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Starvation Mode
It seems there may be some truth to "starvation mode" after all. After moving to maintenance mode, I bumped my daily calories up about 20-25%, nothing else was changed and lo and behold, I started losing weight again after a 2 month plateau. I could still stand to lose 5 to 10 lbs, so I'm not complaining, and the extra…
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Edamame?
OK, so I'm a bit adventurous when ti comes to trying new things. I found a bag of frozen "edamame" in the freezer. Hmm, these look like snow peas or string beans I thought. Although they tasted pretty decent, I had to look them up to find out exactly what I had just eaten, after I logged them of course ;) Lo and behold,…
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Hot Damn! I Fit In Large Shirts
Wow! Coming from 2x and some 3x just two years ago, when I pulled a large off the shelf, my mind was telling me, "no way that little thing fits you" Well guess what "fat mind", you were wrong, it fit perfectly ;) I don't know if anyone ever noticed this or not, but there is like ten times more selection in the large rack…
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Sardines?
Do you eat sardines? I think I had them twice in my life, when I was a lot younger, don't know why I don't eat them more. Perhaps it's the "Eww Sardines" comment you hear from everyone? In my never ending pursuit to find new, healthier foods, I found some today packed in olive oil and thought I would give them a try. Not…
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Wow, Oh Wow Wow!
I just tried a little experiment here with some greek yogurt and some Fit and Active sugar free drink mix powder I had laying around, and wow! 1 cup Greek Yogurt - Plain 1 tsp Fit and Active fruit punch mix, (approx.), you can flavor to suit your taste I had Fruit Punch flavor here and it was fantastic, almost like a…
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Question On New Jeans
OK, I've pretty much met my goal and have a quick question on new clothes. I have not bought a new pair of jeans in a couple years, been living at the local thrift stores, knowing that whatever I buy won't fit in a few months, so why spend more than I have to, right? Anyhow, here is my dilema... I was wearing 42-44" waist…
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So Much For Out Of Season Tomatoes
Right now I'm inching towards the end of our growing season up here in the mid-west and will soon no longer be able to go out to my garden and pick some great tasting, fresh, vine ripened tomatoes. Soon enough, I'll be relegated to heading off to the local super market to pick through the rock hard, tasteless tomatoes in…
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Do You Do This? If Not, You Should...
Not sure if anyone has suggested this before, but I'm sure someone has, but... This simple little trick has saved me countless hundreds of calories each month. You know how it goes, you get your mind made up on eating something you had tucked away in the fridge or back of the cupboard and you go ahead and eat it, then...…
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Study highlights five keys to diabetes prevention
Here's a very optimistic article posted on CNN today about the 5 key factors that can help lower your risk for developing diabetes, even if you have a strong family history: http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/05/health/five-keys-diabetes-prevention/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
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Exercise NSV
I just ran a report on my last 30 days exercise and noticed... I burned on average, 500 calories, 27 out of the past 30 days. If you had told me that would be the case a year ago, I would have laughed in your face. If you are just getting started, keep plugging away, eventually it gets easier and... Then it becomes habit ;)
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Guilt Free 80 Calorie Sweet...
I read this here a while ago and finally tried it tonight and, yum! Take a red apple and slice it up into 8-12 slices and spread out on a microwave safe plate. Microwave for 2 minutes. Top with a light coating of Splenda or honey. MMM MMM Good! And just 80 calories if you use Splenda ;)
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Daily Exercise Can Ward Off Alzheimers
This just in... A new study suggests that regular exercise can actually ward off Alzheimer's. All the more reason for you to get in your daily exercise... http://ca.news.yahoo.com/video/health-22424941/can-daily-exercise-ward-off-alzheimer-s-disease-26276183.html
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Why do I always think about food?
Hey MFPers, I ran across a great article on CNN today for those of you struggling with your obsession with food. This is actually something I struggled with for years, but once I was able to overcome it, the pounds just started coming off. There is some great advice in this article along with some tips that may help get…
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Runner's Question
What's an average runner's 5k time? I mean someone that's serious about running, but not an all out athlete. I've yet to crack the 30 minute mark, (31:35 today, maybe the tenth time I've ran it so far), still a bit of walking mixed in, but I'm inching my way towards running the entire thing without walking any of it in the…
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No Sweat Ways To Burn Calories
I just ran across a great article packed with a ton of tips to help you burn extra calories throughout the day. Enjoy... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37378884/ns/health-diet_and_nutrition/t/no-sweat-ways-burn-calories/
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Freakin Yum! Desert Idea (PB Ice Cream)
If you like ice cream, especially peanut butter ice cream, try this: 1 cup Danon Fat Free greek yogurt 2 tbs of creamy peanut butter 1/4 package (10 gm) sugar free Vanilla pudding 2 tbs Splenda Mix all ingredients and put in the freezer for 45 mins to an hour. 302 calories 25 carbs 22 grams protein 2 grams fiber Enjoy!
