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Skeletal Muscle/Muscle Mass question
I'm curious about something and hope somebody might have an answer for me. I have a digital scale that gives all sorts of data. According to it, my skeletal muscle is below average yet my muscle mass is above average. How is this possible? I don't understand how this works or what I could do to .improve the skeletal muscle…
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My walkers and runners how do you track your calories burned?
I am using MapMyWalk and subtracting 50 calories. Wondering how everyone else inputs burned calories for walking/running.
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sudden drop weight-loss
I'm new to weight-loss Female, 5'5" Starting weight: 155lbs+ Diet: 1200 cal deficit Week 1-2: lost 10lbs (assuming it was water weight, and because I didn't realize I had to eat back my exercise cals...) Since then, I am eating back my exercise cals, and have been losing about 1lb/week. Recently, I plateaued at 139lbs for…
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Welcome to any advise on meals
I’ve just got started (again) on the road to a healthy and fit life. I’ve got a long road ahead as I’m currently 301lbs (5’ 11”). I set my goal to be 210 in roughly one year. According to this app I need to stay around 1800 calories to get there. I’d appreciate any input regarding this caloric level and any meal…
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does anyone do intermittent fasting here?
I was thinking about doing the 16:8 thing. I have about 35 pounds to lose, has anyone tried it? if so did it go well? thanks and this is my first post so if I did this wrong I apologise lol
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Keep gaining all i lost every Pms week - help!
I been going through an ugly pattern and i have noticed now . I looked at my weight records and it seems like im stuck for the past few months because every month I do amazing and then a week before my period I lose control and pack on all the 1 to 1.5lbs that I lost ...Im on my last 10lbs and weight loss became VERY slow…
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Map my Run app - anyone else use and attach to MFP
Anyone else find Map my run MMR app useful and helpful .. I love how it connects to MFP and can cheer each other on with work outs and running 🏃🏼♀️
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Running vs. Barre Class Question
I think I know the answer to this but it will help to hear it from others. For background, I am 5'4" tall, 47 year old female, I weigh 148 and my goal is 130. I was running 4 days a week and loved and it was a schedule I could really maintain, but I felt like I was doing nothing to get stronger, and I have been wanting to…
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Does anyone know....
Hi people. I am looking for an answer to what I think is a simple question.... If my calorie goal is to consume 2000kcal per day to lose weight/cut and if I was to burn 800kcal on the morning {with weights and functional training}... Do I have to eat another 800kcal to take me back up to 2000kcal or not? I'm getting super…
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Advice for keto 1st timer please
Hello! I am interested in keto. I have never done it but am trying to get a meal plan together. I have found a lot on pintrest and just wondered if anyone had any words of wisdom. If anyone has any good or bad experiences, advice, favorite keto recipes or crazy stories they'd like to share I'd love to hear it. 😁
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The 3 Cup Diet for Sedentary Lifestyle
'The 3 Cup Diet' (For sedentary lifestyle) When your 3 meals in a day is placed inside these 3 6 oz cups. (Btw : 3 Meals are equivalent to 9 6 oz Cups in one day, and if you feel the urge to eat a snack then just go grab one 6oz cup to fill with snacks.) Results : more energy, better sleep, not feeling stuffed but,…
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Is waist-to-hip ratio mostly determined by genetics?
I've dropped nearly 100 lbs in 15 months and am now about 15 lbs from the top of my healthy weight range. Over time, my waist and my hip circumferences have both decreased, but they seem to have decreased proportionally. My ratio hovers around 0.87. Realistically, is there anything I can do to get it down to below 0.8, or…
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Need help from a dietitian or health coach!
Is there a distortion on here that can help me answer some questions and figure out some macrons? I’m about to call it quits here soon because I’m so confused.
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How many eggs per day do you eat?
I like eggs, and could eat a lot of them if I wanted to. I try to limit myself to two a day, but I have no idea the rhyme or reason for my thought process on that... maybe some antiquated suggestions from when my parents used to “diet?” I have also been noticing that I need to up my protein - eggs would be an easy way to…
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14:10 Intermittent Fasting curious for inputs
Hello everyone , just curious to know if any of u does Intermittent fasting here , any pros or cons ?
