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Company Potlucks
Ok so it is that time of the year, our company had a potluck today and I ate all of the good food that everyone brought but I did keep my portions small and only had one cookie for dessert. Now the big question is how do I log my calories, is too hard figuring out what every one cooked and the calories. I can just estimate…
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Baking cookies need help with substitutions
Do we have any bakers around here? I love to bake cookies for my kids and my mom likes them as well. She is a diabetic so when I make the cookies I have started to use Sun Crystals instead of sugar. Also yesterday I baked some Peanut Butter cookies and the recipe called for 2 1/2 cups of flour so I used 1 cup of whole…
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Avocados really high in calories and Fat
Ok so I did not check the calories of a avocado before adding one to my sandwich OUCH!!! should have checked before eating it but oh well too late now. My question is what is the recommended amount you should eat?
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p90x folks do you follow the p90x nutrition plan?
To everyone that is doing p90x do you follow their nutrition plan and do everything it states on their worksheets? or do you just do the exercises based on their calendar and just use MFP? Have done both? maybe at first used MFP and now doing their nutrition plan Any input would be appreciated.
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Is there a way to increase the protein level in your diary
I was wondering if there is a way to increase the protein levels that your diary shows? Mine show too low and I am always going over is there a way to increase it?
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Need some clarification on how to enter a smoothie
In the morning I make a Yoplait - Triple Berry Smoothie I use one bag and from the bag is one glass for me and one glass for my husband. Now my question is when I log the smoothie on my diary I can select the Yoplait - Triple Berry Smoothie, 1 packet 140 calories. Do I need to select the 2% milk that used to make it…
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P90x, MFP and Calories it says I should eat vs what I burn
I started doing p90x a week ago I have a question for you.So when I setup my profile on here it gave that I should eat about 1290 calories because I selected Sedentary lifestyle since at work at an office. I know that when you do exercise the system gives you those calories. So my question for you is what do you do in…
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Need Help Please!!!!
I started doing p90x a week when I setup my profile on here it gave that I should eat about 1290 calories because I selected Sedentary lifestyle since at work at an office. I know that when you do exercise the system gives you those calories back that you burned. So my question for you is what do you do in order to keep…
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Subway question
Is eating subway good for your calorie intake. I know that they advertise subway on the biggest loser but looking at their menu I noticed that their sodium is pretty high for their sandwiches and I am not sure if it is good to eat or stay away from it. I bring my own lunch to work everyday except on friday's and having a…
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Piioneer Woman Recipes
Today I made Moist pumpkin spice muffins recipe from the Pioneer Woman website but I tweaked the ingredients to make them a little more healthy. Now the question is how do I figure out the calories for each muffin so here is what I substitute: Instead of sugar I used Sun Crystals sugar Evaporated milk I used lowfat 2%…
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Need advice and support on how to use MFP correct
So I have been using MFP for a week now and have only lost 2lbs I am not sure that if is good or not. I want to make sure that I am using MFP correctly I mean when I add my exercise routine I usually have some calories left is that a good thing I guess i am looking for fast results and don't want to get impatient and stop.…
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I am new here and need some clarification
Hello everyone I am new to the site and I am trying to understand how it works what some of the things mean. Can anyone clarify how these work Goal + Exercise - Food = Net Ok the Goal is what I should strive for correct? Exercise is the calories that I get from exercising meaning the extra calories that the program gives…
