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Underactive Thyroid
So, My late Nan and Auntie had an underactive thyroid. My Mum, Auntie and sister have an underactive thyroid. My niece has an overactive thyroid. I'm guessing it stands to reason that I probably have that problem too however, I am absolutely terrified of needles and therefore can't bring myself to get a blood test. I know…
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Who decides what I can buy depending on what country I live
I just wanted to know who it is that makes the decision that I can't buy certain foods because of where I live! For instance, I see other people's diaries on here and you can tell straightaway whether they live in USA or UK just by what they're listing. We get the same "brands" of food but not the same varieties. I love…
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Exercise ideas
I need some exercise ideas! At the moment I go for a 30 minute walk every day and am also doing around 20-30 mins a day on the Wii fit but I'm getting kind of bored with it. I don't belong to a gym and I don't want to join one! I don't have the time (I work 10 hour shifts) or money so that is out of the question. Last week…
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If you don't buy it you can't eat it!
I know that sounds so simple but it works! I have stopped buying the usual crisps and chocolate and stuff that I would buy for myself and my hubby and have replaced them with healthier foods like fruit, low fat crisps and low fat desserts. There is still a treat for when I'm feeling peckish but it's not "naughty". Even my…
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Green tea
I hate tea! And I don't drink much coffee either so I end up drinking NAS squash and water which can get boring. Sometimes I like to have a hot drink so I thought I would give green tea a go as I'd heard it didn't really taste like tea. Today I bought a variety pack and have just had an apple and pear flavour one and do…
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What's the point of a protein shake?
Excuse my ignorance here! I've never had a protein shake before, I don't really know what one is! But I notice that lots of people have them and I wonder what the point of them is? I'm always over my protein allowance for the day without even trying so why would I need extra protein in the form of a shake if I'm getting…
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Facebook & MFP
As a fan of both of these sites I wonder how everyone else uses them. Do you have FB friends that are also MFP friends? Or do you keep them both separate? I have a couple of friends that are friends on both but not all of my FB friends know that I'm on MFP so I kind of keep that separate. How does everyone else feel?…
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Zig Zagging!
I have read a few posts on zig zagging cals and would like to give it a try. Can someone explain it to me in basic terms please? Thank you :happy:
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I need more exercise!
So I am currently sitting on my *kitten* behind a desk all day at work and have NEVER exercised before joining MFP. I try and walk at least 30 mins a day every day and I do advanced step and boxing on the Wii Fit which helped me lose my weight up until now but I feel like I need to do more but I'm stuck as to know what to…
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Welcome to the weekend!
So, it's the weekend and it's usually the time where all my hard work during the week gets compromised! I'm not at home this weekend so I'll be eating out most of the time which I love but it's so difficult when you don't know the value of anything on the menu. Hopefully I'll be doing a lot of walking too so that will help…
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Logging everything right then and there before you forget!
Are you one of those (like me!) that have to log everything either before you eat it before you forget? lol And then when you don't actually eat it it's great to see your remaining cals go up when you delete it! :smile: Yesterday I was out for the day and I don't have an iphone so I have to log everything on my laptop so I…
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Eating out
In the last week I have eaten out quite a bit and have tried really hard, without being too obsessive, to be sensible and not go over my cals by too much but it is really difficult when places don't show nutrional information and you can't find any further info on any website. How do you work it out? I mean, I have no idea…
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What is cool whip?
Hi! I'm from the UK and have seen people talking about cool whip. Can you please explain what this is and what alternative I could use as this seems to be an American product that I've never seen in any UK supermarkets! Thanks :) Px
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How do you use your food diary?
Do you enter all the food you intend to have during the day at the beginning of the day or as you go along? I like to enter what I'm going to have for lunch and dinner and then I can easily see what cals I have left. Today I entered up my lunch but I still haven't eaten all of it yet so if I don't then that's extra cals…
