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Family tension when tracking macros and eating a simple diet?
Is anyone else married (perhaps with kids), with a partner who doesn't have much time to cook and is exasperated that the same foods keep appearing on the table? Originally I was mostly focused on weight loss, but I've begun weight training, and I'm really enjoying it. I'm making good progress and feeling healthier than…
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Feel completely satiated at a caloric deficit?
I've been dieting to lose weight for over half a year, but just started counting calories. (Have gotten the majority of the way to my target, but plateaued.) In actually counting, I've realized that when I was dieting before, my macros were very inconsistent and I was eating about 30-35% under my TDEE (a rough estimate,…
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Japanese rice (cooked) higher in calories?
I'm living in Japan, and brown rice (genmai) is extremely easy to procure and prepare, so I factor it into most of my meals. It's delicious and very customizable, but I've noticed a large gap between information available in English and Japanese. In English, 100 grams of cooked brown rice is usually listed as having about…
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Calories too low for rest days?
I apologize if this has already been posted, but I wasn't able to find much on the topic. I've been lifting weights and regularly doing cardio for several months, but just started with MyFitnessPal in order to have a better handle on what my body needs. Since I have a desk job, my base calories are quite low; however, I…
