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how the heck do you use kale?
I bought a bunch of kale thinking I would expand my diet but all I know to use it for is chopped up i soups how else can I usde this stuff up?
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june 18th I am going to go pink
my due reward 10 lbs lost or not I am adding pink hilights to a funky new hairstyle....I have decided even if the weight is not gone I am in desperate need of a hair cut and a new style. the same do since high school has to go I figure sticking with the gym for a month even is no weight came off is due a small reward told…
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should I get a better scale?
Honestly I have a very basic battery opperated scale that only reads weight and now they make these scales that are compatible for more than one users info and can read body fat and water weight and lean mass and do your taxes and vacuum the house. Man if only....well that said, I know I don't want to become obsessed with…
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thinking of celebrating with a new haircut
when I meet my first goal if I ever meet my first goal of 10 lb lost hopefully before the end of July I would like to get a totally new hair cut but am lost for what to get. 1st I need ideas and pictures and even a stylist to tell me what would work best for my face and body type and lifestyle. I have had the same haircut…
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weightloss plan by body type awesome info
just found this book to help you determine if you are an apple (carry weight in middle and lose it there last) pear (carry weight in butt and thighs) or avacado (carry weight all over and lose it uniformly) I guess you take your hip to waist ratio Divide waist in inches by hips in inches and if you are above .85 you are an…
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how do you all space out your calories for the day
just curious...I seem to try to spread my 1350 cal pretty evenly throughout the day but I was just curious what other people were doing and if they were finding success doing something differently. I used to hear that you should eat like a king for breakfast and a queen for lunch and a pauper for dinner but that is so not…
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apple, pear, avacado info and the book title
i posted the other formulas on finding if you are an apple, pear or avacado and the ratios that go with them If you want the book...it is called Women's Health Perfect Body Diet by cassandra Forsythe, MS It includes basic ratios and formulas for body types as well as realistic weight requirements based on bone size and…
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custom goal settings
I know that you can change the goals in the custom settings that MFP gives you but can you set them lets say to 27% vs the set 5% increments and override that? I can't seem to be that percise in my settings ...I guess I will maybe just have to set it under and be ok if I go a bit over on the things i know I have wiggle…
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why are there so many listings?
identical foods listed numerous time and most of them are either incomplete or just plain wrong. I have had to go to restaurant websites to find the real info and put it in. Do all of you take the time to make sure all the info is correct or do you have a sliding scale/curve to float some meals on...I am finding all of…
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adipex p anyone on it and doing well
I just started it 2 days ago and the 1st day took 1/2 of this tiny blue and white speckled pill and then couldn't sleep when night time approached. Now I cut the darn thing in 1/3 and last night was able to sleep but I feel like I can be superwoman on these things. Woke up this morning sooooo hungry though but have to wit…
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night sweats
ok some nights I am waking up drenched...me the pillow the sheets everything and I am confused. I did a search here it said carbs too close to bed time, then another said proteins too close to bed time and then a 3rd said perimenopause. I am 36 so the 3rd one could be but I like the other 2 better so what does everyone…
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so its not a thyroid problem
that about sums it up....so after over a month at the gym and here and running a 5k and watching what I eat and being careful and charting everything.....and no major weight loss....I went for a fasting blood sugar level and a thyroid test and both came back completely F***ing NORMAL!!!! Ugh!!! What gives? the doctor says…
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anyone take adipex-p to aid in weight loss?
Dr is baffled also on why I am not losing and that all my blood tests are clean....no insulin problems and no thyroid problems and still no change in the scale or the tape measure in over a month. so he is prescribing this as a 1/2 dose a day no more than a month. anyone else ever try it or go on it with success?
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anyone here not keep a food diary
after a month of diligently writing every morsel down and even breaking down recipes that weren't in the the food list into individual parts (tedious) I am finding keeping track of the food diary an exhausting and futile practice for me....especially after gaining and losing the same 3 lbs the whole time. I know what to…
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did my 5 k today!!!
