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Calorie goal while breastfeeding
Anyone calorie counting while breastfeeding? I am 2 weeks postpartum and have until October to fit my wedding dress so Im ready to start clean eating. I was wondering if anyone else was counting calories while breastfeeding and wanted to know roughly what their calorie goal is. Pre pregnancy I was attempting 0.5lb -1lb…
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Polar HRM monitoring heart rate wrong?
I have a question. My friend and I both have the Polar FT 60 chest strap heart rate monitor and my friend feels her monitor is off. I wanted to ask the question to get some insight into what you guys think and if you are familiar with Polar, can you help us figure out if her watch is on a wrong setting or if it was set up…
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Powerblock dumbbells
I got some powerblock dumbbells yay! I feel like I kinda upped my game. Im looking forward to using my new dumbbells with my new workout program For this month of September. The ppl in the videos for my workout programs use the powerblocks and I always thought eventually I might want some but I never realized how expensive…
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Frozen chicken breast and added water
Quick question, if you were to log your frozen chicken breast that has lets say 8% water, do you adjust your log for the fact that 8% of the weight is water? Should the nutrition facts already include this in its numbers?
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Cooking with Protein powder
How do you use your protein powder? I have a whole container full of vanilla protein powder & have only used it twice, once in my oatmeal (which went horribly) and once with my Kodiak protein pancakes which was a great choice. Im trying to find ways to use my powder without turning it into a shake (but recipes for shakes…
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What do you consider a cheat?
What do you consider a cheat meal? Is it something that you wouldn’t usually eat? Is it still a cheat if you maintain a good caloric deficit? Is it still a cheat if its within your macros or if you still hit your daily calorie limit? Yesterday I ate a homemade philly cheesesteak with fries (725cal) but i worked hard to…
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NO REGRETS
Whats the last thing you ate that goes against your diet & wasn’t your cheat meal? Maybe we shall call it a cheat snack. I just ate a small box of carmel popcorn that I “shared” with my daughter, and it was delicious. No Regrets
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How many g of fat per day?
So I have googled this question but I would like to know whats a normal for you? What is your typical g of fat you consume, how many g of protein & Typical total calories. Im trying to figure out how to set my macros and want to compare to others “normal”. I would like to see if my goal is too low (because Im eating over…
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What does your plateau look like?
So a couple years ago I hit a major plateau on my weightloss journey. I had lost 25lb and the last 5lb was very extremely hard to lose & unfortunately never achieved it. I started at 190 & couldnt get past 165. I realized I was ok with 165, I looked good, clothes fit good so 165 is my goal this time around. This time my…
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Needing to tone my arms. Tell me if Im wrong
I am getting married in 1.5mo in April and of course like every bride on the planet I want to lose some weight. In the past I have lost a good amount of weight and looked pretty good and Im trying to recreate that workout & diet plan but I didn’t give myself as much time as I should to lose weight but its ok. I will take…
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Ladies, how heavy do you lift
For those of us that do strength training we are supposed to lift heavy, eat clean, work smarter not harder. I know how much each of us lift will be specific to each individual but I was just curious to compare myself to other people. Also I workout at home (which is a lot more convenient for me) but I am deciding whether…
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Do you weigh in after having a cold
I had a cold this week starting on Monday and finally am free of symptoms today (Friday). I still counted calories and ate healthy. I did medium intensity workouts and drank lots of fluids hoping that being sick this week wouldn’t affect my weigh in (which I know it still probably did but I tried to still stick with my…
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Losing weight while on Depo Provera shot
So I have been on the shot for a little over 3 years after giving birth to my daughter. I did experience a bunch of weight gain (which was not solely caused by the shot, more like due to eating anything I wanted after having a terrible pregnancy). I was about 145 and gained about 45lb then lost 25lbs but I didn't like the…
