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| Recipes | spaghetti squash | Oct 01 2008 02:54 (UTC) |
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you can microwave it as well. I like the taste better in the oven, but the micro does it quicker...... I put a small dash of butter spread on it with a little bit of parm cheese..................yum! |
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| Fitness | this may be a dumb question | Jan 29 2008 15:30 (UTC) |
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| twice a day isn't for everyone, and I don't think most of us do it every day.... I guess I just enjoy it, and if I end up with some extra energy and some extra time, I head out for a run or possibly do some lifting for my second. I do see better results when I do cardio twice a day, but one workout is usually significantly harder than the other. I may do the ellipse for 45 min in the AM, and then I may meet my running group for an EASY 35-40 min run. (and then we drink beer----) When you are training for something (triathlons, marathons, etc) many people opt for twice a days just for time... if you have a job, sometimes that's the only way you can get it in....plus it stops me from eating in the evenings - - - but I agree with you, if you can get it all in at once, go for it! | |||
| Fitness | labor day road races | Sep 04 2007 18:20 (UTC) |
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Ran the RUN INTO BUFFALO - 1st Annual 15K... Buffalo, NY It was a good course, however, they absolutely need more water on the course. That was awful. I am sure they underestimated the number of runners because the line for food wasn't moving and you couldn't get to the beer... also, they left water bottles on the table at the start of the race, so when you finished, you were treated to some nice, WARM water. A few baby pools filled with some ice could have saved the day. Again, the race itself was good..... and it was the first year.... we'll do it again next year and see if they've worked the bugs out.
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| Fitness | Marathon question... | Sep 04 2007 18:17 (UTC) |
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I've completed three, and in my opinion, as long as they are spaced out, it won't give you any grief. I think many people are adequately trained for the first long run, and if they try a second and third too close to their first, they could get injured... not enough rest. My first marathon I only did 1 long run (21). The second I think I did 2 or three (can't remember) and I know last year I did 3 long runs (the second one I had to stop at 17, so I felt I needed to do another just for my mental preparation)...... Are you training now for a marathon? (I am doing a 1/2 on the 16th...) |
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| Foods | morningstar? | Aug 29 2007 14:21 (UTC) |
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sorry, had to pipe in here and say that everyone is right about the morningstar stuff... most of it is really good (and I too was turned off by some Boca products) but the poster who talked about the sodium thing... really, watch out for that... we tend to fall into the trap of easy and low calorie,---and then eat them too often. As an easy meal fix, yes, but I wouldn't eat them at every meal or everyday just because of the sodium... as always, fresher is better, but in a pinch, they are tasty!! (training for a marathon and sodium/water has been huge point of interest for me lately, and when I started retaining water, I figured out that replacing 1/2 can tuna or grilled chicken breast with morningstar chix patties three or four days a week was increasing my sodium intake (540mg for one patty) (250mg for 1/2 can of tuna) (6oz chicken 120mg)...... that being said just be conscious of it.... Good luck!! (and can we get someone to bring the price down on the products above????? that is probably why they aren't famous like chicken mcnuggets... because they aren't $.99!!!!) |
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| Foods | Healthy cereals? | Aug 29 2007 14:07 (UTC) |
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oatmeal, oatmeal, oatmeal... NOT INSTANT..... the one you cook on the stove for 4 minutes... really, it's not time consuming... I drive 1 1/2 hours to work each way, and I get up an extra 5 minutes early to make it.... it's THAT worth it. put some turbino sugar and a sprinkle of cinnamon. (some milk if you like) and I put a tablespoon of toasted wheat germ in it.... been doing it like this for 4 years and it keeps me full until 11am (I eat breakfast at 4:30am on work days)..... around 190 if you add the wheat germ... 150 + 15 or so for the sugar ... pretty easy, cheap and quick! Good luck!
