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oohhhh Atkins, what have you DONE to me??
So I saw a commercial for free Atkins meal bars. The uber-cheapskate in me thought, "Hey, free food! What's not to love, right?" Caramel Double Chocolate Crunch! That sounds like candy! Yay! So - hey, Atkins, thanks for the free candy bars! (Right?) Ooohh, ooohhhh, OOOHHHH my aching belly! Glanced at the ingredients but…
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Too soon to add yoga?
Just looking for opinions and advice. I started exercising again about a month ago. Right now I'm doing 5-6 days a week, alternating cardio (mostly step aerobics & treadmill) with strength training. My fitness has really improved over the last month. I'm still a beginner, but I'm seeing great results already and feel so…
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new exercise routine - retaining water??
I joined MFP just after the new year and began exercising again. Just 20-30 min. every other day or (sometimes skipped 2 days, depending on soreness). I started with treadmill "brisk" walking and workout dvds (mainly Biggest Loser, level 1 only). I did that for 2 1/2 weeks and lost four pounds. This last week I've noticed…
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Healthy (guilty) snack/dessert ideas?
I have a raging sweet tooth, but I'm also hypoglycemic and need to seriously clean up my diet. I just started MFP and so far am doing really well with eating healthier meals. But I was hoping for ideas for desserts or sweeter snacks to help satisfy my sweet tooth - something OTHER than fruit (which I already think I eat…
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Workout DVDs - calorie estimate help
I'm looking for help figuring out the estimated calories burned from workout dvds. I don't have a heart rate monitor, and really I'm just looking for a rough idea of how many calories I'm burning from these (so I know what to enter for the exercise diary). I'm 36, 5' 6" and 132 lb. I know no-one can give exact numbers, but…
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Many thanks to the MFP veterans
Last night I had a serious attack of the munchies. Up until that point I was right on track for the day and have been for two weeks straight! I wasn't hungry, just wanting to eat. Instead I got on the forum. Wandered into a thread started by a self-righteous granny who went snooping in other people's diaries and called…
