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I believe MFP defaults are too low and 25-35g per day are actually suggested. I average 40+ and notice no negative side effects.
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For 3 years I had 200-210 cholestorol and during those years I ate eggs very rarely, little vegetables/salad and no exercise. Since February I've been exercising 6 days a week, eat vegetables daily but also eat about 6 eggs a week and my cholestorol is down to 150. So, exercise and eat your veggies and it will come down…
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Try different exercises and you might find one that's more interesting. For example I get totally bored running on the treadmill, even with ipod or TV, it's just mind numbing and hard to stay motivated to keep going. But running outside I don't have this problem at all, maybe because you have different landmarks that you…
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I always cross check with the label and frequently correct entries. Every now and then I come across an item that has several validations but doesn't jive with my label. I guess the manufacturer made small changes to the product and what was once correct is now incorrect.
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Congrats. I'm in the same boat. For 3-4 years my Cholesterol has been 200 and two weeks ago I tested at 150, despite having started to eat eggs again. I now eat about 6-8 eggs a week but daily exercises and veggies + fruit every day helps.
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I find MFP protein goal to be to be way too low and changed my goal to about 0.7g/lbs. I still go over but I don't mind since it's usually at the expense of carbs.
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Weight loss fluctuates a lot, even though your calorie intake might be close each week. My MFP goal is 1 lb a week and I average 500-750 calories negative per day but my weight loss for the last few weeks was 0.6, 0.2, 1.0, 0.6, 0.2, 2.4, 2.8 lbs. So some weeks you don't loose the 1 lb and other weeks you make up for the…