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Calorie count or Keto?
I started out here counting calories, but stalled out. I exercise 3 or 4 days a week and in the summer bike a lot. I probably ride between 60 and 100 miles a week. I had lost around 20 pounds, then stalled. I hadn't been counting my calories as well and would really take advantage of the 1000 or so calorie burn bike rides…
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Calories for exercise
It seems like the calorie estimates for cardio exercise on this app are way overestimated. For instance I go on a bike ride today for 133 minutes at around 15 mph. Strava says I burned 893 calories. MFP says around 2400 for a similar ride. I see people's posts for exercise and they also seem high. Since a lot of people eat…
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MFP and Facebook
Do any of you all add or follow friends from here on Facebook?
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Accuracy for calories burned.
The workouts I have been doing have been kind of in between circuit training and traditional weight lifting I guess. I don't know how to log that. The strength training option doesn't give me enough calories burned, but circuit training my be too generous. Basically my workout is something like the following usually…
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Lose fat first and add muscle later?
I stay fairly active, and have a physical job. I weigh around 229 and am 5'8". I just finished school in March and turned 40. I want to get more serious about getting in shape. I have been working out every other day. Usually ride a bike but started getting serious about weights again in the last few months. Started…
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How many calories to log.
I've been lifting weights and am starting to watch my calories to also lose weight. I'm doing moderate amounts of weight with short breaks in between sets. mostly dumbell and kettle bell work. deadlines, squats, swings, farmers carry high lift, bench, shoulder press, curls etc. I get fairly winded and try to keep a good…
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Water
Can I count other fluids as water? coffee, diet pop, water enhancers, etc.
