Things You Didn't Know Before MFP
smsmith1616
Posts: 7 Member
The goal of this is to help people with some of your "ah ha!" moments...
I'll start:
1.) I didn't know how to measure portions on my plate (i.e. 1 oz of meat being close to the size of my palm).
I'll start:
1.) I didn't know how to measure portions on my plate (i.e. 1 oz of meat being close to the size of my palm).
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yep i thought 4 oz of fish was about 8 oz as it turns out
i also thought 100g of anything was A LOT lol0 -
Didn't know/realize that 1200 cals and under was considered starving yourself. Aaaanndd, I didn't have the slightlest clue was a 'HRM' was for the longest time, hahaaaa.0
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I didn't know how widespread and common under-eating issues were0
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I didn't know how much sodium is in a Claussen dill pickle!0
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I didn't know that it was ok (even ENCOURAGED) to eat your exercise calories back, or that you didn't have to feel hungry all day long.0
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I didnt know that i could eat so much and still be within 1200 calories !
I didnt know there were so many amazing people put there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
I had NO idea what a "NSV" or "HRM" was.
Or simply that there were so many caring people on just ONE website.0 -
I didn't know how much sodium is in a Claussen dill pickle!
Agreed. But I love pickles0 -
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Didn't know who the hell TOM was...:ohwell:0
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I didn't know it would be this much hard work....and feel so good to reach my goals0
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I didn't know that so many people were in the same (sinking) boat.
I didn't know that 13 pounds could equal 17 inches.
I didn't know that I could feel strong
I didn't know that I could do a chin up
I didn't know that I could do this. (And so can all of you!)0 -
BUMP0
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I didn't know how much food I was actually consuming! And I didn't know that I could get results without living on salads and carrot sticks!0
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I didn't know that "MFP already has a deficit set into your calories, so you need to eat your exercise calories."
That P90X wouldn't kill me.
That there are so many rockin' people on this site!0 -
Didn't know who the hell TOM was...:ohwell:
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Didn't know who the hell TOM was...:ohwell:
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I still don't know what NSV and TOM is. :grumble:
I didn't know how HORRIBLE my eating habits were until I started logging my food.0 -
I didn't know:
that there are so many calories in wine :-(
that there is good fat and bad fat
what NSV meant, but now I do, they are great!
that friends can be shy of saying 'you have lost weight' incase you think they are implying you were fat!
that I would love peanut butter on apple as a snack!
that I could run
that my friends on this site are just so lovely
Rock on everyone!0
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