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Logging dry or cooked food
Hi, for my calculations for oatmeal. Do I say 1 cup of dry or 2 cups cooked? How does the system know the difference in which? Also, same thing for rice please. Thanks.
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Boosting Metabolism
Hello mfp friends, hopefully you can share some advice. My hubby and I are both trying our best to lose weight. My husband can take off weight pretty easy. I on the other hand am taking weight off so incredibly slow. I'm 5'8 and currently 260lbs. I'm 52 and have not gone through menopause (I'm sure hormones probably play a…
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Cooking for elderly parents
My sisters and I have been taking turns lately staying with our folks after their recent surgery/illness. My mother has cooked twice for us and both times it was really not good. During my stay, I then went through their fridge and freezer and threw out all the expired or rotten food. My turn is coming up to go stay with…
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Go to the gym 100 days in a row
OK, this is what I'm going to try to do. I'm going to try to go to my gym (or any gym) for 100 days in a row. If I miss a day, I start over at day 1. The reason I'm doing this is to try to force myself to go the gym on a regular basis. I often find reasons not to go. So, hopefully, even if I don't ever make it to a 100...…
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Starting Again- Morbidly Obese Class 3
So, I'm starting again on MFP and hopefully if I keep up with logging, etc, I will lose the weight! I've also loaded a bunch of workout apps on my phone ... tough finding the right ones and am trying my best at Keto. Today is my second day on keto and I find it a little hard. The thing I miss the most is my toast. I love…
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Success stories for losing by mainly portion control
Hi everyone, I'm hoping some people can share their success stories with me by losing using just portion control. I've tried so many diet plans and have only had limited success. I recently tried keto and that just didn't work for me (always had diarrhea). I like eating real food (actual mixed meals not little pile of…
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lyme disease - what is best to eat?
I was at my orthopedics for knee pain and he was reading my records (same hospital system so he could see history). He asked if I had ever been tested for lyme disease (I had not) because I have so many symptoms. My insurance doesn't cover lyme testing so I need to see what I'm going to do next. In the meantime, I ordered…
