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Calorias en los tacos?
Hola! Pues con esto de la cuenta de calorias, me gustaría saber como estiman lo que hay en los tacos, que tan ricos y ( al menos para mi) imposibles de abandonar por completo, son. Por ejemplo tacos de pastor, suadero, chistorra, chuleta, costilla, etc. El fin de semana eso comí y aunque creo que me medí, pues no se…
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Calorias en la comida de Fondas?
No voy muy seguido a las fondas*, pero cuando no puedo ir a casa son la opción que prefiero; tanto por economía como por sabor. El problema es que se me hace increíblemente difícil estimar las calorías en las comidas de esos lugares. Por ejemplo, yo se más o menos que unas albóndigas de casa son como 100 calorías por…
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Running Friends
After completing my first 5K, I have realized I am now totally hooked up on running. When I started (five months ago) I saw my early morning jogs as a rather painful thing that had to be done to be fit/healthy. Now really I look forward to the next training day! I’ve set my sights on my next two races. A 10K in mid July…
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Maintenance?
Now that I’ve reached my GW I am a little worried about maintenance. Looking at my diary I’ve realized that I consistently go over my goal, often going over maintenance on weekends. That is not something I really cared about while losing; worst case scenario I would reach my goal weight a little later. Now at maintenance…
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25% of my bodyweight gone.
After years of not taking care of my body I decided it was time to do something about it. That was back in August 2012. I don’t know exactly what It was, but one day it hit me. I deserve to be able to go swimming without embarrassment, my daughters deserve a dad that can play tag with then, my wife deserves a husband she…
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Changing body composition without weights?
First a little about myself. I’m 34 yo 1.71m (5’7’) and 71 Kg (157 pounds). I started on MFP back in August. So far I’ve lost 23Kg (50 lbs) and gone from about 30% to 19% body fat (according to military calculator and bia gizmo). I am very near my goal weight (a couple of pounds). So far my exercises have been running and…
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BMI still valuable for health assessment.
BMI has gotten a lot of criticism for being used a predictor of health risks. Body fat is quite often said to be a much better option. A recently published study compared BMI, BF% and other measures as predictors for various health issues such as high blood sugar, high blood pressure and cholesterol. The results seem to…
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Is being "overweight" not bad after all?
According to an analysis of nearly 100 studies, a higher BMI correlates to a decreased mortality rate. It turns out overweight and moderately obese people actually live more than thin people do.…
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What I've learned about TDEE
Total Daily Energy Expenditure is probably the most important number anyone interested in losing weight should know. Eat above TDEE and you will gain weight, eat below and you will lose weight, eat at TDEE and your weight will stay the same. The devil, of course, is in the details. Researchers have come up with formulas…
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Global BMI
I don’t know If you’ve seen this before (it was published in July), but I find it really interesting. How does your BMI measure against the national and world averages? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328 According to the study, the country with “fattest” population for males of my age group is Micronesia with an…
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Water weight?
I weigh, measure, and do a body fat test every week (bf with handheld BIA analyzer). I've been usually losing around 0.5 - 1 pound a week with a 700 cal deficit. Today the scale moved slightly upward (100grs), my measurements are about the same (-0.5 inches in the hip, same elsewhere), but the body fat reading says I lost…
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Lower fat intake?
So, I’ve set my MFP goals to 25%fat 50%carbs and 25%protein (that’s 47, 213 and 106 grs respectively). However I did a quick survey of my diary and I find I am more near 35%, 45%, 20% (66f, 191c, and 85p grs). I usually stay near my overall calorie goal, but I consistently go over in fat. I usually do not go over the sat…
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Weight loss is not linear
I know I'm probably stating the obvious, but I've seen a lot of comments in the forums of people worried about "plateaus" or "weight gains" from one day to the next. So I did a little experiment. For the last month I weighed myself and recorded it every day. Here are the results, I hope you find it useful. In the end I…
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Halfway there.
Not a success story, but a success story in the making. Today I am halfway to my goal weight. I started on MFP back in August, 11.5 kilos (25 pounds) ago. MFP and the community have been a great help in this journey. The amazing success stories I’ve seen here are a constant reminder that it can be cone. I still have a long…
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Romantic and healthy dinner
So, tomorrow night I want to make a nice dinner for my wife. We are both working to get fit together, so I want to make something that’s not only fancy and delicious but also healthy. I will have enough time to shop, cook and get ready, so that won’t be a problem. Things that she likes the most include pasta, fish (the non…
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Lessons learned
I started on MFP on August. I started eating healthy, eating less and exercising. I’ve been losing about a pound a week since. I was/am very pleased with myself, perhaps I even got a little too pleased. I let two things happen that I know I shouldn’t have. I had been exercising 5 times a week, light cardio and light…
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Too much protein?
Hello fello mfpers Today I began to take a look at my diary for the last few days, and I noticed i usually go above what mfp advices on protein. I'm not doing it on purpose, I guess its just what comes naturally (to me) when I try to eat clean, balanced and tasty. Anyway, for the last 10 days I've been consistently above…
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Hola a todos!
Hola, saludos desde la hermosa ciudad de Querétaro! Llevo ya un par de meses en la página pero hasta ahora me animé a participar en los foros. Hasta ahora me ha sido muy útil y ya hasta logre de dejar el rango de obesidad para solo estar en sobrepeso (de acuerdo a indice de masa corporal) Me dió mucho gusto encontrar un…
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Hello from Mexico
Hello everyone To start the introductions, I'm a 34yo from Mexico. I started MFP in August, about 8*kilos ago (im currently 84*). I've been a lurker this last few weeks in the forums, but no more. A little about myself and my story. As a child I was skinny. People would even sometimes say I was *too* thin. I remained like…
