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(Low) Sodium Suggestions?
Hello Everyone A lightbulb went off for me this week as I noticed that I gain up to a half pound in water weight if I consume the allotted amount of sodium (or slightly over) per MFP. I hadn't paid much attention to sodium before, but the two days this week that I was at/slightly over in my sodium intake both resulted in a…
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Logging Beachbody Videos
Hello I currently do the T25 workout videos from T25 as part of my exercise program. For those of you that do this, or other Beachbody videos (Insanity, P90X, etc.), how do you log these as exercise as on myfitnesspal? I've been using "circuit training" but am not sure that's best way to go. Any insight would be…
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Girls- do you fluctuate?
Hey ladies I'm looking for input-- do you find that your weight fluctuates sometimes? If so, by home much? I weigh myself every morning and, for the most part, it's pretty consistent, with about a half pound (roughly) of weight loss per week. I can tell when I've slacked, and I can usually tell when I've put in extra…
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Healthy Holiday Cookies?
Hello Everyone It's tradition for me to get together with my mom, sister, and kids for a holiday baking day. Next weekend, we will be doing this-- each of us brings 2 holiday cookie/treat recipes to bake, and we divide up all of the goodies at the end. I'm making oreo balls as one of my recipes (requested by my daughter…
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Eating "On the Road"
Any tips for advice for how to log your calories when you are "on the road" for either a vacation or business travel? I find it frustrating and often just skip logging on thsoe days, but I know that's not a smart move. (Thank goodness I only travel a handful of times a year.) I find that, unless I eat at chain restaurants,…
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Hit My Goal/Struggling to Maintain
I hit my goal of losing 20 pounds earlier this year (it was a looong journey). I've now been struggling to maintain that weight-- I actually gained back 4 of the 20 and am now working my way back to goal. My highest weight was 139. My goal was 119 and I did hit it, but I'm now struggling to get back that.... I'm stuck…
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Is too much protein a bad thing?
Hi All I've noticed that in recent days I've done quite well in terms of my calories, fat, and carbs consumed. But, I'm frequently eating more protein than I "should" according to my numbers on this site. Is too much protein a bad thing? It seems to me that it should be fine-- better than having too many carbs or too much…
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Recommended Heart Rate Monitors?
Does anyone have a brand/type of heart rate monitor they recommend? I would like to buy one, but there are so many options, I don't know where to begin. My exercise routing consists of jogging (on a treadmill or outside), using the elliptical, and taking some fitness classes, such as kickboxing. I'd like something that I…
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What Do You Count Towards Water?
Hello Everyone I've been basically ignoring the place on MFP where I track my water consumption, but I would like to start using it. I'm curious, though.... what do you count towards your water consumption? Do you count water only, or do you also include other beverages such as diet sodas, protein shakes, etc? I definitely…
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Thanksgiving Tips
Hey everyone Being on a weight loss journey, the holidays can be tricky. I'd love to hear your plans/tips to enjoy thanksgiving without undoing all of your hard work. I have a few things in mind: * Double up my exercise by doing both a 2 mile Turkey Trot run in the morning AND my Jillian Michaels workout video in the…
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What's Your Weekly Loss? For Those with Little to Lose
Hi All When I joined MFP in early September, I had already lost 10 pounds and was on a mission to lose my final 10. Since I've been tracking through this site, I've been eating at/under my allotted 1200 calories per day, I've been exercising 6 times per week, and I've only dipped into my extra exercise calories a handful…
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Best Low-Carb Snacks
Hi Everyone I find that I'm doing great in terms of sticking to my calories and fat, but I tend to go over on carbs nearly every day. I eat three meals and a few snacks in between. I see that most of my carbs are coming from a handful of snacks— on a typical day, that includes a kashi bar, a chai tea latte (my one vice in…
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It's Going Slow/ What to Change?
Hello Everyone I was hoping to see a weight loss of a pound (or maybe even a pound a half) a week. Unfortunately, though, it's been slow moving at about a half pound per week. I'd like to step it up a bit and am looking for advice on how to do that. I am allowed 1200 calories a day, and I as my base, and I earn more…
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How do you log exercise videos?
Hi All I'm trying to figure out the best way to calculate my exercise when I do a workout video that incorporates both cardio and strength-- such as Jillian Michael's 30 day shred. I am new to myfitnesspal, and I noticed that specific workouts (such as these videos) aren't in the database the way so many foods are. I'm…
