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Need suggestions on consuming calories
Hello all! Sorry I've been quiet lately. I've been getting ready to go back to school. I start college once again (at the age of 44, turning 45) this coming Monday! Yay! The thing is, because of this change I'm going to become a lot more active than I am now. Which is a good thing! But here's my problem....at the moment, I…
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Question on Protein Drinks
SoI'm getting to the point where I'm going to have to work maintain my weight as opposed to lose my weight. One thing I need to do, tho, is introduce not only a few more calories but also more protein. I was thinking an easy way to do that might be some Protein Drinks, but I don't know anything about them. I've only heard…
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Fitness trackers and calorie counting
So I just got my Polar A300 and I'm loving it. It tracks everything I need it to, it does everything I want it to. But there's something I'm wondering about. I've been reading in the forums that people reduce the calorie count from their fitness/activity tracker by 80% (on average). Why is this? And should this be done for…
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Polar A300 vs M400 - need to know the difference
Ok, so I'm just about to purchase my fitness tracker. One thing that low finances gives you is time to really investigate your options. I had originally settled on the Polar Loop. But after further investigation, I moved on to the A300. Now, right before my purchase (which will be in the next day or two) I started looking…
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New to the group, had the sleeve
Hello all! I've been on MFP for a couple of weeks now and found this group. It's nice to see that I can be surrounded be people going through pretty much what I am! :) I had my surgery back in September of last year when I weighed 358 lbs and looked like this.... ...but that wasn't even the start of my journey. And that…
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Limited exercise....What can I do?
So I have some medical issues which limits the types of exercises I can do. So that we all know what I'm dealing with and know what kind of exercises I might be able to do, here's what I have -* Seizures (classified as nocturnal, but can happen while I'm awake...I just fall asleep first) * Migraines (debilitating) *…
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I've gotten serious.
Hello everyone. This is my first time visiting the forums here. :) I've been using MFP for about a week now. I started using it to help ensure that I take my vitamins & supplements, but it has become so much more now. I've been overweight for quite some time. :( In fact, right before my daughter was born I weighed a nice…