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Food Label Tips
Thought I'd share some info I received in an email from Hungry Girl.com. today. http://www.hungry-girl.com/ask-hg-q-and-a/show/more-calories-than-you-think "The US Food & Drug Administration allows food labels to be off by as much as 20 percent. This means that jumbo snack bar with a reported 250 calories could have closer…
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15 months of success
I had my 15 month progress update/measurements with my trainer today. In the last 3 months: - 18.6 pounds (-105 lbs since start 15 months ago) - 6.5 inches (-54.5 inches total) I have dropped major inches off every measuring site, but the changes don't always come as one might expect. Sometimes one site shows lots of…
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9 Signs You Might Not Be Drinking Enough Water
Some good tips here on this frequently discussed topic. dailyhealthremedies.com/9-signs-you-might-not-be-drinking-enough-water/1/
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Personalized Ticker
I personalized my ticker/banner yesterday and clicked the item to display it on my messages, but it doesn't seem to be displaying. How do I get my ticker to display? Thx.
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Frozen whole zucchini?
I accidentally tossed 2 whole zucchini into the freezer. Hubby said they will turn toudh when thawed, but I'm thinking I can toss them into some homemade pasta sauce. Any other thoughts on how yo salvage these?
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Please define "lifting heavy"
What do people mean by "lifting heavy"? This phrase gets used a lot without explanation. I'm sure the pounds vary by person, but does it mean to lift in a range that challenges you, whatever that is, not just swinging around 2-3 pound weights? Does it mean lifting only at your 1 rep max? Or does it mean some weight range,…
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HR and calorie burn
Can someone explain how heart rate translates into calorie burn? I can think of lots of things, including stress, that can increase your heart rate and not necessarily burn more calories. I can also think of various activities that might raise your heart rate to a similar level, but don't necessarily require the same…
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MFP vs FitBit exercise
I use a Fitbit that reports all steps to MFP and MFP makes minor calorie adjustments it deems necessary. MFP is set to sedentary. I know I shouldn't log my walks additionally in MFP because FB accounts for those steps, but what about step-based activities that require more than basic energy expenditure-such as running…
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Friends?
Do people here like to add each other as MFP 'friends' or do you mostly interact here in the forum?
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Losing fat/ building muscle
I've been browsing the MFP forums for a few weeks. Why do some people say you can't lose fat and build muscle at the same time? Does this apply only to people already at an ideal weight? It doesn't make sense to me. In the past 13 months I've lost 95 pounds while strength training 2-3x per week. Although I didn't take a bf…
