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So what are your go-to-Tofu recipes/ways of preparing?
I personally use this, but any inspiration for other methods of preparing tofu are welcome :) https://youtube.com/watch?v=vxHAbIddCXE
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Who else suffers if one day is missed out?
How frustrating. To feel like you are going on the right path, only to 'not log' because of one dinner, one lunch, one breakfast missed out on. And to allow that to cause a snowball-effect on the rest of days... How do you guys deal with this?
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Runner's Blisters
Hello lads, This might be the wrong place for this, but I figured since this place is supposed to aim to help other people who run, I might as well post it here. My problem in here is that every time I run, and this is always in the same spots, I get this horrible pain after a while. The pain worsens over time, and always,…
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A new Lifting workout
Hey lads, I have been lifting for 2 months now, and I enjoy the variation in exercises. I lift as hard as I can, and even though many folks on the internet do advice me to use a pre-built schedule such as SS, I still wanted to build upon the earlier-borrowed schedule (THT 3 Day Split). I added a day to the week, and split…
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Starting Strength after 2 months of 'my' schedule?
Hello lads, After having gone to the gym religiously for three times a week(having skipped no times) for two months, I realized that my workout is kind of amateurish, and by that, it is mostly based upon something I grabbed from this website: http://www.musclehack.com/best-3-day-workout-routine/ Now, 2 months later, I want…
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Opinion on this split schedule?
Hello lads, I'm new to the lifting scene, but have tried some things (mostly machines). However, I wanted to try something new: a split schedule, spread over 3 days. I found this one, and am enjoying the exercises mostly. However, I hate that thought in the back of my mind that the schedule is somehow not 'valid' or not…
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The THT 3 day workout, what do you think of it?
Hey guys, I'm going to retry lifting again (consider me a newbie) then, and as it is wednesday, I want to try a new schedule. I thought, why not try a split schedule for a change, and since I want to go 3 times to the gym a week, I looked for a 3-day split schedule. I found this, and want to take it out for a test:…
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All my related questions to lifting
Hello lads, I have a couple of questions related to lifting, partly because these questions occupy mind 24/7 whenever I am actually at the gym. Things like 'oh god, I'm doing it wrong, I won't be getting any better, etc etc'. I hope somebody could take some time to explain why I'm thinking wrong, or answer the questions,…
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I'm a bit confused as to what my goal should be now
So I've been doing this thing a year, losing weight that is. The first half year went pretty great, and I lost a substantial amount of weight(12 kg or so was a big deal for me). Most people wouldn't call me fat nowadays, but when I take off my shirt, I still see the moobs, the side tire(this one bugs the hell out of me),…
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How would you log a home-made soup or salad?
Hello lads, So say, a relative cooks up a home-made soup, or slices some tomato, cucumber, olives, mozzarella, and a dressing on top. Do you log this by food seperate, or is there some estimate I could make (like, usually, a cup of tomato soup has around x calories, or most salads don't go above x calories)?
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How would you log a home-made soup or salad?
Hello lads, So say, a relative cooks up a home-made soup, or slices some tomato, cucumber, olives, mozzarella, and a dressing on top. Do you log this by food seperate, or is there some estimate I could make (like, usually, a cup of tomato soup has around x calories, or most salads don't go above x calories)?
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No time to log calories
Hello lads, Very often, I would eat something, and more often than not, go do something else in a hurry (such as going to college, or going to classes). Even eating at college, I often have to glance at the packaging to guess the amounts of calories, but it never seems to stick, as I simply forget to log, or don't have…
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Paranoid about Cooking
Yello ladies and gents, I have grown an affinity for cooking, but the problem is, I have this sort of 'paranoia' of the stove. Like, everytime I have done my cooking, there still is something wrong. Like the kitchen is about to catch fire, or something, once I leave the house. Anybody had something similar in their…
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How to go about expiration dates?
Hello ladies and gents, I am in the process of learning how to cook 'better' food (I have zero experience in the kitchen, so the start has been kind of wonky), but what really is puzzling me, is how to keep all the food good. The thing about trying new food every day, is that certain ingredients get used less to an extent,…
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Weight Loss and Junkfood
Hi ladies and gents, let me get this straight: apparently, as long as you stay eat the daily calories you're supposed to, and don't eat over that limit, you should lose weight. But, what if those daily calories consist of only bad food, like noodles or burgers for example? What if you are able to fill the daily calories…
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Clarity on simultaneous fat loss and muscle build
Hey guys and gals, I have been losing weight for the past 6 months now, and I like the way it has been going, but I haven't really been focusing on exercising as much as counting calories (which has been working sublime). However, due to little exercise, my arms have become very skinny and crampy. And there is still some…
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Be Your Own Gym?
