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vegetable portions
I am really set on getting more veggies and fruit into my diet. the fruit part is easy for me. Veggies can be challenging and Ive been researching new recipes and have found some I really like. So I want to make sure Im getting accurate serving sizes. Im looking this info up and for the most part on most veggies, it…
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Its hard sometimes
Its hard to keep going sometimes. I seem to get stuck at a certain weight and its frustrating. I am not able to wrokout an hr a day everyday because I have 4 kids and my husband works for 5 days in a row from dawn till dusk and I know these sound like excuses but i try really hard to do what I can when I can. Due to budget…
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zayconfoods.com
I recently read a blog and this woman buys her beef and chicken in bluk from this website. After going to the website without learning too much it appears that you can only buy in bulk, ex like 40 lbs of chicken breast for $1.69 a lb. It says this chicken is without hormone or additives and you pick it up at a local…
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real nutrition
I want to really research nutrition. I want to really understand portions for my whole family, the right amount of each kind of food they need, etc. I have a good idea what that is and I know a lot of you do as well but I want to learn for myself. Problem is I can look up nutrition and not really know if the books or…
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Just need a little push.
Gonna do this. Ive been at a point where I have no hard goals no time limit and im not doing too bad but feel I should be harder on myself. My birthday is in March and I want to hit my goal weight Im setting it for 125-130. Im gonna try 130 and see how I feel about it and if I think I can or should go lower I will. I want…
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Butt bible
Im going to try a workout I found on On Demand. Its called Butt bible. Has anyone done it? and if so, how would I log it?
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water
I have no issue drinking water. As a matter of fact I drink coffee in the morning and nothing but water all day. And about once a week I have about half of a soda. But my issue as of lately has been getting enough water. I just recently moved to a more rural area. To get anywhere I drive 25 min or more. And I spend about…
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healthy AND delicious desserts
So Im surfing the webz the other day and found a blog "Chocolate Covered Katie". This woman makes the most delicious healthy desserts ever imaginable. For all those that are struggling to quit desserting yourself check her out.
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grapes and calories
So when I first started MFP I was weighing my food. 4 oz of grapes was something like 18 calories. So recently I had grapes but I had like 10 which is waaaay less than 4 oz and I jumped on here. There are now like 8 gabillion choices for grapes and all with the count per grape was saying like 33 calories for 10 grapes. Im…
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Has anyone lost 20 lbs doing 30 day shred?
Just curious if any of you did the 30 day shred in 30 days and lost wieght. If so how much?
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Just started weightloss with no weightloss =(
I have been 144 lbs for a while now. I am 5 foot 3 inches and have been skinnier before so I know its not "my body type". I have 4 kids and every kid it gets ahrder to lose the weight. So I have been eating healthier and watching my portions for a while now and nothing 10 days ago I got really serious. I have been…
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Caloric intake
So I get that when the # says 1300 for example you eat that plus whatever you exercise out. So if you exercise 400 cals off you really are eating 1700 calories, right? When I do a calorie calculator on other websites when it gives me the # am I supposed to use it like the # on here. As a base? It makes sense but still…
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shin splints
This happens everytime I get serious about working out. A week into it i get shin splints. I am doing about 10 min of stretching for this and it still happens. any suggestions? It hurts so much I have to quit working out which is a huge motivational hiccup for me.
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new here
I am a mom to 4. The first 3 each added 10 extra lbs and this one 20. Over the course of this yr I ahve lost 10 lbs and I want to lose 18 more. So not a huge # but I am ready to not give up!!
