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There is a fixed sugar limit every day, or there is in my diary. If I enter no food yet, my sugar allowance for the next few days is all the same. But, when I add in exercise, my sugar allowance increases. So it may be that you have different exercise amounts and calories burned every day, and that's what causes the…
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HRM is good for steady cardio but if you're like me, with tachycardia, an HRM would also majorly overestimate my effort. Gym machines seem to be based on a 150lb average. I tend to just log it but not eat all the calories back. It may overestimate my running but I go crazy on the elliptical and MFP has that as a low burn.…
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Count yourself lucky, I have the opposite problem. I finished 60mjns of interval running today and my top looked like it'd been in the shower. I can't even do 10mins run without looking a horrid red sweaty mess. Wish I had your problem :) However, sweat is not necessarily an indicator of effort, so excuse the pun, don't…
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Everyone raves about HRM but then I have tachycardia so an HRM would majorly overestimate my burn! Swings and roundabouts. The machine always overestimates. MFP may or may not. I know what I need to net out on in order to lose, and that is what I use.
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I don't drink during my workouts, so I am just curious to see how much fluid loss comes after a session. I know it's fluids and not weight and it gets replenished the moment I actually drink again, so for me it's primarily curiosity.
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Your diary is closed off - what is your protein allowance? It seems very odd that one salmon salad is all of your allowance?
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Ridiculously. When I've done even 30mins on the elliptical or an interval run, my wicking running shirts and trousers are so soaked, it looks like I took a shower in them. I also sweat a lot in my hair (I tie it up in a ponytail as it comes down to my waist!) I am also one of those unlucky ones who looks like they've wet…
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Incredibly harsh! The OP posted a question "how could I possibly be gaining weight" and wanted advice, as otherwise you wouldn't post it in a forum. People have taken time out of their day to view her diary and offer their advice or opinions. I haven't seen a single post "judging" the OP in here. Yes, people have stated…
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Is potassium good or bad? I.e. do I need to up it, or keep it within a certain limit? :)
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I drink upwards of 2litres of fluid a day and do try and watch my salt.... I have never been above a normal BMI so I would imagine I haven't done any irreparable damage - but when doctors seem surprised by my blood pressure for someone with my history and size, you do start to worry that you're just one of those people who…
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Will have a look. The home monitor I bought is the same brand as they have at the doctor, it's an OMRON and it's been clinically validated - which they say you need to look for in order to avoid buying some useless piece of tat!
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We can't see your diary so we can't comment on what perfect looked like for 5 months and then what the binge was that lead to a 10lb gain over Christmas. However, the problem may also be in the "being perfect" bit. If you are being perfect, not allowing yourself any treats etc, this could lead to increased bingeing as and…
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I weigh myself multiple times a day - because I like to see the fluctuations and I want to see how much weight a dinner is, for example. I log my weight in a spreadsheet every morning, but I enter it on MFP once a week and look for weekly trends, rather than daily fluctuations. Yes, I may be a little obsessive but I do not…
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I don't agree with all the cardio bashing that seems to be so cool currently. In November and December, I lost inches and weight by doing ONLY cardio, and hitting it pretty hard 5-6 times a week, anywhere between 30mins generally, and 1session a week of approx 60mins. I have now added weights in and reduced cardio to build…
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Ryvita Crackerbread is a Godsend. Ryvita Thins are also very tasty, higher in calories (about 30 per slice) but the cheddar and black peppered ones need no topping! I also have wafer thin turkey ham in the fridge at all times - great quick snack if hungry. Feel free to add me, originally Dutch but UK based and log daily!
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What do we do if we lose weight between now and the 11th? Is today's weight still my start weight or the one logged on the 11th?
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Gained 4lbs, overate quite a bit on Christmas eve and Christmas day, good inbetween, then a wedding, and then NYE and NYD were overeating as well. But you know what? I thoroughly enjoyed my calories and time. I still exercised most days, so I am expecting some of the gain to be bloat. I am not going crazy to get rid of it,…
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So I have just joined and added my details to the first tab. But on which tab do I update my current weight once we start on the milestones? Do I update the current weight on the first tab, or on the progress tab?
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I won't be at home, so I won't be able to control what I eat. But you know what, I'm fine with it. One day isn't going to set me back permanently. I plan on enjoying myself. Eating the foods I like, what I like, but just stick to smaller portions and eat slower so my brain can tell me when I'm full. Make the wine a…
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My plan is to have some days "off" - Christmas Eve I will likely go over calories. I will indulge and have what I want, but smaller portions rather than piling my plate with the stuff I don't really want to eat and just drooling over the stuff I do. Skip the Baileys and only have 1 or 2 clean spirits & mixers. I am also…
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I pre-log the majority of my working week. I find, knowing what I am going to eat all week, means I can just pick up my pre-prepared lunch out of my fridge, and when hungry at home, I look at what I am due to eat in the evening and look forward to that. I also try and approach with flexible dieting. I will occasionally…
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2lbs in 5 days is *not* a small loss. DO NOT go for diet pills. They can be dangerous. Heck, if you're desperate the day before, I'd be inclined to recommend one of those mud wraps over diet pills. Sure, it's just water weight that you lose with them and you put the inches and lbs back on the moment you drink water, but…
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Dried apricots gave me awful stomach cramps. More fat helps as well - seems to smooth everything over!
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Zumba is pretty high energy though. What is your height/current weight? I can't use a HRM because I have tachycardia, so it'd majorly overestimate anything I do. But for me (5'5 female, about 140lb) if I compare my running cals to be about 600-700 per hour, I don't think estimating 200-300 calories per hour would be that…
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Oh my word. People are worried about going below a D or calling a C small?! I was a 34B/C to begin with..... And am now just about filling a B bra, but probably should go 32B or 34A realistically, if this keeps going. Now I just feel horrid and like a boy, it appears boobs are a determining factor in what makes you look…
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I sure as heck hope so! :) I was a pear at the best of times, now it's just worse! But you know. 6 weeks ago I wasn't losing anything. So swings and roundabouts. It's at least coming off. We simply can't choose where we lose it, so much as it's frustrating, can't do anything about it :)
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I have lost almost only weight from my boobs. They're disappearing into oblivion, quite literally. Positive = I didn't buy new bras when I had got bigger, so even my partner notices my bras fit again (the dreaded 4boobs are gone). But, I am now struggling to fill the bras. And that is upsetting because I'm a pear and my…
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Unfortunately just eating Paleo and not counting calories probably isn't the greatest idea either. Just because Paleo as a diet is perceived healthy, it doesn't mean you can't build up a ginormous calorie overload on it. At the end of the day, calories are calories, and just because nuts/meat are in Paleo, it doesn't mean…
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Woooo! See there's a whole bunch of us :)
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Weigh every morning, logged in my personal spreadsheet. Logged every week, on Friday, unless there's a big gain over the weekend in which case I'll log it too.