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| Fitness | running and chafing? | Aug 28 2007 19:00 (UTC) |
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| shorts are too short/small. Body glide is great, but I have two pairs of shorts that I sometimes try and wear, and every time..... yep.... chafing that makes me nearly cry.....
Just my opinion. |
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| Fitness | Losing weight while marathon training | Aug 28 2007 18:57 (UTC) |
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| jocur -
Congrats on Boston.. I ran NYC last year, and two others before that. I have never been able to lose weight AND train for a marathon.... it's like quitting smoking and trying to diet... one usually kills the other one. I didn't GAIN last year, but stayed the same. are you doing any weight training? That might help... I would just keep up the training and as someone else said, try not to STUFF your face after your long runs. AFTER the marathon, then diet.... |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 3* | Aug 24 2007 12:21 (UTC) |
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| amyb3517
Thursday goal 1200 - actual 1227 25 minutes walking dogs + 30 minutes low impact aerobics = 244 calories burned water - 96 oz Fat - 30.4% (50 grams) Protein - 15.5% (58 grams) Carbohydrates - 54.1% (202 grams) Daily Sodium Intake - 2,170 mg Daily Cholesterol Intake - 86 mg Daily Fiber Intake - 26 grams |
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| Weight Loss | Working night shift ... slows metabolism? | Aug 23 2007 13:09 (UTC) |
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| I work swing shifts, so I don't know if it's the same type thing, but I definitely have a tendancy to "comfort eat" because I am over tired. I just finished a week of midnights, and here I am bright and cheery at 6AM! It sucks, but what I have found is that if you can eat at least 3 hours before bed, you don't seem to have the same problems with gaining.
I try and eat oatmeal around 5am at work, I get done at 7am, and then I have to drive home (73 miles away)... so I get in bed around 8- 8:30 and can usually sleep until 1 or 2 before I wake up, starved.... Then I eat lunch and force (you'll notice I said force) myself to workout, take the dogs for a walk, etc........ I still eat dinner at our normal hour (family doesn't stop eating because I do) 6 or so, and then I usually lay back down for an hour or two before bed. I don't get much done (maybe a load of laundry or push the vaccuum around) but in reality, how much of this stuff does one get done if they work at a regular job with regular hours? Truly, if you think of it, a M-F 8-4:30p person..... get home at 5-5:30, make dinner, clean up, maybe put a load of laundry in, take kids to practice, bible study, etc...... then home, make lunches and to bed!! So I figured out that my sleep was paramount on my work days..... this definitely makes me eat less.... IF I am not tired, I don't compensate for being tired with food. Oh, and be sure to drink water at night....... have some kind of small snack... good luck all. |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 3* | Aug 23 2007 12:56 (UTC) |
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| amyb3517
Wednesday Total Calories consumed 1,323 - 258 calories burned (weight training) =1065 calories Fat - 27.2% (41 grams) Protein - 16.9% (57 grams) Carbohydrates - 55.9% (187 grams) Daily Sodium Intake - 1,504 mg Daily Cholesterol Intake - 216 mg Daily Fiber Intake - 18 grams Water - 10 - 8 oz glasses. |
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| Fitness | Entering a Half-Marathon | Aug 21 2007 19:46 (UTC) |
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| I am going to run my first 1/2 on September 16 (I have run 3 full marathons, but never a half before)... I agree with jwonder about good shoes. I have been running for awhile and can tell you that old or ill fitting shoes can create a host of problems-- back, shins, feet, etc. Spend the money and get a pair that fits.
