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Fat Free/Low fat side
Can someone give me an idea for a low fat (or fat free) side dish? I'm good on calories today but low on fat, so I need a side dish that is easy to make for dinner, and won't add to my fat too much. Since it's hot out I'm thinking something light, and fresh...
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subway
What do you get from Subway? I need something new, I alternate between the turkey on wheat and tuna on wheat (though Tuna is special occasion because of the fat), but today I think if I took one more bite of my turkey sub I was going to puke. I can't stand it anymore. So what do you eat....and if you would be so kind, what…
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chicken
I'd like to cook up a bunch of chicken at the beginning of the week so I have it ready for salads for lunch. I love chicken salads with raspberry vinaigrette, and I have recently discovered the joys of cooking with oven bags. A few weeks ago I cooked chicken marinated in italian dressing in the oven bag. It was great, but…
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Why I hate being fat
-Tugging on my shirts all day, paranoid that my tummy is showing -Getting winded going up stairs, or just as I am walking and talking -Looking through pictures on other people's facebooks and praying there aren't any of me -Not wanting to shop for clothes because they all look like crap -Worrying that when my husband's…
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Swollen Feet
Why are my feet swollen? Yesterday and today right around 4 when I went outside for my afternoon break I noticed my feet are all puffed up. I can't think of what I am doing differently. I wear heels, but I sit all day, my shoes are not too tight and are the same shoes I've been wearing for months. I haven't been eating…
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For the ladies-TMI
For pretty much the first 15 years of my cycle, my period did whatever it wanted (was late, early, etc). I went on birth control for about 5 years, and when I went off was when I had also began losing weight (I think I had lost around 20-30 at the time). Once my cycle regulated after getting off the pill, my period was…
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conflicting HRMs
Erg, I think I know the answer to this, but lets see anyway. Today I started walking again on my lunch....it's been a long time since I walked for excercise, and even though I have been working out (jogging on treadmill and biking) for the last 4 years, it's been pretty inconsistent for the last few months, I haven't done…
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What would you wear?
I have an interview tomorrow for a position in another department at work. The department is actually right next to mine so I know all the people, and I know the manager. She isn't quite a friend, but we're definitely friendly aquaintances. Normally for a interview for another department, I would not dress AS nice as I…
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Rock Bottom
I think maybe I'm there. The pants I have on used to be really tight and then I lost 50 pounds and they were so lose even a belt didn't help. In fact my brother said they looked like pajamas. But now, I'v gained back all but about 10 pounds, I've had to get creative with my pants. I refuse to buy bigger ones, and they are…
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hectic days
Ugh, it seems like every time I have a small victory, something comes along and squashes it. Last week I had lost 2 pounds and that was exactly what I needed to get motivated again and see another loss. However this week, work has been insane. I've been extremely stressed out, my boss has been on my case all week and…
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Spaghetti night
We generally have spaghetti once a week because it is cheap, quick, and easy and I almost always have the ingredients in the house even if I haven't made it to the store. The problem is, I am so sick of it. Last night I had to dump out the second half of my bowl because I literally almost threw up (sorry for the TMI)…
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Michiganders, want a kitty?
Is anybody in need of a sweet gentle kitty that would love a good home? We found a long hair orange cat in our yard on Saturday, he just would not go away and we took him in when we found him the next morning crying in the middle of the street. We've tried to find his owners, but so far no luck. I've called three no-kill…
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Whose watching tomorrow?
I haven't seen a post on this yet, so forgive me if there is, but who is watching the Royal Wedding tomorrow? I am I am! I'm very excited....I remember getting up at 4am, it was still dark out, to watch Princess Di's wedding with my mom (my mom is gone now, so it's a very fond memory). I was only 2 years old but I remember…
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birthday fun
I've decided to take my birthday off from work next week since I haven't done that in several years. I'm looking forward to sleeping in and just not being at work, but other than that I'm a little lost. My husband and everyone I know will be working. I do plan on getting in a great work out so I can enjoy my birthday…
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over on carbs
If I eat this snack, I'll be over on carbs by 22 grams....however it will be from an apple. Is that still bad? I know it's just one day, but when I go over on fat, if the fat is from peanuts then I feel better since it's good fat....so are carbs from an apple good carbs?
