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Pale fitness inspiration?
This might sound really stupid, but I like to look at Pinterest and Instagram for thinspiration/fitspiration (whatever you wanna call it) when I’m feeling demotivated and need a reminder for what I want to achieve. But overwhelmingly the fitness grammers and models I see are all gorgeously tan and dark brown and I on the…
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How do vegan meals compare calorie-wise?
How do vegan meals or diets compare to regular ones as far as calories go? Is eating vegan pancakes, mac n cheese, etc lower calorie than the regular stuff? I'm not interested in going full vegan, but I'd like to know if by incorporating vegan substitutes into meals I love I could cut calories while still eating the things…
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Substitutes for foods I hate?
So I'm about to start this 15-day challenge of exercises and meal plans. I want to stick as close to the meal plan as possible to achieve the best results, but there are a couple of foods that I dislike or just simply hate in a lot of the meals. The foods in question are eggs (I don't like them in any form unless they're…
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Spot reduction?
I know spot reduction is widely considered a myth and not scientific, but I feel like there has to be some credibility to it? I have been running consistently all summer and my legs are looking noticeably more toned and slimmer, but the rest of my body, especially my belly, hasn't changed a bit. I haven't been doing upper…
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Feeling so hopeless and disgusted with myself
I started being serious about getting healthy and weight loss a little over a year ago, and over last summer I managed to lose 13 lbs. It wasn't quite halfway to my goal, but I felt so proud and accomplished and more confident, and I kept my weight down all through the fall and even through the Christmas holidays. But then…
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Struggling with motivation and cravings
All I can think about is food, all the time. It's like the more I try to stick to my calorie goal, the more I crave and think about eating. What can I do? It's so hard and over the winter I've lost half the progress I made in the summer.
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More Muscle Mass = Eating More Calories?
I'm not anywhere close to my goal yet, but I am curious about this and would like to know the answer. I've read that strength training is beneficial for weight loss and maintenance because not only does it have lots of health benefits and makes you look better, but muscle takes more calories to keep than fat does. So does…
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Weight loss stalling
I hit 10 lbs lost (after 3 months) and was so excited because I felt like I had actually accomplished something. But two weeks later, I'm back up 3 lbs and it doesn't seem to be going away. This is despite going to the gym twice a week and still eating at a deficit. I thought it was water weight at first because I'd gained…
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Question for the Ladies
I don't know if this is the right place for this question, but I figured I'd ask anyway. I've always been well-endowed in the chest department (last I was measured I was a 34DD). I'm expecting and hoping that with my weight loss my breast size will decrease also. However, my boobs are already not very round or firm, and…
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How to connect Fitbit tracker?
I'm trying to sync my Fitbit tracker app with MFP. I keep going to Apps and Devices > compatible apps > Fitbit tracker > Connect, but it keeps taking me to a safari page where it wants me to log in to MFP. So I try to do this, but every time I enter the login info, it gives me an error saying my account is through Facebook…
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Why does my profile still say I've lost 0?
My profile still says I've lost 0 lbs even though I've lost 7, and when I tap it, my progress page comes up with the option to export. But when I click export, the Go Premium thing comes up and there's no way to get back to the main app other than by completely closing it. What's that about??
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MFP censoring with *kitten*??
Haha okay so I've noticed on several comments where someone would have used an expletive that it had *kitten* instead. At first it baffled me, but as I started seeing more I guessed that MFP must've started censoring cuss words now? Seems like a random choice to me haha
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What should my goals actually be?
I've been on MFP for a couple of months now and was doing well until I was away on vacation for two weeks. Now that I'm back, I'm feeling kind of burnt out and have lost some of my motivation. I'm also questioning what my calorie goal should be, because I've seen a lot of people saying that 1200 is too low, etc. I'm a 21…
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Non-GMO foods aren't any safer or healthier
This may be an unpopular opinion, but I'm tired of hearing about how a food is so much healthier because it's "organic" or not genetically modified. And when I search for healthy recipes, all this stuff comes up about "GMO-free!" GMOs are safe, people!
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Garcinia Cambogia?
I know that the large majority of weight loss pills are BS, but I've read a lot of good things about garcinia cambogia that seem credible. I've read that when taken while maintaining a healthy diet and exercising, it can help you lose a little extra weight and suppress appetite. Has anyone had any experience with it?
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Net calories under weekly goal?
What does it mean under the nutrition tab, "Net Calories Under Weekly Goal"? Mine says around 2,000. Does that mean I'm about 2,000 calories under what I'm supposed to have consumed the entire week?
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How to get of shin splints??
So I went from not running at all to running every day on the treadmill, and developed shin splints after about a week. I took two weeks off, but they still didn't go away! My brothers are XC runners and told me a stretch to try but I don't think it's really doing anything. I've started running again because I was…
