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What happens when you don't hit Protein Macros?
What are the drawbacks of this? I do try to follow Vismal's suggestion of eating between .6-.8g of protein per lb of body weight, however while on vacation last week I wasn't able to for about 10 straight days. When I was on WW, I was nowhere close to the 130g protein minimum I SHOULD be eating. So I'm wondering, over…
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Bigger Active Ladies - How many cals did/do you eat to lose?
Hi Ladies! Just looking for some ranges on calorie intake from some bigger gals who had/ have 20-50 lbs to lose. Specifically those who are active and have a good amount of muscle. I did WW and lost 30 lbs in a year, then it stopped working. My metabo slowed down to be efficient at the 1400 cals I was eating on WW so I had…
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I'm new to the group - have questions
Hi All, I'm new to this group and have gone through most of the stickies and must reads (as well as the questioning my intake sticky). So here's my story. Background: Overweight since 9 years old. Always in sports, and when not in sports, I've worked out in some way, shape, or form. I'm 35 Feb 2012 - April 2013: Lost 34…
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Got my Body Fat % measured - now what?
So, I got BF% measured by a trainer at my gym. She took measurements in 5 places. My BF is 28%. I was quite shocked by this, I thought it would be much higher since I'm over 200 lbs, but I do work out and have been consistently for 4-5 days a week. A little background....I was on WW for 2 years, it worked for the first 9…
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Who has had continued success eating exercise calories?
Just thought I would put a poll out there to see who is having success eating their exercise cals. I haven't been and because of that am way under my cal goal on days I do exercise. I have read some newbie threads and there are several very informative posts by Banks which state eating your exercise cals is a must. I…
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Following MFP - GAINED 2lbs this week
Why? I'm not cheating, I enter everything I eat. Why is this happening? I worked out every day this week and have made it a point to not be lazy in general (as they say sometimes working out for an hour will cause you to be lazy the rest of the day). Should I stop counting my workout against my calorie goal? Help please!
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How Much of the Marinade Am I REALLY Eating?
So, the reason this question comes up is because I usually do a dry rub on my chicken, steak, whatever, to marinate it so I don't add extra cals. But my son really loves chicken breast when it's marinated in Ken's Steak House Italian Dressing. So my question is, how much of the marinade is actually on a piece of chicken…
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How Accurate is MFP @ Calorie Burn
The elliptical trainer, kickboxing, etc seem to have a huge calorie burn (818 cals for 45 mins of kickboxing). Is this because of my weight that it's calculating it so high? Are these accurate and if not, how should I be inputing my calorie burn? I need to make sure i'm staying within my cals and if it looks like I'm…
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Hi I'm New and Frustrated
Hi everyone....I hope to find some help on this board as it seems my body wants to be big forever. Background: I have always been overweight but also active in sports, at the gym, etc, so I would say I'm pretty fit for being a big girl. I can run a mile without stopping, etc. My family is on the big side, nobody is huge…
