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MFP and WHOOP, again!
I’ve put this question out there before but am still curious-I have a WHOOP strap but my oh my, the daily calories burned according to the ol’ WHOOP couldn’t be more different than the calories listed in MFP-I know WHOOP starts at zero calories each day, whereas MFP starts with a calorie number/limit that goes up as I…
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The 3,500 calories-per-pound myth...
So, since this has been established to be a myth, how do you really know if you’re in trouble as far as weight gain is concerned? Say, for example, I burn 2,500 calories over the course of 24-hours but I consume 3,000 calories during that same time period. Now, the myth says that, if I continue to do this over the course…
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48-hour total calorie burn
So, I’m starting to make the shift towards tracking/counting calories weekly as opposed to daily and was curious-yesterday, for example, I had a big meal and today I know I’ll be eating less as I know I won’t be that hungry as the day goes on. If I use this 48 hours as a test/example, if my calories burned (between my…
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Healthy high carbs...
I’ve asked this before but I’m going to rephrase it slightly-does anyone know of any healthy high carb foods that won’t cause a tremendous amount of puffiness in the face or stomach...?
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High carbs...
Shot in the dark here, anyone know of any healthy high carb foods that won’t cause a tremendous amount of bloating?
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Moms and junk food
So, I have an issue which is both good and bad depending on how you look at it. Growing up, my wife and I had pretty typical diets-fruit snacks & granola bars for snacks, but never an excessive amount, dinners around the table throughout the week, and fast food every once in a while. I also had grandparents whom I would…
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Water weight/Fasting question
This may be an extremely dumb question, and if so I apologize. I've been doing some different, a bit more intense workouts the past few days (quite fun) and since late Sunday evening I've dropped just shy of 14 pounds. I can safely assume this is in all likelihood water weight, correct? It's coming off quite easily and I…
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Gaining a pound
So, I’d love to know everyone’s thoughts-how exactly do you gain a pound? I was just reading about how the whole 3,500 calories per pound number is a myth, so if I go even one calorie over my number of calories burned for the day am I in trouble? I find it very hard to believe that, even if I were to burn between 2,000 and…
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MFP vs. WHOOP
Which, do you feel, offers a more accurate number in terms of BMR/calories burned?
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Cycling & swimming/running comparison
Question-does anyone know what the workout equivalent between cycling vs. swimming would be, as well as cycling vs. running? For example, how many miles of cycling would one mile of running equal? Same with swimming (miles, laps, etc. ). Even if miles aren't known, I'd love to know whow the workouts compare!
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Junk food binge
So, I’ve been having a mostly healthy week with a ton of workouts, intermittent fasting and trying to be more mindful of my eating, but last night I did indulge a bit with a cookie, a small piece of cake, some white rice and breaded chicken I picked off my kids’ plates and Fruit Loops. I’ve shed a fair amount of carbs and…
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Keto
Two questions about keto: Is there a definitive answer to how many grams of carbs is the limit? I've heard 20 grams of carbs, 50 grams of carbs, 20 grams of net carbs...thoughts? I know keto truly is a lifestyle. However, I've known people who do it, for example, during the week and then will have a cheat day with carbs…
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Seriously, how does weight gain work?
I use a Whoop strap, which I know factors in my BMR and seems to do a good job of it. However, I've heard that to gain a pound in a day would require consuming every calorie that goes into your BMR (and thermal effect of food, etc.) with the tried-and-tried calorie number of 3,500 calories on top of that. There's other…
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Metabolic slowdown
I've been doing intermittent fasting and this week decided to do a multi-day fast, which I've done in the past, though results weren't spectacular I'm sure due to metabolic slowdown. Things are back to normal now diet-wise, does anyone know how long it takes to bounce back from metabolic slowdown (i.e., when it starts to…
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Feeling woozy, nutritional deficit...?
So, for over a year now I've been very focused on exercise and diet and have, as time has gone by, implemented various things such as intermittment fasting, watching my carb/sodium intake and the like. At 6'7", it takes a lot to fuel me, and it was about a year ago while doing some work in my garage that I felt a sensation…
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Huge appetite question
Hello everyone - Got a question-I'm 6'7" and have a massive appetite. Whenever I eat, it's not out of boredom, stress or anything along those lines, it's simply because I'm hungry. As a result as I've gotten older, my metabolism has naturally slowed and the weight has piled on, though over the last year I've implemented a…
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Pretty sad during my weight loss journey (advice would be helpful)
Hey all-I could really use some advice and I apologize in advance for the length. Since late August of 2018, I've been on a weight loss/maintenance journey that began after I realized I'd put on about 100 pounds since high school-though I'd tried at various points to shed some weight here and there in the years since, it…
