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10 a Day (800g) Veggie&Fruit Challenge Participants Check in!
This is a spin off thread to this one-http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10520032/10-portions-of-fruit-and-veg-a-day/p1 and is based off of this article https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/23/five-day-10-portions-fruit-veg-cut-early-death A few of us decided to challenge ourselves to try and hit the…
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How do you drink your coffee?
I literally had my first ever cup of coffee this morning and it was like heaven opened up and the angels were singing-I'm an instant convert :D Come to find out one cup of coffee has waaay more caffeine than the diet soda I usually chug. I now get why people drink this stuff lol. The one I had this mornings was a Mcdonalds…
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Let the Holiday Parties begin-bring on the food!
Today is the 'kickoff' of the holiday party season for us and today we have our first two, both where pizza is the main dish. I'm going into it pretty laid back, but I am eating light this morning (235 calories only, until the first party at 2pm). I also was the one who placed the first party's pizza order at Pizza Hut and…
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What good/bad have you've experienced from a mostly plant based diet?
This is a spin off question from the 'plant based....mostly' thread. Several posters said they've experienced health benefits from reducing meat consumption and I'm curious to hear others experiences with this as well. Animal rights issues aside, what has your experience with reducing/eliminating meat been? I'm currently…
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Too low cholesterol?
I'm several years into maintenance now and currently at a slightly higher maintenance weight then I was last October (current bmi right around 22/last year it was closer to 21). For my husband's work health benefits we have to have a basic blood panel done every October and I just got mine back this morning, and I'm a…
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TDEE Calculator Confusion?
I'm playing around with numbers right now and ran my info through 2 TDEE calculators. I got two different numbers and am a bit confused. Can a TDEE expert chime in and walk me through this? My stats: -38 year old female -5ft, 6in -134.5lbs (rounded up to 135lbs) The first site was the IIFYM one (which is the first one that…
