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good substitute for oil in brownie mix...
i know apple sauce is one, we dont get apple sauce in the uk that isnt a table condiment.... so small jars are realy expensive and very high sugar/crap any other subs>?
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how many cals
so ladies, please let me know your height, age, cals set at and whether you eat back your exercise cals. also what kind of loss you are seeing? thankyou!!! im trying to figure out why im not losing x
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Question about heartburn
hi all i am trying my best to have porridge for breakfasts as i use proper oats and its so high fibre. now then, the issue i have always had with cereals or anything milk based in the morning is that it gives me horrendous heartburn. if i eat it any other time, i dont get it, only in the mornings. could this indicate some…
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getting help on the free weights...
So, every time i go to the gym, theres no built guys or women on the free weights, just loads of average size young guys (like 18-21). i want to ask someone to help me as i dont have the first clue about bench presses etc... but i dont think anyone is suitable to ask? i just dont know where to start or what to do.
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fat sick and nearly dead - documentary
just watched this after hearing it mentioned on the forums... what an incredible documentary has anyone else seen it?
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pancake day Uk this Tuesday
i am looking for an american style pancake recipe, that i can perhaps sub a small amount of protein powder into to help the macros, OR one that is just lower cal? i plan to serve with strawberries and some vanilla ice cream :)
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Question about exercise cals...
so this is a slightly unusual one.. helloitsdan has crunched my numbers and ive upped my cals... im now netting about 1700-1800 a day... however, im set as sedentary as i have a strange job, sometimes i may walk alot in the day and be quite active, others i am sat on my butt all day at a desk. so i use a fitbit every day,…
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general fitness question/resting heart rate query..
so... the scales not moved this week... ive upped my cals so expected it really... however in the last 2 weeks ive shaved 44 seconds off of my fitness test at the gym (3km bike at level 4) and increased my weight on various machines by between 20kg and 40kg.. when i am lifting i can see my biceps and triceps so im excited…
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Getting ready to do my first 5k...
So this one is a help, what do i do thread. so i started my journey a few weeks ago, im working out 5 out of 7 days a week, lifting heavy, doing just dance and biking for my cardio... having some good burns (got a polar) and getting my heart rate up into the 150s-170s then back down again then up again regularly. i have…
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i liked it...
so im posting it. Happy Friday MFP!
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Shocking Lunch moment
So i have been away from home for 2 days, in meetings and hotels. i went to grab some lunch today and was amazed as i went to grab a ham sandwich at a well known "natural, handmade" deli. i saw the cal count on the wall poster as i was about to pay and stopped dead... 600 CALORIES!!!! i put it right back, checked the board…
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You know those days when you are just HUNGRY....
Today is one of THOSE days for me. im hungry. hungry hungry hungry. having plenty of protein for my evening meal, then some protein pancakes afterwards. DAMN YOU HUNGER PANGS!
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help planning a corp dinner choice...
hi all we dont have the luxury of calorie counts on all menus yet in the uk... im out with colleagues tomorrow night at a restaurant and have NO idea what the best choice would be, im not into prawns or seafood really so theyre out but could you guys have a look here and see what youd suggest thats around 600 cals max?…
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Lifting Heavy question
This has more than likely been asked before and answered before on MFP. But im going to ask it because ive read loads and still dont feel 100% sure. So, im lifting, pretty heavy i think (started a week ago) im still learning the various techy terms and names of different stuff, but essentially i have some queries about the…
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Girls who have lost it, teens-twenties
Questions for people whove lost the weight but were big from like 12 years old until their mid-late twenties im curious about skin/stretch marks. i dont have anywhere that has a huge overhang and only red stretch marks i do have are 1 single one up my abdomen, the rest are silver and were from when i was a kid. im just…
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Geordie Shore....(UK Jersey Shore)
I am currently watching this from last night. i love this show. Holly looks amazing and has a figure id kill for!
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launching tomorrow in the UK - Cadbury Philidelphia Cream Ch
OMG. low fat and 86 cals per serving. Cream cheese with chocolate. I need to try this, i bet it woulkd be amazing with fruit or on a rich tea buscuit as an instant craving curer! :)
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My first session with my trainer and the plan shes devised..
I just wanted some opinions... thoughts and comments really on my first session with my trainer. she was really great and is more of a coach (i will see her every 4 weeks for an hour to guage my progress and re-do the plans) we went through loads of questions, she weighed me, took my measurements and then did a fitness…
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Total Noob wanting some advice and guidance...
hi all well i joined MFP a few days ago and so far so good, ive been watching what i eat prior to that and weighed in this morning having lost 4 pounds. i am eating "clean" 90% of the time, the other 10% may be when im on the road and a grab a subway wrap or some sushi. i joined Virgin Health club last week and swam…
