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Setting Goals in MFP
Short version: Got my BMR tested (breath test) and determined it's 3200/cal a day w/o exercise, motion, etc. That's 22,400 cal a week for maintenance. I'm looking at creating a calorie deficit of 3 lbs a week, so 10,500 calories less. That's a target of 11,900 calories - 1,700/day (plus exercise, so in reality about 2,000…
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A Cheat Day That Wasn't
Short version: Doctor supervised calorie-restricted high-protein "diet." Goal is to train my body into more appropriate portion sizes and work back into a normal eating routine without doing the "600-calorie, lose-it/gain-it" bounce. Started with a resting metabolism test to determine my baseline. Fast-forward to today. I…
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Nutrition Info @ Restaurants Thread
I couldn't find a comprehensive list on search, so I'll start the thread. List your links to restaurant nutrition information here (even though avoiding restaurants is best, it's nice to know what's out there "just in case"). I'll start! Chilis: http://www.chilis.com/EN/Nutritional…
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Mushrooms!
Okay, I'm sure lots of folks know this... but I didn't realize until yesterday how much bulk mushrooms can provide for so little calories, fat, etc. (no, I didn't expect mushrooms to be fatty... just saying that it's nice to find a low cal low fat bulk). Cooking with them for hot meals lets me use less of other things but…
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Need accountability!
So I'm in... day 2 now... and I set my settings to post everything to Facebook. I put a post on FB, too, to friends and family to hold me accountable. What I need, though, is "friends" on here to help do the same. If you're willing to hold me accountable, encourage me and contribute to my ongoing weight loss, I'll do the…
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Starting today
Okay, so met with my cardiologist two weeks ago and my doctor last week - have the appropriate approvals. Starting today, I'm on 1800 calories a day, using 3 weight loss shakes at ~ 600 calories total, leaving me 1200 calories to split as I like (300/300/600, 400/400/400, 300/300/300/300, etc.). And 96 oz of water a day.…
