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Why is my BMI so high?
I'm 5'4, and (now) 137 pounds. When I started, I was 150 pounds. This is just out of curiously, but why was my BMI so high for my size? When I was 150 pounds, My BMI was 25.7 (which is considered overweight). Most people say that BMI is accurate for most people, with the exception of people who do a lot of strength…
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Burning more calories during period?
I read (in multiple places) that when we're on our period, we burn 100-300 more calories/day and that's why most women have an increase in appetite. I'm pretty sure it's just hormonal, so I'm not sure how true this is. Has anyone else heard that before? Do you think it's true? The website I read it on is…
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How many calories are in salmon?
I just buy the prepackaged frozen ones and it says on the package that it's 100 calories for 4 ounces (I weigh it to make sure it's 4 ounces), but I just googled "how many calories are in 4 ounces of salmon" and it said 236 calories. I eat 1200-1400 calories a day, so that's a huge difference for me. Which one is it?
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Has anyone increased their calories from 1200 to 1400?
How did your weight loss change? I'm 5'4 and 140 pounds (started at 150) and I jog/walk using the C25K app for 45-60 minutes, 3x/week. I'm trying to get down to 120 pounds. I feel like sometimes I'm too hungry on 1200 calories, and it's probably too aggressive. I'm considering increasing it to 1400 calories, but I'm a…
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Leftover calories from weekly deficit?
So say someone's calorie goal is 2000 calories a day but they don't hit that goal at the end of the day all week and end up having 1000 calories left over at the end of the week (not on purpose, just happened). Could they eat 3000 calories on Sunday without messing up the deficit or does it not work that way? (This doesn't…
