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How much can your weight fluctuate day to day?
If you weigh yourself everyday is there sometimes large heights or drops (1-2lbs) occasionally? I'm wondering because somehow my weight spiked almost 2lbs since yesterday. Now I know that's impossible for it to truly be like that since I didn't eat like 7000 extra calories or anything, but what would cause this?
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Confused about calories burned- elliptical vs treadmill
So I generally hate any form of running- mostly becuase I'm just out of shape to the point where I can't run consistantly for more than a couple minutes before I have to slow down to a walk to catch my breath. Usually, because of that, I stick to the elliptical while at the gym and can generally burn around 10 calories /…
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How To Beat Cravings?
I am literally craving a whole candy store right now, and a bakery, and icecream factory. I want chocolate bars, caramel, pies, sundaes. Gahhh. Literally the only thing stopping me right now is the fact that I have none of these things in my apartment. The only unhealthy-ish thing I have is no-salt blue tortilla chips and…
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Is it possible to have too much fiber/protein in your diet?
I just finished lunch and right now I'm already over by 8 in protein and 4 in fiber. Is there any negative side effects that could occur because of that?
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Advice on this smoothie recipe
So I'm getting into a smoothie kick right now and I wanted feedback on this smoothie recipe. I'm thinking of cutting the protein powder in half and having a second smoothie after my workouts, mostly because the taste was overpowering. So I'd be having this for breakfast most mornings (probably 4-5 days) and then after my…
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Best Protein Powder?
Hey everyone, So my step mother recently suggested to me that I should start mixing in protein powder to my morning breakfast smoothie. So I went to Whole Foods on my way to work and was seriously overwhelmed with the amount of powders available. I have no idea what the different between any of them is and was hoping to…
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Ever have those days where you're ALWAYS hungry?
I don't know what to do. I've already eaten over my calorie goal today in mostly healthy food (fruits, veggies, protein) and I'm STILL starving! I'm on my 9th cup of water so I know I'm not dehydrated, especially since none of my food was high in sodium. Does anyone else have days like this? What can I do?
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Low-Sodium Soup?
Does anyone have a suggestion for a low-sodium soup that I can eat for lunch without using over half of my sodium intake for the day? I ate some Progresso Reduced-Sodium Chicken Noodle Soup today for lunch and there was still over 1,000mg of Sodium! I know it would be easier to make the soup myself to control sodium, but I…
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Fluff??
So while trolling around some pictures of people's favorite dessert I couldn't help but notice how delicious this "fluff" stuff looks! To my surprise was that it seemed to be really low cal for a lot of it! I've manage to figure out that it's made with protein powder, but my concern is that protein powder is really…
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Help with a fitness plan?
Hey alll! So the gym is intimidating enough for me, since I've hardly ever worked out before. I usually just stick with the elliptical for 30-45 minutes after work. I was just wondering if this is really the best option for me? Or if there is something else I should be doing to help me loose weight? I'm currently at the…
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Three Months of Candy, Food, and Oversized Portions
October starts the three months where I feel like it's hardest to avoid binging on unhealthy food... Halloween candy just showed up at the supermarket near my school, making everything look 10x more tempting. Even if I get through with only a handful of slip ups, it's right into Thanksgiving. Tons of potatoes, gravy,…
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Considering Forgetting About The Scale...
Honestly, I got so bogged down last week because the scale hadn't moved that I forgot about why I came here in the first place... to be healthier. Because I was so depressed about the numbers I just didn't go to the gym, found comfort in food, the usual unhealthy habits that we all tend to slip into occasionally. So I'm…
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Charlie Horse?
I woke up last night with an AWFUL Charlie Horse in my left calf. I haven't gotten one of those since growth spurts a few years ago. Anyone know what causes them? I was really excited because today was my "start over" day at the gym and now my muscle is still really sore and hurts to even walk on. :angry:
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Fallen Off The Wagon, Not Sure How To Get Back Up
I feel like half of this has been pointless. I dropped 20+lbs last year without even trying and after seeing my body now is what made me want to keep going and make an effort. Since then I've stayed exactly the same weight despite eating healthy and working out for the first time in my life almost all this month. But now I…
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Better N Peanut Butter
holy cow. (for lack of a better word) this stuff is heaven. I bought it at Trader Joes today purely because it's only 100 calories for 2 tablespoons, as opposed to my old Jif Reduced Fat peanut butter which was 190 for 2 tablespoon. After buying it I realized with dread that I had tried "healthy" peanut butter before and…
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Measurement vs Scale?
