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Exercise vs happy scale
So for a year I've done no training and followed cico. Happy scale was recommended to me and as a data fan I loved it. Every week I've lost weight Now I've started gym. Thursday and sat I went. Today scale was not happy! I've gained weight! Gone back to weight from 2.5 weeks ago. Please can anyone help me understand. It…
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New to exercise -wee
Morning Last night was my first time at gym. I worked pretty hard as a trainer got his hands on me. I didn't drink more than two glasses of water and a tea between 7pm and 10pm then bed. My question is , why did I wake so frequently to go wee. I even was dreaming I was in a taxi and had to keep weeing! Also how does…
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Cico tdee it's science but now I'm confused
For a year now I've followed the cico rule and based on a tdee and eating 1200 a day I've gone from 112kg to 77. No exercise. Now I'm stuck. My tdee is still 1850 so minus 500 a day if I still eat 1200 why does weight loss stop? People say I need to start training. That's understandable for health and looks but curious why…
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Iron
Hello helpful community I just been diagnosed with v low iron level 7. Been put in high iron for two months 322g ferrous fumerate twice a day. Has anyone a clue if iron makes them more hungry or less? I hear contradictions. Has is made anyone's journey easier or harder? Does it affect metabolism? Thanks
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Will I ever get there....
Have I hit a wall? Have I just run out of energy? Do I not care enough? I just don't know. I started 112kg - now 84 - goal 68 It just feels endless and I got this stupid feeling at moment of will I ever feel slim. I lost 28kg and feel no diff and that's what's annoying me 16 more seems loads still and just feeling at end…
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Weight loss and vitamin depletion
Wondering if any intelligent people can shed some light Ive lost 60lbs since September. It works out about 7lbs a month. 1.3 a week. From what I understand this is safe. Started at 250lbs 5ft8 I'm doing this through cico 1200 a day as much as poss maybe more weekends. Im inactive hence 1200 This time my diet is no fad no…
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Dieting with cold virus
I am full of cold. Literally coughing up so much crap and nose running or blocked or being blown. Ive not got a fewer but I feel crap and drained and throat sore. I'm not sure why but over the last 8 months I have been on off like this loads. My little girl keeps bringing us illnesses from school. During this time I've…
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Greeks on a diet
I just posted a reply re calorie bombs and got me thinking. Are there any Greeks using mfp that would like to share what they learnt. Are there any foods that anyone has found typical to our culture that are realy calorie explosive or really good as a low cal dinner? Makarounia dou fourno (basticho) is no longer my friend!…
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Happy scale
Can anyone please explain to me the benefit of daily logging weight and happy scale app? Is it just so we can understand our own weight loss trends? Does it do more than that?
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Eating if not hungry
Stupid question but Ive come to realise mfp community have best advice Say Ive eaten 600 calories in day and come dinner time I got 600 left but am not hungry should I still eat dinner? I figured I should so I not hungry tomorrow but I ate a whole avocado as I thought good idea as not a lot of quantity but max calories. I…
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Weight loss without excersise
I been on mfp a few months now and I'm Following the calorie rules it sets out. I eat well I think and stay in the boundaries. I'm loosing weight steadily at an average of 1.3lbs a week. I'm happy. My question is - is it ok to loose weight without excersise ? Will I be able to reach my goal? So far gone from 250-200lbs and…
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Whole fresh fish
I am cooking whole gutted trout tonight. Do I use the raw weight plus bones or the weight once cooked and the fish fillets are free from spine bone and skin? Ive no idea how to work out calories in this !
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Fat belly
ok so ive always been fat but has a small waist. 10 years ago I went from 17.5 stone to 11.5 stone. I lost off my belly arms face etc but hips was most stubborn. 10 years later and 2 kids in I was back at 17.5 stone. Using mfp ive lost 3 stone so half way there. I thought it was in my head but trying clothes on today has…
