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How Do I Calculate Calories For A Recipe?
I'd like to know. It's driving me crazy. I have a pumpkin pie recipe that I'd like to calculate.
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I Feel Fat and I'm Not Sure Why
I feel so low. I've lost 13 pounds since March 20, but I feel fat. Technically I'm still obese at 187 (I'm 5 foot four) but I think there may be more to it than that. There was a point weeks ago when I felt uplifted and excited about my fitness journey, but now I just feel like it's a grind. Shouldn't I feel better and…
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Would You Wear a Bikini Even If Overweight?
I like wearing bikinis. They feel more comfortable to me than a one-piece suit, and I don't think about if or if not people are judging me. I used to weigh 200 pounds and wore a bikini, now I'm 184 and continue to wear a bikini - always, always with an underwire top because I have a large chest. Anybody with me? Do you…
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Walking vs Running
I once read, a long time ago, "You burn as much walking a mile as you do running a mile, it just takes longer to get there." Is this the case?
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Anabolic Window Myth or Fact
I've read that it's critical to get your nutrition (especially protein) in within an hour of working out. Myth or fact?
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Ugh My Knee Hurts What Should I Do About Calories
Woke up this morning and my right lateral aspect of my knee hurts like hell. I'm so frustrated. Sometimes the medial aspect hurts, but this time it's lateral and its bad. Don't think I'll be able to go for my walk today. I didn't walk yesterday so I think it's really peculiar that I'm in so much pain. I've been told that…
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Gym or Home
Do you prefer to work out at home, or in a gym? I'm currently working out at home (going for brisk walks daily, exercising with fitness bands). I'd like to join a gym eventually. I find it more motivating. I find working out at home more challenging because I work full-time at a fairly stressful job and find it easy to…
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Muscle Gains After 60
Is it true that it is more difficult to gain muscle after a certain age? I am a 61-year-old female who eventually would like to gain 10 pounds of muscle. Is this an unrealistic goal? How long will it take, with consistent weight training. I haven't worked out with weights in many years, so I'd be basically starting from…
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Carb Cycling: Truth or Fiction?
I've been hearing about carb cycling as a good technique lose body fat. Is there any truth to it, or is it simply CICO? If it is simply CICO I wonder if carb cycling might be a way to better stay on track. If there is any food category I crave, it's carbs.
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Fueling Before And After Workouts
What do you like to eat prior to and after your workouts? I just had a situation today where I basically "bonked" towards the end of my workout and ended up feeling very faint and dizzy. Luckily I was able to get myself home and ate a bunch of carbs until my head felt level. Don't want that to happen again. I had a protein…
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OK So I Binged Again Any Advice?
After an 11 day streak of staying within my calories/macros, I binged again. I felt really hungry after dinner and ate 4 fun size candy bars, 1/2 a lemon bar and a small piece of cherry pie. I want to learn from this. I was slightly above my calorie allotment to begin with, for the first time I started MPF (not including…
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Tips For a Week-Long Trip
I'm going to New York next month for a week, to see my brother and sister-in-law. I'm determined to stick to my eating and exercise plan while I'm away. I'd like to keep on losing, if not maintain. Any travel tips? I'm not checking my bag so no large quantity of liquids, plan on bringing a container with protein powder and…
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Week 2 Weigh In Scaled Didn't Budge
Well, I finished week two of healthy eating and fitness. The first week I dropped three pounds on the scale. This week it didn't budge. Should I freak out now, or later, lol. Yes, I am tracking my calories precisely, weighing and measuring everything and recording every food that I consume. I'm on an 1800 calorie a day…
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Gym or home?
Do you prefer to work out at home, or in a gym? I'm currently working out at home (going for brisk walks daily, exercising with fitness bands). I'd like to join a gym eventually. I find it more motivating. I find working out at home more challenging because I work full-time at a fairly stressful job and find it easy to…
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OK So I Binged
I have been following the recommended calories on MFP, but yesterday I binged. I was more active than I usually am, I went for two 35 minute brisk walks. I also walk 15 minutes to and from my bus stop - the rest of the time I am fairly sedentary. I was feeling great all day until the late afternoon. I got ravenous. I tried…
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A Question About Water
I often read about the importance of keeping hydrated. I drink four 16.9 ounce bottles of spring water a day and feel topped off by that, especially since the weather where I am is not yet hot. However, I've read that I should be at least doubling that. I'm 5'4" and 199.5 lbs. Is all the stuff I read about extreme…
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Big Drop In A Week
I weigh myself once a week on a digital scale. I just started my weight loss journey a week ago. The scale shows a 4 pound loss! Did I lose water, fat, muscle, which one? I'm thinking water because I'm eating a lot less carbs than I did before and am eating a lot less food volume than before. What do you guys think? I'm 5…
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Hi I'm New
My name is Lisa I've just joined My Fitness Pal. It was advised to sign up by my on-line fitness coach, who will be guiding me through my weight loss journey over the next 52 weeks. I'm 61 years old 5 foot four inches and 203 pounds. I've gone up and down in weight my entire adult life. I've been as low as 110 (and 17…
