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  • Thanks for your replies - have asked an online store for a sample, hopefully will solve my dilemma!
  • Saturated fat has more of an effect on your blood cholestrol, rather than the cholestrol of the food itself. So even though egg yolks have cholestrol, they are quite low in saturated fat. My view: 2 eggs per day is fine. If you want more, just add egg whites for the protein without the fat in the yolk.…
  • Super easy! It needs a little time to charge, connected to the computer, but then you go online and start putting in your details (weight, activity, age, goals etc). Then all you need do is put it on and get moving. I've had mine for about 4 weeks, and it really is a good motivator to go and do an extra half hour walk etc.…
  • A DEXA body scan seems to be the most accurate way of calculating body fat (along with lean muscle mass and bone mass). Unfortunately it's also a bit expensive and therefore unless you have lots of cash to burn, you won't be measuring every week. In Australia, my local place charges $88 for the first scan and then $66 for…
    in fat % Comment by helga205 November 2012
  • In terms of your protein to carb ratio, MFP sets the carbs pretty high, with a relatively low amount of protein. So you could be eating your protein and carb allowances, but it's at the pre-set values which still mean you're not eating much protein in the overall scheme of things. If you wanted to test using different…
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