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Dunkin' Donuts Wake Up Wraps - My Version
Okay, I go to Dunkin' Donuts every day and get an egg white and turkey sausage wake up wrap. I decided to come up with my own recipe to make at home, and entered all the information into the recipe builder to get a new recipe. I made these tonight, and YUMMY!!! I plan on making a larger batch at some point and freezing…
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Only Children ?
As a mom of an only child, I hear all the time how lonely my son will be as he gets older. I am in a funk after reading some stupid post on a radio station's FaceBook page this morning. I would love to hear from any of you who are only children yourselves, and whether you feel you were lonely growing up. FYI, my son is 8…
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Potato Leek Soup
I have never made this soup before (I love homemade soups) and wanted to give it a go. I had never actually had potato leek soup before last night, actually. This recipe is absolutely delicious, I highly recommend! http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/10/potato-leek-soup.html
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Starting Over.
When I joined here in June 2011, it was because I had packed on 20 pounds in just 6 months being smoke-free. A year and a half of no smoking, and I started again. I finally, FINALLY lost the 20 pounds I gained. Now I'm back to the beginning. I'm using the patch this time, never tried it before. I had my last cigarette last…
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Andy Reid's Son Found Dead
What a tragedy. I'm assuming it was drugs. Horrible.
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Timing of Meals
I did search first but didn't find what I need. I am sure I have read here many times that the timing of your meals, meaning whether you eat a big breakfast, medium lunch, small dinner, etc., makes no difference for fat loss. Does anyone have those studies? I have a friend who was asking about whether to eat all carbs…
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School Lunch - Yay or Nay?
Another thread had me questioning my decision to allow my 1st grader to eat the school lunch most days. For background, he is a pretty picky eater, but I found he was trying new things at school because he saw other kids eating those things. He will eat at school chicken parm, hummus with veggies, tuna sandwiches, chicken…
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Is this true?
When I finished my workout today, I noticed a poster in the locker room that said something like, "The calories you eat right now will not be stored as fat." I believe it was sponsored by some nutrition company. Is that true? I was just curious, I hadn't really thought about what happens to the food I eat after a workout.…
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Quick Effective Exercise While Watching TV
My trainer has me do this, and I also do it every night while watching TV. It sounds super easy, but for me, it is difficult, and I have been working with my trainer for 9 months. This is it: 5 deep squats; at 5th squat, transition to 5 squat-jumps; repeat sequence 5 times. Do 3 sets. Ouchie, and very effective.
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Hungry Girl Moo Shu Chicken
I made this tonight - SO GOOD. Seriously, it was even better than moo shu I get at the fancy Chinese restaurant we usually go to. And the recipe is already in the food database! Enjoy! http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/1177
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Baby got back!
My NSV from today -- I've been going to a trainer for 6 months. Today he said something like, "I've noticed your backside is really shaping up nicely. Must be all those squats and lunges." I'm gonna interpret that as, "Damn, your *kitten* looks good!" So while I have only lost 10 pounds since I started training with him, I…
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Want to thank you guys...
When I found your thread on the main support boards, I saw how so many of you have goals as far as limiting drinks. I basically have been here 5 months but refused to cut down on my drinks, I was fooling myself that I could still drink a ton of beer AND lose weight. Well as of this past week, I decided to limit myself to 4…
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Idea for 60 calorie snack :-)
I made a snack today that was so good and hit the spot. If you have never heard of Finn Crisp crackers, I can't recommend them enough. They are rye crisp breads, and each one has 20 calories. I spread 1/2 TB of WW Whipped Cream Cheese on that, and topped with one slice of smoked turkey breast. YUM! All for 60 calories.…
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STAY STRONG!
For those of you who are trying to quit for the first time, or whatever time really, and you are on day one or two, HANG IN THERE. I swear to you, it gets easier as each day goes by. The first 2 days were always the WORST for me. I would sometimes literally run out of my office across the street to buy cigarettes at CVS…
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My First NSV
I have been going to a personal trainer for 5 months. I have only lost 8 or 9 pounds in this entire time period, which is discouraging. But today, at the end of my session, my trainer told me we had to do our push-ups. I was figuring I would have to bang out about 25 max, but he said, "Let's do 50. No knees." :-O I told…
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LOVE my new Polar FT4!
Thanks to all of you guys who recommended it! I ordered it last week on Amazon for $63 and got it yesterday. I used it today during my HIIT warm-up on the treadmill (7 minutes or so), and then continued it through my personal training session. I saw my heartrate the whole time on the watch, and when I finished, I had spent…
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Disney World - How do you stay on track on vacation?
I went away this past weekend with my 6 year old son, just the two of us, to a Maryland resort. I had a grilled chicken caesar salad for dinner Saturday night, and hummus with grilled pita for lunch on Sunday, so I did very well. But on Saturday we are leaving for Disney for 5 days. I think I will bring my Laughing Cow and…
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Ordered a Polar FT4!
I never had even considered an HRM before joining this site, but I have seen so many of you relying on HRMs. So when I saw a post today about getting an HRM, I took all of your advice, jumped on Amazon, and got the copper Polar FT4 for $63. I'm excited! I also ordered a digital scale from Amazon a few days ago, I can't…
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Wow - Reality Check Today at the Gym
I do personal training 3 days a week (was doing 2 days a week until about 2 weeks ago and decided to step it up). After I was finished, my trainer told me to jump on the treadmill and do a half mile as fast as I could, trying for 4 minutes. I did it in 4.5, and I was dying, lol :) So I get on the TM and enter in my weight…
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Burger King Minis
So, my 6 year old son wanted to go to Burger King for lunch yesterday because he saw the ad for the Burger King minis. He ended up not getting them, but instead getting a hamburger, apples, white milk. I was trying to find something around 300 calories for lunch, and I heard someone order the Chicken Minis through the…
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Saw pictures of myself tonight on Facebook :(
First, I should introduce myself. I'm Liz, I'm almost 43 years old, and I have a great husband who is in very good shape and a 6 year old son who is the light of my life. I am currently about 175. Until 15 years ago, I was a small person, about a size 4 or so, about 128 pounds. Until recently, I hovered around 161. But…
