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Low-Cal Alfredo Sauce
I made this for my lunches this week and just had to share since it's so tasty! It really does taste like the real thing. Low-Cal Alfredo Sauce 1 cup milk 1/2 cup cottage cheese 1 tablespoon Cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon Salt 1/8 teaspoon Pepper 1/4 teaspoon Garlic powder 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese Place ingredients in a…
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Ears hurt after running outside
So I just recently started to run outside now that the weather is getting nicer, but I've noticed that when I'm done and I come back inside my ears hurt. It feels like an ear ache or infection, but I know I don't have one since that is the only time I ever feel it. It usually lasts about an hour before they start to feel…
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[RECIPE] Cream Cheese Chicken
I just posted this on the recipe board, but I dont know how many keto people actually go there, so I thought I'd post here as well! I prepared a batch of these to take to work for lunch all week and thought I would share! Super simple recipe! Cream Cheese Chicken - 5 servings at 272 cals, 3 g carbs (4%), 16 g fat (52%) ,…
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Cream Cheese Chicken (Keto Friendly!)
I prepared a batch of these to take to work for lunch all week and thought I would share! Super simple recipe! Cream Cheese Chicken - 5 servings at 272 cals, 3 g carbs (4%), 16 g fat (52%) , 30 g protein (44%) 5 thin cut chicken breast slices (or pounded out thin) (I used about 4oz of chicken per slice) 1 - 8 oz block of…
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Halp! What did I do to my hip?
Yesterday I went to the gym after a month long absence. I decided it would be a good idea to start squatting right away. I started at 40 lbs just to warm up. It felt fine so I moved up to 50 lbs which normally isn't a problem for me. On my third downward movement my right hip flexor made a little pop and there was some…
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Low-carb bread crumb alternative
What is a good low-carb alternative for bread crumbs? I thought of almond meal, or crushing up pork rinds. I want to make salmon cakes for dinner but wasn't sure what I could replace the bread crumbs with that would hold together. Any ideas?
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"The Gym", a poem by me!
Thought I'd share this super cheesy poem I just came up with. :bigsmile: "The Gym", a poem by Redwngs13! 'After an absence from the gym it feels like a chore, to put on those gym clothes and push my butt out the door. But once I'm there and the sweat starts to drop, I re-discover my passion and I don't want to stop!' Feel…
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1 Bikini, 1 Year Later (pics!)
This is my first time posting a success story. I'm definitely not finished with my journey, but I figured I hit a milestone so I might as well post about it! Last year I was swimming at a friend's house where she decided to take some pictures of us. When I saw the picture of me, I'll admit i wasn't totally appalled by it,…
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Would like more friends!
Been a member of MFP for quite a while, but have been on and off the site a few times over the years. Just looking for more people to befriend!
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Logging Foods: Raw vs Cooked
I feel like I have a good handle on my macros and have recently started becoming more concerned with my micronutrients. I've come to realize that foods in their raw state vs cooked state probably differ more on the micro level (along with macros if draining fat from meat, etc). I've always logged all of the foods that I…
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Want moar lifter friends!
Hai there! Do you lift heavy things? Add me! Heck, even if you don't lift heavy, you can still add me! :)
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Polar FT4 problem
Anyone have the Polar FT4 and ever have any problems with it? While I was out running today it kept losing connection with the chest strap and was consistently giving out a 0 bpm reading so it said I only burned 75 calories... Before anyone asks, YES I wet the little sensors and I was sweating like mad the whole time…
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What accessories do you bring to the gym?
I read an article the other day essentially making fun of different gym stereotypes. One of them was named "The Accessorizer" - the guy that has a basket full of gym equipment brought from home that he carries from machine to machine. I laughed because my boyfriend is kind of like this. But the thing for him is that he…
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Lookin for some Heavy Lifting Ladies (or even Guys!)
I'm starting the Starting Strength program and am looking to befriend some other people doing a heavy lifting program like SS, 5/3/1, Stronglifts, etc. to help keep me going. I'm 5'6", 26 yo female, weigh ~140 lbs, and am a beginner to weight training. I started lifting in Nov 2012 after my boyfriend introduced me to it.…
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Any techno/trance addicts out there?