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Transitioning From Weight Loss To Maintenence
Hey fellow MFPers, It's been a long time coming, but I'm finally, almost, just about there ;) As you transitioned from weight loss to maintenance, how long did it take you to get things right? I'm not sure what I'll do with the extra allotted daily calories that are soon to come my way. Did you cut back a little on your…
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Skinny Cow Coupons
Hey MFP gang, I see a lot of you talking about Skinny Cow products on here and ran across a coupon at Target today. Good for $1.50 off if you buy two of their products: http://coupons.target.com/skinnycow-coupons Enjoy!
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Huge NSV Today!
OK, let me explain why this was so shocking to me before I tell the complete story. About one year ago I was wearing size 42 and some size 44 waist jeans and shorts. Before that there was a lot of the stretchy sweat pants we all love ;) No idea on my worst waist size to tell the truth. We are having a rummage sale here and…
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I Did A Fricken Chin Up!
Yup, just one LOL When I first started this journey I weighed over 300 lbs and knew going in that they would be tough, and needless to say, there was no way I could do even a single one. That was over 2 years ago, a lot has changed for me since then. The other day I was in my workout area and noticed my old chin up bar…
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Noticeable Stool Difference?
Sorry if this groses you out, that's not my intention here ;) But, have any of you noticed a huge difference in your stool since you started eating healthy? <begin gross part> I was a guy that normally would need to wipe several times to get all the, you know what, off my behind when I was eating junk food in my old…
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Riddle Me This....
Take a look at the right picture in my avatar and tell me... Why am I still smack dab in the middle of the "Overweight" category of the BMI chart? Sheesh, I'd be a toothpick if I ever hit the healthy box ;)
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Did This Ever Happen To You?
OK, so it was extremely humid here today and I was out on my brisk walk, trucking along on a record pace for me and I glanced down at my HRM and it showed my heart rate at 99%. First off, I was not out of breath, but it concerned me LOL I slowed down for a block or two and the rate didn't come down at all. So I was trying…
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How did I go so many calories over today?
All I had was a burger... http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2011/07/05/california-cooks-grill-record-breaking-777-pound-hamburger/?test=faces
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Do You Find, What Used To Be A Chore...
...now something you like to do since you changed your lifestyle? For instance... I used to hate mowing my grass and had to fight tooth and nail with my kids, plus pay them to do it for me. Now I do it and they are begging me to do it again LOL! Sorry Charlie, not only do I burn 500+ calories and sweat my *kitten* off,…
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NSV!
I was at a wedding over the weekend and ended up sitting with an older couple, the guy being your typical, beer belly type. Nice couple though. When it came time for the cake, I turned my piece down and the guy turned to me and said, "a thin guy like you and you turn down cake?" LOL, if he only knew where I've came from…
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Has Anyone Tried One Of These?
Ran across this today while researching body fat calipers: Omron Portable Body Fat Analyzer http://www.walmart.com/ip/Omron-Portable-Body-Fat-Analyzer/3342463#Item+Description I have no clue how it works, the description leaves a lot to be desired, but the reviews tend to be fairly positive. Have you seen these before, are…
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Severe Plateau, But I'm Still Blessed
I got lucky... Even though I'm in a 4+ week plateau, this is the first one for me and it waited til I was oh so close to my goal weight. If it had to happen, now is the perfect time, I am so much more prepared mentally for this than I would have been anywhere else along my journey. I am also extremely grateful for finding…
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The 4 Hour Body and a Plateau...
Has anyone tried this yet? I'm in the midst of a month long plateau, just 10 or so pounds from my ultimate goal and have been trying the 4 Hour Body Diet the past 2 1/2 weeks and have still not been able to bust through. My cheat days are in excess, yet I'm still unable to bust through. I vary my workouts from day to day,…
