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No Pudge Brownie Hacks
To start off, I'd like to discourage folks who like to respond "just make room for a regular ________ (insert food item here)." While I hear you and am largely with you, my almost daily chocolate hankerings just can't always fit it into my day. The above in mind, when I found no pudge brownie mix, I was crazy excited.…
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DIY "Lean Cuisine" Pizza (BUT WAY BETTER!)
I'm always on a quest for healthier pizza because, well, I eat pizza jut about every day. I'm not joking. I've had some shape or form of pizza 5 days out of the last 7 days. For one thing, Lean Cuisine pizzas get expensive pretty quickly and for another they have a lot of junk in them. Here's my solution: Preheat oven to…
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Vegetarian Support
I'm in the process of transitioning into being vegetarian (for my own variety of reasons) and am looking for some vegetarian friends who can help and whose diaries I can peek into for inspiration. I'd really like to keep my protein up and not over-do the cheese (though I do loooove cheese). Right now I'm leaning into…
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Pizza Assistance, Please!
Hi pals, I've got a major love for pizza and have been replacing my lust for the food with lean cuisine pizza items. I'd really like to cut more of the chemical-y junk and sodium out of my day and to cut down on costs, so I'm looking for a homemade recipe that can be easily frozen to replace lean cuisine... kinda like a…
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Motivation / Challenge Group for Short Women
I know there's are a few groups in existence for short women, but none are active. It seems the ladies of lesser height have a hard time losing weight (I know I do) and maybe lose motivation a bit. I'd like to start a new group for us women under 5'4 where we share and try to find the best research, keep each other…
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Challenges
Challenge Number 1 will start on January 1, 2013 and will last for 3 weeks, with weekly check-ins. Challenge 1: Part one: 4 30 minute (or more) high intensity workouts per week. This means you are going as hard as you can- be it through interval training, 30 day shred, insanity: whatever it is works fine as long as we're…
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No Equipment, Free INTENSE Workouts
Some of these have a small amount of equipment but check out BodyRock.TV and specifically, check out this video with a KILLER workout. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmruFKac7FE I haven't done it yet... a little scared to, but it is 50 reps of everything (and for the stuff that is on sides- 25 per side). WOW! Also, Jillian…
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Tips for Staying Motivated
I'm having a hard time staying motivated to type this as I wrote it once and then lost all the information to a computer glitch. Argh! hahaha. With New Year's Resolutions bright on our minds and a nice juicy challenge to sink our teeth into, motivation can be found in abundance right now! But be it a week or 2 months from…
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Resources for healthy recipes
Thanks to Myzztique for posting this in the forums under a topic called "websites like skinnytaste". This is a GIANT list of websites that all have great recipes to use- especially when you feel like you're falling into a rut of the same old thing and losing interest with it. Try some out and let us know what you're…
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No Time, Still Eating Healthy
I run around from place to place because I have 2 jobs that are about 30 miles away from one another. My solution?? A car box called the "Don't you dare waste money or calories on fast food" box. Catchy, right ;) Name aside, this box has been HUGELY helpful. I bought a large bag of dry roasted almonds and divided them into…
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Vegetarian needs more Iron
Hi MFP folks, things seem to be going pretty well with my nutrition except I'm about 50% under each day for how much Iron I should be getting. Any ideas on how to up this without putting meat back in the mix? Spinach recipes???? Fellow Vegetarians, what do you do?
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Short new girl looking for friends!
Hi Myfitnesspal world of fun! So I'm 5'1 and starting at 133.5 pounds. And in the past, I've experienced that it takes a bit more for us smaller women to lose weight. I was wondering if there's some other ladies on the short side out there who'd share their experiences with me. 1200 calories is pretty much what all these…
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Black Bean and Cheese Enchiladas!!
Made this recipe myself! So proud of it :) Makes 14, serves 14 266 calories per enchilada I know this isn't the lowest calorie recipe but it's an incredibly satisfying treat that isn't going to ruin your day's count. Ingredients: -1 tablespoon of olive oil -1 Small/Med onion diced -2 cloves of garlic, minced -1 can of…
