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Open diary but private feed?
I've been using mfp for a while but am only just starting to get into the community. I see boards for adding friends and open diaries...but then when I go to a profile it says the feed is private. Am I doing something wrong? (I've sent a few friend requests too, but I've no idea if I did them correctly.) Thanks!
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Doesn't feel like exercise?
I work partially from home as a writer, so I'm at my desk for hours at a time. I have a mini-elliptical that I use underneath my desk (this one here), just pedaling away while I work. I don't have an increased heart rate when I pedal, even for long periods; it's very light effort and not at all strenuous, but I am still…
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ICK: protein bar fail
I usually buy the pure protein brand whenever I make it over to costo. This time I noticed that Kirkland also had a bar brand. Compared ingrediants and found them pretty promising (cashews, I love cashews). BIG mistake. Gluey, chalky awful mess. Couldn't even finish the one I started eating. Now I'm stuck with a bunch if…
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Strength training-- how do you determine exercise calories?
I've seen a lot of posts about how strength teaching doesn't burn very much. I've also seen a lot of posts from people who do intensive bodyweight/lifting programs who are eating upwards of 2000+ calories a day to maintain. I'm still learning, and it can get confusing. I've done a mix of strength/cardio for some time. I've…
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Sports bras WITHOUT padding!
I've been on the lookout for some good (and hopefully reasonably priced) sports bras. I used to be able to buy what I wanted at Target (the Champion brand, I think), but all the ones they sell now have padding in them. I'm small chested and don't want or need padding, especially for working out (not to mention it's a pain…
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Bodyweight exercises work too!
Hello. This is my first time posting pictures, but wanted to share where I'm at. I know a lot of people stress the importance of lifting heavy, and that is a totally valid point of view, but I have a very hard going somewhere with the equipment I could use to lift heavy, and I live in quite a small space (studio…
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Prone-to-bingeing buddies
I have a history of binge-eating, and have recently really been struggling with it. I was hoping to make some friends here that also have been having trouble staying on track lately. Hold each other accountable, keep each other in check? Thanks!
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Making progress, don't want to lose it! But huge appetite increase?
I'm a 27 years old, 5'6" female. I fluctuate between 140-145, and want that to be more around 135-140, though my main focus is reducing body fat. Since I have so little to lose, I understand that there isn't a lot of wiggle room. I set MFP to go down by .5 lbs and was assigned 1,490 a day at a sedentary level of activity…
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Waking up early to exercise
I work at a swim school, and new policy lets staff members swim in the facility before we open for lessons. So I'm planning to get up at 6:15am tomorrow to swim. I know for some people this would be easy, but while I do want to swim, I don't sleep well, so I'm dreading the early rising a bit. But I've set my alarm, I'm…
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Sorry, wrong place
posted to the wrong section. Please ignore!
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So I figured out my BMR...
...but now I'm not so sure what to do with it. Different calculators gave me an average of 1400cal bmr. Setting MFP to lose .5lb a week put me at 1490cal. So 90cal above my BMR. Is this reasonable? 5'6", female, range of 140-145 lbs, trying to get to a range of 135-140 lbs.
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Low-fat/fat-free recipes. Please help!
I'm actually not asking for me. My mother is recovering from pancreatitis, and was given a medical diet of low-to-no fat for basically the rest of her life. She's pretty depressed about it, since she uses chicken fat in a lot of her cooking, snacks on nuts, loves to bake, etc. I figured asking around here for delicious…
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Swim instructor?
I recently got a job teaching children (mostly babies) to swim. Because my students are so little (we do parent-tot classes) I'm not doing a lot of swimming per say, but I am in the water for 3.5 hours at a time, walking/swimming from child to child, or across the pool to get toys, etc. Normally I wouldn't bother logging…
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Aerial! And other less common activities.
I had my usual hour and a half class on Saturday and my arms are still noodles (though it probably doesn't help that Sunday I went to an adventure park and spent two and a half hours climbing trees and doing obstacle courses). With only four students and two teachers, I was on an apparatus or doing conditioning training…
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Weights v body-weight-only: help a rookie out?
Are exercises that use your own body weight for the resistance; push-ups, tricep dips, chin-ups, pull-ups, etc considered strength training too? I workout at home and make an effort to weight train with the dumbbells I own, but I also do intensity workouts with these body-weight exercises (sorry if there's a proper term…
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Arm injuries are making exercise a problem
Most of my arm-workout is pretty basic. Push-ups, tricep dips, pull-ups, chin-ups, working with free weights, etc. Lately I've been getting this burning pain in my forearms. I take a break from arm work, it gets sort of better for a little while, and then the problem comes back again. Normal push-ups I don't have a problem…