good luck!! |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 3* | Aug 21 2007 13:02 (UTC) |
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| amyb3517
Monday totals: 1939 calories - 895 calories burned (8.6 mile run) = 1044 net Fat - 33.1% (71 grams) Protein - 19.7% (95 grams) Carbohydrates - 41.8% (203 grams) Alcohol - 0.0% Other - 5.4% Daily Sodium Intake - 1,990 mg Daily Cholesterol Intake - 558 mg Daily Fiber Intake - 31 grams Water - 8 glasses X 8oz each |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 3* | Aug 18 2007 00:55 (UTC) |
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| User Name: amyb3517 Gender: FEMALE Height: 5'3" Start Weight: 143 Week 2 Weight: 143 Week 3 Weight: 138 Goal Weight (for challenge): 130 Your Excuse That You Are Tossing Out: All of them!! I have a million. |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 2* | Aug 18 2007 00:52 (UTC) |
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| amyb3517
calorie goal 1,200/ actual 1,595 Fat - 22.5% (41 grams) Protein - 20.4% (84 grams) Carbohydrates - 57.1% (236 grams) Sodium Intake - 2,426 mg Cholesterol Intake - 126 mg Fiber Intake - 23 grams I don't know how to count pushups and situps, but I don't think they amounted to 200 calories-- :( |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 2* | Aug 17 2007 04:19 (UTC) |
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| amyb3517:
calories - 2,437 Fat - 25.9% (71 grams) Protein - 23.5% (144 grams) Carbohydrates - 50.7% (312 grams) Daily Sodium Intake - 3,403 mg Daily Cholesterol Intake - 220 mg Daily Fiber Intake - 32 grams how come I always do this the day before weigh in?????? |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 2* | Aug 16 2007 04:12 (UTC) |
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amyb3517: Wednesday's totals: goal 1,200 - actual 1,415 calories burned = 410 (40 minute run @ 10min pace) Fat - 33.1% (70 grams) |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 2* | Aug 15 2007 04:55 (UTC) |
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BTW..... Clarkplace123................ just don't go overboard with the "tasting". Chew on a piece of gum while you are canning, and solicit the help of a friend (or husband) to do the tasting if you absolutely can't trust yourself, or just let canning day be a "no count" day. I think if you put a tick on a piece of paper for every taste, you could get a rough idea of actually how much you consumed... (eg. 3 tastes = 1 Tablespoon) then you could tally it up and estimate the calories.. I can tomatoes, so I don't have to be as detail oriented. Good luck! Amy |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 2* | Aug 15 2007 04:51 (UTC) |
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amyb3517 1288 total calories - 684 burned (bike ride)=604net calories Oops!! (these midnights have me all messed up!) Fat - 28.8% (43 grams) |
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| Foods | please help...chicken breast weight before/after question | Aug 14 2007 11:33 (UTC) |
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remember what the package says is an estimate.. I would weigh it cooked. they also say on a can of peaches that there are 3.5- 1 cup servings in a 15 oz can!!! I am not a whiz with math, but I know that doesn't add up. Don't worry about what a "serving size" is on a package, just go with what you know to be a serving size.... 3 oz of chicken is 3 oz of chicken, is 3 oz of chicken. fast food restaurants tout their 1/4 pounders...... PRE cooked weight.. count what you eat, not the water that's cooked out of it. good luck! |
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| The Lounge | GOOD BOOKS? | Aug 14 2007 05:38 (UTC) |
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| I have picked up my sisters keeper three times at the library and put it back... don't know why... I will grab it now and give it a real look. | |||
| The Lounge | Anyone from upstate NY? | Aug 14 2007 05:29 (UTC) |
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| oh, yes!!! I thought I was the only one!! I work in Niagara Falls, live in Brockport, born in South Buffalo, grew up in Springville, and have lived in:
Williamson, Somers, Brewster, Hornell, Dansville, Perry, Batavia, Clarence, Holland Patent, Herkimer and Elma!! Thanks to my job, I have seen MUCH of NEW YORK STATE! I do know where Utica is..............ran the Boilermaker for the 5th year in a row!!! |
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| The Lounge | GOOD BOOKS? | Aug 14 2007 05:22 (UTC) |
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| I guess it depends on what you're into... Anna Maxted has two out that are wonderful..... Getting Over It and Running in Heels. Funny, but down to earth.
