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Who can you trust?
I have been on this website now a little over 2 weeks, but I have already had some friends I have added, link malicious or unsecure websites masked as fitness info. Who can you trust when the people you think are real are actually bots? Any information regarding if this has happened to you would be greatly appreciated!
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Newbie Soon To Be on Atkins or Low Carb
Guys, hi to all of you, I'm not that interested in calories. How may I edit my personal fitness pal to go Atkins with me? Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
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Not sure if I should factor in activity or eat back calories burnt through exercise when sedentary
Hi all, Due to Covid, i’m off work and staying at home all day. I’m struggling to figure out my calorie defecit and activity level so here is some information so you can help me :) Gender: male Age: 21 (22 in April) Height: 174cm Weight: 84kg Body fat %: 27.2 Activity: I’m not that active. I shower everyday, sometimes…
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Need clarification about BMR and TDEE
I am 42 year old male, 170 lbs and 5' 9". When I go to most BMR calculators on the web ( for eg. https://dailyburn.com/life/health/how-to-calculate-bmr/ ) I enter my activity level and usually I enter exercise 5 times a week. Based upon my activity level it gives me a TDEE of 2575 calories and a BMR of 1661 calories. So…
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CALORIES IN/CALORIES OUT
MFP has me on 1500 daily... trying to lose kg’s ...should i be eating ALL 1500? Or have what ive heard ‘defecit’?? To lose kg’s?? Just starting counting ‘CICO’ listen to alot of ‘Jillian Michaels’ INSPO👍🏼
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Cravings
Is it just me or in the beginning did you have cravings for certain foods that you used to eat? I have a sweet tooth and it's so hard to shake it at times. What do y'all do when it hits you?
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Beginners - How hard are you hitting the workouts?
Hi everyone! I’m very new at this, I’m trying to keep my calories levels down to 1200-1450 as per the MFP app suggestions. Trying to eat mostly lean protein, fruits, veggies, and string cheese or cottage cheese. For exercise, 3-4 days a week I’m trying to do 30 mins of cardio using a stationary recumbent bike, an…
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Do you loose weight faster when you don’t consume carbs?
I heard diets which involve strictly meat and vegetables helps you shed pounds faster but on my fitness pal everyone says as long as you are in calorie defecit you will continue loosing. So does eating carbs have any affect on how much weight u loose or how fast if you are in a calorie defecit?
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Is Fasting ok?
I am really hoping someone can clarify something for me. I care about hitting my macros everyday, but at the same time there are days I just am not hungry. Is it ok not to eat and not reach my macros during those days when I don’t feel like eating?
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je ne sais plus comment perdre du poid
Bonjour, je suis vraiment desesperée, je mesure 1m60 et je pese actuellement 53.5kg Depuis 2 semaines je mange entre 950/1050 calories par jour et je suis donc passée grace a ca de 56 a 52.8 cependant en 4 jour sans manger + j'ai repris 400g je comptait arreter ce regime le 6 mars ( 3 semaines en tout ) mais la je vois que…
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Alcohol Macros
I know when counting alcohol (vodka or bourbon in this case), you divide the calories by 4 if your counting as carbs and by 9 if you apply it towards fats, for Macro counting purposes. But can I apply toward both at the same time? Example, if I were to have enough carbs left for only one drink, but then had enough fats to…
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Goal weight confusion?
I set my goal weight of 117 and reached it. I’ve bounced up to 120 and back down - realizing that I was eating within my calories, but snacking on processed crap. Last Sat, I committed to stop and to start snacking on healthier things - hummus, nuts, etc. In the last week I went from 119.4 to 116.6. I hesitate to celebrate…
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BACK after a long time - is a calorie a calorie?
Hi Thanks for reading. I lost two stone in 5 months over a decade ago using MFP and it was easy. I worked out several times a week and counted calories. I ate back my calories burned off with whatever I wanted. Chocolate, cheese, bread etc. I was about 30 ish I'm now 43 and thinking this approach won't work anymore. Ive…
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Cali
Goodmorning world weres my south bay California people at
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Importing calories burned to Myfitnesspal
I have a Samsung galaxy watch that records how many calories I burnt in a day. Not only does it record my workouts but also the calories that I burnt during the whole day sitting around, working etc(i.e my BMR). In my fitness pal I have to set a net calorie goal and then input the food I ate and it tells me my calorie…
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Soft diet help -- how to keep losing fat
Howdy, Pals!! I pray you all are flourishing. I am looking for advice on how to continue fat loss or at least prevent fat gain on a soft diet. I know calories are what matter most -- but I am equally concerned about satiety. I had all four of my wisdom teeth extracted this week, and until I am sure the sockets are healed,…
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Full body workout vs Split ?
Hi, I’ve been doing a plot routine for 5 months now and I’ve lost 22lbs so far and gained some muscle. I’m around 14-15% BF and felt like it was time to switch things up a little. So I did my first full body workout today and I intend to do it 3 times a week. Squats: 3x10 DL: 3x10 Bench Press: 3x10 Bent Over Row: 3x10…
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Any online personal trainers?
Looking to maybe get an online personal trainer. I’ve had one in the past and was hoping to maybe find someone again. Every one I’ve checked in to are 250 a month and I’m unable to afford that. Thanks!
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Tips for controlling your appetite???
Well, despite having bought a treadmill and jogging 5x a week for the past month, i have effectively gained weight. While my target calorie goal is 1,700 per day, i tend to go over daily and consume closer to 1,950. How do you curb your desire to eat? Is there something you do to keep your appetite under control? A friend…
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What’s up with all the spam?
I’m back again after a short break. During my absence I received 4 friend requests from scantily clad women with pretty sexual poses. Is this a common thing now?
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Premium MFP
How does this compare to regular MFP?
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Weight gain
Is it possible to gain 7 pounds in a week? I literally have been working out like crazy and I'm up almost 7 pounds. I recently started working out super hard the about the past couple of weeks adding alot of resistance training to my workouts.
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Zumba and cardio
I’m 33 years old 220 pound male. I recently started taking up Zumba and I love it. It’s such a great work out and I really enjoy it. As I mentioned in a prior post I normally work out three hours a day 5 to 7 days a week. I own a landscape business and work physical labor 8 to 10 hours a day on the on season so I like to…
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Should We Reduce Nuts & Fruits?
As a new member, after logging my food intake I realize nuts and fruits are high in fats, carbs and sugars I’m thinking 🤔 should I curtail my nuts and fruit intake when they are nature’s delights?? What do you recommend?
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What some low calorie snacks in stores?
I live in Canada so lots of variety
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How can CICO and plateaus both be real?
Just having trouble wrapping my head around the reality of both. I've put full faith in CICO, but I also dont doubt the reality of plateaus- too many people have them. Can anyone explain?
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Excel Protein Breakdown
Hello 👋 I’m new to MFP and after logging my daily intake I realize my protein content is very low. Someone mentioned that there’s an Excel spreadsheet that lists food by protein If such spreadsheet exists, please send link
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How do I save typical and local dishes of my residing country?
Hi All I think I have registered in English website. But I live in Italy, so when I try to search dishes on the website, I find them in English language, so definitely not Italian dishes. I got the premium version but I don't find so many new functions to analyze and manage the dishes that I insert. could someone explain?
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Fitbit/MFP Calories - accurate deficit?
201 active minutes!? I was on my feet alot today but what!? 1200 calories left today... Seems super high. Thoughts?
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Stay strong
We all have to stay strong, and make sure we a lot of support and faith.