lose weight to be healthy," bull spit? I don't. If you do, that's perfect for you. You've found great motivation, so keep going, you might want to pass this thread up though. It isn't for you. For me it doesn't work that way. The conditions that I have can't be fixed by losing weight but if I…
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Can a heart rate monitor actually be accurate for everyone?
I'm curious as to whether heart rate monitors actually calculate calories burned correctly for everyone. I ask this because I have a few issues. My resting heart rate is abnormally low (falls below 30 when I sleep). I also have an irregular heart beat due to a heart rhythm disorder that causes my heart to by "ticklish" as…
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Have you read this?
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/06/its-time-to-ditch-low-carb-diets/258343/ This article summarizes a 25 year Swedish study of low fat vs low carb diets. The study can be found here, http://www.nutritionj.com/content/11/1/40/abstract What's your take on the whole thing?
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95 Calorie Dessert Discovery!
I tried something today and it was a success! I've always used frozen Cool Whip as a fix for my ice cream cravings so I tried something different today. Take 8 TBS (36 grams) semi-frozen Cool Whip Free and 1 TBS (18 grams) International Delight Southern Butter Pecan and stir together vigorously. Then just eat! I'm sure you…
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This is 263?
I guess I need a little more motivation because this doesn't look like 263 to me... If this is me at 263, what should my goal really be?
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Vacation plan...
I'm going on vacation from tonight until next Sunday... We're taking a family trip to Orlando. You know, Disney and all that jazz? I've come up for a plan of attack for eating while I'm there. I want some advice as to it's soundness. I've been staying pretty much in the Zone with my eating and eating around 1500 calories a…
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How do you report a group?
I have a small group on here that I started for hypoglycemia. Yesterday when I went to check on it, I noticed a new group called "Very Low Calorie Dieting." By very low, it seems to mean the most anyone eats on there is 1100 calories. I know this sort of thing is against MFP's guidelines but how do I report it?…
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A wannabe foodie on a journey...
Here I am again... set back even before square one... I could tell you what caused it but I don't think it really matters right now. What does matter is that I'm making a change and it's going to happen. I am 5'9". I weight 277 (285 when I started a little over a week ago). My goal is to get back down to 205 and then see…
