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salad/slaw in fridge
Hi everyone, quick question. Iv been making my own salad/slaw of grated carrot, cucumber, radish, celery, red onion, apple and a dolop of mayo. I make it fresh every meal I have it with (usually dinner) but was wondering if I made up a bigger batch and kept in fridge how many days will it stay fresh (in air tight…
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BodyPod Test?
Has anyone had one done? I just read it on another post and was curious so had a google and found they do them not too far from me and only cost £50. is the info I would get worth the money? it says this in the FAQ "What measurements do you take? Height, weight and body volume are measured. Giving fat mass, lean mass, fat…
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question re homemade chicken stock
So on Saturday I roasted a whole chicken for dinner. I then sweated off some onion, carrot, celery and parsnip in a stock pan, then put the whole of the left over chicken (still on the bone) in the pan, covered in water and simmered for 3 hours. Then I drained it off, split the stock in to 3 containers, 2 of which I put in…
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increased my fruit intake.......
and I am pretty sure EVERYONE around me knows it too. all I do is trump......all day long, I smell like Iv poo'd my pants :o will this settle the longer I eat like this OR will it only improve if I decrease again?
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Daily Miles
Hi everyone, Iv had a look around and on google but dont seem to be able to find the answer to my question. I have a fitbit flex2, are tracked swings included in the daily miles at the end of the day eg if id walked 4miles and then went for a swim and did 3 miles would my miles for the day say 7 or would only the miles I…
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Race for Life 2017
Dont know if Im allowed to post this in here but Im getting desperate lol please if you can spare a couple of quid, donate and help me reach my target x https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/AmandaAllsopp?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_content=AmandaAllsopp&utm_campaign=pfp-share TIA xx
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looking for marinades to put on chicken breast
title says it all really. slightly spicy, really spicy, sweet ... whatever. I just dont know where to start or what goes together well so hit me with your faves
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Marinade
^^^ is that even how you spell it? anyway, when marinading chicken breasts should i log everything thats in the marinade? and on that note, anyone got any ideas for nice ones I can do? i like a bit of spice but not too much where as the husband like spicy spice lol
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tracking swim
Im pretty sure this has been asked so if anyone can link me to those posts thanks or if you have any info your self please help. I dont have a fancy fitbit or gadget to track me all day, all I have is a step counter I put on my belt loop and it tracks my steps........obviously this only works when I remeber to put it on…
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aching after swim
so, On friday I thought instead of sitting and watching my children in there swimming lesson I would do a swim. I have not been swimming for along time and when I have its not been actual swimming as were taking the babies so was more walking around holding the baby in the water as ya do. anyway, on Friday I SWAM and I…
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25.2kg lost, 20kg to go (pic)
ETA, the first picture is me on honeymoon after having 2 babies and reaching my highest weight. the scond picture was taken today, have had 3 more babies between the pictures being taken too
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a good day
so, my efforts must actually be paying off!! Today whilst in the waiting room at the doctors I bumped in to my health visitor and the first thing she said was "wow, look at you! have you lost a lot of weight" I said well yes since the 28th of june im down just under a stone, she said "you can tell, you look great, really…
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feeling good
actually Im so bloody chuffed!!! for ages my weight was going up and down between 90kg and 92.5kg, I finally cracked it and got down to 89kg BUT then I was stuck between 89kg and 91kg. it was driving me nuts. well yesterday I weighed myself in boots on the scales Id used for over 2 years and it said I was 88.4kg, at first…
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scales
so i bet this has been asked before but im curious........ I usually weigh myself every morning on the scales in my bed room (on flat hard laminate flooring) HOWEVER today while I was out I nipped in boots and weighed myself on the scales there which is where I always used to weigh in once a week before I had my own…
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how to track/ log exercise burn...
so, I dont have a hr monitor and the only exercise I current log is the walks I track with map my walk. but as of today (just now actually, sat her sweating like mad lol) Im starting to home work out videos, started today with Leslie Sansone 3 mile walk. will be doing a mix of her walks and other dvd's Iv got laying around…
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ladies on the pill...
how do you find it affects your weight?? Im wondering because I know we retain water at several times of our cycle BUT Iv noticed I dont seem to shift hardly any weight at all until I finishe my strip and have the week break, I then have a 6/7lb drop over the course of finishing the strip and the second day of my period.…
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eggs?
am I meant to weigh raw eggs in or out of the shell??
