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Calorie intake
Hey all! I've been slowly changing from being in a deficit to maintenance calories. My deficit was 1,200 daily goal and after about 2 months I had lost 11lbs. (From 135 to 124) extremely proud of this. HOWEVER, I was very overworked and feeling weak due to the low intake and started to rest up and changed my settings to…
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Any answers?
Always eating up to and most of the time in a deficit of my calorie goal. Weighing food properly and religiously. Wanting to ideally lose or maintain weight now but feeling bloated? Recently had a burst of eating more sugar than usual (chocolate Easter egg) I excersize multiple times a week and work a lightly active job. I…
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Pizza!
I've been craving pizza so much! (Not the calories though!) I decided to try out the infamous 'cauliflower crust' to see what the hype is all about...and the result was AMAZING! The crust: 250g of cooked puréed cauliflower (water squeezed out) 1 x Medium egg 20g grated Parmesan cheese Toppings started with tomato purée and…
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Help! Maths, bingeing, over and undereating?
I am currently at my goal weight, I've got mfp settings set to lose 1.5lb a week so I can have extra room for error and help control my appetite. It's set me a goal to eat 1,200 cal a day to lose 1.5lb a week. What is the maths behind this? I always eat right up to my goal and most of the time fall below after excersizing.…
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Post Easter!
Happy Easter! I hope everyone has been relaxing and celebrating the holiday with their loved ones. (if you celebrate the holiday). I've been keeping a strict clean diet all week to prepare for treating myself to some chocolate eggs and a nutritious (but not huge) Sunday roast! I've maintained my goal weight for over two…
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Night out
Hey everyone! I've searched a bunch of threads and struggling to find any related tips! (If anyone has any thread links that'd be fab) On Monday night it is an old friend reunion at some bars, I've been sober since new year but would like to enjoy a drink with friends, I hear Vodka tonic is a low calorie alternative?…
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Delicious low calorie dinner!
Feeling so full and satisfied after making dinner which came to less that 350 calories! Started with a bed of brown rice and quinoa (Uncle bens brand and 110g which is half a bag), 2 heck smoky paprika chipolatas (only 97calories and protein packed!), my homemade tomato Italian style sauce (50g at only 49 cal!), alongside…
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Sugar?
Wondering if going over daily recommended sugar goal affects weight loss even if falling under calorie goals for the day? Needed a healthy sugar pick me up today and wonder if this will hinder my progress?
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Recovery?
Suggested recovery time/rest days for someone who is going a mixture of light cardio and mixed weights? FYI I'm trying to lose the extra fat I'm carrying but wanting to begin increasing my strength and muscle mass in certain areas. Thanks guys
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GAINED?! Portion control?
I have been on my fitness journey a long while and eat a balanced healthy and clean diet. I am on a 1,380 a day caloric goal. Every day I make sure I fall below to create a deficit (between 200-450 below!), whilst working out multiple times a week and having smaller meals. HOWEVER, my weight has not shifted in weeks and…
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Pasta cooked vs uncooked?!
I have some whole meal spaghetti that we had left over from a previous meal that I intend to portion and use again. HOWEVER I am now very confused about what weight to log on MFP. I weighed out 100g of the already pre-cooked spaghetti (pouring boiling water over before serving to soften but not cooking any more) I was…
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Bloating!
Needing someone with any interesting tips on why we bloat and tricks to help stop it! I've always been the person who can bloat up but when activating my abdominal it is nowhere to be seen! Bloating is more uncomfortable than it is a visual insecurity...but everyone gets it! Ps everyone reading this have a lovely day!…
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My Story! (With pic)
Hello everyone! My fitness/health/diet has always been important to me. I was an overweight kid and I have a pretty impressive skill with the amount of pizza/pasta I can consume (a blessing and a curse from my Maltese heritage). Although some may look at my stats and say that I don't need to lose/change much; to me it is…
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Curious?
I've been working out at least 5-6 times a week (switching between cardio and weight sessions), all on top of working. I eat by a strict diet and have no reason to not be improving. However my weight hasn't shifted in a couple weeks and it goes up and down a couple pounds every time I weigh myself (which I try not to to…
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Takeout tips!
Evening all and happy European Mother's Day! Tonight my family treated my mom to Chinese takeaway! Of course as soon as this was mentioned I made sure I ate as clean as possible throughout the day and got a quick workout it to make space for the calories at dinner time! Upon doing some strategic thinking, instead of opting…
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Waist excersizes?
Any good excersizes to help tone and sculpt the waistline aside from the normal ab workouts?
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Views on PASTA
Coming from an Italian/Maltese Family...pasta has always been a part of my diet. Since the new year I've scrapped white carbs completely and opted for whole grain/wheat substitutes. I've also tried spiralising courgettes for a lighter alternative occasionally. I eat whole grain pasta maybe once or twice a week now and…
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Craving Cookies!
My favourite flavour of biscuit/cookie has got to be Ginger! BUT I also love an oat cookie... Anyone have any good recipients for a "ginger oat" cookie that can be as healthy as possible?!
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Booty
So I've shredded the pounds... and lost it from my behind. Keeping macros balanced and high in protein whilst doing heavier glute focused workouts... any glute activating excersizes that are easy to add to my routine? Thanks!
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Not good enough?
I am extremely proud of my progress so far. Since Christmas I haven't touched any junk food or fizzy drinks/white carbs at all. I never logged my weight around that time as I felt so guilty (I was 13-14lbs heavier). I had a weigh-in at the beginning of Jan and had lost 5lbs since starting my new healthier lifestyle. A…
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Feeling fab
I'm finding myself feeling much better than yeasterday. I've received mixed reactions from a chat written about not feeling good enough after making much less progress over the recent weeks. Today I got back in the gym (renewed my membership for another year), and working on heavier weights/mixed intervals/switching up…
