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Carbs - fiber divided by 5
My trainer gave me the following formula: Total Carbs Minus Fiber Divided by 5 =tsps sugar I put the formula in and ended up reading about it on MFP. In 3 weeks I lost 10# without even trying by keeping to 12 teaspoons. I know it works but can someone give me where the research came from for this formula.
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Are all carbs the same?
I have increased my exercise and have been monitoring my intake of carbs. I haveen't cut them out just trying to keep the complex carbs and do away with the simple ones. Intuitively it doesn't seem right that the carbs I get from a cup of carrots and celery and peppers count the same as the carbs I would get from a plate…
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Loosing weight and inches and miserable
I finally got serious about my health. Have a wonderful trainer and exercise 5 x week. I am using MFP and after some initial failures can keep calories, protein, fats and carbs close to ideal. My biggest problem areas starting out was to little protein and too many refined carbs. I still have the biggest problem with…
