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Exercise tracking with Apple Watch or Map My Fitness
I have my Apple Watch connected to MFP to track my steps. I also have Map My Fitness for dedicated exercise like walks or bike rides. If I use the Map My Fitness for a walk will it end up double tracking my steps and give me more exercise credit than I should get?
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Steps and Exercise
Just starting out again but I'm wondering about how many steps you need to have taken in a day to get any kind of adjustment in calories for exercise. The steps I've taken show up in the app but under exercise it still always shows 0.
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Stomach issues with Halo Top "ice cream"
Anyone else have problems with stomach cramps with Halo Top? I was a big fan of Arctic Zero but kept hearing how good the Halo Top was. I finally found it locally and have tried it a few times. If I have any more than a couple spoonfuls I develop very painful stomach/intestinal cramps that last for several hours. I'm…
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Double exercise entries?
I have a new Apple watch and have been playing with different exercise apps. I have been using the stock watch app but today I used Runkeeper for a short lunch time walk. When I checked MFP I had two walking entries (one from Apple and one from Runkeeper, both for 41 calories. I also had a negative step calorie adjustment…
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Roasted veggies
I love roasting veggies in the oven but am having a hard time figuring the calories out. I use onion, red pepper, carrots, zucchini and yellow squash. I can weigh everything by grams before cooking but they shrink down tremendously in the cooking process. Suggestions? I can't separate everything after cooking as I mix them…
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Scooby and Fitbit TDEE
When I plug my stats in to the Scooby calculator it gives me a TDEE of 1623 however according to my Fitbit I burn between 1360-1564 calories per day if I get no additional exercise other than my daily activities. Of course I know I should exercise daily but I don't always. If I aim for 1200 calories a day how the heck am I…
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Casseroles?
I'm so tired of eating the same few things for dinner so I'm looking for some new casserole recipes. Things I can make a big batch of and then have for dinner for a few nights. Anyone have any go-to recipes that are easy to just reheat when I get home from work? Thanks.
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Ok to start with machines at gym?
Trying hard to up my exercise and keep what muscle I have left. I would eventually like to work up to free weights but am sadly out of shape. Is starting with the machines (where I feel less intimidated) okay or are the machines just a waste of time? I'm thinking something is better than nothing at this point?
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7:30 pm and only 1400 calories burned today?
Granted I know I have a desk job but I try to get up and move around and walk in place throughout the day. When I got home from work I did 40 minutes on the treadmill, made dinner, cleaned up the dishes, made the bed and according to my Fitbit Charge HR I've only burned 1437 calories. I will do a little more moving around…
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Dinner party!
I've been doing so well with MFP since the end of July and am on a roll. Today we were invited to a dinner party with two other couples. I don't want to call attention to myself in any way by not eating what everyone else is having. I do plan on bringing a roasted veggie dish. How do people track in situations like this or…
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Exercise calories at midnight?
I thought a reset had resolved my issue but it's back. The last two mornings when I woke up my Fitbit Charge HR not only showed my usual 300 or so calories burned while sleeping but gave me another 314 +- calories burned for walking. The time is always at midnight which I know is when the Fitbit resets. These extra…
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Earning exercise calories at midnight from walking??
I thought a reset had resolved my issue but it's back. The last two mornings when I woke up my Fitbit Charge HR not only showed my usual 300 or so calories burned while sleeping but gave me another 314 +- calories burned for walking. The time is always at midnight which I know is when the Fitbit resets. These extra…
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Confusion about deficit
I am currently tracking all my food in MFP and using a Fitbit Charge HR for my exercise. MFP has given me a calorie budget of 1200 per day. As of this afternoon my Fitbit shows I've only burned 1001 calories (desk job). I do plan to exercise when I get home but if I didn't, wouldn't I be eating way too much if I ate all my…
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Instruction on lifting weights at gym
I am focusing on getting back into eating healthy and exercising again. I'm rapidly figuring out that I really don't like cardio much and would like to focus on learning how to lift weights. Is this something personal trainers could help me with or would they have their own agenda and ideas about what I should be doing? I…
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MFP or IIFYM recommendations-confused
Back in 2012 I lost 50 lbs. with Weight Watchers. Since then I've regained almost 30 lbs. I'm working hard at getting back on track but don't want to have to pay for WW. Plus I like tracking my nutrition more closely. I've plugged my stats (height, weight, age, activity level, etc) into MFP and IIFYM and get quite…
