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What is included in food portions?
Just wondering if anyone knows for certain how food portions for Fresh Foods are calculated? For example, a white potato lists potato and skin, so clearly it's included. When they say a banana, 100g, I always assumed that was 100 G of the fruit only as the skin is not normally eaten by humans. But then I saw some other…
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Help me through the dreaded plateu!
Okay, so I've lost a little over 70 lbs and have about 70 to go. This is the first week that I have stalled on my weight loss. I had been averaging three to four pounds per week, which I know is high. A little background: male; 51 years old; a variety of health problems that come with being obese. I have been keeping track…
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Need a FAST answer about rest days!
Okay, so I have been going to the gym almost everyday. I do some cardio everyday and every other day I do strength training. It got to the point where on the treadmill I could not get my heart rate up to 138, The Zone I wanted to keep it in. So I started HIIT a couple days ago and on the treadmill alternated between a jog…
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Do "cheap" fitness trackers "work"
I'd really like to get a fitness tracker, but the name brand ones seem to all cost about $150. I noticed a lot of cheap knock-offs from China that seem to run $30 to $40, and have an app to sync the device. Technology is cheap, does anyone know if these devices work well? It would be nice to track everything, but what I…
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Why doesn't MFP add calories at all for strength training?
I do cardio everyday for about 47 minutes. The only real indication I have of calories burned is that given by the machine I use. I'm sure everybody would be different so that is a very rough estimate. I am concerned because I have not been logging exercise, and often don't even eat my full allotment of calories for the…
