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question about fitbit burn vs BMR
I have a fitbit that I mostly wear full-time. There are all kinds of syncing problems between FitBit & MFP, so I'm thinking of just manually adding the exercise calories instead of trying to get it all to work. Should I take my daily calorie burn, for example, and subtract my BMR? Or is there a factor I am not considering?…
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I just got my fitbit today...
I don't really understand when/how it is sync-ing with mfp. I got it in the mail midday, so I went to add my other morning exercises, and then the number shifted from my evening exercises. Additionally, I can't see the exercises I did in my fitbit dashboard, but I can see the "activity" minutes. Maybe I'm supposed to…
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fitbit & hiit training
Hi! I just got my fitbit (charge hr) today, and I spent about an hour in the park with a jump rope. I did not count how many intervals I did, but I was doing about 30-40s on, and about the same off, for about 45 minutes. I'm not sure how to make this work in the fitbit. Or do I just not bother and let it calculate my…
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lowcarb: your microbiome is just not that into you.
an excerpt read in context here >> http://humanfoodproject.com/sorry-low-carbers-your-microbiome-is-just-not-that-into-you/
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looking for kefir making friends
I am brand new to making it and I've got so many questions, and I've done a fair amount of googlin' but I just feel like I want to talk with experienced folk. For instance, I'm babysitting some kefir grains for a friend while he's "off dairy" for a bit. When he brought them over, he also brought your instructions &…
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Katz on eating.
Michael Pollan linked to this article this morning. What are your thoughts about it? Included is the direct link to the article because there are links within it that won't transfer to here. https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140702184601-23027997-knowing-what-to-eat-refusing-to-swallow-it?trk=mp-reader-card…
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having trouble entering running / jogging in my exercise log
I looked up running / jogging in the database, but when i try to add it from either cardiovascular or strength training, the options don't show up. what am i doing wrong?
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overnight oats (cold)
So I have been reading up on this and from what I can gather the recipe is 1:1 wet to dry. wet can be milk (animal or nut/seed) or yogurt and dry is oatmeal. most recipes say 1/4c of each, which makes a half cup, and I'm guessing that's a serving size. But the jars in all the photos look really full and lovely and mine…
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bikram (hot) yoga: 90min, how to calculate cals?
does anybody have a formula i could use to determine calories burned in a 90min session of bikram yoga? or is there a substitution exercise you use in your diary? thx
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Fresh Ways to Burn More Calories
We just got back from picking berries and I was trying to find out how many calories it might have burned when I found this article. http://www.health.com/health/article/0,23414,1622624,00.html Health, June 2007 Fresh Ways to Burn More Calories by Bethany Lye http://img.timeinc.net/health/i/200706/BurnCalories_420x217.jpg…
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flow practice
I'm really starting to feel like i'm getting my flow a lot better these days, but I'm wondering if any of you have any suggestions on particular tricks/exercises with the hoop to continue improving it outside of just regular practice.
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Delicious holy falafel... from scratch.
I'm writing this out for an MFP friend, but some of you might like it, too. Falafel is super easy to make and doesn't have to be deep fried. I pan fry mine, and I've even baked them, but they're really better fried. There are so many variations on the holy falafel, that you can't really mess it up. I had some falafel up in…
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almond meal cookies
inspired by the 6 calorie cookie (which is more like 96) I made these today! (original thread here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/708524-6-calorie-cookies) i used almond meal & added coconut and mashed a banana into the whole thing. each cookie is a tablespoon's worth of mixture, made about 25 cookies. roughly 3c…
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Dr. Weil's advice / list for a healthy waistline
I'm happy to say iI m satisfying most of this list :) * Kale. This dark, leafy green provides fiber, iron and calcium - and at about 35 calories per cup (raw and chopped), it is a low-calorie way to fill up. Choose organic when possible. * Lentils. High in protein, lentils can help prevent spikes in insulin levels that can…
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Mama Marions Famous Black Bean Burgers (Veg)
Adapted from Martha Stewart's recipe, here: http://www.marthastewart.com/315165/black-bean-burger Ingredients some oil for sauteing or frying if you choose to not put on the grill. * 1 small onion, coarsely chopped * 1 medium pepper, stemmed, seeded, deveined, and finely chopped * a handful of chopped mushrooms * 4+ medium…
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help me plan my mini-vacation menus!
We're going on a little vacation to an eco-village and bringing our own food. I may update this original post throughout the day as I realize what I have on hand and what I don't. We're vegetarian, closer to vegan. We don't eat "meat replacement" products. No bread, rice nor pasta as main ingredients. A little on the side…
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6 of 8 I've got down...
Dr. Weil's advice on how to lessen the chances of getting cancer. I'll work on 7 & 8. source link: http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/TIP04503/8-Ways-to-Prevent-Cancer.html 1. Avoid polyunsaturated vegetable oils, margarine, vegetable shortening, all partially hydrogenated oils and all foods that might contain trans-fatty acids…
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clothing swap?
I don't know exactly how we could do this, but I don't really want to buy new clothes at the size I'm at as it is (hopefully very temporary) and I'm losing weight rather quickly, as it is the summer and I'm fairly active. I also have a bunch of high-quality things in bigger sizes that might work for someone else in an…
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kholrabi & carrot slaw (vegan)
http://www.messyvegetariancook.com/2009/03/09/kohl-rabi-and-shredded-carrot-salad/ basically shred a kholrabi & a couple small carrots make a sauce mix so delicious. the sauce i made was loosely based off the link's sauce: ginger, garlic, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, chili oil & pepper.
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pesto cubes
so a girlfriend of mine brought over a garbage sack full of basil from the farm. I love fresh basil, but I have a bunch of it already growing in my garden, so I decided to process it and freeze it for winter's use. I don't have traditional ice cube trays. to process basil to save for winter, should you find yourself the…
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Dole Bagged Salad Mix RECALL
FYI http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm309601.htm?source=govdelivery June 22, 2012 - Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling 1,077 cases of bagged salads. The products being recalled are Kroger Fresh Selections Greener Supreme coded N158 211B 1613 KR04 with Use-by date of June 19 and UPC 11110 91039, Kroger Fresh…
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community potluck: what to bring?
tonight the community garden is having a potluck. I am not sure what to make, so I thought some of you might be able to give ideas with what I have. at our potlucks, we try to make dishes that primarily consist of something grown at the garden (at least that's how i look at it... ) and vegetarian. I have on hand: snap &…
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how do you add your recipes into your recipes?
like for instance, i made some garlic pesto, which is a base for another sauce. how do i get my original recipe of pesto (because i only used a little of the entire recipe) into the other sauce?
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Generic - it means without a name brand.
you can call me cranky because i haven't had a freaking sandwich in a month (whatevz) but i'm so unbelievably tired of trying to build my recipes and finding the term "generic" with something like "generic - Jif Honey Nut Peanut Butter" Jif is a brand name. Please, for the love of all things sacred, when you put something…
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carbohydrate question (not for opinions)
I'm trying to understand the carbohydrate equation. I understand that carbohydrates are made up of starch, fiber & sugar. I also understand that starches & sugars both produce glucose. So on the carbohydrate portion of the diary, let's say the numbers are 164 23 69 Carbs Fiber Sugar of the 164 carbs, 23 are fiber and 69…
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daily totals > sugar question
i have only added 1.5tsp of granulated sugar to my diet. I'm over by almost 60g, but that's all whole foods sugar. does this seem reasonable? i'm not sure how to avoid it more than i have. or i guess a better question might be: is 80g of sugar a big deal when the overwhelming majority comes from whole foods? my diary is…