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weighing in after work out
What kind of affect would weighing in AFTER a work out have? Would it be accurate? I ask because on days like today when the scale shows a gain, I have a really hard time going to work out after that. I still did it last week, but after doing pretty well for two weeks in a row and GAINING two weeks in a row, I said screw…
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homework-OT
Sorry to bug you, but I've got a homework assignment due and was wondering if anyone would mind taking a short survey (20 questions) to help me out. The survey is about your e-commerce habits and does not ask any overly personal questions about your finances....Your names will NOT be used. The assignment is due Friday (no…
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How many calories when pregnant?
This is obviously something I will ask my doctor when the time comes, but in the meantime I am curious. My husband and I are going to start trying for a baby real soon, but I am still not at the weight I'd like to be (ideally I want to lose another 30 pounds but anything less than what I am now is cool too). I realize I…
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one pound at a time
So when I first started my journey here, the weight came off pretty steadily, 1-2 pounds a week. Before I started I was kind of a non-believer, I thought I had the type of body/metabolism that just made weight loss difficult, but of course when I started doing it the right way I learned that was not true and I was soooo…
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bike helmet
This may be a dumb question, but I am shopping for my first bike helmet. I don't want one, but I promised my husband I would get one. Should it match my bike? Problem is, my bike is purple and I found a nice helmet in purple, but I'm already feeling really nerdy and feel like I need a "bad *kitten* helmet" to not feel…
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tempur pedic vs sleep number
Ok so this is sort of fitness related since it's hard to work out with a bad back, but since it's a stretch, I'm posting on chit-chat. My husband and I recently purchased a tempur pedic bed and spent gobs of money. Not only did we get the mattress, but also the thingie that raises the mattress up and down, and massages.…
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any Beths?
I hope this is allowed, Mike if not please feel free to delete. I was cleaning out the spare room today and came across a bracelet I had made for one of my bridesmaids for my wedding last fall. We had a huge fight and she dropped out of the wedding, but of course after I had bought her gifts. So I have this beautiful…
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What to believe
I weighed in this morning, fully expecting a loss....I DID have chinese last weekend but I worked out a ton to make up for it. I get on the scale, a one pound gain!!!!! I step off, get back on and it shows it again. I usually try 3 times and go with the most consistent number, this time it says I stayed the same. Try…
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Day off-need ideas
Not related to working out, but I need ideas for what to do on my day off. Next week I have a four day weekend, and since my husband is still laid off we want to do something fun that day but we're not sure what. We wanted to go to Cranbrook Science center and see a planetarium show, but they don't have shows on weekdays.…
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Holey shoes
I'm doing a 5k next month and thanks to the pnuemonia I had in January I am drastically un-prepared, but I still want to do the best I can. Problem is my shoes....I have a nice pair of running shoes that I had fitted at a Running Fit a few years ago. I haven't logged TOO many miles on them, but the problem is there is a…
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Koko fitclub
Anyone try this? I'm in Michigan and there are apparently two of them.....the one is still a little too far from me considering my current gym is literally one minute away, but in case they take off and one opens closer, I'm curious if anyone has tried/likes them.
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Treadmill slippage
I've had my treadmill for a couple months now, and mostly I love it, but sometimes when I am running I feel like my foot slides the wrong way on the belt and I almost fall. This happens a tiny bit at a decent jogging speed and happens almost once every time I run at a full speed (for me, I'm short), though it's only at…
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Sad
I was looking at old pictures just now and I see that this very day last year I had officially lost my 50th pound. As of yesterday, I have gained back 33. Isn't that like, an INSANE amount of weight to gain in just one year? What the hell happened to me? It's like I took everything I learned and worked hard far and not…
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Brown rice
I want to make burritos tomorrow night for dinner, and I'd like to put rice in them but all we have is brown rice. Would that taste ok in a burrito? I tried making brown rice a while back and I found it to be pretty gross....though I didn't do anything to it, just ate it plain. Would it taste good mixed with the ground…
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Pizza Hut
I'm going to Pizza Hut tonight for a family birthday party, any suggestions on something somewhat healthy? I'll check the website, but does anyone have a favorite that they rely on when they HAVE to eat Pizza Hut (I know I don't HAVE to, but I'd rather not just pick at a salad and still have to eat dinner when I get home).