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Looking for resistant bands used in 80 day obession
I have a beach body on demand subscription. I am doing a little obsessed first. I am looking at ordering the resistance bands. I don't wish to get the beach body brand ones as they come in a 50 dollar kit in US dollars and I don't need the other items. Any feedback on knock off bands? They look very appealing to me as I…
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One thigh measuring an inch larger than the other?
Never noticed this before. Anyone else have this? What to do about it?Obviously I fiavour a leg? I did measuremnts this time last year and didn't notice.
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Trader Joes! What to try?
A friend is going for the first time and asked me what she should try? What is your fave from there?
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great article.. heart disease and carbs..
http://www.laleva.org/eng/2012/03/world_renown_heart_surgeon_speaks_out_on_what_really_causes_heart_disease.html
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Mayo/parm cheese chicken...reaaaalllyyyy good
http://www.food.com/recipe/melt-in-your-mouth-chicken-breast-37336 chicken with mayo, parm cheese, garlic powder and pepper and bake,.. Tender with a yummy crust... I made this tonight. Two thumbs up!
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getting over stomach bug woes
So i have this goal right now of being under 150. Even 149.9 will make me so happy for a mini goal. I was doing quite well and bam, monday had a nasty stomach virus with various symptoms :P I could keep down water by Tuesday but nothing low carb seemed like it would stay down, so i had some crackers and apple, broth etc…
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Need Nutritrional INFO help please.
http://www.aw.ca/publicinfo.nsf/nutritionalfacts2 I received coupons to a favourite fast food restaurant. I am doing low carb and want to figure out how much a burger is for carbs (ie: how much filler) without the bun. Any thoughts? Thanks.
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Made it through Easter!
Weighed in today after not weighing since Friday :) Friday i was 167.2 and today I am only 167.8.We travelled for saturday and sunday- I am so pleased as not eating at home is very difficult for me, plus it was huge big meals with lots of chocolate and chips laying around. I logged every bite and made sure i at least…
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For those that liked the shred, what else is out there?
I really enjoy the 30day shred and the other two dvd's that came in the Jliian Micheals set. I am not a charlean fan - i'm not that co ordinated. Any thoughts on what to try next?
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Advice for workout after being sick...
So i had a stomach virus from sunday morning til tuesday. yesterday i still ate very basic white bread and apples to keep things down. Today i am eating lightly but from all food groups except dairy. I would like to try to do a light workout but was thinking maybe just a light walk on the treadmill.. Am i babying myself…
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Best evening snacks??
I am not a morning person. So in order to keep exercise as part of my lifestyle (a year strong now!) I have been exercising around 7-9pm at night. I need a snack after am not a protein shake fan. What do you reccomend? I have tried to cut back most carbs, in particular fruit, cereal (my fave), rice cakes and popcorn…
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HRM question, general
When you use your HRM do you count the minutes following your workout when you are still burning higher than average calories? When do you start and stop to count as 'extra' burning? When i do housework on saturday, i am much more active than my 'lightly' active weekdays, and was thinking of wearing my monitor to see how…
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HRM questions...more for the ladies...
So dh got me a half price Polar F6 yesterday (wohooo) as an early birthday gift. I tried it out and it did great walking around the baseball park and cutting the grass (250 cal's wohoo). I went on to do my 30 Day shred and found when i riased my arms or jumped, it went to zero. I noticed my strap had loosened, so tonight I…
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I need to keep myself motivated... This is what I'm going to
Maybe publically stating it, will help my cause haha. I haven't fallen off completely, kept up with water, good diet (just added extras) but fell off exercising. I NEED to exercise, it helps PMS, my skin, energy level and mood so much. So i bought a new dress for a wedding on August 14th. I'm going to have dh take pics of…
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I changed the ratio of my calories/fat/protein and can't rem
Anyone? I'd like to change it back to MFP's default... but can't remember how it did it. Instead of wasting more time, i hoped someone would help me, Thanks!
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I can't wait til dinner!
