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Do you need to eat above maintenance to tone?
I'm in maintenance and now would like to tone my body a bit. No huge muscle gains but nice arms and shoulders for example. Do I need to "eat more to bulk up"? Or do I need to continue my healthy eating at maintenance but ensure I'm getting enough proteins and fat for my babh muscles?
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MFP Exercise Calories for (FitBit) Steps
We know that calories allotted from some fitness (machines) are probably too high, but what are your thoughts on the calories given for your steps in a day? Still be conservative and eat back half or take the count as legit?
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FitBit Calorie Adjustment OR Manual Enter Excercise Right?
Just confirming this: if I manually enter in my exercise (cardio 30m) then I would delete the automatic FitBit calorie tracker adjustment that shows up right? Otherwise that's doubling up. BUT if there's a calorie adjustment later in the day for overall steps, do I leave it? Aren't those later adjustments including steps…
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Trust Fitbit Calorie Adjustment?
I've read on here just when comparing the calorie burn a machine gives you (like a treadmill or elliptical), people will go with what their Fitbit states instead of deleting that and entering in the exercise manually (obviously one or the other, I know both would be repetitive). Today, my 50m walk on the treadmill gave me…
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Activity setting re-thinking
I've plateaued for awhile and couldn't figure out why. I realized today it's bc I upped my setting from sedentary to lightly active because - you see - now that I do cardio 30m day I considered myself lightly active. But reading the stickies for a refresher it seems like your activity setting should be based on your…
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Canadians - What Are Some Yummy Protein Bars Etc., That You Can Only Get in the US?re
I have a friend doing some shopping at Target in the US soon - is there anything awesome that I should have her look for?
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Calorie Counting Makes Me Nutty
As I'm putting away cereal this morning, my kid's Fruit Loops are 100 calories per 3/4 cup and my Special K Nourish is 220 calories per cup! I know mine is more nutritious but when calorie counting...I want the Fruit Loops to save my calories! Ugh. Anyone else caught in the calorie-brain-drain?
