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Thanks, everyone!

rcottonrph1: I used to eat lots of dairy, but found that when I cut it out I fixed most of my stomach problems, so I'm hesitant to add it back (as much as I'm dying for some cottage cheese or greek yoghurt!). It's one of the reasons I'm looking for a protein powder, since I'm down to egg whites (ugh) or beans (too high in…

Thanks, everyone, for your help. On to smoothies... L

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Hi, Can you explain why one needs to eat the exercise calories back? I've planned everything around not doing so--it's the only way I can reasonably work up enough of a calorie deficit to lose 2 lbs/week. Just posted a question about how to set MFP so it DOESN'T add the calories I burn through exercise back into my food…

Why is it important to eat back your exercise calories? I'm trying to create a 7K a week calorie deficit to be able to lose 2lbs per week. To do so, I need to have both a significant deficit from reducing intake as well as an additional expenditure of calories through exercise. If I eat back some of the exercise deficit I…