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1200 calories isn't enough for me
I tried setting my calorie goal to 1200, and it doesn't cut the mustard. I always end up eating at least 1400-1500, even when I log everything. Should I just go with what my body is telling me and up my goal to 14-1500?
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Carbs and Sodium?
Can someone please tell me what the recommended levels of carbs and sodium for a day is? Maybe i'm dumb but I can't find it. Thanks! :smile:
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Yoplait light.
I know there are many avid fans of this brand and I was just wondering if anyone else was concerned with the fact that it contains high fructose corn syrup? I've read that this ingredient is very bad for you/diet ? I am really wanting to switch from dannon light and fit to yoplait because of all the yummy flavors, but I am…
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Sacret heart Diet
I tried this diet once before and lost 12 lbs and kept 8 off. I am going to try it again. Has anyone else tried this diet. It is very restrictive by in order to lose weight i need restriction. Otherwise i eat whatever.Ill keep you updated after these 7 days....:glasses:
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Eggs & Tuna
So I am on a budget and wondering if anyone has any great recipes with Eggs and Tuna? I lean towards low carb but any suggestions are welcome including other cheap healthy recipes & thanks a ton!!!
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Low cal pasta?
Is there such a thing? I LOVE pasta!! But its so high in calories!! Anyone know? If there is what brands? (That I can get here up in Canada haha)
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The Secret to Weight Loss: Calories!
The Secret to Weight Loss? Calories. What you need to know about counting them, cutting them—and why you should stop obsessing about carbs and fat. by Suzanne Schlosberg The truth is, all diets boil down to a simple formula-eating fewer Calories than you burn. Break that rule and all the carb-cutting, fat-banning,…
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I understand the calories, but the other stuff???
I know that I need to consume my daily calories, but how important are the other categories-like fat and carbs? I've been paying attention to the calorie counter more than anything, but should I also be aiming to reach the other goals? Any info would be most appreciated!! :bigsmile:
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Hard Time with "Net Calories"
Can someone please explain the concept of 'net calories' to me? I am doing great at eating 1,200 cal a day, however, I am also excercising alot. This site tells me I am not getting enough, that I need to eat more because of the exercise I am doing. Psychologically , I cannot do this. I seem to be losing steady weight, but…
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veggie burger blues..
i was really craving a good veggie burger tonight. i'm not a vegetarian, but i like to have a meatless meal once in a while. i bought one box of dr. praegers california burgers, and one of the tex-mex.. the tex-mex was the better of the two (the california tasted like soggy cardboard), but i was thoroughly unimpressed - as…
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Tired?
Hi all...... I am now 2 weeks into my food changing plan ( I hate the word Diet) and hae become very tired in the last few days??/:glasses: I eat lots of fibre and fruits ect. and instead of getting more active, i have become the oposite. I do walk a lot ( 2 dogs :laugh: ) but even if I rest I seem not to recover? Ay…
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TO banks or any1 else hu can advice!!!
Hello! I understand that no one here is a certified dietician or anything but i want to benifit from the experience that we all have! My issue is that i have lost 30 pounds but gained 2 back and now want to lose 6 to reach my originl goal.. I hve been stuck at this plateau for like 2 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really need…
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Too Much Protein
Okay, so I've been recording my food intake for the past week and I'm pretty good for the most part -- my calories, fat, and carbs have all been in line with what I should be getting, but my protein seems to be WAY over. Does anyone know if this is good, bad or someplace inbetween? I have lost 1 lb this week (yay me!) and…
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Recipe & Cooking Calculator
I have found very uselful websites. I made a dish today and subsituted a few ingredients and needed to recalculate the nutrition facts. You enter the ingredients that is in your recipe and it will calculate the calories, carbs, fats and everything for you. It's very cool.…
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Sushi vegetable rolls
With white rice can some one tell me how many calories and nutrition it has? what it really it is about 16 little veg rolls with white rice carrots and cucumber I get it at the store and it's called sushi snack pack. I tried looking it up but go no where :grumble:
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Betty Crocker Fudge Brownie + Diet Coke = pfffffbt
In case you are wondering, pfffffbt is the noise made when my brownies didn't rise. :angry: They are still cooling. I will still try them and report back. I'm hoping to report back that they are just as yummy as their taller, more filled in brothers. PS- I :heart: brownies. The end. :flowerforyou:
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Peanut Butter and protein smootie
HEy guys and girls I have a great smoothie that can be used as a afternoon snack: it is as follows In a blender combine 1 cup of H2O 1 cup of ice cubes 1 scoop or chocalate protein Powder and 2.5 or peanut butter ( all natural) and mix in a blender it is really delicious and it tastes just like a Resse Peanut butter cup.…
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Carbs
I am having trouble cutting back on my carbs.. I always manage to go over them. Any suggestions on low carb snacks or meals? I picked up some whole wheat pita bread, which I like alot!!!!