I love electronic music, and I find that it helps my workouts too! I have a bunch of weekly podcasts that I download and listen to them while at the gym or just around the house when I clean. This type of music always puts me in a good mood. :)
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Just bought new shoes and...
...my left foot is half a size smaller than my right foot, and I can feel slipping in the heel which is definitely going to form a nice big blister. Any ideas on how I can remedy this?
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Am I weird? (Lady question)
I always see everyone saying that they gain a ton of water weight while TOM is around. I seem to be just the opposite. I actually have my biggest loss of the month during my TOM (around 2 lbs usually). So is my body just weird, or do any other ladies on here experience this as well?
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Jealous of my boyfriend
I signed me and my boyfriend up for the Race for the Cure 5k. I've been running for a while now training for it (almost every day since January) and my boyfriend didn't start working out til just around the end of Feb. I am jealous of him because he's been running half as long as I have and his 5k time is already way…
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Love Fettuccine Alfredo but scared of the calories??
...Well then I've got the perfect recipe for you!!! I found this on allrecipes.com browsing a user named FightTheFatFoodie's recipes. He created this alfredo recipe that is low-cal and low-fat! I prepared it last night and it tastes practically just like the real thing with only 100 cal per serving (for the sauce, adding…
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Dead lifts
I got a circuit training routine from a personal trainer and she said that all of the moves can be done without any equipment. One of the moves is a dead lift, and when I looked it up online all of the pictures showed people lifting some sort of weights or barbell. So my question is, how do you do a dead lift without…
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calories in pickles
I love pickles, but I have a hard time believing that they have 0 calories per serving. Even raw cucumbers have calories, let alone when you add all the pickling liquid! Any thoughts/comments on this?
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Zucchini and Yellow Squash w/ Parmesan
I made this last night cause I had some leftover squash and zucchini from the other night. It turned out really good! I based it off something my mom used to make that I liked a lot. This is a great summer side-dish when the squash is in season! Zucchini and Yellow Squash w/ Parmesan (2 servings) 1 cup chopped zucchini 1…
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What will you do with your Tax $$$
What are you planning to do with your tax money? Assuming you get money back, that is! I'm going to buy a blu-ray player (or possibly a whole home theater system), and I'm looking into getting a HRM.
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Alternative to sit-ups and crunches?
My gym has a weight machine that is supposed to work your abs, but I never seem to feel a good burn when I use it so the other day I decided to try doing some traditional sit-ups. I found that I could do them, but it hurt my tailbone! I put a pillow under there to try and cushion it, but it still wasn't that great. What…
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An easy way to use less salad dressing
I've been eating a lot of salads lately, and I have found an easy way to cut the amount of dressing that I use. I will prepare my salad in a container that has a lid, put about a tablespoon of dressing in there, place the lid and shake, shake, shake. It always evenly distributes the dressing so each piece of lettuce has…
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What else do you do to take care of yourself?
So we're all in this healthy lifestyle boat together of eating healthier and exercising more, but I am wondering what other things you have started doing, or bad habits you have quit doing, in order to take care of yourself overall? I have quit biting my nails, I have started taking better care of my teeth with brushing…
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What's your favorite "healthy" fast food place?
I love Pita Pit and Chipotle. They have calculators online so you can create your meal and see how many calories it will be! I always get a Burrito Bol from Chipotle and I have just recently discovered the "Fork Style" pitas (a salad) at Pita Pit. Great fast food options with healthy items to choose from! Subway is also…
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No time for weight and strength training
I work out in the morning before work. I don't like waking up early but I have been good at forcing myself to get up at 6 to get to the gym and do a 40 minute treadmill workout so I can still make it to work by 8. I found this workout called the "Treadmill Triad" which is supposed to maximize fat burning and also help…
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"Cook This, Not That" cookbook
Does anyone have this cookbook? I'm a fan of the "Eat This, Not That" articles that I see on Yahoo once in a while and I was thinking about buying this cookbook. If anyone on here has it, do the recipes really stand up to their restaurant counterparts? I always love going out to eat and I think if I had healthy…
