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How accurate is MFP on calories burned?
MFP seems on the high side of calories burned for cardio... What do you think?
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If I open up my food diary, can you give me advice?
I am new to the MFP. I am wondering if some of you who have been doing this for a while or knowledgeable about nutrition and fitness in general could give me some advice on eating, logging, exercising, any tips that I might need moving forward. I have tried to be very strict with this and I would like to continue to live a…
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Sugar Goals?
How many fruit servings should you have a day? DASH DIET for a 2,000 calorie diet recommends that you eat 4 to 5 fruit servings per day. Yesterday I ate an apple, orange, and banana. I am pretty sure I had used 42 out of my 52 g of sugar for the day with these 3 fruits. If I did eat two other fruits there is no way I could…
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Protein numbers?
If you are doing body weight exercises and cardio should your protein numbers still be what they recommend? What do some of your protein numbers look like if you don't mind sharing?
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Grocery Store Ideas
I am new to grocery shopping. Any suggestions ideas that really help you while you are trying to lose weight that are specific to grocery shopping? It seems to me I am making a lot of trips to the grocery store because I love fresh veggies/fruits and I am constantly going back to restock. I don't have a lot of room in the…
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Omelette Ideas?
I love egg whites and eat them almost every day for breakfast. Sometimes I will put them on a piece of toast. Pretty simple stuff. Anything I can do to switch it up but I have to keep it simple?
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Turkey logging HELP QUICK
i am about to eat turkey... no nothing about it... I have no scale to measure.... How do i log?
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Thanksgiving Dinner Ideas
What is everyone doing for thanksgiving tomorrow? Staying on the diet or letting go a bit? I have not decided yet.
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Switching from losing weight to maintaing weight
I have my calorie goal set to lose 2 pounds per week. I am almost to my weight goal (4 pounds to go) but the main thing for me is to be healthy, strong, and avoid injuries. I am working out (cardio and doing mostly body weight exercises for about 90 to 120 minutes a day) I would like to lose my 4 pounds and then transition…
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Premium MFP
Does anybody else use the premium MFP? I am looking at purchasing it but I wanted to know your thoughts about it. What do you use the most? I am trying to see if it will be worth it for me.
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Drinking Water
I am drinking over my 8 cups of water per day. (on average 10 cups) #1 I love water. #2 water has no calories. #3 all of the other positive things you get from drinking water.... However, I have to get up in the middle of the night, almost every night to go to the bathroom. Is this normal? Are there any negative effects of…
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avocado
http://www.bitesforbabies.com/blog/15-delicious-ways-to-eat-avocados/ Do you like avocado's? If yes, what is the best way that you get this healthy fruit into your diet? I love guacamole but I have never tried an avocado...
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Nutrients from vegetables
Carrots, celery, spinach (some other lettuce), and cucumbers... I normally eat these 4 staples as my vegetables and I eat a lot of them. Everything I read says you should eat 5 servings of vegetables a day. Vegetables will provide most of the nutrients you need. I eat more than 5 servings a day but it is mostly the same…
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Push ups, sit ups, pull ups, and squats?
I do all 4 of these throughout the day. It isn't really a workout. I just do them in between commercials while watching tv or when the kids take a break or at the end of my day. I don't won't to log something that shouldn't count as calories but I also want to make sure I am being as accurate as possible. Again it isn't…
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Does Time Matter?
Normally I eat small meals and lots of snacks throughout the day. However, today was different and more of my calories came at the end of the day. Does it matter when you eat and how it effects your weight? I have heard on certain diets you can't eat after a certain time. etc.... Interested to hear your thoughts...
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Net Calories vs Calories ?
I think I know the answer to this but I don't want to be missing something. When looking at minimum and max calories does everyone look at Net Calories or just calories for min or max?
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Diet and kids?
Any good snacks that you have picked up on that are good for you and that your kids also enjoy. My kitchen is filling up because everyone eats so many different foods. It would be great for a variety of reasons if I could find healthy snacks that all would enjoy. Any ideas?
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What vegetables do you like?
lettuce (romaine and spinach) carrots celery cucumbers I am looking to add more vegetables to my diet... I am willing to give almost anything a shot but I am a somewhat picky eater. What do you think?
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Dash Diet
I am on the Dash Diet stage 1. I am allowed to eat all of the vegetables I would like (no corn or potatoes.) I can have 8 ounces of meat. I can have 3 servings of cheese. No fruit. No grains. I cannot eat enough calories with this diet. Any suggestions?
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Squat Challenge
anyone want to try it with me?
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good ideas for healthy snacks/meals low in sodium
As I am just starting myfitnesspal, It has been a great tool for me to keep track of my daily food intake. The one thing that I have realized as I have eaten more foods with less calories and way more vegetables than I have ever dreamed about eating before starting my diet, is I am going over on my daily sodium. I…
