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30000 steps in a day - is that a lot?
just got myself one of these step measuring devices and headed out for a good walk. Wondering what sort of average people get in a day.
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More calorie counting analysis in ghe NYT
299 comments and rising. Is a calorie a calorie? http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/upshot/more-menus-have-calorie-labeling-but-obesity-rate-remains-high.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share
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One month off - Scale test tomorrow am
Had an injury, then ill, now getting ready to film a documentary so been working flat out to get things prepped before I begin that project. After really significant strides in a sustainable weightloss and fitness level improving I got injured. So i thought id use November as NoMovember to test if by not calorie counting…
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Diary of a food tracker.
Did you all catch this article in the New York Times on food tracking? http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/11/17/health/wiredwell-food-diary-super-tracker.html?_r=0
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Hey dude wanna buy a watch?
Oh the confusion of it all! I have been watch shopping for over three weeks. My heart keeps going to the Garmin 920 XT and as a triathlete I'd use all the features of s/b/r but I'm wondering if it's just too much metrics? I was thinking of a pish poshy divers watch to keep it real simple in the metrics department (just…
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Post workout nutrition not packaged as sport nutrition
What do you consume as a post workout drink or bar that's not advertised as 'sports nutrition' ? For instance I'm trying chocolate milk this week as my recovery drink rather than buying a powder brand 'sport' mix. I may mix in some peanuts and a banana too. Cheaper and better(?) than the powdered stuff maybe - I'll see…
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Fed up with Macros
I'm really getting annoyed by trying to understand macros. I eat a healthy diet but seem to be iron deficient, low on protein and carbs, calcium deficient, potassium deficient - etc. I've tried to look in other people's nutritional info for inspiration but everyone is private - even the ones that say they are open I find…
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Hunger pain vs fullness pain - why do we gravitate more to fullness?
Having started CICO I have learned two things- understanding portion size and the naturalness of being hungry. Not 'clawing at walls and boy doesn't my cat look rather yummy right now' hunger, but rather an echo like hunger - as though there is still room in the suitcase. I carry this hunger around a bit and when I finish…
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Open water to pool transition
I started swimming in the pool again after a spring and summer of open water swimming. I thought I'd go in to the pool with my wetsuit today to just keep that wetsuit feeling going on and I was surprised at how different I felt in the pool. Pace and breathing in particular were really out of sync compared to my open water…
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Winter Swimming (open water or outdoor pool) - advice needed.
Howdy tri folk. Got a question to raise here. The lake I swim at (just outside if London, England) throughout April to September has introduced winter swimming this year. Normally we swim in the lake through the the regular season with a wetsuit on - I have the Orca 3:8 with a thermal swim cap for the earlier and later…
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Winter swimming in open water
Got a question to raise here. The lake I swim at (just outside if London, England and where my profile photo was taken at) throughout April to September has introduced winter swimming this year. Normally we swim in the lake through the the regular season with a wetsuit on - I have the Orca 3:8 with a thermal swim cap for…
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Hey man you wanna buy a watch?
Oh the confusion of it all! I have been watch shopping for over three weeks. My heart keeps going to the Garmin 920 XT and as a triathlete I'd use all the features of s/b/r but I'm wondering if it's just too much metrics? I was thinking of a pish poshy divers watch to keep it real simple in the metrics department but have…
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Mentally preparing for winter.
I know it's only September but as I prep to leave for an open water swim this evening in 11C outdoor temp I suddenly felt ferociously hungry. I got to thinking - being on fixed calories of 2058 through the summer was fine but when the cold hits will the hunger increase? This will be my first winter calorie counting so was…
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Preparing for adding weight training to my cardio.
Howdy folks. Just wondering about your collective insight on this. I'm closing down on losing my weight - 9 kg to go - and then looking to build in my weight routine throughout the winter months while I continue to run/ swim/ bike focusing on technique and maintains endurance. This will sound vain but I'm looking to sculpt…
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How has weightloss affected your professional life?
I run my own business which means I sit behind a desk too much. Since I've become more disciplined in the eating and motion departments I'm finding my screen time decreasing. This has gotten me to think about taking this full time. Start looking for careers more away from a screen than in front of it. Was curious if anyone…
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why is there an inconsistency between nutrients, macro and my default setting?
Howdy folks. Well I really feel like a dolt trying to wrap my head around this so maybe someone can help. I entered a new set of ratios under my Default nutrients profile to read carbs 50% (258g), protein 20% (103 g) and fat 30% (69g). These are not set in stone and will change in two weeks after doing one four week cycle…
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Which ACTIVITY LEVEL to fill in
Howdy. I'm confused by this and playing around with it really changes the amount of calories one consumes. In our profile sections under activity level is that referring to our day routine (I sit behind a computer most of the day) but when I'm 'let out' I park furthest away from location, take stairs, walk everywhere etc.…
