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Accounting for Frying Oil in Recipes
Just wondering .. does anyone here have any suggestions for how to account for the oil absorbed during frying and estimating the calories? For example, my wife makes delicious egg rolls. No problem calculating the calories based on the recipe and ingredients .. but WAIT! ... THERE'S MORE! What about the oil used to fry…
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55 lbs of Hamburger Lost!
My wife and I were preparing to cook 250-300 Sloppy Joe sandwiches for a fundraiser to benefit American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life". So, we bought 55 lbs of hamburger and had it on the counter. It was then I realized .. that this was just about the amount of weight I had lost! My wife grabbed the camera, and snapped…
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55 lbs of hamburger lost!
(Sorry ... working on the photo!)
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Hit my goal! 55 lbs lost in 10 months!
Well, I haven't posted much here, and never posted pics, but today I'm excited enough to do so! I am one of the many examples of "living proof" that MFP works! I set my profile up to lose 1 lb per week, and in 10 months have lost 55 lbs - so at 5 1/2 lbs per month average, it looks like I did just a bit better than hoped.…
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Small NSV ... but what a great feeling!
I just started on MFP June 1st. I've been pretty intense in making the best use of it, though. I have spent a lot of time getting familiar with all the features and enjoying the message boards. So yesterday, I was wearing my usual Levi's 501's with my belt on the same notch as I have been using forever. Clipped my heavy…
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Question on calorie counts ...
Hi all! I've been using the site for one week, and I find I am finishing each day between 150 and 500 calories below my goal. I have not really felt overly hungry or deprived. Yesterday, though, I finished 804 calories below goal., and felt kind of hungry, so I rewarded myself with a bit of a spurge ... 2 eggs and three…
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First Weigh-In - 8 Pounds Lost!
Today marks one week since I registered for MFP, and this morning I couldn't wait to hit the scale and see if I would see any progress for my efforts. Well, I was shocked and proud to see a loss of 8 pounds! In the interest of full disclosure, I probably fudged my starting weight by a few pounds, since I used a nice, round…
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Happy to have found this site!
Hello all! I am joining officially as of June 1st, at 230 pounds. My goal for now is 175 pounds. I am very happy to be here. I have been searching for a solid weight loss tool that I can use in my own way. MFP is fantastic! I intend to be not only a user, but a contributor as well. I spent last night familiarizing myself…