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Retirees unite?
I retired the end of May. While it's helped with eating healthier in many ways, it's also left me with so much free time I need to fill. Plus my dh moved back in after us living apart for 12 years which has been an adjustment. I've always been an emotional eater; stress makes me run for brownies. And having been a daycare…
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1300 calories surprise!
So I'm a first time calorie-counter on 1300 calories with the goal to lose 20kg @ 1kg a week (start weight 85kg, heigh 176cm). I'm an intermittent faster, first meal at 11am last at 7pm, also a recovering emotional binge eater which is pretty much how I got overweight. I'm a mostly sedentary office worker and since…
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New scale recommendations
Hey guys. I’ve decided to invest in a new scale (body not food). I just have one they probably sold in target and it’s annoying me. I was thinking about getting one that had some gadgets, maybe body fat, maybe link to app. Anyone have one that they really like?
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My food brain
Ugh, I wake up thinking about food. My whole day revolves around wanting something to eat. I go to bed and automatically want(crave, need)food while I read myself to sleep. How on earth does a body stop thinking about food food food??? I swear 'normal' people don't do this. What makes me different? What makes me need to…
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are carbs or calories more important when losing weight?
I keep seeing keto stuff, that carbs are awful but then again.. until recently I always heard that calories were more important. which do you believe and why?
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Calorie intake
Hi, my name is Laura and I have a question for anyone that can beat answer this. My calorie intake is 1,520 calories a day to lose 1lb. A week should I eat the whole calorie intake daily or cut some calories out say like 320 calories remove from the total intake?...
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Fitbit Small Number of calories burned
I take my dog for walks during the day and found that Fitbit will not always calculate a 'Calories Burned Walk'. My guess is that the heart rate has to be high enough and long enough for it to register a calorie burned walk. My question is if anyone else has experience with using these small amounts as total calories…
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Ladies with Garmins - pics please?
I am in the market for a new fitness watch, something waterproof (I had another thread asking for favorites, but on the app so I can’t link). Garmin looks like it’s the overwhelming favorite, but as I was reading reviews I noticed a trend that the Garmins look HUGE. For instance, the Instinct is supposed to be the most…
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Squatting and breathing
Hi. I just wondered how everyone "trains" themselves to breath when squatting. I take a breath, squat, then release when almost stood back up. I really struggling with feeling out of breath and holding my breath whilst I squat...I feel like it holds me back when it comes to continuing my reps. Would be interested to hear…
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Update on Intermittent Fasting
Good Morning Good Morning!! Rise and shine! Still got Saturday and Sunday to go. Idk if I’ll take a day of break. Heres an update of the last 2 days under intermittent fast. Breakfast: Shakeology + Bagel (Both mornings) Lunch: Half salad+ rice and beans lol and 4 oz of chicken or more. Snacks: Consisted of Beef jeeky link;…
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Looking for YouTube exercise videos recommendations !
Hi all! I am looking for some videos I can do now that the weather is changing. Right now I primarily walk for exercise, so I am a beginner. I am still have over 70 pounds to lose. Thanks in advance!
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MFP is telling me to eat 9500kj a day???
This seems a bit crazy to me? I tried contacting MFP to see if this was accurate, but the response I got was "I'm not a doctor". I'm a 26 yo female, 165cm, 132kg. Trying to lose weight so I don't die of a stroke.
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Vegan muscle building
I’m a vegan who just got floored by glandular fever/mono. I’m on a mission to get vegan strong! And I’m starting from scratch. Tips gratefully received :)
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Ruining the Impossible Burger
I love the Impossible burger- yummy plant based "burger". One of my Pilates instructors was talking about it before class yesterday- that it's really not good for you, it's engineered, there's soy in it (is soy horrible??) etc. I'm not eating it a lot- maybe twice a month as a treat. Please let me love it! I mean...how…
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Any obstacle course racers?
Hi all! Just looking for friends who love obstacle course races like me. Thanks! 😊