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Trying HealthyWager - suprised how it has motivated me
I kicked off the New Year with a firm resolution to lose weight. My initial plan was to lose 10 lbs in the next few months. Then I decided that since I was very committed to my goal I should check out sites like HealthyWager - why not make some money while I was at it? So a week ago, I played around with the numbers…
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Maintaining without logging
I started my weight loss on Jan 1 this year. Something clicked after years of weight creep and it took me about 3 months or so to drop 20 pounds. Logging and MFP made all the difference! After my March vacation, I wasn't as motivated and struggled to stay within my calories. I stayed about the same, with a tiny downward…
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Do you log on vacations?
I started MFP in January and am now facing my first vacation. We are headed down to Orlando in mid-March (along with half of the US judging from the severe lack of hotel space!) for a week. Really debating on whether or not to log. I don't intend to watch what I eat other than to eat more sensible portions for at least 75%…
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My DH is losing too much weight since I started this!
Interesting problem to have. I am only 5ft tall while my DH is 5'11 and always been pretty lean. He's about 150lbs now (age 46). He had maybe 5-10 extra lbs and was developing a small tummy when I started MFP in January. His TDEE is likely around 2000 cals or so while I eat only about 1400 or so a day. I started cooking…
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Calculating calories burned through walking
I'm curious. In another thread, @sunparakeet mentioned that some studies showed a calculation for how many calories burned through walking. Your weight x .57 is how many calories you burn per mile. Today, I walked 2.61 miles and runtastic gave me 175 calories burned (very similar to MFP numbers). I am 142 lbs currently and…
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Using a scale - is mL the same as g?
My scale only measures in oz, lb, and g. I have been entering grams as mLs for entries where there are no grams, only mL serving sizes. I think that is right - but wanted to check. e.g., today's ice cream is 125mL per serving and I scooped out 125g. Looks like a lot :)
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Feeling a touch guilty having treats (within calorie limits)
I know I shouldn't - but man, I feel a little guilty after several days in a row of treats. I'm well within my calorie limits - in fact, I ended about 200 cals under my weekly net last week. I'm on 1200 calories plus all my MFP exercise calories (so average about 1400-1500 cals a day). We had a long weekend so I slept in…
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Paczki Day today!
So who else had a paczki? My office bought a box of paczkis as always. Before I ate, I hunted down the calorie counts and pre-logged half my donut for 270 cals (estimating on the high side, just in case). Then I carefully sliced it in half, packed the other half away in my lunch bag to bring home for my daughter - and…
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Trendweight stats - how accurate is it?
I've just started tracking my weight 2 weeks ago. Upon reading a lot of advice on here, I started using trendweight. Since I am very much in the beginning, I am assuming that I have lost so rapidly in the beginning primarily due to water weight and that this pace will slow down in the upcoming weeks. I have also been…
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Calculating calories in sauces/drippings, etc?
How do you handle calculating calories in sauces/drippings? For example, I cooked about 4 chicken quarters in broth in my Instant Pot. I get a ton of "sauce" after that. Say I get about 6 cups of liquid after cooking and have split the recipe into 4 servings. I take a 1/4 of the meat and add about a 1/2 cup of liquid. How…
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Tips for using MFP's Recipe Builder
I've only been using MFP for a few weeks and was wondering if there are any tips for using MFP's Recipe Builder. Anything you've learned along the way that has made things easier? I am primarily cooking at home these days and have a kitchen scale on order. For example, does it help to add the serving size into the recipe…
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Help - very hungry right now
Help - I have already eaten over my calorie allotment for the day (slightly) and am still HUNGRY. I have eaten carefully (last meal was a chickpea and kale salad at 5:30pm) and I don't feel I should be hungry..but regardless I am. Getting into a grumpy mood too - frustrated after having a really good day and feeling…
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Why eat healthy/nutritious food?
Starting my journey so have been reading the forums and learning a lot about calories in, calories out. Basically my understanding is that a 100 calorie candy bar is equivalent to a 100 calorie apple in terms of weight loss. So what are the reasons to choose food that is less processed/lower in sodium/whole…
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So I CAN eat a 1,000 calorie dinner?
I have been stressed all week about tonight as I was having friends over for dinner. So worried about wasting my hard work. I am only 5ft tall (148lbs) and 1200 calories a day doesn't leave a lot of room for extras. I ended up pre-logging, eating at a (small) deficit all week to bank calories, and today, I made sure I…
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Total Weekly Calories - is there a way to see this?
I'm trying to balance out my good days and bad days. Is there an easy way to see how many calories I have eaten in total in a given week? I am currently going day by day with my calculator in hand. I can see the report for the last 7 days, but it doesn't give me a total. Thanks!