So its Mexican night at our house. Splurging with a 'taco' salad, using a small amount of multigrain chips with a huge salad of musclin, endive and some coleslaw bagged mix thrown in for colour. Cutting up some peppers, chunky salsa, small amount of part skim shredded mozza, fat free sour cream, mexican black beans (done…
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Mini Goal met today! I am officially...
Pre pregnancy weight of 155 from the birth of my son. So I am at my lowest weight since March of 2003! Feels great. This was my second baby out of 3, so I still have 7 pounds to lose to get to my pre-pregnancy weight for my first baby. I will get there! Also, in 9 pounds I will officially be at my healthy BMI weight. Its…
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Sodium Question
I am looking but have yet to find a low sodium cottage cheese. So the days I have cottage cheese and canned salmon, I am always over on my sodium (couple times a week). I drink a ton of water 14 cups minimun. How much water extra do you drink if you are over sodium? Just curious! Also, if i am drinking this much water, do…
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grocery list help! Looking for a few brand names...
We are Canadian and my dh works in the states. He is going to stop by Meijers for a few things tomorrow and some things I am looking at are lower calorie, lower carb wraps (name brands?), laughing cow cheese (lower fat kind??), greek yogurt (name brand reccomended and is it with other yogurt or in natural section?) and…
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Do I have a glitch in my food lists?
I am trying to trim down my lists to my most commenly consumed foods in each category (breakfast, am snack, lunch, pm snack, dinner) But some of them will not stay deleted. I don't want olives and salad in my breakast or morning snack categories, and they won't stay gone ... what to do?
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How often do you replace your running/work out shoes?
I'm just wondering, I am more active in the last 9 months or so, but i'm finding my shoes are just not lasting. How often do you replace your running/workout shoes??
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OK Throw all the advice you can at me :D
This weekend we are suprising the kids with a weekend away to Great Wolf Lodge in Ohio. We get breakfast with our package. We never eat breakfast out, but its included for next to nothing, so I'll be eating. What's my best bet on the least damage I can do? We will be stopping at Meijer for some low cal snacks for our room…
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Feeling frustrated :(
I am feeling frustrated and jsut wanted to vent. I'm not even sure if i'm looking for advice exactly but am open to it, just grumbling mostly! I have been on MFP for about 3.5 weeks (25 days). I have lost approx 7 pounds in this time which isn't that bad, and have lost inches as well. But each weekend, I am mostly on…
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When you cook with a tbsp of oil for an entire dish, how do
I want to make sure I am counting everything but am unsure 'how much' olive oil i actually ingested. I used 1tbsp approxx to sautee 2 small zucchini and a can of whole mushrooms at dinner time with some spices. I entered the mushrooms and zucchini and light feta topping in individually but am unsure about the oil. Thanks…
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Sprouted Grain Bread???
What is this? Where to find? I live in Canada but dh works in US so either country's products r fine. Thoughts or advice?
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Going to Red Lobster Tomorrow, any tips on what i should get
I intend to work out like crazy to earn at least one of those cheddar biscuits. I'm unsure of their calories though. (and fat, sigh). I see that the canadian website has a lighthouse menu up with a few things that are deemed healthy (fish mostly) but was wondering where i could find the rest of the canadian nutritional…
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Mini Milestone!
I am not an athelete and do not enjoy working out at all. Today I had a not-so-great eating day and decided that instead of feeling bad about it i would really work it off. So I did my 30 day shred day 12 today for the normal twenty minutes. Then once the kids were all in bed i did 20 more minutes on the treadmill, and for…
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Converting WW recipes to calories, Help!
I did WW online from June 09-De 09. I felt i needed to do something different, so I decided to count calories so I could explore more recipes without having to type it all into the ww tools. Now though, I'm finding there are 5 or 6 staple WW recipes we use in the household, that i would like to know their calorie intake.…
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I'm New and ready to roll :)
I found this site today by accident. I recently left WW online as I felt I had used most of what it had to offer .. I had quit journalling and subsequently gained back a few pounds. I began working out again this January and am feeling great. Now I need to journal and keep myself more accountable. I like the simple ease of…
