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Can anyone help with suggested calories?
Hi all, new to calories counting, looking for a bit of help please. So i'm 6ft tall, 230lbs, do 1 Spin class, 2 Body Pump classes and 2 Body Combat classes a week. Also do run/walks and light walks and a bit of random weights. MFP has suggested 1550 daily cals for me, is this to low? Use the lbs x 14 calc is get over…
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I need help with redirection (long post sorry!)
Hello! I’m in a mess of a situation and hoping someone can help me out! My story might be a little long so bear with me :) F. 5’5. 32. 202. 10k steps a day (3-5k of that comes from work where I stand and walk, pace, lift some heavy things, clean). Weight lifting 3x a week. I started last June with just counting calories. I…
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Fat Types - What Should I Be Getting More Of
Curious as to why this app has me at a goal for 16 grams of saturated fats and no goal for mono or polyunsaturated fats when I thought those were the good fats. Please advise.
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Low cal filling food options besides meat?
I need ideas of other food besides meat.That will keep me full long. I'm 135lbs and want to be 130.0. It's been hard and I'm tired of eating meat all the time. What food combinations or single food fill you all up. For an extended period of time? That doesn't include meat?
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Eating Calories Burned
Hey! I’m just a couple weeks in on my health and weight loss journey. Although I’m focused on making healthy changes, I would like to see the number I. My scale decrease. So I’m curious… do you eat the calories that you burn from exercise? I have my goal calories, but then there is the increased allotted calories based on…
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Is this a healthy size for a woman?
I really like the second picture, top left. 15%? I think she looks amazing, strong and beautiful but I feel like most of my family would bully me if I got that small. Mostly because I haven't been that size since I was like 11 and they are used to seeing me as a big girl. I feel like they are okay with other family…
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Prediabetes and optimal myfitnesspal settings
I have just been told I am on the low end of prediabetes and want to do all I can to stave off progressing to a diabetic state. Does anyone have a good grasp on what targets I should set on MyFitness pal in regards to sugar & carb targets? I'd appreciate any input.
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Want abs to show once in my life
I recently just joined this app. I think it’s great but it suggested a 1500 calorie diet for me. I am a 6,1 and 250llb male. I change my goal to 2100 calories. I work out 5 to 6 days a week. I’m pretty toned everywhere except belly. The last 7 days I have been under the 2100 goal but have felt some low energy. Trying to…
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Looking for stepping up physical activity, open to suggestions and any help
Hello! I'm 6 months in and down 45 pounds but still have 100 pounds to go. So far I've just been counting my calories and changed my diet to a low carb/keto/carnivore way of eating. Basically cutting out breads and sugars. This seems to be working but I think it's time to step up my physical activity. I do have some…
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Keto Lifestyle
Please forgive me for the very long post, but I'm trying to make a point. I am trying Keto once again, and I have to say I am more successful this time around. I started at 165 lbs, and am down to 138 lbs. The first time I quit because I was always hungry. I didn't understand the whole net carb thing. I also started to…
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Macronutrients
Advice on how to calculate my macronutrients?
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How to stop cravings
Trying to lose 50 pounds seems so hard I do physical work five days a week but I think my real reason is eating at night
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How to use the USDA food Database + MFP food Database for accurate logging.
I posted this in a thread but someone requested that i move it to a thread on its own. I am going to add a bit more to it though! So one of the most common issues with MFP and new(er) users is their logging. A lot of the times that people can be struggling with weight loss and can't understand why as it seems they are…
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50 pounds down, 35 to go but hit a plateau
I've been on a trend toward my goal at a pretty steady pace. I don't exercise all that much just because I'm on my feet all day for work and on my days off I'm exhausted. But that hadn't been an issue so far with loss. I've been told that the closer you get to your goal weight, the harder it is to lose the pounds, so if…
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Probably been asked a million times before...
Hi all 👋 I''m after some advice on how much of a calorie deficit I need. I'm fairly active and I'm wanting to lose about 7lbs. I'm currently aiming to eat 1560 calories a day, I think this needs lowering? But to what??? I don't want to lose muscle mass. I try to eat about 100 grams of protein a day. I do light weight…
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New here
Hi I’m new to this need to lose 3 stone . Finding it really difficult to get started with menu ideas and to know where to start any help would be great all very daunting
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Metabolic Syndrome
What is metabolic syndrome? Is it real and is it serious?
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New moms out there!
Hey guys! I am struggling with getting back to my routine after the birth of my wonderful baby boy! I am breastfeeding, so I’m concerned about weight loss, calories, and milk production. How do you make sure you have enough milk and lose weight??
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Taste of Home Email Phishing
Got a very legit looking email from Taste of Home, complete with colorful photograph links to low cal recipes, thanking me for my email subscription. Umm, haven’t subscribed. Checked the source email address and it is very similar to, but not a legit email. Probably a coincidence, but my spam filters are excellent and this…
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Too many calories?
I’m 31 female, 5’4, 55kg. Goal is to lose around 5 pounds. Most days I walk 22k steps (about 10 miles). 12k of those steps are my long morning walk, and the rest are walking to/from work. Weekends are usually 10-15k steps. I have been eating between 1400-1500 calories a day. It’s only been 2/3 weeks but the scales haven’t…
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Cooking turned my life around
My life has bern turned around by cooking reguralry. I'm puting the post in this forum as opposed to the nutrition one because I want to emphasise the benefits in terms of weight loss and not the benefits in terms of nutrition. Here's where I currently am. I lost with the help of MFP several years ago all the weight I…
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How do you keep eating under control when ur so stressed out ?
Hello I just need some advice on how to not let the “Bad” days of my bipolar husband mess with my eating I do really well for a few days but then Im under so much stress for another few due to his issues that I lose it all and go back to square one How can I keep my eating out of this stuff? How do you keep eating under…
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Samsung Watch Users?
I have a Samsung watch and have been using Samsung Health since May, but I made an account here for friends who don't have access to it. Anyone here by chance have a watch? I need friends to challenge desperately! I'm inviting you to be my friend in Samsung Health Together. Tap the link to connect.…
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Can't Stop NIght Snacking
At first I realized that I was eating dinner just a bit too early, so by 8-9 at night I was really hungry. Now, I have realized that it's a habit. Even when I'm not hungry at all, I want to eat something about 9-9:30 at night. Does anyone have this problem or an idea how to avoid this late night snacking? Thanks for any…
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Setting Macros
I joined to be able to track my macros established by my nutritionist. Every time I change it in Myfitnesspal it changes back. I cannot get it to stay with what I want. Any tips?
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Not losing weight - running and counting cals
Hi all, I have started running again and have picked up running 4-5 days per week anyway from 3-6 Miles. At least 3 miles on those 4-5 days. Usually one longer run per week. I’m counting calories and eating at most 1700 per day. I’m 5’4 and I was down to 139 now I’m creeping up to 143 and have no idea how. I’m 31 years…
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New idea
It will be awesome if there is an arabic dishes in this app
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Need help with my Macros
Hi I am new to keeping track on all things nutrition! In the past I have hired online coaches and they have given me my diets and I have followed it but never learned anything on what I was doing. I am 6’1” 178lbs hard gainer. My goal is to gain size but while doing this and staying at selected calories I’m hoping to burn…
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The Dreaded Scale
Anyone else here terrified of the scale. I am. I went through a good portion of my teens scale obsessed. Fought a bought of bulimia. Was ok most of my 20s. Then trying to keep a next ex not worth keeping I fell back into the scale obsession again. Threw out my scale when I divorced him in 2012. Now that I’m trying to…
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Calories
How many calories per lb of body fat