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Yes, eat less than the bmr for weight loss or more for weight gain. But after you drop weight, you would need to recalculate your number because it would be less (MFP does this for you automatically when you "weigh in", which is why your calorie goal will down automatically). It depends where you calculate your number. On…

I try to look up the info online, but if I'm at mom n pop or someplace w/o info I breakdown the ingredients. Eg: I can go to the local Mexican restaurant and know that an oz of chips is about 125-150 cals, each flour tortilla (medium) is in that same range. I can estimate the amount of meat, rice, and beans. Worst case…

it's basically just the number of calories you're using to exist at your current weight. if your number is in the 5000s you're either 8 ft tall 500 lbs and sedentary or your an olympic swimmer. your number is probably below 3000. :-) consuming a calorie amount less than your BMR will lower your weight, which in turn lowers…

what she said^ Towards the top of the page you're on it says "find members" you can search by zip code or name, w/e.

I didn't interact with you yet today, but hey you'll do the same thing for me at some point!

As in you're making the meatballs yourself or as in your grinding your own chicken and making the meatballs? I actually tend to find the opposite is true. They use sodium to keep from using more fat and sugar. Consequently, when they take out the sodium they have to put the taste back in with calories.

you don't need to do anything other than what you're doing. (you might need more than 2 tbs salsa for 2 tortillas though) beans would be a great addition for the protein! are you just dipping the chips in the salsa or are you putting the salsa on the chips and serving? if you're dipping, I'd leave them unseasoned. if…

top of the morning to ya!

Go Steelers! that is all... ;-)

It just adds sugar. :-)

If measure what is left after you marinate, you'll have what was absorbed. I'd use that number. For example: You use 3 12oz beers and have 10 ounces left --> 36 (3x12oz) - 10 remaining = 26 absorbed.

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Some people have the proper feet for running without shoes, most don't. Distance and endurance is less vital than sprinting if there's a predator coming after you. If you have good support and arches, and don't have any pronation, it's worth trying. Otherwise stick with a quality shoe.

If you don't go out w/ each other often, I would postpone it til a week after all those social eatings you mentioned. If you go out all the time, I'd stay in.

Actually thought about this for my wife's birthday, so I'd like to know too. :-)

Thanks, checking it out now!

IMHO, these are included in your "activity level" setting in MFP. i.e. even if you're a SAHM don't put sedentary b/c you're chasing toddlers, carrying 40lb bags of salt, etc.

Sautee some onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms, turn it into a chicken philly. Throw it into some tomato sauce and serve with spaghetti squash. Put it in a little tortilla with a 1/4 to 1/2 oz of cheese and peppers. melt the cheese and have a chicken quesadilla.

Grilled Chicken Salad, no cheese. French Onion Soup, no cheese. Half a Burger. veggies, yes; sauces/bacon, no. Smothered Chicken or Chicken Capri, no cheese. Either Pork Chop option. Cheese steak, no cheese, Chicken Bruschetta, no cheese, or Portobello sandwich, no mayo. Remove at least half the bread. HTH!

Don't forget replace chocolate-covered strawberries with protein shake for muscle repair and carb-loading for endurance (she said the WHOLE weekend). lol

This was mentioned in an FAQ I believe. The basic idea is that everyone does strength training differently -- different intensity, different time between reps and sets, etc. that it's hard to get an accurate number short of checking your pulse (ie HRM) frequently.

I didn't have anything nice to say about the article, so I didn't comment, but I did see it so I found the link for you: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/80961-the-secret-poison edit: Once more for the crowd that didn't get it the first time: "I was making the point that it being natural isn't indicative of how good…

Would you prefer marijuana? Not even "derived" just grown and smoked. I was making the point that it being natural isn't indicative of how good or not good for you it is.

Indianapolis, which if you are familiar with US geography at all is up near the Great Lakes, about 3 hours SSE of Chicago. Can't wait til there's an app for my phone (palm pre).

Everyone's watching Biggest Loser, so you may not hear from anyone for a while. lol Welcome! I see your ticker is in kgs, where are you from?

omid990 is correct. Just as sleeping 4 hours a night for 5 nights a week and then sleeping 18 hours on the weekend doesn't balance out to what your body wants. AMarie471, omid990 explained it. But I don't know anything about WW's program.

Very awesome!

Yes, and HFCS comes from corn and Heroin comes from poppy plants. ;-) OP, I don't use artificial sweeteners and even avoid sugar alcohols, but I've seen that most people here live on the stuff.

I think your LDL is okay, but I know your HDL is just a tad low. You want HDL above 40. Omega 3 and Omega 6 fats will increase your HDL.

Most Chinese restaurants don't use MSG actually. When the idea of Chinese Restaurant Syndrome was spread back in like the 60s, most Chinese restaurants stopped using it since Americans were worried about it. But MSG has sodium in it, and I think it very well could be the sodium in non-MSG form that's giving you headaches.…