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Going away for 2 weeks and ery stressed:-(
I have to go India for 2 weeks for a wedding and I will have no avenues to work out and food wise it will be a nightmare (Carb heavy rich Indian food). I am getting so stressed that I have no sense of enjoyment even though I am going to attend my nephews wedding who is like a son to me! I am so sacred that I will end up…
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Eat more, less or stay at same level. Want more definition.
Hi Sara, SS! Need you advise on whether I should eat at the same level or reduce. I am not sure if I am eating right or not for my goal which is to get leaner. You can see my profile pic and I carry my weight real good!! I am NOT skinny at my weight and height (just sayi' because when people see my weight the first…
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quaker instant oatmeal- wrong serving size:-(
Out of curiosity today I measured one packet of Quaker instant oatmeal ( mostly because I wanted to eat more than 1 packet). I was expecting to measure 28 gms as listed in the serving size....but I measured 25gms. Thinking that it was a fluke I openend up another packet and measured that...well...that measured at 24.5gms!!…
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Injured my knee and doctor says no exercise :-(
Injured my knee and doctor says no exercise that puts intense pressure on the knees for a min of 6 weeks. This means no running, no INSANITY, Kick boxing or heavy squats/deadlifts etc:-( This is frightening because how do I eat w/o getting my daily burn:-( I am meeting the therapist tomorrow and will see if there are any…
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So Annoyed.....
Ran 5 miles in 55 mins and only burned 360cals:-( Oh, I did intervals in between and also increased the over-all speed. Same distance (lower speed) a couple of months back would burn at a min 420cals! I understand that i am lighter so my body will use less energy to move, but I liked the 400+ number. Even Insanity (not the…
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OMG -Sooooo hungry today...
I have no idea why I am so hungry today. I have been hungry within 1 to 1 1/2 hr of eating the last meal and all I can think of is when can I eat next to the point of not being able to focus on anything else!:-( I have done "drink the water" all day but it only helped for maybe 10mins. There has been no change in what I…
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BF down from 30.1% to 26%
I had my body fat tested today and it is down to 26%, it was 30.1% in May. My target is 24% and am hoping I will make it. I have been working out for so long but never paid any particular attention to food. I was never overweight but did not feel I was making any gains, either:-( When I got my body fat tested in May I was…
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How much cut to TDEE when close to goal weight
Hello All, How much % less from TDEE should I be eating if I am 2 to3 lbs away from my goal weight. I was taking an approx 12 to 13% cut but now am very close to the target weight and have seen the loss slow down. Should I increase the cut or maintain it where it is? Thanks in advance.
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Burn Rate has dropped
I have noticed recently that the Calorie burn rate when I run, do Insanity or kick boxing has dropped:-( Previously, my HRM would show around 400+ calories burnt in an hour of kick-boxing and Insanity max cardio or an hour of running. However, over the past month or so I have been noticing that during the same amt of…
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Caloric Intake
Hi All, I am relatively new to MFP but am in awe of so many people, their determination and success stories. I have tried to read a lot of information here and have also received some very good advice through Dan. However, I am still not getting over the mental block of eating the correct amt of calories. here are my…
