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  • I've found that a cheat sheet of portion sizes (google portion sizes) which uses your hand for reference really helps. It's not going to be an exact count, but what helps me is having to actually enter things in - creates a lot of accountability. As in, I want to sprinkle cheese on that - rather than dumping in on without…
    in Calorie Counting and Guesstimating... Comment by mslaurza November 2015
  • I had the fitbit flex and returned it - then bought a polar f4 and LOVE it. It tells me how many calories I burn and I just enter those into MFP. The other activity trackers provide a lot of information w/o the heart rate which calculates calories burned during activity more accurately than a pedometer/accelerometer. I say…
    in Help!! I need a heart rate monitor!!! Comment by mslaurza March 2014
  • While I find entering in what I eat helpful because of the accountability, I can understand your concerns. Alton Brown used a few lists to help him eat healthier. A) Foods to eat daily: whole grains, leafy greens, nuts, green tea, carrots and fruit B) Foods to eat 3x per week: oily fish, avocado, sweet potato, broccoli,…
    in Success without calorie counting? Comment by mslaurza February 2014
  • I returned my fitbit after about a week - seemed to be way off. The accelerometer judges your activity level meaning that when I clapped my hands after the ballet, it recorded that as some intense activity! Granted its more fun to use than a hrm, but that's only because of the fancy dashboards, sleep 'tracker' and lots of…
    in Fitbit vs HRM.... Hugely inconsistent Comment by mslaurza February 2014
  • Lol not a downward spiral - the Bad! chastising was only a joke - I just had to laugh at myself for going a little pizza nuts and slamming one. I'm not worried about falling off the wagon by any means but mostly that this was just kind of a silly 'crack' in my consistency and it shouldn't be too big of a deal. Mostly…
    in Bad! Bad MFP user! Comment by mslaurza February 2014
  • As long as you're eating the whole fruit - not smoothies or juices, natural sugar is broken down in a way that doesn't affect your insulin levels in a negative way - don't drink the juice, eat the orange.
    in natural sugar Comment by mslaurza February 2013
  • I actually found the answer to my own question - thought I'd share. Fruit sugars would affect your insulin levels the exact same way as other sugars except for one big difference - whole fruit contains fiber which slows the absorption of the sugar into your liver (which is why 100% fruit juice is actually worse for you…
    in natural sugar Comment by mslaurza February 2013
  • 2 so far!
    in February Challenge for Beginners... 50 miles Comment by mslaurza February 2013
  • I have increased my calories based on the amount of exercise I get in a day - but I wonder if it's not enough... thanks :)
    in Not seeing too many changes... Comment by mslaurza June 2012
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