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I don't have a set recipe, but I basically take 2-4 cups of shredded kale leaves, washed & let dry, spread them around a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, mist with oil & sprinkle with some spices of some sort, rearrange it all a bunch with some tongs, mist it & spice it again, then bake at 350F for 10-30 minutes,…

You could try this: http://42.195km.net/e/treadsim/ No idea how accurate it is though.

Pretty sure if every meal I ate had to look that way just to hit 350 calories, after a week or so I'd have to bang my head on the table to dull the pain of eating. =/ ETA: guess it's useful for portion sizes & healthy food choices, just looks !@#$ed boring... pretty classic "diet food". blergh. :)

I'd say if you're doing relatively low weight, high rep, no or minimal rest between reps & sets, then you can blend cardio & resistance. I'll sometimes do three circuits of various exercises, one set of one exercise with low weight &15-25 reps, move to the next exercise, repeat until I've done one set of each exercise, and…

In addition to what the other folks have mentioned, you might want to adjust your target macro (carbs/protein/fat) ratio. I found that increasing protein relative to carbs made a huge difference in my hunger levels. I usually go for a 40/30/30 (carb/protein/fat) percentage breakdown, while I think MFP's default has 50+ for…

There's no HRM in the Fitbit. Based on the metrics you enter for your profile, including your activity level, Fitbit estimates your calorie burn based on activity level (mostly number of steps in a period of time). See: http://help.fitbit.com/customer/portal/articles/176129-how-do-you-calculate-calories-burned- Edit: Yes,…

This is one of those, "I'll never look at any of you the same way again" type threads... :noway:

I don't think that's quite the right interpretation, no. Total sugar matters, but most dietary recommendations focus on added sugar. From what I can tell, MFP's sugar recommendations match up to "added sugar recommendations", but it's difficult to separate that out (and frankly impossible to track using the tools MFP gives…

Copied from my reply on another thread asking about sugar:

It's quite likely that you're getting more potassium than MFP shows. A lot of foods in the database don't include the potassium count, and a lot of nutrition labels don't include it either.

By the way, if you want to play around with the Compendium, I've posted a Google Docs spreadsheet that you can copy for yourself: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al5RZKHzjd6wdG5pTWVVNXV6MnZMZVVlQUNSenFDWkE You'll need a Google account to copy/use it.

I had a Timex HRM and switched to a Polar H7, which I pair to the Digifit or the Polar apps on my iPhone. I always found the Timex calorie burn estimates to be high. I always use the Compendium of Physical Activity as a baseline for my estimates and, for your height & weight, the Compendium estimates a 642 calorie/hour…

I usually go for a "green monster" smoothie of some sort with some protein powder mixed in, or some greek yogurt with cereal (usually something like Fiber One or granola of some sort), or cottage cheese with some nuts mixed in if I want fewer carbs.

I'm not cursing carbs by any means, but going for protein in the evening makes some sense. From the link I posted above: Plus, for me at least, protein tends to make me feel more full. But believe me, carbs (beer, bread, beer... did I mention beer?) are a few of my favorite things. ;-) To each his/her own!

If you can, I'd say focus on something high protein, low carb... Nuts maybe, cottage cheese if you like it. :) Here's some info that might help in general: http://www.livestrong.com/article/75948-eat-protein-evening-maximum-weight/ Edit: or water. ;-)

I think it's all generally helpful in terms of establishing guidelines / guard-rails, and helping people to be conscious of what they're doing -- both in terms of what they're eating, as well as in terms of how active they are. In general, that's how I treat the calories-in and calorie-out estimates -- after all, even the…

A lot of those factors are why I like the Digifit app for my iPhone (used with a Polar H7 HRM). Digifit has fitness assessments built in for determining personalized heart rate zones, as well as VO2 max, and then uses those assessments to help estimate calorie burn. It's still an estimate of course, but it should increase…

Personally, I think the sugar metric is all but useless, unless you're working with a special diet where total sugar intake is critical to your health goals. Just my opinion, but I think what you generally want to worry about relative to sugar intake is (a) whether you've got a generally balanced diet and (b) added sugar,…

Missed this before, but hi. :)

Actually the Fitbit wouldn't be likely to notice either one of those activities. :) Zaph0d is right though... Fitbit's mostly a pedometer, with some other bells and whistles, but it's really good for two things: (1) tracking general activity level throughout the day and (2) providing motivation / reminders to keep active.…

There've been a few hiccups with their service and the MFP integration over the past month or two, but they seem to have resolved those issues. So, outside of that, it seems to be accurate for tracking general activity levels throughout the day (basically any sort of walking / jogging / running type activity). I have my…

I think you basically need to worry about the smoke point... Depending on the olive oil, the smoke point may be lower than other oils. I believe extra virgin generally has the lowest smoke point of the different "types" of olive oil. So, if you're frying eggs or popping corn at high temps, you could run into issues.

Agreed. :)

The Fitbit's a pedometer, so it's going to be a totally different thing & won't replace your HRM. It's good for tracking general activity levels, and can give you calorie estimates for walking/jogging/running type activities, but you'll want the HRM for other types of cardio exercise.

Two that I've liked: http://tryabouttime.com/ http://www.jayrobb.com/ Pretty much straight whey protein isolate with a bit of stevia for sweetener.

I think it really depends on what you're baking... The "lighter" the dish, the more you might notice it, but I often use olive oil in place of other oils, even in baking, and I've never had a complaint. :)

Yeah, good point... Wikipedia has a list by oil type: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_point

For almost anything, yes. For a few really mild dishes you might notice a flavor difference, but it won't necessarily be a bad difference even then, and it's almost certainly nothing you'd notice if you're cooking at high heat. You can even substitute olive oil for butter in a lot of cases.

I'd like to like Fitocracy... Just can't seem to make it work for me. Cool idea. Implementation just seems painful, especially if anything you're doing isn't part of their (very) limited exercise database. :(

I'm definitely not an expert (and don't play one on TV either), but from what I've read it really varies from person to person in terms of what people find "works" for them. MFP's default targets seem to be pretty good, and follow general dietary recommendations for healthy ratios for weight loss. Here's a link for some…