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Portion question
So...I have a simple question which hopefully I’m not laughed at for asking... But if a portion size of banana bread is 150 calories for 1/12 of the whole loaf, how many calories would it be for 1/16 of the loaf? I didn’t have a loaf pan so I used what I had and cut it into 16 slices and as is evident, math is not my…
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Losing weight in the beginning
Has anyone else after beginning to lose weight thought maybe they weren’t losing and the scale was just wrong? I’ve lost 35 pounds all together (the half of which was done without MFP took years) and its almost surreal to me. I weigh less now than I did in my teens.
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Not visually seeing a difference
Over maybe 3 years I have lost 36 pounds (16 of which have been recent, consistent loss using MFP. The rest came off, came back, and off again over a long period of time). I’ve gone from a size 20 down to a 14 and an Xl to a L. I can see a difference in how clothes fit and feel a difference when I put my hands on my hips…
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Not visually seeing a difference
Over maybe 3 years I have lost 36 pounds (16 of which have been recent, consistent loss using MFP. The rest came off, came back, and off again over a long period of time). I’ve gone from a size 20 down to a 14 and an Xl to a L. I can see a difference in how clothes fit and feel a difference when I put my hands on my hips…
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Is there such thing as low calorie chili?! Lol
I made a pretty simple chili yesterday and i put the ingredients into MFP and also measured how many cups I had of it once it was cooked. I had 5 cups of chili so I put that it serves 5, 1 cup per serving. And that one little cup was 353 calories. Add a serving of rice and it really adds up. There was no room in my calorie…
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Good to hear
This morning I was looking for clothes and one lady showed me a couple shirts and she said “What do you think of these? Oh, (realizing sizes) this one is an extra large. I know you can’t wear an extra large.” Her tone was positive so I know she meant it in a good way. I’ve actually worn an XL for many years. However they…
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Slowed progress
I’ve been doing MFP for a little over a month and I lost 10 pounds fairly quickly but then nothing this past week. I wonder if maybe I just lost water weight and now it’ll be a while before I lose any real weight?
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Stressful day
I haven’t really stressed eaten in a least a month, which is how long I’ve been on MyFitnessPal. But today was a heartbreaking day and I caved into old habits. I didn’t log the stress binge either. I really didn’t want to see how much I went over and only feel guilty. I know I didn’t binge anywhere near as much as I would…
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Why does it bother me?
I could use some insight. Why would it bother me (or get on my nerves) to see someone who doesn’t appear to be trying?
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Logging
I work on my feet and my phone is tracking my steps but should I also log standing for five hours? I haven’t been.
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What’s a serving of pancakes?
I made pancakes this morning using Great Value Complete extra fluffy pancake and waffle mix. The box says a serving size is 1/3 cup. It does not say if that 1/3 cup is dry or as prepared. It also says one cup of mix makes 5-7 pancakes. So I used one cup dry mix and then measured 1/3 cup of the prepared batter for each…
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Motivating others
How would you motivate a friend?
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Lost enthusiasm
I’ve only been on here for maybe three weeks. I think I came out of the gate strong (well, the first two days I didn’t do too well, but after that). I was hungry but enthusiastic and determined to stay in that calorie goal. But I’m losing that pep and it’s challenging not to give in to the desire to over eat/just eat…
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The scale
Right now I don’t have a bathroom scale. I’ve been using my mom’s scale, which isn’t too accurate. I know that at one point in time, I weighed myself using mom’s scale either just before or after going to the doctor. The doctor’s scale, presumably the one that was accurate, said I was two pounds heavier than mom’s. How…
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New chick lol
Hello, I’m a bit late to introduce myself, name’s Christina. Been doing MFP for a little over two weeks. Got two little kiddos who need a healthy mommy. Could use some friends to swap tips, recipes and encouragement. Feel free to add me.
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Tracking food while out
Any tips for how to make tracking easier when eating out/other than home? Going to an event today which will of course be serving food. So I won’t know brand info, etc.
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Hunger
I’ve only been using MFP for 10 days. My calorie allowance is (obviously) a good deal lower than what I’m used to eating and so I get pretty hungry. I’ve also started going on walks and afterwards I get even hungrier. I also find that after exercising, when I get hungrier, it’s harder to stay within the calorie Allowance.…
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Newbie ?
If MyFitnessPal counts my steps when I go for a walk to I still need to add a walk under “add exercise”? Or is the exercise of walking counted automatically when the app counts my steps?
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Added exercise
I have MapMyWalk along with MFP. When I go on a walk using MapMyWalk is the walk automatically added to MFP? I see that MFP counts my steps during the walk. Do I need to also go “add exercise” and put the walk in manually? Or is the walk counted by MFP tracking my steps?
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Screen time
I see that notifications pop up saying how much screen time I’ve had through the week and the average per day. But once that notification is gone, is there somewhere I can go to view my screen time stats?
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Newbie Question
Hello, I’m Christina and I just started using the app yesterday. I was wondering, will the app automatically have tips pop up on how to change up your diet or exercise routine as you log it? Or do you just have to review what you’ve logged and figure out how to adjust?
