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Looking for help and advice - cals up, down or stay?
Hi all Looking for any help and advice you might be willing to give. Apols in advance for what might be lengthy post!! Stats: female, 44yrs, 5 ft 6. Current weight 163.8 lbs. Managed to get to 159.6 about 2 weeks ago but those lbs just came back. Exercise: Mon: Kettle bells (45mins, 4-6kg), spinning (45) Tues: fitness…
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Anyone heard of, or done, Metabolic Aftershock or Metabolic Prime?
Curious... has anyone heard of or done these?
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OMG just found the most horrific weight loss website:(
Was searching for reasons as to why I feel a bit nauseous doing fasted exercise and found the most horrific pro-anorexia website. Now I've never had an eating disorder like that and so no, I can't truly appreciate how those suffering from it feel and think but to see it promoted as a "healthy lifestyle" and a "good choice"…
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Don't understand the macro percentages on the Android MFP app?
Hi, hoping someone can shed some light on this (I've searched but not found what I'm after on the site so I apologise if it's already been asked). On the Android app there's a "nutrition" tab with three sections - calories, nutrients and macros. I'm struggling to understand the macro section. There's a pie chart with…
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Why is losing weight much easier for some than others?
Feeling discouraged :( Friend has just joined slimming world and is already down 7lbs in two weeks.... For the same amount of time I have been doing T25 / Chalean Extreme and religiously logging (cals set to 1600). I also walk 2 miles a day and go horse riding (lesson once a week plus the odd hack). I have lost zip; zero;…
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Newbie to UP3 and group - have a question!!
Hiya, I'm stuck on something on the Up3 app and wondered if anyone could help? Is there a way to log water that you've drunk - I've searched "water" and plain old tap water just doesn't appear on the database and isn't something you can exactly scan in...... Also: re scanned foods, is it at all possible to CHANGE the…
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Lower calorie Swiss Bircher Muesli ideas please???
HI all I have recently started making Swiss Bircher for breakfast but I'm struggling to bring in a low-ish calorie version - currently I'm up around 370 cals for a portion. Can anyone suggest a way to bring it down but still make it filling and worth having? I'm currently using the following: 40g plain porridge oats 70ml…
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Dumb question - insanity recommended calories vs MFP recommended calories
Hi all can anyone help, I have a question that I'm not about re calorie intake and Insanity....? Tonight is the last workout of Week 1 on Insanity. According to the Elite Nutrition Guide and varous things I've read, I should be on about 1900 calories a day to lose weight while doing the Insanity programme, on a 40/40/20…
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Results from Chalean?
Hi, I'm on my 2nd round of CLX, having done it about 18 months ago and gotten to the end of the Push phase. Then I just stopped. Not sure why, now....!! Anyhoo, am back on CLX again have just finished my first week of the Push circuit. But other than feeling stronger I am not seeing any visible results :( I feel smaller,…
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BMR, TDEE and approx calorie intake - help please!
Hi all I am after some advice if anyone can help? I am really struggling on MFP's recommended 1200 cals a day and my weight loss has completely stalled. Stats: 5ft 6, approx 63.5kg, 39 years old, female, run x 3 a week (5-10 miles), horse ride once a week for an hour, weights x 3 a week (Chalean Extreme programme at the…
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aarrrggh - sneaky half a stone!!!
Well weighed myself this morning and am pretty horrified to find out that half a stone has snuck on when I wasn't looking. I know that I've not been running as much lately but I didn't think it was doing that much damage!!!!!!!! :frown: I thought my work trousers were feeling a bit snug........ I'm (was!) pretty much at…
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Newbie to the group!
Hello all :) Well, with the help of MFP I've gone down to a number on the scale that I'm mostly comfortable with - until I get it on the bodyfat percentage and that's something BAD!!!! I know they're not 100% accurate but it's the only thing I've got to measure it with. It's currently about 25-27% (like everything else it…
