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Lose More Weight or do Body Recomp?
I'm a 43 year old female. Stats: Medium Frame currently, was large, supposedly H: 5' 7" SW: 206.4 lbs CW: 146.2 Current BMI: 22.9 Starting Body Fat: about 47% (with scale) Current Body Fat: 28.5 % (according to scale, although some days it says as high as 31) Couple of my measurements: Starting waist: 39" Current waist:…
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Garlic and Weight Loss
I have been reading up on the health benefits of garlic and found this article. What do you guys think. Can garlic help you lose weight? http://calorielab.com/news/2010/08/16/raw-garlic-and-drinking-water-for-weight-loss/
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Proof that medication equals wait gain, sort of
My situation. I have been steadily loosing about 3/4 lbs since April of this year. Losing about 9 lbs in 3 months. Since the first of July I have lost about 6 lbs, making my average 1.5 lbs a week. My activity and eating stayed the same, I had not cut. According to my fitbit calorie burns by all right I should still be…
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Cholesterol Dropped
Just wanted to encourage some of you if you were wondering if you can reduce your cholesterol by losing weight. I never had cholesterol issues before. I don't know what my levels were at my highest weight. When they measured my cholesterol I had already lost 15 pounds. So here were my numbers back in November: Total 208…
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Intuitive Eating
I have been thinking a lot lately about what I would be doing when in maintenance . I have lost 28 pounds so far, and I have another 20 to go. I'm only set to lose 1/2 pounds a week, so I'm going very slowly. It took me over a year to get here and it might take me another year to my goal. I don't think I want to count…
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Exercise Calories for fitbit in sedentary vs lightly active
So I couldn't leave well enough alone. I changed MFP to sedentary to see if the exercise calories it gives me is any different. The other day I walked 10,720 steps with activity set to lightly active. I got 350 exercise calories. My calories at lightly active is 1850 For sedentary it is 1630. That's a difference of 220…
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Coincidence?
So for about two weeks I have been waiting for my weight to drop. Just kept going up and down. I have been consistently logging and coming in under my target net calories. Then one day I ate about 100 calories over my TDEE for that day and boom, the next day my weight dropped by 2 pounds and had stayed down the next two…
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Exercise intensity and its effects on thyroid hormones
Those of you with low thyroid, have you guys found that exercise helps increase your thyroid function? Noticed by symptoms or by your doctor actually lowering your thyroid meds since you started exercising. I found this study. www.nel.edu/26-2005_6_pdf/NEL260605A14_Ciloglu.pdf
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Exercise intensity and its effects on thyroid hormones
Those of you with low thyroid, have you guys found that exercise helps increase your thyroid function? Noticed by symptoms or my doctor actually lowering your thyroid meds since you started exercising. I found this study. www.nel.edu/26-2005_6_pdf/NEL260605A14_Ciloglu.pdf
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Fitness Tracker for Kids
Can you guys recommend a fitness tracker for kids? I have a fitbit charge and the kids have seen me becoming more active as a result of it. One of my sons asked for a fitbit for kids and now my other son wants one too. I wanted something that they could look at some info right on the device if possible. Thanks
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Do You Guys Find that the Fitbit Charge HR accurate
I just got the Fitbit Charge HR the other day. Monday was my first full days using it. I had a Fitbit Charge beforehand. I walked 13,300 steps and it gave me 872 exercise calories. Whereas two days prior with the Fitbit Charge I walked 12,380 steps and it only gave me 391exercise calories. I'm set to lightly active. 5'…
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Changing Heart Rate Zone on Fitbit Charge HR
Now that I know where to change the heart rate zone, I have a couple of questions. There is only one custom heart rate zone. What does that do compared to the 3 automatic zones? My heart rate does up pretty quickly into the fat burning zone even around the house. What can I set the custom heart rate zone to get the minimum…
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Where to adjust heart rate zone on fitbit charge HR?
This is what the manual says To set a custom heart rate zone using the Fitbit.com dashboard: 1. Log in to Fitbit.com. 2. Click the gear icon in the top-right corner of the dashboard and select Settings. 3. Using the navigation tabs on the left, find Heart Rate Zones and specify the minimum and maximum heart rate for your…
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TDEE, BMR, Net Calories, Statistical Analysis
I made a spreadsheet of my Calories Consumed, Exercise Calories, Net Calories, Calories Left, Calories Burnt, Calories Burnt-Consumed, and Weight. Also I just looked up my BRM which is 1578.12 according to http://www.bmi-calculator.net. The spreadsheet is from April 1 to today, the day I started exercising. Since the…
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Logging canned foods
How do you log canned foods? For example the serving size for Green Giant canned corn is 1/2 cup or 123 grams. I used to go by the grams until I found out that 1/2 cup of corn is only about 80 grams. So if I log 123 grams as one serving, I would eat more than the actual serving size and I would eat more calories. Thanks
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What should I set my activity level to?
I started walking April 1 of this year. I have a fitbit and my goal is to walk 10,000 steps a day. Most days I meet my goal, but maybe twice a week I'm below, with my lowest number being 7800, one day. A lot of days I'm above the 10,000 mark. What should my activity level be in MFP? Right now I have it set to lightly…
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How much water are you guys drinking?
Last time I was at the doctors office, my doctor told me to drink until you urine was as clear as water. One day I counted up how many ounces of water I drank and it was 186 ounces. Is that excessive? I don't even know if my urine was that clear. I just drink a cup every time I go to the bathroom. How much water do you…
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Weight Chart - Comments, Suggestions, Advice on Weight Loss
Hello All, I attached my weight loss chart (hopefully, you will be able to see it). I have been trying to lose weight (this time) since March of 2014. I joined MFP around July of 2014. For the first 6-7 months I lost about 16 pounds. Then, for the next 6 months (October 2014 to March 2015) I pretty much lost nothing. Just…