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question?
this might be a stupid question so just say so if it is lol so, if the maintance calories for goal weight (for your height, age, sex etc) were say 1500, if you ate at that from the start would you just keep loosing weight until you hit the goal weight and automatically then be eating at maintance??
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new motivation
so, Iv been and seen my doctor today about a few things since my emergancy c section last November. Iv got alot of nerve damage in my scar and surrounding area which is causing loss of sensation in places and extreme pain in others. she said I can have an operation to remover the scar, which in therory would remove the…
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water/fat loss
this may be a silly question but Iv read so many posts about water weight etc I just was wondering how do you know when your weight loss is fat and not just water? from weigh in on Tuesday morning and again this morning the scales say Iv lost 6.6lbs. now Im fully awear thats not fat loss and also came on on Thursday night…
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Back at the gym
Tomorrow cant come soon enogh. Im getting back to the gym after what seems like forever away from it. I had 2 weeks off while I was ill with a chest infection, then adter 2 sessions back the chest infection hit again with a vengeance. so was off for just over 2 weeks again, then my 2year old got poorly and nearly admitted…
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photo at my biggest and now
I did post a progress pic on my 100th day of using MFP, but last night I found this photo of me at my biggest and when put by the side of my "now pic" I was shocked. I guess even at my biggest I didnt actually feel as big as I was. Iv still got a long way to go but this makes me feel so good about how far Iv actually come…
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100 days in and 11.9kg gone
Hi everyone, I love this board and seeing everyones progress photos and stories. Well now Im here with my own. Friday was day 100 since starting using MFP, and Im so pleased with my progress SW: 101.9kg CW: 90kg GW: 66kg I actually coundlt see much difference in these pics until my husband and friends pointed some out lol.…
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question re stall in weight loss
Good morning, Im feeling a bit discouraged atm :( This how my weight loss has gone so far: SW (1st august) - 101.9kg 8th august - 99.9kg 15th august - 99kg 22nd august - 97.4kg 29th august - 96.8kg 5th september - 96.3kg 16th september - 95.6kg 26th september - 94.5kg then on the 27th september when i woke up I "felt…
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quick question re TDEE
If I go by TDEE method this is my exercise calories too right?? so i dont eat anything back just stick to the calories because exercise cals are already included? Iv read loads on here about it but just want to check iv got the right end of the stick and dont over/under eat x
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should i be getting more proietn?
Hello. MFP has my protien goal set as 90, most days im on or just under it and on some days im a bit over it (like todays meals will put me at 12 over the 90) is 90 enough? is yes, is it bad if i go over it? or is it ok to go over on it? I eat alot of chicken, sandwich turkey slices and lean steak mince. as well as tones…
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Feeing good
So today im feel really good about myself. Maybe a little bit big headed lol but i changed my facebook profile picture last night to a selfie i took at around 2am this morning. the comments i got on said photo gave me such a boost and made me feel like my efforts over the last 46 days has been well worth it. The picture in…
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cardio & weights
I am awear this is probably a commonly asked question to feel free to read, sigh and ignore lol But I would like some advice if anyone feels like repeating themselves for me :flowerforyou: So, I to the gym : on Sundays 7pm, Tuesdays 6pm, wednesdays 7.30pm and fridays 9.30am On Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays I am doing C25K…
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boots scales and body fat %
so i sometimes go and weigh my self on the scales at boots, the weight is always the same as my home scales for the day but my question is.... how accurateis the body fat % bit?? iv never used it before as its an extra 20p on top of the 50p for weigh and hieght (i know, tight lol) but today i thought ill do it and see, now…
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what is this exercise bike called?
so, at my gym they have Recumbent Cycles, spinning cycles and normal upright cycles, but they also have one that not as reclined as the Recumbent Cycle but not as upright as the normal exercise bike anyone know what its called?
