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Takeout
Anyone have good suggestions for quick and easy takeout dinners? My husband often picks up dinner on his way home when I don't feel like cooking and I would rather he pick up something somewhat healthy for us - I'm just having trouble thinking of possibilities that aren't fast food, greasy and generally not nutritious.…
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Weight Loss Injections? Thoughts?
Hi All, I started writing this post yesterday then went to post it and discovered I no longer had internet connection, or tv, or lights or anything else that runs on electricity. That's right - the great So Cal blackout directly effected me posting to MFP. Happy to have power (and all that comes with it back now). Anyway,…
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Low-carb dessert ideas?
I try to eat low(ish) carbs at dinner, but my problem is that I really like dessert. If I weren't trying to keep my carbs low I would have a healthier dessert like fruit or fro yo, but I'm at a loss as to what I can have that will fill my sweet craving after dinner and not be to high in carbs. Any ideas?
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Need Greek Yogurt Recipes PLEASE!
Hi All, I have a tub of nonfat plain Greek yogurt in my fridge that I bought to use in a recipe. I made the recipe and now have a lot left over. I would love some tasty recipes of what people use Greek Yogurt in. I've never bought it before, and I'm not a huge yogurt eater so I'm hoping to find some good stuff to do with…
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1st NSV and then some more
So, I went to a wedding a few weeks ago and tried on a dress I hadn't worn in years. It didn't zip :( No big deal, just wore another dress. Well, going to another wedding this weekend so I tried the dress on again because it was close to fitting last time and this time it zipped all the way and easily :) Not going to wear…
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Couch 2 5K
Okay, so I'm on week 4 of C25K and I've hit a wall I think. I did week 3 six times over the last 2 weeks because I was scared to move on to week 4. I was still struggling through the second 3 minute run, so how in the world was I going to run for 5 minutes??? Anyway...I pushed myself onto week 4 today. I made it through…
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What qualifies as low carb?
I posted yesterday looking for low carb dinner suggestions after a trainer suggested I stop eating carbs later in the day (I'm not doing atkins or trying to cut them all together, just in the evening). I realized - I don't know exactly what qualifies as a low carb dinner? I've obviously cut out starches from dinner (no…
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Polar Ft7 Help Please!
Hi All, Just got my polar FT7 heart rate monitor and I was so excited to wear it for my run tonight. I got it all set up, wet the band, attached the monitor and pressed start and nothing. It's not picking up my heart rate at all. Any idea what's wrong? I really hope i didn't just get a faulty one. Please let me know if you…
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High Protein Low Carb meal ideas please
Hi All, So I'm trying to eat a balanced diet and I had a nutritionist/trainer suggest to me that I should cut out carbs at dinner. He had seen better success in weight loss, in women in particular, when they didn't eat carbs later in the day. (I'm not going to a no carb diet, I will just eat my carbs at breakfast and…
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Almond Milk
Hi everyone, So, I see everyone talking about and drinking/using almond milk. I don't usually drink milk, but when I do or use it in something it's skim or 1% (my compromise with the boy who likes 2%). Anyway, what are some of the benefits of the almond milk? Also, are there things you specifically recommend using it in? I…
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Do you ever...
...hit your calorie goal but not go over in something like carbs/protein/sugar/fat? My calorie goal is to eat between 1200-1300 daily. I have trouble hitting that goal without going over in some other category. I usually go over on protein and sugar (due to fruit). Does anyone have some good meal plans that will allow me…
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Sugar Question
I'm trying to stay around a 1200 cal a day diet, MFP puts my sugar at 24gm. I'm really having trouble staying under this as if I eat two pieces of fruit or a yogurt, I'm over. I'm having trouble eating 1200cal without going over on sugar. Only if I eat less then 1200cal do I stay under on Sugar, and I know that's not good.…
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Scale vs. No Scale
Okay, so I don't own a scale, never really like them. I weighed myself at a friends house a few weeks before joining MFP and eating right and working out daily. I've been at for about 2 1/2 weeks now and I feel great and know I'm doing right by myself, but I'm not seeing the results yet (I understand it's still early). On…
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Dumb question - 30 day shred
For those that do this video, how do you account for this video under exercise? Does it go under strength training or cardio? Thanks!
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Do I have to eat my exercise calories?
I haven't really been eating the exercise calories, I might eat some of them, but I've been trying to stay around 1200-1300 calories no matter how much I exercise. Part of this is that I plan out my meals before I know how much I am going to exercise. I may add in a cup of fro yo or something if I worked out a lot. I'm…
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Am I eating right? or wrong?
Help! I'm trying really hard to get this eating "right" thing right. Basically, I'm trying to stick to around 1200 calories a day (sometimes I got over, especially if I do a lot of exercise). Anyway - the problem I'm having is that I'm eating the same things I've always eaten, just in smaller amounts. Is that the right way…
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Hello :smile: (and questions)
:smile: I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm fairy new to MFP, having just started using it last week to track my food. My main motivation for loosing weight and getting in shape is that I am getting married next June. I'm marrying a wonderful guy who loves me just the way I am now, but I want to look at my wedding…