Hi guys, I'm thinking of geting the BYOG dvd's/android app, and I was wondering, how awesome is it really? http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/20/g1cx.jpg/ Naturally, like every dreamer, this is what I wish to accomplish: vanquish those handles and moobs, and gain a hard body. I prefer doing this at home, as I don't wish…
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More breakfast and lunch meal-types?
Hi guys and gals, I would like to know about more different kinds of breakfast/lunch meal, which aren't hard to make, and don't take up too much time. So far, this is literally all I could come up with: * Oats/porridge(+ pb&j/banana/flax/berries/apple/cacao powder/raisins) * Omelet(+ salsa/spinach/flax/salmon) *…
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Need some more motivation for going the last pounds
Hi guys and gals, I have been losing weight for the last 6 months, and have been doing pretty well so far. But, I find it almost impossible to find any kind of contacts here in MFP. I just don't know how it works(granted, I have a little bit of a confidence problem). I still need to lose 5 kg(having lost 10 already), and…
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How much exercises per body part?
Hey guys and gals, I know this answer is pretty easy to find on google, but I was still wondering if people with experience or so could answer this question: how many body-weight exercises are enough for one body part(like, say, the core)? I have planned in my routing pushups(chest), situps(core), dips(upper arm),…
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How much weight to lose left?
Hi guys and gals, I have made some pictures, because I wasn't sure if it was visible if I have lost weight between the last 7-8 months. I was wondering two things: Before: http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/5499/imag0343k.jpg Now: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/17/imag0697u.jpg/…
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Recommendations for eating "burned calories" back?
Hi guys and gals, I have started running again, and am looking for a way to gain back the lost calories I lose while running, without being unhealthy. I need quick and easy fixes, because I'm still a student and not very talented in the kitchen, so if anyone has some good, calorie-filled(not necessarily carb-filled) snacks…
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How about this for training schedule?
Hi guys and gals, I have started looking for ways to train myself within my own home, requiring minimal equipment, just for a while. I want to strengthen my body, and grow some muscles, while having time left for home. So I checked the 6 week programs(100 pushup, 200 situps, etc), and decided to make a schedule out of them…
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Regarding the switching from weightloss to muscle training
Hi guys and gals, So I have been losing a lot of weight through diet only(mainly, because I have no time to really go for a run or go the gym, but I'll get to that soon). I am at about 60-70% through of losing my weight, but I fear I have also lost a lot of muscle through this. My plan was/is to, once I have lost all the…
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How about bodyweight-exercices?
Hi guys and gals, I have recently ended my 1 year gym membership. Why? Well, one, is due to (of course, very cliche), no time spare for 2 hours of gym time. I am in the exam year of my school, and have to focus on studying, rather than sitting on the computer, or traveling a half an hour to my gym. I also have no…
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How to replace the bread for school(in terms of carbs)?
Hi guys and gals, I want to start the low-carb thing myself, and I notice that pretty much everything I eat, consists of quite an amount of carbs. Especially my sandwiches I take to school for lunch. Is there any alternative for the bread, so I can take it to school, and prepare it easily? Thanks!
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Trying to figure out why carbohydrates are the "bad guys"
Hi guys and gals, just a quick(and somewhat, dumb question), but why should I cut down on carbohydrates(my recommendation says I should eat about 200 g or so a day max), when you should be focusing on calories? Or is there something I don't get? Thanks
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Before- and after breakfast weight difference?
Hi guys and gals, After eating my breakfast(an omelet with a slice of cheese, turkey and a tomato), I weighed myself once more(just to check out how much I would weigh more with my breakfast), and the scale said I gained 0.5 kg with that. Is that normal? Should I weigh 0.5 kg extra with breakfast included?
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Slipped up on a week...
Hi guys and gals, I have been ill this week, and because of that, I ate quite small portions, and did not consume a lot of calories a day. Because of that, I lost quite a lot of weight(and I think fat too). I lost about 2 Kgs. Now, I was wondering, is this bad? Is there a way, that if I eat normal again from now on, I can…
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Suddenly, I am constantly hungry
Hello guys and gals, Somehow, my stomach has managed to do a 180, making me hungry all the time, instead of forcing myself to eat the 1500 calories. Before I went over to a daily 1800 calories a day, I was struggling filling the 1500 calories. But now, I am struggling not to go over the goal limit. I am always a little bit…
