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Fitbits.. is it worth the hype?
My friend got a fitbit recently and it turns out the MFP calorie recommendation was causing her to severely undereat as fitbit was reflecting much higher calorie usage .. What are people's thoughts on fitbit? After syncing to MFP have you been 'allowed' to eat more with the same calorie deficit? Are you still seeing…
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Ladies - how many calories have you been eating per day to lose weight?
I have found this difficult. MFP originally generated 1450 net calories per day - which was definitely not enough for me. I felt hungry, and deprived. Not sustainable in the long term FOR ME, and I'm not happy feeling like i'm not eating enough. I got sick of it, so since then I've been eating about 2500 per day - combined…
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I can't stop eating
Hi all! So i'm trying to stick within 1500 calories per day and I have been crazy struggling to say the least. I will do some sort of exercise everyday and I end up eating back all the calories earned from exercise so i'll end up with almost 2000 calories on a normal day. How on earth do you guys stop at a reasonable…
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Favourite meal prep recipes?
Hi all, I've begun looking into meal prep and was hoping to get some more recipes ideas! Also, how many meals ahead will they suffice, and how long can they live in the fridge in a good to eat state? Thanks!
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I really want to eat a kitkat...
Guys, what do I do. I'm craving it because it's been advertised alot lately on posters and billboards. I want it so badly, but I'm scared to cave in.
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Favourite ways to eat Sweet potatos?!
I love throwing them into the oven and eating it that way.. then the natural sugars caramelise and it's amazing. But open to new ideas :D
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Tips for running in the morning (as opposed to the night)
Hey all! I'm usually an evening runner because I find that after eating my days worth of food I'm full of energy to go out and smash out a decent run. However I'd like to start running in the morning to free up my evenings for university studies. Does anybody have advice regarding running in the mornings? The reasons why…
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Quinoa recipes?
Hi all! I really want to begin meal prepping in advance and the first thing I want work with is Quinoa.. What are your favourite quinoa salad recipes? That are preferably easy and cheap :p
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Skinny fat girls..
Hi all, I've always been skinny fat and unhappy with how I look. I'd like to shed about 5kg just to lose the soft arms and belly. But struggling to find motivation, and even questioning if i'm doing something wrong.. My sister who was larger than me lost 5kg within 2 weeks, the weight just fell off her!!! It was really…
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Runner who wants to incorporate strength training..
Does anybody have advice on how I could introduce strength training? I'm currently running 3-4 times a week but I want to build some muscle so I'm a bit more lean. I'm thinking of getting a basic gym membership so help aid this. Does anybody have any tips or experience in this? i'm a little scared because i've never done…
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Apple Health and RunKeeper double logging exercise...
is it just me, or have you guys noticed a bug that occurs when you have synced apple health and runkeeper to MFP. When I log a workout with run keeper it will show up on your diary as expected - but then the same run will show up sourced from apple health... it's very misleading and annoying. Does anybody else have this…
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what motivates you to keep exercising?
I keep losing motivation to run, especially with studies and everything, and now i'm scared to go out and do it again cause i know i'm unfit after 4 weeks of no running :( What motivates you to keep exercising?
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morning runs?
Hi all! I'm new to this, so i'm still getting use to it all. I've started morning runs, BEFORE i eat breakfast. However, i read that it's bad to do this, so usually i eat 2 pieces of chocolate, and a small handful of dried fruit, waiting about 20 mins before I go. just wondering if there was a better way to approach this?…
