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Stress and weight loss
Hi everyone! I recently had my second baby (in January). Before kids I had lost around 25lbs using this app by counting calories and exercise. Shortly after having my latest baby I was hospitalized, had surgery, my mother in law was diagnosed w cancer and passed away, my eldest child who has a chronic illness is now going…
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Embarrassed by trying to lose weight
To make a long story short- my husband mentioned in a large family gathering about my working out and tracking calories. First all the ladies (who admittedly are at least a generation older than me and mostly obese) started w the whole thing about how I don't need to lose (I do), that calorie counting will dry my…
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Bbg (kayla itsines)
Anyone doing bbg? I started today and it killed me! Lol you never know how out of shape you are until...you do! Haha if anyone has recently started or is wanting to start add me pls. Side note- how are you recording your activity for that? Or if you use a hrm what kind of cal burn are you getting from it?
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Gross vs net calories
Hi everyone! I am post partum 4 weeks and exclusively pumping (cal equivalent to breastfeeding). I keep reading I should have 1800-2000 calories a day if I am not exercising and 2200-2400 if I am. So my question is- is that the amount I should take in throughout the day or the amount that I should be at once you take off…
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Net or gross calories
I'm sorry if this has been asked before but when people are talking about minimum calories is that referring to net or gross calories? I.e if you should be averaging 1400/1500 that's before exercise or after? Thanks guys for any help!
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nurses! activity on days off.
Hey everyone, I work as a nurse on a busy unit doing 12hr shifts. On days that I work I got for walks on the track or down to the gym and have no trouble getting activity. When days off finally come around I can usually get a short strength training at most. Just wondering how other ppl working long hours get motivated on…
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Sleeeeep issues
K guys just looking for suggestions or tips w sleeping. I am a nurse and work a day night rotation which has me do about 2.5 weeks of nights followed by the same number of days. My issue isn't so much sleeping during the night shift half but switching my sleeping back to normal for days. For example I just had a four day…
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Steps vs exercise calories
hey everyone, I'm using a fitbit hr for step counting and was wondering how accurate my exercise calories are. For example today so far I'm at about 14000 steps and it's given me an additional 1200 calories to eat. Granted I don't eat them all back but it seems like a lot. I have my activity set to sedentary so the steps…
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Weight loss vs muscle gain
Okay guys, I have lost about 20lbs through diet mainly (also some cardio but honestly not a whole lot) I would like to lose another 15 or so (or to look 15lbs smaller and more "fit") , since I'm still kinda doughy. My question I guess is at what point did/do you stop looking at a scale loss and start focusing on muscle…
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injured-how to maintain progress?
Hi guys, so i just started with MFP a cpl weeks back, am recording and tracking what i eat, working out (light cardio and occassional strength training) and am fairly active (working as a nurse on my feet all day), today while running i pulled something in my back (i literally have no idea how i managed to do that) and its…
