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Body Fat Scales
I picked up a Perfect Fitness Body Fat scale on the cheap at Target yesterday. I know they're not super accurate, but I was wondering what the general error margin on these are. I mostly want it to keep track of increases and decreases, so I guess the actual number itself is irrelevant for my purposes, but I'm curious. So,…
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BMR, TDEE, and exercise calories
I've had my body fat done (27.8% I'm a large frame female 5'3" 141lbs, 27-yo) and I've plugged my numbers into a calculator. With moderate exercise 3-5X week and a goal of 20% body fat (this is not set in stone, just an arbitrary number to aim for) my caloric needs are as follows: Estimated Base BMR: 1364 Calories.…
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Question about the fat macro
Do you count good fats? I'm almost always over my fat goal for the day. I'm not going to lie, sometimes that excess is from too much cheese, but other times it's from lots of nuts, avocados, olive oil, etc. Like today for example, if I eat what I have planned I'll be 26 grams over my fat goal but 33g of it is coming from…
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New here too!
Hello, everyone. My name is Jaclyn, I'm 27 years old and I'm trying to get healthy for a lifetime. I was always skinny, not healthy but small, and I was happy with my body. I got pregnant and stopped smoking at the same time and put on a lot of unhealthy weight. Three years later I'm small again, but really out of shape.…
