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Need help with Protein Bar recipe.
Hi all. I'm trying to make my own protein bars, and I'm having a little trouble with it. Hopefully someone can help me out here. I'm using this recipe here: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Peanut-Butter-Trail-Bars/Detail.aspx as a baseline recipe, but I'm also trying to make some exchanges. I would like to see if I could…
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Novice signing up for a 5K
Okay, so I've never been athletic my whole life. I've never run (maybe for 30 seconds), and I was never into sports. But now I suddenly realize the importance of physical activity to stay healthy and I want to be an avid runner. I'm planning to run a 5K in October, and I'm currently able to run at 3-5 minutes at a time…
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Natural Remedies and Supplements
I invested in some Bragg's ACV and some oil of oregano with olive leaf oil yesterday and began taking those with a course of supplements that I've also been taking for over a month now: thrice daily whole foods multi-vitamin, fish oil, D3, Calcium, and MSM with glucosamine chondroitin. The oil of oregano was recommended to…
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Machine #'s vs. MFP
Still new at this, and I'm confused. I want my workout calories to be accurate so I know how much I need to be consuming, but I can't figure out which is right. MFP today told me my workout calories are 184 while my machine read 330. Which is it? I would think it's the larger number since I am still carrying extra weight…
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Foods that prevent muscle tearing (side effect of antibiotic
I need some help. A course of antibiotics I just completed have some nasty side effects related to muscle injury/ detachment/ loss and tendon injury/detachment. Some of the reviewers describe a popping in their joints weeks after taking the medication that is followed by injuries. The popping is happening in my joints as…
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Economics and food
I think many of us can relate to this, being in a recession right now. Over the last 7 years, we've struggled financially (and I've had 3 babies), and we gained some weight! After learning more about nutrition and fueling our bodies with the good stuff, we've also realized that it's just super expensive to eat the best…
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Stoked!
I'm not athletic by any means (have never been!), and I'm just working my tail off learning the machines, learning how to lift, learning when to give my muscles breaks and when to push them. My short goal was to be able to run. At the time, every time I ran, my shins would have piercing pain during the workout and for…
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Juicing fast
Has anyone tried a juicing fast? My husband and I are going strong on day 3 of a juice fast, and I'm so surprised that I still have energy to work out and manage the kids. If you've tried it, did you have much success? How long did you stay on it? Could you recommend places for good recipes (we are not loving the flavors,…
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First week in, much to learn!
Hi! I've been actively using MFP for almost a week now. I'm a mom of 3 (6,4,2), and I just closed down our at home daycare (last Friday) so that I could be healthy again. I was seeing how my inability to take care of my health was having a huge affect on our lives! I wasn't being the wife, mother, woman I wanted to be.…
