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Wholewheat/white
I have IBS so struggle with high fibre i.e. wholemeal goods and have started swapping wholemeal stuff like bread, pasta and rice for white bread pasta and rice etc and have noticed a remarkable difference in IBS symptoms. The only thing I'm wondering about is am I missing essential nutrients or does it not really matter so…
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shall i up the calories
Been trying out a bulk of about 3200 calories for the past few weeks and icreased this to 3300 a week ago but still not seen any movement on the scale but I think I look bigger in the mirror, is this just distortion or should the scale just be ignored if I feel and appear to myself as bigger?
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Dulcolax
I've been taking these sporadically for the past few weeks to try and ease the constipation I suffer with IBS but i take double the recommended dosage as two is not enough to get me going. I've been reading side effects of dulcolax and they do coincide with what I'm going through namely dizziness confusion and weakness.…
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Including non foods
Do people count tablets etc in their daily intake and macros? I take Zipvit electrolyte tablets that say 1.6g protein per tablet but this is in the form of l glutamine not actually protein. Should I include it in my macros? The same with fish oils etc
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Do you cycle your tablets?
I have taken CLA, l-carnitine and ZMA non-stop for about 6 months, is this dangerous and should I have two weeks off and cycle them?
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Cereal before bed
Are cornflakes before bed a bad idea due to the sugar and dextrose in it or does it have no effect abd only the whole caloric intake in the day can determine fat gain overnight?
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Gains on the waist
I'm only 146 pounds yet my waist is 30/30.5, is this too big for my weight? I'm also 5 ft 9 and 20 years old
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Question about fitbit and calories
With the fitbit app and the bracelet and the amount of calories burned, would you then add this to your BMR to find out how many calories you need a day? Like I've burned 2059 and my BMR is 1650, do i therefore need 3650 calories?
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Advice
Current bulking macros; 420 carbs, 210 protein and 85 fat. I've noticed with the higher carbs I'm actually feeling more sluggish. Should I lower carbs to about 350 and then compensate this caloric loss of about 280 but upping fats to about 100? Would this be classed as both high carb and high fat and therefore detrimental…
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Fitbit
Recently bought this and found I've burnt about 3000 calories today which includes my gym session. What kind of ballparkhave people experienced in terms of calories burnt?
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Difference in macros into calories
Why don't my macros e.g. fat x 9 add up to my overall calories? I am over 100 in my cals yet under my macros???
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How much sodium in tap water
If I fill a 500ml water bottle with tap water how much sodium will be in this as 500ml tap water?
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Calculate salt into sodium
How does one go about calculating this? The UK deals in salt yet MFP deals in sodium and I would like to track my sodium intake please
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How much water is safe?
I typically drink 6 litres (imperial) a day, coupled with low sodium intake (about 2000mg) is this unsafe? I have been experiencing dizziness and disorientation typically at the times I've chugged some water
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Going to experiment
With lower carbs and higher fat. How would you go about tapering the carbs down from 400 to about 250 and upping fats from 85 to about 110?
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Macros
Did everyone calculate their calories and macros using iifym.com? Is 205 protein, 400 carbs, 85 fat ok? My macros differ so much to those recommended on this website - how can a male survive on 54 fat?! I already have low testosterone
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How important is sodium?
I cut out sodium/salt drastically from my diet when I started training because of the stigma of water weight and general health but recently I've been feeling dizzy and disorientated which are signs of low sodium levels and water/sodium imbalances which bearing in mind I drink about 1.5 gallons of water per day made me…
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Subtracting weight
When weighing food cooked as the packaging says should I subtract the 5g of coconut oil I cooked it in? So 105g of the chicken would be 100 then?
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Pork loin
Hey everyone the packaging for my pork loin says 17g fat per 100g but I cut off all the fat from the pork once it's cooked. How should I log it?
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Rate my macros
I exercise 6x a week, 2.5 hours per session. 146 pounds, 5ft 9. Looking to pack on weight. My TDEE according to the Katch-McCardle method (most accurate according to bodybuilding.com) is 2910 so for a 10% bulk my calories are 3190. I eat higher protein because it keeps me fuller for longer and I enjoy the meat. Macros…
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IBS
I suffer with IBS and it seriously affects my diet. Does anyone have any advice on diet or supplements that can help?
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Macros
Hi all I'm 20, 5 ft 9, 147 lbs. I'm a student so I have a sedentary job but exercise around 2.5-3 hours a day 6 times a week so I used iifym.com and it said my maintenance was around 3400 but isn't that too high? I also used the Katch McCardle method which puts my maintenance at 2800. Can anyone give any advice? Trying to…
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Cooked weight
My packaging for chicken breasts says "100g per grilled" so should ibweigh the chicken after? Also should I use the packaging guidelines rather than the barcode scanner on MFP as they differ?
