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Couch to 5K
Hi I am sure I will get a row from someone for this as there will no doubt be a post relating in the past but I wanted some advice. I started on MFP in 2010 and lost just over 2.5st but hated exercise I walked the dog a little more than usual but that was my limit. In 2014 I decided I was going to start exercising as I…
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Bored and in need of Vegetarian recipes!
Hi, my name is Kim and I am in desperate need of new and exciting veggie recipes. I only cook for myself as my husband is a meat and no veg man so I am looking for something I can cut to suit one person, low in fat, around 300 cals per serving, nutritious and delicious! (I don't ask for much!) Can anyone help…
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Fitbit Flex help needed!!
Hi can anyone help me today I received my Fitbit flex and I was really looking forward to getting it so that it motivates me to move more, I went online to Fitbit setup and set up as required and everything was cool, came back to it to look at my dashboard and it says no devices paired! I went to MFP and linked accounts…
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Advice regarding male MFP nutrition settings
Hi, I am posting regarding my hubby who has joined MFP....YAY!! anyways, I don't understand the settings on his profile and it seems wrong?? He is male, 5ft 7in currently weighs 12st 7lbs and is an active person. He chose his settings to lose only 0.7lbs a week and he is only allowed 1200 cals a day??? Surely for a working…
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Advice on Calorie Intake....
Hi I am looking for a bit of advice from my fellow MFP members.... I started MFP in January 2011 on 1200 calories per day, I weighed 11st 7lbs each to their own but I am not a great fan of the gym and upped my excercise by walking a lot more, occasionally swimming etc on the 90% Diet 10% Excercise theory and that for me…
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Zig Zag for Ultimate Goal?
Before I start I would like to say sorry as I am sure many people before me have asked about Zig Zagging but here goes... I have been on MFP now for around 18 months I steadily lost weight for the first 10 months but I have never managed to get to my goal (8lbs off) for the remaining time my weight has maintained I tend to…
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Starting jogging
Hey could anyone give me some tips or advice on where to start? I have never jogged in my life and I imagine I am not going to be very good at it but I have had this niggle in the back of my head for a couple of weeks about starting. I first of all feel a little embarassed about trying in daylight (because I would be…
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Ab Circle?
Hey guys I was looking at buying some excersise equipment for a little home gym, just wondered if any of you had or have tried the ab circle pro? I would be interested in some opinions before I bought.
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Low Sodium
Hi, I have added sodium into my food diary as a nutrient to track and I am astounded by the results, In one day I my limit is 2,500 today I will only use 391, yesterday 721 and Sunday 469 is this dangerous? another nutrient I am always desperatly low in is Iron.
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Low Fat High Protein Vegetarian Snacks
Hi can anyone help me, I eat mainly a vegetarian diet no red meat, no fish and I only eat a little chicken now and then, My main meals tend to be veg packed but I struggle to fit in more protein without being fat filled. Can anyone make me suggestions I am probably looking for foods on the go, snack food items. Thanks…
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Begining to think recipe books just make up calorie figures!
I got a new recipe book and I was reading it in the car on the road to the supermarket (my husband was driving :laugh: ) I found a recipe called creamy butternut & spinach curry I don't eat a lot of meat and really fancied this recipe it stated in the book that it served 4 and contained 180 cals per serving, I expected the…
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Argh!! Christmas food battle..
I have got I guess a common post Christmas battle, last January I started MFP I kept very focused and by December had lost around 36lbs and dropped two dress sizes then Christmas came...it started with the Christmas Party's then to Christmas, after Christmas Chocolates and there are many!!! New year's Party then the post…
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Low Fat Vegetarian Bakes and Casseroles, Help!!
Hi all, winter time is rapidly approaching again and I am starting to feel the comfort food creeping back in trouble is I live a mainly vegetarian diet and Iam running out of tea time idea's. I have cook books galore but no "low fat" and alot of my cooking magazines have a lack of Vegetarian Recipes, So here's the thing I…
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33lbs down photo's
Okay you will have to bear with me on this one I have never posted pictures before.. My name is Kim and I have been on MFP seriously from January, my weightloss has been steady although I do seem to have hit a little plateau the last month or so. I have been overweight or as as my BMI Scale likes to call me obese :sad: My…
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Low Fat Quiche Recipe?
Can anyone help me out with a low fat vegetarian quiche recipe??
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My Addiction.....
Since I seriously started on MFP in January 2011 decided I would not "diet but I would eat better and make better choices" and it has been an amazing journey so far, I have more energy, feel in better general health, am a lot fitter than I used to be and I have more confidence in myself. On the other side I have developed…
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Cinnamon
I love the taste of cinammon and used to love nothing better than a yummy cinnamon latte from certain coffee chains or a toasted slice of raisin and cinnamon loaf but nowadays I don't tempt myself in the coffee shops, don't drink many hot drinks at all and try not to eat bread especially white bread (my old favorite!)…
