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Sweet Potato Substitution
I have a recipe for salmon cakes that has a cup of pureed sweet potatoes in it. The thought of sweet potato mixed with salmon kind of makes me want to gag a little and no one in my house really cares for sweet potatoes either. So, I'm trying to think of a substitution. The sweet potato in the recipe is used along with 1/2…
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Overactive Appetite
First, my history: About 4 years ago, I had a pituitary tumor removed and then I lost a ton of weight. The pounds came off easily once my hormones returned to normal and I finally reached a healthy weight for the first time in my life. Three years ago, I quit smoking and put on about 15 pounds. I didn't try to lose it but…
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Overactive Appetite
First, my history: About 4 years ago, I had a pituitary tumor removed and then I lost a ton of weight. The pounds came off easily once my hormones returned to normal and I finally reached a healthy weight for the first time in my life. Three years ago, I quit smoking and put on about 15 pounds. I didn't try to lose it but…
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Probiotics Issues
Hello! I started taking probiotics last weekend in an attempt to make my digestive system work like a normal person's. It's been a little off my whole life. Within a day of taking them, I started feeling better. The next day, I started feeling sick if I ate. It continued to get worse throughout the week and I hardly ate…
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Cheap Wheat Free Recipes?
I absolutely love bread, donuts, cookies, and pretty much anything that contains wheat flour. I've had digestive issues my whole life and decided to cut certain things out of my diet one by one to see if that helps. I started with wheat because it seemed easy what with all the wheat free products on the market. It's been…
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Extra Heat Burning Extra Calories?
I'm just asking out of curiosity, when it's 100 billion degrees outside and you immediately sweat just by breathing, do you burn extra calories? If so, I should be losing a few pounds this weekend. I'm in Nebraska and we're in a heat advisory until Tuesday. I know the majority of the country is in the same position. All we…
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Super Scale!
I stepped on one of those fancy scales at a wellness screening thing. It is a super scale! It could tell how much water I had, my BMI, my fat %, my visceral fat %, and how much of my weight is muscle. I am thoroughly amazed that a scale can do so much. I mean, I just stood on it and it could tell how much fat was around my…
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Quitting Smoking
My 30th birthday is on Sunday and I've planned for the past month to quit smoking on that day. I need some ideas on how to keep myself from gaining weight. I know this is a major side effect of not smoking. I plan on getting a straw or something to chew on and the patch to help lessen the withdrawals. I'd like to hear…
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I need to whine a little.
I broke my hand 12 years ago in a car accident when a drunk driver hit me. My hand wasn't fixed because the doctors were concerned with fixing everything else that was broken. Since that accident, my hand has given me issues. If I move it the wrong way or lift wrong, it hurts because it's deformed. I finally went to a hand…
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NSV...I think
It's a very blustery day here in Nebraska and as I was walking through the parking lot, I realized that it's much harder walking in the wind without that extra 35lbs weighing me down.
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Looking for a Sugar Free or Very Low Sugar Granola Recipe
I really like granola, but I rarely eat it because it's got so much sugar. Does anyone have a recipe that is really low in sugar or am I wishing for something impossible?
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Exercises to do with a bad hand
I broke my hand years ago and it was never fixed because I also had life threatening injuries that took precedence over my hand. It flares up sometimes and I can barely move it. It lasts for weeks and I don't want to stop exercising. Any ideas of what I could do that requires minimal movement of my hand?
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Joint Popping
My left knee has always popped/cracked whenever it's turned the slightest bit to the side. It doesn't hurt. It's just kind of annoying. Now, the more weight I lose, the more my right hip pops and cracks. It doesn't necessarily hurt, but it's not comfortable either. The left hip does it too, but not nearly as bad. Does…
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Hamstrings and Things Above Them
I am having no problems building my thigh muscles. In fact, I suddenly have muscles on the outside of my thighs which I've never had before. Unfortunately, I'm a bit soft in the hamstring and butt region. I've done steps, walked, jogged, and done leg lifts. What else can I do?
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Not enough calories
I recently had surgery and have not had much of an appetite. Most days, I'm not meeting the minimum 1200 calories. I just don't want to eat. I do like liquids though. Especially V8 juice. Unfortunately, when I have a 400 calorie deficit, I'd have to drink the whole bottle and that's just too much. I'm wondering if I should…
