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Do you take a potassium supplement?
After much trial and error I finally seem to be able to hit my macro and micronutrient targets most days. The only exception is potassium. I’m consistently at least 1000mg low every day. I’m a vegetarian and I eat lots of fruits and vegetables but I just don’t like bananas, which of course have lots of potassium. I’m…
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Is there a weekly summary chart for exercise somewhere?
Years ago when I was shedding my pregnancy weight after each kid I used an app called My Food Diary. My favourite thing about it was the weekly summary chart that showed me how many minutes of exercise I’d put in each day of the previous week. MFP has that for steps but not for exercise, and since I swim a lot and my…
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Do you use MFP’s protein goals or do you aim for more protein?
MFP has my protein goal for the day at around 90 grams. I’m 5’4”, CW 210lbs, 53F and I exercise vigorously for at least 30 minutes daily. I’m also a vegetarian. I’ve been just hitting my protein goals every day but I used a protein intake calculator someone on MFP recommended and it said I should aim for 115g of protein a…
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Are “body weight set points” real?
When I was losing the pregnancy weight 20 years ago people talked a lot about the idea that your body has a weight “set point” and nothing you do can change it, so even if you do lose weight your body will find a way to make you gain it back. I’ve already told my body that I don’t accept that and it better not try to pull…
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How should I think about macros?
I’m a bit unsure of what my carb target actually means. For protein I’m trying to eat at least as much as my target. For fat I’m trying to stay below the target, so it’s more of a limit than a goal. Is my carb target per MFP a goal (I should try to eat at least that many carbs) or a limit (try not eat more than this many…
