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Body fat percentage?
I got a body fat caliper and did a measurement this morning. I Believe it is off by a lot, my fitbit scale keeps hovering around 19-22%. Which I think is a little high compared to the photos I Googled with examples. I used the bodybuilding.com calculator with 3 test sites and got 9.07%. There is no way I look 9.07%. Did I…
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Aria 1 bmi accuracy?
I have the first generation aria scale. How accurate is the bmi %? My bmi keeps saying that I'm between 25-29%, but I have lost a lot of weight and I definitely lost belly fat. I dropped 2 pants sizes. My bmi hasn't changed much? Is the second generation more accurate?
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Losing weight too fast?
I really started to tighten up my diet the last week of November. I had been focusing on muscle building but I wasn't going overboard with eating either. I started really keeping up with my logging and staying under 1900 calories a day, also I have been avoiding gluten and increasing fiber. November 27th I was at 217.8lbs,…
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Fruit/vegetable carbs
Are the carbs in fruits and vegetables, as bad for you as the carbs in breads, pasta, and sweets? I've been keeping up with my calories but I can't seem to loose fat, my weight is going down some but my bmi is still up. I've been gaining muscle, from exercising. For lunch I have only been bringing a fruit salad and one…
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Cardio fitness score.
Did fitbit recently change how the cardio fitness score is calculated? I noticed my score dropped 2 points today. I was 1 point away from moving past average, and looking forward to hitting the next level. If anything I have been more active lately, I increased my running training. I actually ran my longest distance…
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Running, help.
I've been training for running. I have done about 20 workouts/runs so far (3 or 4 a week). I don't seem to be improving. I am still getting out of breath pretty quickly (after about a half mile) and my speed has still been around 9-9:30 min/mile. I usually do 1.5-2 miles each time. In this aspect I did improve, originally…
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Protein bar recommendations.
I am looking for protien bars/ high protein healthy snacks. That are nut free, low lactose, and have no pea protein. I am currently eating beef jerky, 2oz.=24g protein. I am trying to cut down on sodium and need an alternative. I need something that does require refrigeration, that I can carry with me during work.
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New to running, need help.
I am currently trying to get into running shape. I have a fitness test coming up and I have to run 1.5 miles in 12:29. I am shooting for 12 or less, so I'm not cutting it down to the wire. I started a couple weeks ago. I need to get to a 8 minute mile (for 12 min. Mile and a half). I currently am doing a little over 9…
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Help. Suddenly gaining weight.
I have been on a diet for about a year. My goal is 200lbs. I started at 250lbs, I got down to the 205-209lbs range. I am having a problem, I am gaining weight, pretty rapidly. I track my weight on a fitbit scale, looking at the graph, I was at 206lbs on 3/25/17. After that I started gaining weight. I am now at 221lbs as of…
