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Is eating springrolls/rice wrappers *everyday* bad for health?
I don't like having to think of prepping something new for lunch everyday as i'm a student, so these past 2 months i've been making batches of fresh springrolls over and over, continuously. They're filled with a bunch of raw veggies (cucumber, carrot, cabbage, bell pepper, avocado to name a few) and a tiny bit of…
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Sure signs your metabolism is high/has increased?
What are (good) red flags that you have a high metabolism, or that it has at least increased? I'm very petite but I have a manly appetite, exercice 6 times a week and am overall always relatively active so that's pretty much why i probably need more fuel, but I still am amazed by how quickly i get hungry even though i do…
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Eating out at questionnable chinese buffet...help?
My friend's birthday is coming up this Saturday and she organized a big dinner with all of our friends at this chinese buffet in our chinatown. You know the drill. Thing is, i've read many and many reviews of that place since i've heard some friends joke about it, and apparently A LOT of people say it's horrible or…
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Will taking 1-2 weeks of active rest ruin my efforts?
(PS just before i start i'm not into losing weight at the moment, but in increasing my muscle definition/toning up, and maintaining. but it's hard because i need to keep my weight as low as possible so i can't mess up for a sec) I've been exercising in various ways 5-6 days a week for quite some time now (i'd say 2…
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What's a normal/healthy way to schedule your carb-y meals through the day/week?
Do you guys only have one slightly ''Carb-heavy' meal per day? Or do you get your serving of starch/carb at every meal? (like rice, bread, pasta, potatoes, beans etc. you know, those. I mostly eat whole grain-everything but the carbs don't just magically disappear because of that) I've read that most of the time it's…
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Going over daily calories for an occasion on maintenance, how does that work?
I've heard many people will save up calories for their cheat day/meal or an event, by creating a deficit through the week...but how do you ''prepare'' for a night out or any other kind of special event involving eating more than usual (like going over your maintenance calories by 200, 500, something like that, nothing too…
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How long does water weight cling to you when going into maintenance?
I've started the process of trying to find my new maintenance calories range, and I spent the last week on 1400-1500 daily. (I've been adding back 100 a week or so sicne recently). This morning I weighed in, and I was the exact same weight, 103.5, as I did a week/a week and a half ago...I exercice 4 days per week and walk…
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What's the ideal BF% for showing abs?
So I've heard a lot that before you can dream of seeing some muscle definition on the stomach area, aka abs, baby abs or whatever, you need to have quite a low bodyfat percentage to start from...and then you add working out on top of that. I'd like to put an end to my flat, soft and kinda floppy stomach and grow some more…
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Does a growling stomach/hunger actually means you SHOULD still eat more??
I sometimes eat a huuuge meal, especially at dinner (like 500 calories, sometimes 600 in one sitting, super loaded with veggies and protein, taking up a lot of space in my bowl or plate because I tend to be too generous esp. with the vegs when i put them straight in the pan so I end up with a ogre sized plate...) and then…
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how far should you actually go with breakfast?
i LOVE breakfast! A few weeks ago, I started coming up with more and more creative breakfast ideas. I never have the same thing two days in a row, but most of the time it's some kind of smoothie (fruits, some milk etc) paired with a solid food like a PB toast, an egg or whatever, oatmeal with fruits, banana ice cream with…
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protein-packed all-natural smoothies ideas???
So I'm a big fan of fruit smoothies for breakfast, and I like coming up with a bunch of new recipes and such. A frozen banana with berries/another fruit or 2, spices, a dash of milk etc, sometimes a spoonful of PB if it fits with the whole thing. I also usually pair it up with a toast or egg so i don't feel like i'm on a…
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Maintenance calories: am i supposed to count in exercice calories,or are they all accounted in ?
So I used this calculator http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm to find out my actual daily cal intake on maintenance, since it seems to be the most efficient from what I've found. I got 1850 by choosing the ''Daily'' exercise level, considering their criteria is '15-30 min elevated heartrate''. Accurate,…
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Is it truly necessary to track sugar intake if not diabetic?
I've grown quite insecure about how actually ''healthy'' my diet is from seeing more and more stuff about how sugar in various stuff is so unhealthy - mostly articles about yogurt. I understand that added sugar is unhealthy but...should we really stay away from it all the time ? I eat a lot of fruits, anywhere from 2, 3 or…
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Poledancing! How's that for strength traning?
So I started poledancing/polefitness 2 months ago now, and god I am loving it. It's fantastic, it's been making me feel so much better about myself, my appearance and all. I definitely got a looot more flexible and I toned up my muscles all over quite a bit! (especially my arms and thighs/legs). So I was wondering, I've…
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Too much healthy fat?
I used to go relatively low on fat in my diet, and carbs were pretty much only from veggies (i eat A LOT) and fruits, and whole wheat bread and oatmeal for breakfast, until recently ; I started going nuts over my freshly-bought cashews, and rediscovered my love for homemade guacamole...It's been a week or two and my diet…
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Active but ''not eating enough'' - Am I actually jeopardazing my health/weight loss?
Alright so this might take a while but I think details are important, so please carry on with me haha. Being 5''1, I've been eating around 1200 calories a day for around 6 months, trying to lose a pound/1.5 pound per week or so. It always worked pretty well for me, and was way enough to keep me satiated - except I had my…
