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I guess it depends on the country you live in. I was shocked at the cheap prices of things like McDonald's etc. when visiting America. It was actually cheaper to eat out at a fast food place, rather than buy ingredients and make the food yourself! Which is crazy. In Denmark fast food is expensive (well, cheap compared to…
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Yes, I eat all of them back, including calories "just" from steps. I eat 1200 calories as a "baseline", but as a veterinary student I am on my feet all day, and since I work with large animals (horses and cows), I can have quite active days when patients are non-compliant, to put it nicely haha :-) I need my food and…
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This thread is super long so I didn't read all the way through! I've been hearing so much about bento and then found this thread. Can anyone explain to me the difference between Bento and a normal packed lunch? I always bring my lunch in plastic containers, I love the Sistema BPA-free boxes that seal completely so no…
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I believe this to be true. I was a healthy weight, until my depression. It started creeping on without me noticing. I was still managing my studies, but my apartment got messier, I gained weight, I spent more money on crap to make myself happy... I didn't realise it was depression/ compassion fatigue (I'm a vet student),…
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I'm from Denmark (northern Europe). We traditionally have either pork roast or duck, or both! We do both in our family, because they are both deliscious haha. This is served with potatoes and sauce, caramelised potatoes, warm red cabbage, and loooots of wine. We celebrate Christmas eve on the 24th, where we also dance…
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Thanks for your thoughts. It might be very possible that they changed it because of complaints. The new band is a bit harder/stiffer, maybe to prevent previous issues with the old Charge HR (I never had those issues though, but many people did). Good idea to look put for 3rd party bands, I'm sure someone will start making…
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I'm a student, which means I'm sitting on my bum at lectures the whole day, and sitting on my bum to study when I get home. So my "work" is not really helping me. I do try to stand up during our short 5-minute breaks, and go for walks during lunch time. I do find it difficult to fit gym time in, because my studies are very…
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You're getting a lot of semi-angry responses, which completely surprises me. I feel many of these people have been let down and are projecting their anger at you. You are in no way being unfair. If there's something I've learned in life, it is that you have to stop sacrificing yourself for others. I've done that my whole…
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Who cares if it's 20 calories off once in a while? I wear my FitBit Charge HR daily and find it a big help in my weight loss. I eat my exercise calories (measured by FitBit) because I'm at net 1200 calories, and I am not gaining weight, actually losing it quite fast. It's a huge motivation to have a fitness tracker for…
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I do cheat meals. I'm on 1200 daily calories and I'm STARVING, it takes all my willpower to go to bed hungry every day and pretty much always be hungry (yes I eat protein and fibers, my stomach is just used to big portions). There is no way I can fit in the food that I crave on an everyday basis, as some people here…
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Goals for today 1) Keep within my 1200 daily net calories 2) Do my BodyPump gym class at 4 PM 3) Drink more water!! 4) Have a big nice cup of tea in the evening
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I eat a net of 1200 calories a day. If I one day exercise for 400 calories, I will eat 1200 calories + 400 calories. I hope this answers your question. Some will say the exercise is then wasted, but not for me. Exercise is good for the heart and your muscles. I choose to eat my exercise calories because I feel hungry most…
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I find it to slightly overestimate, but this is based on NOTHING other than my gut feeling. I did a one hour spinning class and my cardio is not very good atm and I'm out of shape. My Fitbit Charge HR told me I burned almost 630 calories which I could NOT believe. Sure, I was sweating as a pig, I gave it my all and…
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Just never move it! I couldn't believe I sometimes gained 5 kgs overnight, or lost 3 kgs overnight. The reason turned out to be that I put my scales away after I've used them because they take up space (my apartment is small). And because my wooden floor is uneven all over, it would give me a different reading every time.…
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I'm currently nocturnal as well (writing a big assignment for uni with no classes, and I am naturally a night owl). I don't pay attention to midnight. I will propably get up at 3 PM, let's say that's a Monday. I will go about my day, and keep all foods logged in Monday, even when the clock passes midnight and it is…
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My first time in this thread, your food looks YUMMY. It's very hard to look through the pages with a growling stomach haha! (Just started a 1200 calorie diet, so very hungry!). Well here goes my first picture, this is my breakfast. Skyr with müesli and nuts (Sorry, have no idea what skyr is in English, it's a protein-rich…
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Denmark. -7 C That's 19 degrees fahrenheit for the americans ;)
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Well I for one eat my exercise calories, but that's because I'm doing very low calorie (1200 daily). I don't want to get below 1200 net, which is why I eat my exercise calories. Might seem counterproductive, but I'm hungry enough as it is, and if I didn't eat my exercise calories I'd go insane ;)
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Thank you so much, it makes more sense now! I do find it strange still, since my MFP activity level is set to sedentary, so it shouldn't really be expecting me to burn a lot. However thank you for the explanations both of you, now I at least understand how it's calculating :)
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Well I'm glad it's not just me then. I'm considering manually logging the calories in MFP, however I would perefer it to just sync. The weird part is that it has worked before. I've had MFP display my exercise calories from Fitbit no problem, and then all of a sudden it stops and just gives me 8 calories when Fitbit says I…
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JFT wednesday Go for a walk Log my food Relax with some video games :)
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It doesn't really seem to do anything that my Charge HR doesn't already do, so I think I'll pass :) I also just got an Apple Watch for Christmas, and yes it feels chunky on my wrist.. I have small wrists. It's OK because I got the one with a beautiful leather band which I think makes it feminine and I don't mind wearing…
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If you all just used the metric system like the rest of us (go Europe!) we wouldn't even be having this discussion spinning out of control and turning into a scone-cookie-clotted cream discussion! However, I quite like this thread. It reminds me of why I should book a plane to England soon. Danish person here, LOVE scones…
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I didn't have a sudden realization, it was more like something that crept more and more into my mind. I couldn't fit my clothes anymore. I felt uncomfortable with my body, especially around friends and family. I was attending a family-thing with some people I hadn't seen for a year and a half and I was so scared and…
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I don't have a specific cheat day. I DO get very strong cravings sometimes but I try to fit them into my 1200 calories. Otherwise I try not to go over my maintenance (1600 calories, I'm 170 cm tall). I do eat most of my workout calories because I already feel starved as it is, and if I workout and don't eat those calories…
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That's an amazing achievment, the pictures speak for themselves!! Did you get some kind of surgery for excess skin afterwards?