Lately I've noticed that I'm not dropping lbs, instead I'm fluxuating between 140 and 143 and have been for the past 2-3 weeks. However, my clothes are fitting looser and I was able to fit into a smaller jean size than when I tried on jeans at the end of August and was still in the 140-143 range. I just bought a measuring…
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Why Am I Still Not Losing?
I've been staying under my calories, working out, and eating healthy. The first week here I dropped 2lbs but somehow gained both those back last week, and then went back to losing just 1lb. I feel really discouraged. I'm working out 5x a week and doing my best to stay away from junk food and fast food places, choosing to…
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How Can I Eat Healthy And Cheap?
As a college student I have a very limited budget for food. It's so easy to buy food that is bad for you simply because it is cheaper. The price of fresh produce and quality cereals, yogurts, and other food is a little high for me. I know I can manage to spend less on other things to afford good food, but how what should I…
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After a big workout...
After a big workout do you still eat back those calories? I just burnt about 650 calories at the gym. I've been told by many people that you should eat back your workout calories. I usually only stay at the gym to burn between 250-400 calories, and normally in the morning so I have no trouble fitting those back in. But its…
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Sorry for TMI but anyone have trouble "going"?
We're all adults on here so I'm gonna try to make this as un-awkward of a question as possible. It seems that every time I try to loose weight and begin diet/exercise my bathroom time significantly decreases which makes me nervous. Usually I "go" everyday or occasionally every other day if I didn't eat much one day. But…
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Alcohol Calories?
It's my friend's birthday tonight so we're having a party and I was planning on having a few drinks. My dilemma is that I don't have anytime to go to the gym today to "earn" myself some extra calories, but I also don't want to restrict my food intake today and then drink since it's not good to drink on an empty(ish)…
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Canned Tuna Suggestion?
I've always been a picky eater and am just recently starting to branch out into new foods. I heard canned tuna (in moderation) is a great health food so I picked up a can the other day but now I'm not really sure what to do with it. Usually when I eat fresh tuna it's slightly pan seared but I have no idea how to go about…
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How Often Do You Weigh In?
I weigh myself every day, or at least try to. Sometimes I won't upload the weight to this sight though if I suspect I've gained water weight or had a very heavy late dinner the night before. How often do you upload your weight onto MFP?
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What do you do on the days you're just not hungry?
I woke up this morning absolutely starving so I went to pour myself a bowl of cereal and instantly felt my stomach flip over. Suddenly I just didn't want to eat it, despite my growling tummy. I have these days occasionally, where I'll know that I'm hungry and I need to eat, but when I do I feel like I'm force feeding…
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How Often Do You Workout?
I've heard very mixed views from people. Some tell me to not work out two days in a row because my muscles won't recover so I should work out every other day. Others tell me it's okay as long as I'm not doing strenuous workouts every single day of the week. Also, some day every day is okay as long as you switch off cardio…
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Should I really eat back the calories I burned off?
I'm a little confused about why the calories I burned off while working out are added onto my total calories I can eat for the day. Doesn't eating back all the calories you've burned defeat the purpose of working out?
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Does Juice Count Towards Water Goal?
I usually just have a cup of OJ in the morning, should I log that in my water goal as well as in my calories? Other than that I only drink water.
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Really dreading going to the gym today...
I slept in today so it's already 10am and I'm just finishing off my OJ and cereal. For some reason my body feels exhausted and I really don't have the motivation to get up and walk over to the gym, much less work out for 30-60 minutes. What do you guys do when you just don't want to get up and go work out?
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Hello There:)
I started My Fitness Pal about a week ago but am finally getting into it now that I'm all settled into my apartment. I'm really excited to be here and hope that I can give a ton of support and get a little back as well.
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What's The Best Exercise to Do At The Gym?
Now that I'm back at college I have a free gym available to me that's only a 3 minute walk away. Normally I stick to the stationary bikes, but I was hoping to add some new things to my gym trips but I'm so confused about all of this equipment. What type of workout routine should I be doing to optimize fat burning?