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What the Fruit is that?
My sugar intake is usually over the limit b/c I eat a lot of fruit. How should I take that into consideration when I look at my 24 grams of sugar daily allowance???:glasses:
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Eatn' a smore in my cube!
Low fat honey graham cracker with one marshmallow and a VERY thin layer of nutella! YUMMO That hit the spot!:bigsmile:
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Starbucks Vivanno
Yum!! This drink is pretty good, and has options to make it even less calories (it's made with 2% milk and the chocolate banana is 270 cals.) http://www.starbucks.com/retail/nutrition_beverage_detail.asp?selProducts={3948B20D-20CB-4CB9-804B-E17A8FF8287E}&strAction=GETDEFAULT&x=27&y=6 To check out the info!
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What in the?
When I enter a Subway footlong veggie delite w/cheese in MFP it says 690 calories :noway: I went to Subway's site and looked up a foot long veggie delite and without cheese it is 335 calories. Add 80 calories for cheese and it is 415 calories. How in the world did MFP get 690 calories?
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Holy Chipotle!
So, I have been home for about 2 and a half weeks, not doing so great at getting back to working out either. I think I did my best the first week when I went jogging with my boyfriend for 2 days and went to the gym once. :noway: Anyways, I haven't gained any weight back (YAY!) so far anyways and things still fit and my…
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Why should we drink water?
Hi, I'm wondering exactly why we should drink 8 glasses of water a day. I have read over and over that you should drink plenty of water when trying to lose weight, but why is this? Is it just because it flushes out toxins? If someone is in the know, could you please enlighten me? I know when I drink a lot of water, I feel…
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Going on vacation in a week...
So, I'm going to visit my friend who moved to Miami, FL from Philly in about a week and I'm worried about eating and exercising there. This is the first time since I've started eating a lot more healthy and exercising about every day, that I am going to be on vacation. Any tips with what to do as far as food? exercise?…
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i was doing so good and now im putting it back on
I recently got a second job. so now I'm working 15 or 16 hours a day and I havent had the energy to work out. I stay hungry all day, sometimes I break down and get candy bars from the vending machine just to kill the humger pains. I had lost eight pounds and now i have started gaining it all back. I've got to find some…
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Yup, another question about meetin' them calorie goals..
So here's the deal, I've always heard that diet should be paired with exercise so that when calorie intake goes down, workouts can keep the metabolism a-burnin'. And this is my question, if I go under my 1,200 calorie goal by 300 or so, is it really that bad? I spend at least 35 minutes doing cardio just about every day,…
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Oops how many is a serving?
OK, so I was kind of snacking for my lunch and so I grabbed a few Triscuits and a big bowl of Watermellon. I was going to snack on something else when I realized I should have been reading with my glasses when I look at how many triscuits are a serving. I thought it said 10, but what it said was 6 and 10 is how many…
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I want more goldfish
I told myself I could have one serving of goldfish crackers While they are all gone and I want more. Oh well, prortion control. gotta love it. Good thing I counted out my 55 before I started eating or the whole bag would be gone.
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sodium
Does anyone know what the maximum recommended mg of sodium we should take in, in a day?