There is always the latest Potter book.... I was NEVER into Harry Potter, but once I picked up one, I now have read them all. They are like candy to me... The Birth of Venus - Sarah Dunant.....very good, set in Rome. The Time Travelers Wife............. one of the best ones I 've read in awhile Notes on a Scandal - listened to that on tape............ excellent. Didn't see the movie, but saw a clip for the movie.... nothing at all like the book. What have you read lately? I am looking for something to take in October --- long 8 hour flight. |
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| Fitness | Blisters from running | Aug 14 2007 05:12 (UTC) |
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| I hate to say this, but it's your sneakers and/or socks. You need different ones.....
Also, lube up your feet with gobs of vaseline before putting on your socks.... it helps the sock "Stick" to your feet and they won't move around and cause, you guessed it... blisters. Are your shoes new? |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 2* | Aug 14 2007 05:09 (UTC) |
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amyb3517:
Monday totals: calories 1,429 - 68 calories (short dog walk - 15 minutes of pulling, tugging, whining, barking, chasing) =1361 can I take 61 calories for three sets of situps (50 each)? (that will put me at 1300, exactly 100 over my goal of 1200).... Fat - 22.2% (36 grams) Protein - 16.2% (59 grams) Carbohydrates - 61.6% (226 grams) Sodium Intake - 1,951 mg Cholesterol Intake - 241 mg Fiber Intake - 25 grams I woke up to 140 on the nose.... just to recap ( for my own sick humor) Start - 143, Friday - 143, Saturday - 145, Sunday - 137, Monday - 140 I KNOW IT'S the SALT!!! Friday night Mexican chicken.... so I drank water like a mad woman all day on Saturday, and poof!! all gone. (oh, and I did a 4 mile run on Friday as well as a 23 mile bike ride) Is anyone else seeing this pattern in their own diet? Sorry, just stressing.. |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 2* | Aug 13 2007 01:43 (UTC) |
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| amyb3517
Sunday tallies: calorie goal - 1200 actual 1227 Fat - 16.8% (44 grams) Protein - 19.8% (117 grams) Carbohydrates - 51.9% (305 grams) Alcohol - 11.5% (39 grams) Other - 0.0% Sodium Intake - 4,128 mg Cholesterol Intake - 176 mg Fiber Intake - 28 grams exercise - 10 mile run @ 9:30 pace= 1087 calories (1:43 minutes) 2 Days in a row... I think I am back!!! |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 2* | Aug 12 2007 15:54 (UTC) |
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| amyb3517 Saturday goal 1,200 actual 1,309 - yea for me!! I am back on the wagon! (I did 100 pushups and 3 sets of 30 situps, but I don't know if I burned the 9 calories to get me a point :) Fat - 19.5% (29 grams) Protein - 28.8% (95 grams) Carbohydrates - 51.7% (171 grams) Sodium Intake - 1,279 mg Cholesterol Intake - 165 mg Fiber Intake - 20 grams Sunday goal: 1200 PS... weighed myself this AM and I was 137... I double checked 3 times..... how can I be 143 on Friday and 137 today?????? |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 2* | Aug 10 2007 20:14 (UTC) |
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| User Name: amyb3517 Gender: female Height: 5?3? Start Weight: 143 Week 2 Weight: 143 Your Excuse That You Are Tossing Out: Once I cheat even a little bit, I can?t be good for the rest of the day--- so I may as well eat that candy bar, that cannoli, and that last bit of cake in the cupboard |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 1* | Aug 10 2007 00:42 (UTC) |
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| amyb3517
Friday goal - 1,200 |
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| Weight Loss | *The NO MORE EXCUSES Weightloss Challenge - Week 1* | Aug 10 2007 00:42 (UTC) |
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| amyb3517
Thursday - Fat - 22.5% Protein - 17.8% Carbohydrates - 59.7% Total - 1,739 ( I never posted my goal for today, so I can't cheat and say 1,800!!) NO EXERCISE.......... Please let tomorrow be a better day!! |
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