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Low fat high protein
I have a very, very hard time following that. I have gallbladder issues and and stomach issues and I take medication for bile suppression and I was advices by a gastroenterologist to reduce my fat intake as much as possible. I found this very surprising and upsetting because I was told this last week, after eating SO much…
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Discouraged
I've started going to the gym for the first time yesterday. My main reason was gaining strength. I've been suffering from sciatica the past 8 months and was almost on bed rest for a couple of months. Also I've been a couch potato for the last 10 years, sometimes not leaving the house for months. So my body needs getting a…
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Walking and activity level
I've recently started walking more after a long period of rest. I'm walking between 1 and 2 hours a day, moderate pace of 2.6mi/h on average. If I keep doing it can I just switch to lightly active instead or would this be too much? How much walking at that speed would be needed to switch to lightly active and stop manually…
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How long for water/[insert] weight to come off?
Hey all, Can you please tell me from your own experience how long does it take for water/(whatever this is) weight to come off? Here is the situation: I'm 170cm, 69-70kg. I've been on MFP for 3 months and have lost about 6kg so far (my rate has decreased a lot the last month - to less than a kilogram). I don't workout due…
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Salt vs Sodium (UK food labels)
If I want to enter my own food in MFP how do I treat the Sodium/Potassium entries? On UK food labels the "salt" is given instead.
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Incorporating more protein
Hi, I'm looking for meal ideas on how to incorporate more protein into my diet. I barely make it to 20% on the better days. I know foods high on protein, I'm rather looking for tasty ideas for meals/recipes high in protein. Good news is I love cottage cheese, even the low/no fat one. So I use this for deserts or just on…
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What silly things did you do before you started this?
Ah, the days when I ate the chocolate spread with a soup spoon from the jar :) Do you have silly things like this? Let's have a laugh :)
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How a scientific study/paper should look like
Hey all, There are always arguments in the forums about who read what where. Sometimes people insist they read some study about something and it turned out it is a magazine article of dubious reputation. This is fine as not everybody is supposed to know how to judge the sources. So I thought I can help some of you to be…
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Exercises not involving the lower back
Six months ago I got sciatica and it is not going away. The health service in the UK is excruciatingly slow so I haven't really had any help so far and I'm still waiting while popping painkillers (as advised by a GP). I can't walk or stand and I'm in constant pain. I'm doing some sciatica exercises but this is not what I'm…
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Losing weight but not inches
Hello :) I've been logging since 9th Feb this year (started MFP later than that). Since then I've gone from 166 to 158 losing the weight pretty much regularly except for around my period. I'm 35, 5'8 and on 1200-1300 cal/day without any exercise due to health issues. Lately I haven't been able even to walk. I'm pear shaped…
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Women stuff
My period is very accurate usually but this time I'm 5 days late. I know that when you're dieting this could happen. But at the same time I've gained 700gr for he last week. This annoys me because if my diet is not working at least my period should be on time. P.S. There isn't a possibility that I'm pregnant.
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New to MFP and looking for friends with similar goals - 35 lbs to lose
Hello, I started eating healthy 20 days ago and I feel it is a habit now. I need to lose about 30 more lbs hopefully by the end of this year. I'm 35 years old.
