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25/35/40 meal plan help
I'm going to try out 25 Carbs, 35 protein, 40 fat, @ 1500 max calories per, fat loss goals 30lbs. Can anyone share meal plan with macros balanced to hit this to help me out? I'm new to measuring macros and just upgraded MFP to help me out but am struggling to get this balanced. Would really appreciate any shares or follows…
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Recommend protein powders?
I'm thinking about trying some protein powder isolate to increase my protein because I don't typically get enough even when I try. That and it might help keep me feeling full, obviously it's not just protein that helps that but I think increasing that might help me personally. But looking at some reviews for these protein…
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Weirdest lunch ever :)
Yesterday. I'm trying to hold off shopping yet again, until tomorrow. So options were limited and didn't feel like making anything. So peanut butter and croutons was it for lunch. Lol Anybody care to share some crazy lunches?
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Protein intake
Hi everyone, Im after some advice here. I am currently 4 months into my weight loss journey and have almost lost 4 stone so far which im really happy with. Ive recently been trying to increase my protein intake as i have just introduced exercise into my routine but i have ready many things online suggesting i should be…
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5 To Thrive and Live On!
If you had to spend a month on a deserted island with 5 specific foods, what would they be, be SPECIFIC ! Pizza is essentially several foods- cheese, bread, etc Mine are- Spring mix Broccoli Tofu Peanut butter Purple Okinawa Sweet potatoes
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eating around 1400.... now i need to go lower? its so difficult, short girl problems
yeah, so i been eating around 1485, and trust me i been tracking perfectly. I was using another app.. but i have switched to here now to start tracking macros now... so far i been only tracking calories.. and so i been doing 1485 since january, and only lost 12 lbs since January. It hasnt been great but I am glad I lost…
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How Dow I eat more protein?
I’m eating all meals and snacks, eating as much protein as I can and the app is telling me I still need more. Any low calorie way to supplement my meals with protein?
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Food before and after exercise
What should I eat before and after I exercise? I always have my lunch 3 hours before I exercise. I have a cup of coffee and 2 pieces of dark chocolate half an hour before ny exercise. After it, I have carb and protein. Is it correct? I exercise at home using weights.
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Daily water intake
If you drink coffee or tea does it count towards your water intake?
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Protein?! Am I going to lose muscle?
If I don't eat enough protein will I lose muscle? Like today I have walked around 25000 steps that includes a 4mile jog. When my fitbit connects my exercise with myfitnesspal the amount of protein goes up. Today I have had 101g of protein, but myfitnesspal says I need another 70g! And that's either 3 more shakes or 3 more…
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Info on vitamins
Hi everyone, on my nutrition page there is a list of vitamins and minerals. Is there a place in the app that would give food suggestions on those vitamins and minerals? Thank you
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Counting macros
Ive never tracked macros using my apple watch, so when i workout and track my workouts with my watch, MyFitnessPal enters the calories ive burned.. then deducts from the calories ive consumed and adds additional ones i need.. do i go by what MyFitnessPal says i have left? Or do i go by the calories it says ive consumed?? 😭😭
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Diary
Can I print my food diary?
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Fasting or starting metabolism early??
Hi All, I'm sure this topic has been tackled often but I'm having trouble finding a thread about it. My fitness coach friend recommended that I begin my day with a substantial source of protein as early as I can in the morning to kickstart the metabolism. But, I've also heard many success stories on intermittent fasting.…
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Low Carb Snacks
Hello Everyone, I am looking for some ideas for low carb snacks to take to work. Let me know if you have any suggestions or favorite go-to snacks! Thanks!
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Difficulty eating
What to do when healthy food aversions happen? Sometimes can only stomach pre-cooked/pre-processed foods. No craving for healthy foods, especially cold ones like fruit.
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Slow cooker ham in cider
Any ideas how you add calories for ham cooked in cider (ir any other mean cooked in high cal luquid) .. liquid will all be drained off after cooking! TIA
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How do I reset my calories
I cant find where to edit daily caloric intake. Can anyone help?
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Fruit sugars
I am on my third week and adding 3 servings of fruit to my daily diet. I am not eating any refined sugar. Today I made a smoothie, with banana, mango pineapple and blueberries 1/4 cup of oatmilk. It sent me over in my daily sugar intake. I'm confused 😕 how do I reach my daily diet of three fruit servings but stay in my…
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Anyone else having their custom foods disappearing?
I just noticed today all of my custom foods are gone and even though I logged in my food log for today, they have vanished from there as well. Anyone else having the same issue?
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Calories in home made stock
I want to make my own chicken soup stock. Now I'm not eating the skin I may as well boil it as roast it. How would I work out the calories as I want to make a soup with the stock?
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What are your SUPER easy meal preps?
And no, I don't mean like 6 ingredients, 20 minutes, one pot. I mean as simple as scrambling 24 eggs, baking 2 pounds of bacon. Boom there's breakfast for the week. Anyone got ridiculously easy recipes like that?
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How to count calories for meat with bone
I'm a little confused about how to weigh food with bone: Let's take a chicken leg. I could cook it, then weigh it before eating and weigh the bones (which I did not eat) after, calculate the difference and use that weight to calculate calories. However, meat loses weight after being cooked and the nutritional info on the…
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Help with deleting items in Food Diary
The red delete button has disappeared in my food diary. So If I change what I am going to eat, I cannot delete the old items. I have restarted my computer, but that did not work. I am on a MacBookPro, running MacOS Big Sur 11.3.1
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How do we remove excess fat from our body?
A lot of things are written about fat burning. But the most important things is always overlooked. If you can't breathe well, you can't burn fat. Why? I'm waiting for your ideas
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Food Calories / Exercise Calories
Hello Everyone, I have recently started to track my calorie intake for weight loss purposes. I've set my calories per day at 1200. I also track my exercise calories via a fitness watch. In order to lose weight, do I maintain my 1200 calories without incorporating my exercise calories? or am I able to eat the 1200 calories…
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Precooked weight or after cooking?
Hi there, I know that some foods are measured by their precooked weight (pasta, for example) and, I am guessing some are after cooking? In any case, I'm grilling up some steaks tonight and I want to know if I log the precooked weight or weigh after cooking. Thanks so much!
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Pre Workout- non stimulant
Hey everyone I tried searching but had no luck. I’m looking for a pre workout snack or preferably a drink that isn’t the common stimulant type. I workout early mornings and find myself not having energy and fatigue fast while working out. What foods or drinks do you recommend? Again I’m NOT looking for coffee/energy drink…
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Tips for keeping track of calories when you haven't time
I have 2 small kids very little time to keep track. Is pro worth it with the photo option or any tips?
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Carbs... friend or foe?
There is so much conflicting info out there on carbs. Some say Keto is the way to go, others say you must eat carbs in order to lose weight. Some say forget counting carbs all together and just watch your calories. Then there’s the whole “watching macros” deal that makes no sense to me whatsoever. Where do you get those…