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Walking up and down stairs
The walking up stairs avtivity on Mfp gives me +-85 calories for 10 minutes of walking. I am 1.63m and I weigh 66kg. Does that amount of calories sound right? My breathing becomes heavy, my palms and brow start sweating, and I try to take 2 stairs at a time.
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You don't have ''big bones'' or a ''big frame''
Every so often someone on MFP will say they have ''big bones'' or a ''big frame''. This is just not true. Have a look at the photos in the success story threads. People will go from 150kg to 65kg and their bodies change a LOT. I've only lost about 8kg but my shoulders have shrunk so much that my UK size 14/US size 12…
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Why would thyroid issues cause weight gain?
I don't understand this. All bodily processes and cells require fuel aka calories. Someone who weighs a certain weight and who has a certain activity level will require x number of calories. What, exactly, is it that a thyroid issue does to supposedly make people gain weight?
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Maintaining while breastfeeding
Are any of you breastfeeding? I'm very close to my goal weight and I'm at a loss as to how many calories to set maintenance to as I've lost 3.4kg in FOUR DAYS without even trying very hard. My bub is now 8.5 months old so we're really only at the start of our breastfeeding journey and I really don't want my weight to jo-jo.
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5''4/5''4/1.63m Ladies who strength train... How many calories a day?
How many calories do you eat a day?
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5''4/5''4/1.63m Ladies who strength train... How many calories a day?
How many calories do you eat a day?
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Ladies! What are your bust, waist, and hips measurements?
I did mine the other day. In inches: 38, 33, 40 In centimeters: 97, 83, 102 I want to get down to 34, 26, 34 (inches); 86, 66, 86 (cm) but I'll take 36, 28, 36 (inches); 91, 71, 91 (cm)
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I am no longer overweight!1!1
It took me 3 months to go from around 75kg or 76kg to 65kg. My BMI was around 28 or very close to 29, which is dangerously close to the obese category. My BMI is now 24.5 and I want to get it down to 21 or so. I just want to say I love, love, love MFP. I love the discussion forums. I love how easy it is to use the recipe…
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Painful ovulation? IBS during ovulation? You probably don't have IBS
This doesn't fit anywhere else, so here goes. Today I discovered I have a 5cm cyst on my left ovary. I first experienced the IBS-type symptoms in 2009 but only one of the MANY doctors I've been to since then realised what it might be and she sent me to have an ultrasound done. It took 6 years to get a diagnosis. Ovulation…
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Eating back only 1/4 of my exercise calories?
I started running stairs (and walking down) and could only do two or three minutes at a time. I can now do 24 minutes at a time AND I alternate using 2 x 1kg (first couple of minutes) and 2 x 0.5kg ankle weights (for the remainder). Even though I am consistently increasing the time I spend running/walking, I no longer get…
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How does this ''banking calories'' work?
We're eating out tonight and I was consistently under my calorie limit every day for this past week. What date range should I use if I want to ''cash in'' tonight? Friday to today? Or Saturday to today?
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Why the calorie is broken
My boyfriend and I debated this article earlier today. I found it a frustrating read because the writers do not tell us whether the two obese people weigh their food or whether they ''eyeball'' their food. We know nothing about how often they eat out at restaurants. We hear nothing about how big their portion sizes are.…
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Lindor chocolate balls and prunes
I had 400g of prunes today. AND 3 Lindor chocolate balls... :( At least I hiked for two hours yesterday and today. And I was under my calorie allowance on both days even though I underestimate how many calories I burn when I hike.
