-
Sugar / Sweetner on low carb
So if your going to have sugar which is the best, I'm struggling with eating Greek Fage yoghurt without any sweetness added, I add flaxseed to it too. I only want a taste of sugar but what's the best
-
Does anybody eat extra carbs if they've under eaten in week
Hey just a thought, does anyone eat back carbs if they haven't eaten what they set themselves in the week for example I've set my carb goals to 25g a day and I've say eaten 128 so far, so in my calculation my weekly mpf goal is 175, so if say you were struggling and fancied something really carby at the end of the week as…
-
Net carbs
I need some help getting to know about net carbs. I've been on USDA and edited some of my foods to the usda figures mainly because the UK are often quite different with the products I'm buying anyway. So what I want to know is if a 100g avocado has 8.53g carbs, 6.7g fibre and 0.66g sugar (data from Issa) what is the net…
-
Anybody from the UK
Anybody from the UK watching the truth about healthy eating on bbc1 Out of the 3 breakfasts they chose to test which were bacon and eggs, erratic and yoghurt with fruit. Bacon and eggs won for keeping you fuller for longer. Yey low carbs the winner
-
Need more fiber
Ok so I'm new to low carb but so far it's working great with my weight loss compared to other diets. The only problem is I can't go to the toilet properly and I'm putting that down to enough fiber. I'm getting it into my diet by putting some flaxseed ' chia seeds in yoghurt fage Greek yoghurt and getting some fiber from…
-
Best veg for lowest carbs
I'm struggling please help. Which veggies are the best to fill me up with the lowest amount of carbs. I eat asparagus tomatoes and mushrooms but the carbs do still creep up plus here in the UK they are quite expensive especially asparagus. Any ideas greatfully accepted
-
Brand new at this
Hi I am a newbie but need guidance. I'm 44 female, 4ft 11, weighing 8 stone 7 150cm tall, Fitbit scales say I've 33.2% body fat. I would like to weigh 8 stone. I've tried the low fat dieting on and off with poor results so turned to LCHF 2 days ago. I already don't feel so bloated but my question is what should I set my…
-
Apple Watch and Fitbit charge HR
So I've had my Apple Watch and Fitbit he charge on for exactly the same amount of time, but they are giving me different readings Fitbit charge 2020 steps 0.78 miles Apple Watch 1491 steps 0.68 miles Which is right do you think. Also earning calories back syncing the Apple Watch with My fitness pal is harder, it says I've…
-
Actifry
Hi I want to cook some sweet potato chips in Actifry but unsure how I calculate the nutrients. Do I weigh and scan the sweet potatoes used and weigh and scan chosen oil used to get the nutrients or ?? I've looked through myfitness foods and there are so many different ones I don't know which would be right.
-
When should I log some of my food
Quick query. I am a full time carer doing mostly night shifts so when I do them I eat sometimes after midnight sometimes not. For example tonight I'm going to work at 10pm and finish at 7 but probably won't eat dinner/supper before hand, I'll take it with me and eat it sometimes during my shift. The shift is basically a…
-
Activity level
Not sure wether I should class my self as sedentry or lightly active. If my daily steps averaged out are around 9,000 and no other real exercise apart from general housework would you say I'm sedentry or lightly active
-
Any power hula hoopers out there.
I don't do a lot of exercise but do have one of these which I bought but never really used much, any hoopers out there to give me advice. How long should I do it for, what calories could I burn and stuff like that. I've just hopped through 2 music tracks for about 5 mins (not long I know) but is that a good start or should…
-
Air popped Popcorn
i love the stuff but want to bring its calorific value down but don't know how to get sugar to stick to it. I currently use coconut oil or olive in pan with some sugar add corn and pop but the oil adds quite a lot of calories, how do I get sugar to stick. Does anyone use water and sugar.
-
Fage Greek Yoghurt
have just discovered how lush this stuff is, was struggling to find a low fat/sugar dessert but the hunt is over. Sliced a banana over and drizzled a little map,e syrup and I was in heaven. Have just bought some granola to add for tonight's treat. What do others put with theirs if they have it
-
Burning calories
totally new to this and recently bought a Fitbit charge hr and although I don't think it's totally accurate as it seems to be counting steps when I'm drying my hair or whatever I'm still enjoying it. My question is roughly how many calories are people burning by setting activity to sedentary. I'm 43 4ft 11 and weigh…
-
Newbie
Hi, I'm new to this and enjoying the whole thing, love coming onto the community and nosing through everyone's questions and answers. Anybody from Wales UK here.
-
Premium
Hi has anyone got the premium version and if so is it worth paying for
-
Vitamin supplements
I'm rubbish at getting my iron and some vitamins I need for the day through food, is it ok to enter seven seas vitamin and iron supplements that I take towards my nutrition goals or is that wrong.
-
Polyunsaturated and Mono fats
Hi I'm new to this and was wondering what would be good nutrition goals for polyunsaturated and mono fats as they are set at 0 my nutrition chart always shows them in the red. I'm trying to loose weight from 9 stone 3 to 8 stone 3 and have managed to loose 4 1b in 3 weeks so far. Thanks in advance Rachel
