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Apple pie smoothie!
Saw this smoothie on Pinterest I think, and I've fell in love with it. There are two variations but they are both delicious. I make this smoothie most mornings as my drink. It's refreshing, delicious, and has 2 servings of fruit! It's very simple. The ingredients are 1 apple, cored, one frozen banana (I buy bananas, peel…
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Starting You Are Your Own Gym
Hello! Short intro, 20 year old male, played highschool hockey, stopped playing in college, weight gain followed. Was hovering around 180 (not a healthy, muscly 180, a surprising gut 180). Decided I wanted to change how I looked, and get into better shape then I was in highschool. Started bicycling for general weight loss…
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Krill Oil / Fish Oil ?
Wanted to start taking Fish Oil softgels along with my multivitamin every day for the various health benefits, but I was told (and have now did a bit of research online) that Krill oil is better, as it provides the same bonuses, with no fishy burps or aftertaste. Thoughts? I can pick up a bottle of 60 softgels of Spring…
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SUPPLEMENTS - suggest for noob
Hey everyone. I know there are some pretty passionate and dedicated lifters that love to talk about their supplements! I am moving on from my cardio/weight loss phase, and am moving into my "lifting" (body weight training) phase. Note: I am not trying to gain mass yet, just trying to lift on a slight caloric deficit and…
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Best Greek yogurt?
Looking for the "best" Greek yogurt, as in the one with the most protein and least sugar. Kept hearing people say they love Greek yogurt and how good it is for you, and had so much protein - but they always say to buy the natural (not vanilla, no flavor added) and no sugar added. Yet every yogurt I look at in the store is…
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Ride road bikes? Add me!
Hey everyone, just looking for some exercise friends. Started MFP.. idk when lol, but when I did I bought a cheap $80 bike from walmart to ride since I despise running. I went from 174 lbs to 155 in two months of watching my calories and riding every day. Then I loved riding so much, that I went and got a very nice Trek…
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You are your own gym app - opinions?
Anyone tried the you are your own gym app? I work at a books a million and I hear the book is really good and is a top seller, then I heard about the app. I had previously bought insanity, but it is entirely too advanced me for me right now, so I decided to try the YAYOG app. So far on day 2 and its perfect (doing 1st…
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Beginner at home routine?-Almost to my weightloss goal
This is my second round of weight loss. Started MFP and riding my bike, and went from 178 lbs to 155 lbs before winter. Had my local university gym do a fitness test and I was at 17% body fat. I did not at all look like other people at 17%, with still a small little gut and chest fat. As a 19 yr old male, it was pretty…
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Does lifting weights do anything at a caloric deficit?
So I know most everyone's impulse is to say "No!! You need to be at a caloric surplus to build muscle, yada yada", and I know that I've heard it a million times. But I'm NOT wanting to build any real muscle or bulk up. Here is my backstory: Last time I used mfp for two months and it worked like a charm. I road my bike…
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Body fortress protein - no scoop!
Recently was advised to try some body fortress vanilla protein powder. Today bought 2 lb container for $15 from Walmart. This is my first time trying it, but it says "1 scoop" or "2 scoops " I thought it usually came in the stuff, but it's not! I even just poured the whole container out into a sifter, it's not there!…
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How to gain muscle, not fat?
A little history: Started my fitness journey about 2.5 months ago, at a very fat 174 lbs (I did NOT look like many people at 174, had a gut, very nice start to some man boobies, etc. lol). I started eating healthy with MFP, and doing cardio every day, riding my bike 7-10 miles. After 2 months, I hit my goal weight (that I…
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How do I get enough calories to work out?
Now that i'm down to 17.3% body fat and 160 lbs, I'd like to start working out and eating at maintenance level while I work on lowering my body fat percentage, so that I'll be a little happier with my body when I get to around 13%. I realize I need to eat a caloric surplus to gain muscle, but right now i'm just simply…
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Protein powder on a college budget!
Well I never thought I'd see the day I was going to buy protein powder. I always associated it with the no neck goofballs that constantly bolstered the "GET BIG!" Motto - and that is definitely NOT what I want to do. In saying this, I have started to work out and I will be trying to build a bit of muscle while trying to…
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Going to gym - do I need more calories?
Since I've started MFP I've only been eating healthy and riding my bike every night for cardio to lose weight (and body fat). I've went from 174 to 160 in 45 days, which is right at the goal I put into MFP of 2 lbs per week (I'm at about 2.05 lbs per week). It let me have 1260 calories a day, which after about a week I got…
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Need BIke help!
Well I just got a great deal on a bike. My uncle's friend bought this bike for $800 from the local cyclery. He soon needed money and my Uncle bought it from him for $300. He decided he didn't like it, so I took it off his hands for $300... a nice little $500 save! I was in the market for a road bike , and it couldn't have…
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Measuring body fat percentage
Now that I'm starting to get down to a low body weight, I'd like to start working out in the gym instead of just cardio for weight loss. Soon my weight won't be much of an indicator for me, as I'll be gaining muscle and losing fat (so I might not change weight at all or even go up). I'd like to start using my body far…
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What to do on rainy days / more weight or more reps?
This will be a multi question thread so I don't spam up the forum. First: a tad little bit of background In highschool I played for 3 different hockey teams, and I was a goalie. I was on the ice at least once a day for 45 minutes and burnt calories out the wazoo. Because of this, I never had to watch what I ate. Also since…
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Whats good tasting drink thats good for you?
My girlfriend has recently started to eat healthy with me. Her problem is she really, reallly, realllyyyy doesn't like drinking only water like I do. We are trying to find a drink for her that tastes good and is good for her. Diet sodas practically cause cancer and a bunch of other stuff, and every drink we find like sobe…
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Why does my weight vary so much?
I started using myfitnesspal about a month ago. I started off at 174 lbs and now a little under a month later, I think I'm around 165. But I've had some really crazy things happen in the last few days. I weigh myself every night and record my weight. It generally goes down, everyone once in a while I'll gain a bit, but…