Finished my 2nd ever 5K today as a Race for the Cure/Pink in the Park thing. Guess I should have paid more attention to my time at the finish line but I will know online soon enough....hopefully better than the race in December by a few seconds. Anyhoo I want to post a picture here but can't figure out how....help?
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healthy ideas for take out thai food?
looking for what is healthiest on the menu with some flavor too and not just steamed veggies no sauce. Any ideas? Hubby is due to bring it home at 6pm est thanks all
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anyone doing a race for cure 5k in your area or mine?
doing the 5k womens race in the CT area anyone else doing one? hopefully it wont rain on us this year.
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best water additives
ok just read the other post about the mio or crysatl lite or whatever it is.... the best water additive if you have to have something. lemon lime add a cup of brewed decaf herbal flavored tea like cranberry zinger or peach to 32 oz of water or add in 1 shot glass of 100% juice no sugar added juice and sip away and don't…
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would you say something if your gym instructor was berating
this one instructor for spin is very motivating but almost beratingly so...she calls her sunday class the dehydrated hangover crowd and it is just so not true. There are different people that go to classes on the weekends vs the weekdays. She also comes around and checks to see if our heart rates are where they need to be…
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best quick wrap if you like leeks
low carb wrap with a few oz low salt turkey and low salt cheese topped with pan fried leeks and a small sprinkle of cayenne warm, yummy and a kick with the spice!
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ugh!!! gained 2 lbs I have so had it!
ok the post says it all....I really am so confused and may have to take a break from this site...it is a bit time consuming to chart every little thing that goes into my mouth only to have it show a gain in weight and a loss in time. I thought keeping a food/exercise diary would be very cathartic in seeing what is going on…
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I am doing really well/why no lbs lost?
plaeas don't say muscle weighs more than fat or measure or see how clothes fit. All of it and I mean all of it is the SAME!!1 I spin 2-3 times a week, I walk/jog, I mow the lawn, I lift weights about 30lbs for each arm exercise about 2-3 times a week, I take a mixed aerobic muscle confusion class 1-2 times a week and 2…
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look at my log please...I am the doing well/no lbs lost girl
well the posting says it all I am the doing well and no lbs lost girl and hoping those of you that responded to my ? earlier in the day will now be able to access my food/exercise log to see what I may be doing wrong. keep in mind I have PCOS and Inuslin Resistance and have limited my carbs per day and still my clothes and…
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calf injury/charlie horse? OGM the pain
ok so I was playing basket ball yesterday with my 2 sons age 6 and 8 and felt like I was slammed in the calf with a hard ball and could barely walk back into the house. I stretched rubbed it with muscle cream and then before bed soaked in a hot bath, but man even today it is still painful to walk. I made sure I ate a…
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topping/no frosting frosting
1 box dry sugar free fat free vanilla instant pudding mix 1 can crushed pineapple in its own juice 1 tub light or regular cool whip whip together with a wisk and it is awesome on cakes instead of frosting...more like a fruit dip than a frosting that stays in place but yummy also awesome on whole wheat toast, fruit,…
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do you stick to a few favorites or add in new items
When you are tracking your food and calories....how many of you are adventurous and try new things or do you stick to a bunch of bacis foods with basic ingredients you know and can find easily to chart. I am finding when my hubby cooks it is awesome but I can't quite find all the info and ingredients in the foods and have…
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protein/fat/carb ratios for a woman with IR?
Hi all have 30 more to go and they are stuck like cement help me!!! ok was 237 now at 179lb I do mad activity....4000min last week alone and eat well but maybe not enough....just upped my baseline amount from 1200 to 1600 since being at the gym for over a month I have only lot a few lbs and the tape measure is not showing…
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which is more accurate? the monitor or machine you are pound
just got a heart rate monitor with chest strap....so what is more accurate the monitor or the machine you enter all you personal data into and then workout on. neither # matches and then someone told me that the machines are usually overestimating your calories and stuff vs the monitor... So confused Help!!
