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Feeling great at 69!
I'm on MFP for the third time and doing well. I down about 35 lbs over the past 3 months, and going for at least another 35. This is where I have plateaued and burned out previously, and slowly put it back, but this time I feel like I've done it pretty effortlessly and am feeling strong and good. I eat 25% carbs...0 sugar…
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Hello, I'm back again to start fresh
I'm back again for the nth time. I do pretty good with losing some weight the first few months, then get lazy and backslide. I'm a senior and besides losing weight I need help with my body aging, so I subcribed to a yoga app too. I used to be really good at yoga, but it has been years since I was actively doing it. I'm on…
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Age and 1200 calorie minimum
I notice a lot of younger people automatically think a woman is "too aggressive" at 1200 calories. Yes 1200 is the minimum set by MFP for women, but for some of us it is not aggressive at all. What some don't realize is that age is a bigger factor than even size for determining your BMR and therefore calorie base. I'm over…
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Weighing ribs
I assume when something is listed as Baby back ribs (4 oz) 200 calories it is referring to the meat only. I weighed 2 ribs and they were over 7 oz with the bones in and the bones were 2 oz after I finished, so actually a little over 5 oz. of meat. Is that how people weigh these, or just guess that 2 ribs is about 200 or so…
