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Does "fruit sugar" count towards your daily sugar intake?
I have issues with sugar...don't we all :) I eat lots bananas, sweet potatoes, blueberries, etc. All "healthy" sugars, right? But just by logging 1 banana, a cup of blueberries, and a sweet potato, I use up all my "sugar grams" for the day. (It's like 32 or something.) Does that REALLY mean I shouldn't be having ANY more…
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going over/under on protein
today I had 45 g of protein...roughly, and i was supposed to get 58. but yesterday I had 89 g...I was supposed to get 60 (I earned extra through exercise) so would it matter that I was deficient today in protein? like, do macros carry over from one day to the next, or should I be trying to get them as accurate as possible…
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Ice Cream Vs. Frozen Yogurt
I've always been confused about this - what exactly is the difference? Also, why do people say that Frozen Yogurt is better than ice cream? I know there's something about "probiotics" with fro-yo...but after all the processing and artificial sweetener I don't see how it's any better than regular ice cream. Some people say…
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when does the "calorie clock" restart?
I know it doesn't strictly have to be the same every day. But this is a weird (ish) situation. So at 3 AM, earlier this morning, I was still awake, doing work. And then I had kind of a giant snack. (I mean like, almost 1000 calories. This put me at like 1200 over my goal...I know, this is so undisciplined haha) And I…
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do you HAVE to eat after a workout...?
I ate a TON of carbs 1 hour beforehand. (2 slices of pizza and a honey pastry...yeah, not the healthiest.) and my workout was kind of intense...but it was only 10 minute interval sprints, and I'm not hungry. at all. so would I really have to eat afterwards? I hear that it's good for you to "replace glycogen" and all that,…
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1200 calories minimium - what exactly does this mean?
When MFP says "we suggest increasing your intake to 1200 calories minimum"...(on a day if I've eaten less than that), does that mean my net has to be 1200? or do I just have to eat 1200 (but I can burn off and not replace it) basically, say, if you eat 1400 calories a day, and you burn 400 of it off. the net is not 1000 -…
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egg substitutes for vegans?
What's a good "egg substitute" for vegans? Like, I've heard of people subbing Tofu and pumpkin, but if I say, randomly put in a 1/2 cup of pumpkin instead of 2 eggs in say, a pancake recipe, won't that taste weird?... I'm looking for something that actually "cooks" the same way as eggs - like, things that won't mess up the…
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is low fat dieting that good for you...
for some reason, a lot of my friends go into this craze about "low fat dieting" = "lose weight and be healthier." but is that really the case? because weight gain is due to CALORIES, not fat...right? I mean, everyone needs certain fats, like omega 3's, monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, etc...stuff you get from nuts,…
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why is eating 1000-1200 calories at a time bad?
I know people are supposed to space their calories out during the day better than that haha. but today during dinner I ended up eating like 1100 calories within 3 hours. I was so busy all day that I barely had time to eat a thing. (before dinner, I had eaten a total of like 400-500 calories and i was starving by the time I…
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am i sedentary or lightly active?
this is my usual schedule: 6:30 - wake up, have breakfast...I usually do a few minutes of dishwashing/kitchen cleaning in the morning. then I have my classes during the day from 8-3ish. I don't exactly 'sit' all day and do nothing, I get up and walk around for maybe 3 minutes at a time, about 8 times during the day. then…
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Elliptical calories? Please help!
According to MFP, if I go on the elliptical for 40 minutes, I only burn about 250 calories. I know it doesn't account for resistance or speed, but still...when I enter weight and age on the elliptical at the gym, it says I burn almost 400 calories in 40 minutes. That still seems a little high though...what's the best way…
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can calories 'carry over?'
For instance, if I went 200 calories under my goal yesterday, and 100 over today, than would I essentially be able to eat 100 more today without my weight/metabolism/nutritition/etc. being affected? or does it go on a day-to-day basis only?
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60 calorie french toast!
Amazing, super easy french toast!!! - Sara Lee 45 calorie bread (or substitute with something else - calorie count may change.) - 2 tbsp egg white - dash of cinnamon Optional: - 1/8 cup mashed bananas/berries - 1 tsp low calorie whip cream/cool whip (use either as a topping or a mix-in, it doesn't matter) - 1 tsp vanilla…
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maintenance/metabolism slowed?
For like the past 6 weeks, I've been on around 1000 net calorie diet. I ate way more than that, but I was doing like 1.5 hours of cardio and strength training a day. (like 3-4 mile run, P90X-type workout, intense ab stuff, and weight training). Now I want to switch to maintenance mode, because I don't want to lose more…
