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pro clinical hydroxycut max for women
i have a question. is hydroxycut effective? would i have to change my calorie goal or my exercise routine? im afraid to start on a weight loss pill without knowing a lil more about it like side effects and if it could affect my kidney (which i have to be extra careful with) if any of yall could help me learn about it i can…
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Under Calorie intake, help please!
Recently diagnosed as Diabetic, and put on Metformin, (not sure I agree with the diagnosis, but anyways) I feel like I am constantly eating, breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack.. I have never eaten this much! And yet I still get the "eat more calories" thing I added "sugar" under settings (couple of shocks on…
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How am I doing?
I'm just a week into this new venture and wanted to solicit thoughts on my diet. I've made my diary public so if anyone cares to review and comment it would be much appreciated! A couple of notes. I didn't log it every day (didn't notice it at first) but I am getting my 64oz+ of water each day, that's in addition to my one…
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MFP Goals - help needed
I have modified the default goals on MFP food tracker as I want to increase my protein intake and lower my carbs, sugar and sat. fat levels. Can someone tell me how many grams of sugar and carbs are considered to be low carb/sugar? Also, how much sodium is too much and how much calcium is a good level? Any advice much…
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What's your healthy breakfast of choice & workout?
Most breakfasts I have an egg white omelette that contains 2 egg whites, some diced tomatoes (Del monte), and 2 medium slices of turkey bacon. All of that together equals out to about 210 calories. Or, I just have a small bowl of Fiber cereal. For my morning work out, I pop in the Insanity DVD and do my daily 30-40 minute…
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Snacks!!!
What is your go to snack that keeps you out of trouble? I am so picky I don't like nuts or raisins, carrots or tomatoes!! What else is there besides yogurt?
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Am I the only one who doesn't get full off of popcorn?
I know it's a great low calorie snack, but I can literally eat a huge bowl of it & still be hungry. Yet, I always hear people saying it's a great filling snack. It makes me more hungry! lol
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TGI Friday's
My boss is taking me to lunch today, to TGI Friday's...any good, healthy food recommendations?
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Sugar
I have been doing MFP for 4 weeks with some success but I do notice that every day I am far exceeding my allowance for sugar. Most of this is coming from non additive sources like fruit. Should I be concerned?
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Calorie Query - Rice
Hi wonder if anyone can help with a rice query I have. When counting calories for rice do you go by the dry weight or the cooked weight? Thanks.
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fasting
I am fasting and just eating vegetables, nuts and fruits. I am still working out and staying within my 1200 calories. I was told that I need to eat meat becasue i am working out and I need the protein to help build my muscles. I have been fasting a week and I have 2 weeks to go. Will I hurt my progress since I am not…
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How Many Calories Should I Be Eating??? HELP!
Hi MFP world! I have a question regarding how many calories I should be eating. I'm working out 6 days a week, doing the Turbo Fire series, averaging about 40 minutes each day. Mostly cardio, some strengthing. I burn anywhere between 200 - 650 calories depending on the length of the video I do. I also walk the dog for…
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Vegan post workout suggestions?
Spiru-Protein? hmm.. what would make a good post workout meal/drink for vegans?
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Calculating Macros
I read on one of the boards something about Macros (I thought that was something I created with my computer software!). Anyways I'd love to figure out what my macros are and try sticking eating foods within those perimeters. Can anyone give me a formula? And this isn't just for body builders is it?
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new sauce
Country Bob's has new cause I love the new honey habanero oh so yummy
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Subways broccoli n cheese soup
It's days it only has 180 cal would that be ok to eat w a sandwich for lunch I wanted to know if there r any bad facts on it
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Long days?
So I'm assuming the whole 1,200 calories or whatever a day is for a standard 14-16 hours long day...is there some way for me to be able to figure out how many calories is acceptable for a longer day, like 22 hours? I'm having 22 hour days about twice a week and its pretty hard to spread that many calories out over that…
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Increasing my calories and scared to death!
From June to December, I lost about 20 pounds doing IF. I decided I wanted to more level eating plan so I decided I was going to eat just over my BMR. I did the calculators and put my food intake around 1550 calories/day (I'm 30, 188 lbs, and 5'3", FTR), but for the last 4-6 weeks I haven't lost any weight and have been…
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had a bad food day
started off great had large orange followed by scrambled egg (2 eggs + little milk) and cup of tea, 2hrs later had rasher large sausage egg and pudding 2 slices of bread for lunch seafood chowder snach bar of choc and banana i wanted to stay at 900 cals
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14 Foods You Should Cut From Your Die
Here's an article from Yahoo that I found interesting and worthy to share: 14 Foods You Should Cut From Your Diet: http://health.yahoo.net/articles/nutrition/photos/14-foods-you-should-cut-your-diet#0 This article specifically calls out foods you should avoid, why you should avoid them, and an alternative to consider.…
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MACROs obsession, anyone else?
I am obsessed with my macros. I try so hard to meet them. I am not good at getting them all jus right AND eating enough calories. I know it is basically 'calories in <calories out'.. But i have noticed a IFEEL better when i eat 'good foods in my macros', not just 'less of anything". And I am almost at maintenance, so I…
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Help with calories
im having homemade vegetable soup for dinner theres 1 bag of carrots 2 onions small turnip and 4 leaks and 2 vegetable stock cubes any idea i work out how many calories are in a bowl of it
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Protein shakes - what to add to them
helloo so i use a vanilla protein powder to make a shake for my morning meals. Im not sure what else i can add to it to tide me over, i want to stick to at least one shake a day but just strawberrys and bananas in it dont really fill me up. Its got 18grams of protein per scoop so its not low on the protein. Any suggestions…
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Slightly alarmed
I have been on MFP for a while now. Counting calories, making sure I'm getting enough to eat, eating healthy foods, etc. I, like many others on this website, was given the 1,200 limit to my calories. Due to bodily evidence, I know now that this is not healthy for me at all. I was typing an email a little bit ago and just…
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Weird/Strange Cravings?
It's 4am and a huge snack craving just hit me. I just ate a salad with Cheese Fantastico dressing, pickles and pepperoncinis. Sodium is off the charts. WTF. When I was younger I used to eat li hing mui (salty dried plum) by the handfuls. Guess that's where I get my salt cravings from. Hello prehypertension. lol What are…
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All Carb Diet - New Research!
I was reading Ladies Home Journal[1] as I do and I heard about a new diet I want to try. It's called the all-carb diet. Most of my favorite foods are carb-rich like cake and donuts. I love pasta too and bread and pastries. I really think this could work, and it makes sense because of the way Atkins and stuff works by…
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Five Tips for Cooking Safety
I got this e-mail from truestarhealth this morning and thought I would share! Preventative Measures That Go Beyond Just Eating a Healthy Diet 1. Wash your fruits and vegetables thoroughly. Newsflash! Rinsing with water isn't good enough! This is especially true for produce without a protective outer layer. Many chemicals…
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Salad Ideas?
I'm running out of ideas for what to put on salads to keep them interesting. So far I have had salad with... Slice of ham Salmon Chicken escalops Quiche Grilled chicken breast Some suggestions of what you like to have on your salad would be great :) Thanks x
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Quesiton on calroie intake.
When you log your food and exercise, what are the remaining calories? Like the amount of calories I still need to eat to get a healthy intake or just standing calories?
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Who eats whole food plant based?
I heard that the more plant based whole food a person can eat, the less likely that person will have health problems such as heart disease. Does anyone here do that? How do I get started? Do you juice first? Any good recipes for starters?