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Postpartum Weightloss - success story in progress
First photo: 205 lb, 1 week before bebe. Gratuitous bebe photo. Then 3 weeks after, 181 lb. Lastly, 6 weeks postpartum (today), 176. That’s 29 lb down. Mini-goal: 165. Ultimate goal: less than 150. (Which, stupidly, is still overweight according to BMI. But like koalas in the rain, I don’t give a *kitten*. Bonus points if…
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THE Low Calorie Recipe Thread of Awesomeness
Light Funfetti Cake Dip: (lower sugar/fat/calories, high protein) .5 cup/ 127.5 g nonfat plain Greek yogurt (75 cal) .5 cup/ 113.5 g unsweetened coconut milk (20 cal) 2 scoops/ 32 g Designer Protein - Lite Vanilla Cupcake (120 cal) .5 pckg/ 14 g Jell-o Sugar Free Cheesecake pudding mix (50 cal) .5 tsp/ 3.5 g vanilla…
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My dad’s on another ridiculous fad diet...
My dad has tried just about every kind of diet/ lifestyle you can imagine. For about two years he was strict keto, ate super high fat, lots of meat, etc. Swore he was going to do that the rest of his life. Now he’s been vegan/vegetarian for about 3-4 years, except the past few months he’s been getting more restrictive and…
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Light Funfetti Cake Dip
Light Funfetti Cake Dip 1 cup/ 227 g nonfat Greek yogurt .5 cup unsweetened coconut milk 1 package/ 96 g vanilla or cheesecake pudding mix 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp truvia baking blend 1 tsp sucralose (Splenda) 2 tbsp rainbow sprinkles (jimmies?) Stir together the yogurt, milk & pudding mix first until smooth and fluffy.…
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Indulgent Hot Chocolate VS Skinny Hot Chocolate recipe showdown
Please share your hot chocolate drink recipes with me. Here’s a new one of mine: Peppermint Bliss - 375 calories 1 cup whole milk 3 tbsp Stephen’s Chocolate Mint Truffle hot cocoa mix 1 tbsp Trader Joe’s Sipping Chocolate mix 1 round peppermint hard candy, crushed 8 mini marshmallows Bring milk up to almost a simmer in…
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Nursing/Pumping mom of 2, want a few more friends
Hi, most of my friends are inactive. Just hoping to get a handful more. Not begging for comments and tons of activity; just a like or two here or there when it’s warranted and being able to see your progress as well will be very motivating for me. I have lost 25 lb from right before my son was born, to today - 24 days…
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Fingers swelling after walking - can't take my rings off!
I wear a Jawbone UP and I've had a really good week of steps - my average is over 8,000 steps per day. I've noticed that after lots of walking, my hands and fingers swell up. Even though I'm down a few pounds from my highest weight ever, and even then I could remove my rings just fine most days, I haven't been able to take…
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I can't find this ingredient ANYWHERE - Why is it so hard to find???
I really want to be able to make my own bananas & cream instant oatmeal packets - but one ingredient is just so damn hard to find: powdered banana or dried banana flakes. The one or two websites I can find that actually have it in stock charge absolutely ridiculous shipping prices unless you order $50 at a time. I don't…
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Just feeling so discouraged...
I feel like my life is all over the place right now. Relationship issues, depression, stress, being overworked, no time to do what I need to do and especially not enough time to take care of my own needs. I feel sabotaged in my efforts to lose weight, and with so much on my plate right now (pun intended) I don't have time…
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Alicia's Crunchy Green Beans
1 can Green Giant french-style green beans 58g onion, raw, finely chopped 98g canned La Choy sliced water chestnuts, chopped 18g raw slivered almonds 9g (1 tbs) Challenge whipped butter salt & pepper to taste Cook the onions for a few minutes in the butter on the stovetop. Add remaining ingredients, stir until heated…
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Walking in Place / Calorie Accuracy Questions
I've found that while I am at work or home I am able to walk in place quite a lot. I have been logging it as Walking - 2.0 mph Slow Pace. I time the minutes that I walk in place, and when I do so I try to add variety - stepping side-to-side, kicking, knees up high, or adding arm movements for example. When I log the…
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Anyone tried the new Taco Bell Quesarito?
Taking the husband out for a treat tonight - Taco Bell. I cut a few planned snacks out of my diary just now, to make room for half of a Chicken Quesarito. Fits in my calorie budget. Anyone else tried these yet, or want to try one? Are they worth it?
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POWER PANCAKES
Just had this for breakfast and wanted to share! I made it up myself on the fly: 1/3 cup (50g) Krusteaz Buttermilk pancake mix (180 cal) 1 tbs (6.5g) Bob's whole ground flaxseed (30 cal) 1/4 cup 1% milk (25 cal) 1 scoop (15g) EAS Lean 15 Vanilla Cream protein powder (50 cal) a splash of water to thin it a little, because…
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At work, stuck in a chair...
and SO BORED! Are there any kind of exercises I can do at a desk? Also the chair is tilted forward so I constantly feel like I'm going to fall out of it. It's only 11 am here and I am so tempted to start eating ym lunch, but then I'm going to be too hungry by the time I'm off and will be tempted to eat too much for dinner.…
