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Dietary Review
Hey folks, Looking for a little extra insight to my progress. Starting January, I admitedly 'fell off the wagon'. Happens. And got right back on after getting my things together in May. Afterwards, been a rough battle, knowing I was 208lbs at the start of January and ended up a heavy 223 lbs aftewards (OUCH!). So I did my…
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Turkey Meatloaf - Calorie Calculations
Okay, so I tried something new yesterday and made my first Turkey Meatloaf, VERY cheap, quick one ... but now I'm getting conflicting calorie numbers. Here on MFP, a single serving of what I made is around 680 Calories. Normally I just go with it, but for what I put in, that didn't make any sense. So I tried again, same…
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Could this be my issue? (Calorie Talk)
Hey folks, I've been following "In Place of A Road Map 2.0" for my calorie calculations. So far, it brought success till these last few months where I hit a stable 235 lbs and didn't go anywhere. Wasn't bothered so much, but as time went on, I needed to find out why there was no progress. Info I had was: Current Weight -…
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May in Review
Hey folks, Its around the end of every month that I do a review on my diet and exercise to determine where I am and how I'm doing, either when loosing weight, or even just plateauing. Recently I've made a few alterations to my plan, but I was curious since more than one set of perspectives are more than helpful to…
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SantaFe Chili with Turkey
Hey folks, Been trying to get the math together to get the correct nutrition information for a modification to the Santa Fe Chili recepie. Normally the recepie calls for 1 pound of ground beef (I usually drain the fat after browning), and usually 1 cup of this equates to around 224 Calories, high protien (from the beans),…
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Plateau Help
Hey, folks. Since starting here, I've made some serious progress in breaking down those extra pounds, so far losing 33 lbs. However, things have come to a crawl to near standstill, holding me at 235 lbs steadily. I'm glad I'm not GAINING, but so far, I'm not even loosing a pound every two weeks (minimal loss goal,…
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Calorie Intake Confusion - All those fancy numbers!
Alright, so my biggest problem in my goals has come up. At first it seemed simple, follow a set calorie goal and stick with it till you reach your needed weight. Sounds good, but then everything between MFP, My Doc, and my friends, started pushing me in so many different directions that I need to take a time out and ask!…
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TDEE and Calorie Intake
Hey folks, Got a question that's been nagging me lately, and maybe some of you more focused on the details may be able to help. After doing some more research into my diet and just picking up tips and details here, I saw a post recently on detailed work about the TDEE and the fluxuations to make weight rise and fall, just…
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How do you keep yourself on that treadmill?
Hey folks, Interesting question here. Exercising can make you feel good, and helps with your diet, but anyone can admit that sometimes execising is just plain tedious. So it bares to ask, how do some of you keep yourself on there? I've heard of many creative ways folks incorperate to keep the workout without getting bored…
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Calorie Deficit Consistency
Hey folks, This is partially a follow up to my previous post, but seeing how it feels like another issue entirely, may as well make another thread. Namely, as I stated before, I lately been leaving calories left over from my goals every time. Essentially, according to my goal, I'm not eating enough. The goal calorie intake…
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Filler Calories
Hey folks, I just recently started, cataloguing all my eating habits, all my exercise (weigh ins will come every saturday)., and calorie intakes. However, every time I record my data, I keep finding myself coming up short of my calorie goal, usually by 300 to 400 Calories. Now I'm figuring falling that low from my…
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Big from Houston!
Hey folks! I'm big. No, seriously. For my height, I'm a big guy, but honestly, that's never bothered me. I spent years at home, keeping at a weight of 220, and slowly working to draw it to my goal, 200 lbs. Why not go further? Well, as I said, I'm not bothered being big, in fact I enjoy being a bit big. However, things…
