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Correct nutritional info for frozen foods?
I'm trying to be as accurate as possible with my calorie counts, and I've taken to weighing many of my food items. I'm stumped about how to accurately account for frozen foods. If a bag of frozen chicken states a serving size is 4 oz., is that 4 oz. of frozen chicken or thawed? Same question for frozen veggies. Is the…
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My favorite tilapia recipes
Tosca's Tilapia 1/4 cup olive oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. paprika 1 tsp. ginger 1 tsp. black pepper 1 tsp. dried mustard 1 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. chili powder 1 pinch cayenne pepper 4 tilapia filets, thawed Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. In a medium-sized bowl, combine…
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4 gains in a row! Please help..open diary!
I have woken up to a gain every day for the last 4 days. My friends suggested that I take measurements. I did that, and I am down 1 inch from my waist and 1 inch from my hips since I've started back on MFP, so I'm not saying that I haven't had any success in the past. I know I *shouldn't* weigh every day, but aside from…
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Weighing Beans
I like my new scale and all, but I'm uber confused. A serving out of the can of beans according to label is 1/2 cup (130 g). It says it has 3 1/2 servings per can. I weighed out 130g for my boyfriend and there was only 111g left.. so not really even 2 servings in the can. My best guess is that it has 1 1/2 servings of just…
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Leslie Sansone.. walking or cardio category?
Anyone out there familiar with Leslie Sansone's 3 mile walking videos, I need your advice. Because it's technically a walking video, should I list it in my exercise diary as walking at a brisk pace? Or since there's more to the videos than just walking, should it be listed as cardio?
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MFP uses the NEAT system?
I see people saying that MFP uses the NEAT system and I've had it explained to me before. I would like to know if MFP states that they use the NEAT system anywhere on the website. I'm wondering because it doesn't make sense to me that they would ask your activity level if they weren't taking that information into account…
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Upped my calories and NOW I'm starving?
I've been struggling to stay over 1200 calories because I felt it was counterproductive to force myself to eat when I was already full. After learning from some that I really needed to get my calories up, I've forced myself to eat much closer to my goal of 1360. The problem is that now I feel like I'm starving to death.…
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spike days?
How many of you have spike days or purposeful cheat days? How often and how much over usual caloric intake do you consume on these days? And can someone explain how this can be beneficial and at what point it becomes not-so beneficial?
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Sodium Savvy meals?
I am finding out that sodium directly affects my weight loss. I'm looking through my meal plans for the past year and there's not a darn thing on there as a main dish that doesn't have tons of sodium. I need to fix this pronto. I desperately want to change my habits, but I have no idea what I can make for me and my family…
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Ingredients for Spinach & Feta Pizza?
I have never made a spinach and feta pizza, but it just sounds so dang good that I have to try it. Right now, I'm thinking.... spinach, feta, tomato, onion, and mozzarella. Would this be good without any sauce? If you've ever made one, will you please share with me what ingredients you use?
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Any low sodium options at restaurants?
If you are watching out for your sodium intake, what can you eat at a restaurant? I am having the hardest time finding anything that isn't loaded with sodium. If I get salads, then the dressings are still really high in sodium. Gravies, sauces, ALL of it is loaded with the stuff. The weekends are my time off from the…
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How to use food scales
I would like to know more about how people weigh their food. I don't have a scale yet, but when/if I get one, I will need to know how to properly use it. I know about how the tare button works and how to read digital numbers. That's about all I know about it, though. Do you weigh foods before you cook or after? Do you…
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Do I have to eat over 1200 calories a day?
If you see this topic elsewhere, I apologize in advance. I was told the best thing for me to do was make my own thread since my conditions might be different from the other person posting. So hopefully someone can help me. I'm 39 year old female, 5'2", 188 pounds. I usually don't get hungry till almost noon, but I try to…
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What went wrong?
Awhile back I was trying to lose weight. I was exercising 5 days a week and counting calories, eating healthier, the whole bit. After a month, I had not lost any weight at all, so I gave up. What things besides hormonal birth control and thyroid issues could have been the cause of my failure? Doing all that was at least…
