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Calculating Starbucks Calories with Substitutions
Does anybody know a surefire way to calculate Starbucks drink calories with substitutions? Here's my problem, but I'd love to know a general way. 1) I enjoy a venti pistachio latte with almond milk, but Starbucks' menu calculator won't adjust calories if you change the milk product or make other changes other than size. It…
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2 Withings Scale Questions
Hi, two weird questions about the Withings wifi scale. 1) I'd like to weigh daily but to have Withings update MFP once a week (Fridays). Can anyone think of a way to do that? I tried some tricks with IFTTT, but it doesn't look like IFTTT connects to MFP, just Withings directly. 2) One really strange observation - when I…
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Poll: Recommendations to Track Workouts
Hey, I do mostly bodyweight (burpees, push-ups, pull-ups, etc) and various kettlebell stuff, and I mostly want a way to track what I'm doing day to day and maybe inspire myself to step it up. I used to use Fitocracy to track workouts and thought it was good, but the interface is getting a little cumbersome. I have an…
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iPhone HRM App Suggestions/Reviews Wanted
I have a Polar H7 on the way, and wondered what iPhone or iPad apps people use with their hrms. 1) I currently use runkeeper to track my runs, walks, and time on the running machine, but it looks like it won't track HR for my rowing machine sessions. (unless maybe I tell it that i'm running and then edit the session later)…
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Anybody Want to Join Fitocracy?
Hey, it looks like it's been a couple months since the last Fitocracy thread. Does anybody want an invite to Fitocracy? I've got some invites, and I'm sure some of the other people do too. You can go to fitocracy.com to check things out -- basically, you enter your workouts and get points for each exercise. At various…
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Three NSVs This Week
A few NSVs I noticed this week 1) My watch now loose enough that I need to take out at least two links from the band. 2) I threw on some jeans yesterday without a belt. In the old days, no problem - now, they looked like they were in danger of falling off. 3) My daughter talked me into doing a wii fit body test. For the…
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Lifehacker's New Workout Plan
Lifehacker just posted a pretty good workout plan. It's basically designed to be a sustainable, freeware version of Insanity or P90X. It's 3-4 days per week, 30-40 minutes per day, so it' s much lower intensity, but it's mostly bodyweight exercises and running, so pretty much anybody can do it if you are healthy enough to…
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F***-around-itis
Has anybody shared this yet? Hilarious and true lifting advice. http://www.leangains.com/2011/09/****arounditis.html
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Cauliflower Leek Soup
Super delicious, low calorie, low carb. Not really the same as potato leek soup, but reminiscent. Originally from allrecipies, but with a bunch of changes. 1 medium cauliflower, cut into about 1.5" cubes 1 shallot, cut into large rings 3 leeks, cut into 1 inch pieces 1 yellow onion, rough chopped 2 cups chicken broth 4…
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Attending a Wedding Tonight
Just thought I would put up an accountability post -- I am attending a wedding tonight. It has all kinds of risk factors -- alcohol, appetizers, dinner -- none of which I can check out ahead of time to plan my calories (although I guess I could make some educated guesses). On top of that, I don't know that many people, so…
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Some Guy Logic, Slurm Edition
True story: [Day 1] - "Hmmm, I forgot this protein shake was in my refrigerator. I bought it at least a year and a half ago, but it only expired last June. I'll drink it to see if it's still good." - "Yum. That was pretty good." - "You know, I bet I still have some of those shakes out in the garage. Sitting outside through…
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Question for Atkins folks
Disclaimer: I have no opinion on Atkins one way or another, just a question: I always saw MFP as a calorie tracker. How are the Atkins folks using this site? To track carbs? As a calorie tracker backup? Or just for the forums? Just curious -- J