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Calorie count for chores
I know that MFP overestimates calories burned for treadmill, elliptical etc. But what about things like lawn mowing, cleaning, walking dog etc.? Anyone know?
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how do you hunker down for the long haul?
So. Like my 5th time restarting MFP. Had an excellent week--logged every day and ended up loosing 3 lb. So I'm down about 13 from when I first started years ago. Which is great. Except: I've got like 85 to go. And while normally with big goals I am all about the "break it down into manageable steps" I confess that when it…
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iron supplements
According to my MFP nutrition reports, I'm only getting about 60% of the recommended amount of iron. I'm working on this. In the meantime, does it make sense (those of you with better expertise than I) to take an iron supplement like, once a week?
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Need to get back on track
Had been doing pretty well for about 2 weeks--lost about 7 lb, worked out every day--then over the weekend I got off track. Gained some weight back (2 lb), stopped recording food or exercise, felt crummy about myself. Just FORCED myself to record weight and food for today, but it's really hard. Any inspirational words or…
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dealing with ravenous hunger
I had a great first week here--dropped 5 lbs, and didn't find it nearly as painful as I thought I would--was feeling really pumped--but for some reason these last two days I've been ravenously hungry--even right after a meal. I'm getting more than enough calories, but it's like I'm unable to think of anything beyond my…
