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Headaches with exercise
Hi - I notice that when I exercise a little on the more strenuous side, I get a terrible headache. For example, my husband and I did a 7-mile 30-minute bike ride yesterday evening and my head hurt so badly that I had to wake up in the middle of the night to take Tylenol. I do plenty of hydrating and I sweat quite a bit, so…
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Heart Rate Monitor
I have thought a lot about getting a fit-bit, but I'm not sure it would be the best investment for me. I think a better investment would be a heart rate monitor so that I could try to get my heart in the range of achieving fat and calorie burns to reach my fitness goals. But, I don't know the first thing about them. Do you…
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Suggestions for HIIT Plans
Hi. I'm trying to burn about 5-7 lbs in the next several weeks (I have a killer dress to wear to my step-son's wedding : -) I hear a lot about HIIT workouts being great fat burners, which is I think what I need. But, how does one know which ones work best? Does anyone have any suggestions about what I could do to help…
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Can't eat all my calories
Just last week, I started weight training and my trainer asked me to change my caloric intake from 1,200 to 1,600 per day, broken down to 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat. I have no issues eating healthy foods - I love everything (although I have the occasional splurge on something decadent). But I am actually having a…
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How to adjust settings on MFT
My trainer wants me to eat 1,600 calories per day, which consist of 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat. She says I can change my settings in MFT, but I absolutely cannot find out where to do that! Can someone help?
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How do I pick a protein powder
Hi. I had surgery several months ago on my esophagus and, well, long story short, it would be in my best interest to drink my dinner on nights that I work out. Most of the fitness I do ends by 6:30 pm and by the time I get home and eat, it's 7:00 pm or later. If I eat (even) a healthy dinner at that time, I cannot lay down…
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Xylitol
What does anyone know about Xylitol? I guess it's the new "stevia" or natural sugar? But it seems to have something to do with "sugar alcohols"? I'm not a fan of splenda or aspertane...but really haven't heard much about stevia. Thoughts???
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Trying to quit sugar...AUGH!
I am a sugar-aholic! I have no other unhealthy aflictions except that I...LOVE...SUGAR! Not necessarily "carbs", although of course sugar = carbs; but I don't mind the absence of breads, pastas or potatoes...but desserts, oy! I crave it every single day. Chocolate of all kinds, chewey candy (like gummy bears), cakes,…
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Not eating enough calories
Would someone please explain to me how eating not enough calories can actually make you GAIN weight? I mean, all you ever hear is if you want to lose weight, burn more calories than you take in....so, on days when I'm not super active, I take in less calories. Physiologically, eating more in order to lose weight just…
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Hungry all the time!
Hi. I started on MFP last January; at first, I lost 10 lbs in about 3 months, which I felt pretty OK about. Then, I had to have corrective surgery on my esophagus where they actually utilized the top part (fundus) of my stomach in re-construction in July. As a result of the surgery, I lost almost 20 lbs. For 4-5 months…
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Excessive Sweating
Hello, my name is Cheryl and I'm a "sweater"; well, I think I'm an excessive sweater. I took a boot camp class and within 5 minutes, sweat was dripping off of me; I sweated through my hair (looked like I just got out of a shower) despite the sweatband; my shirt possibly could have been wrung out and...I was the only person…
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First Food of the morning
I keep hearing how important it is to eat as soon as you get up so that you can give your body energy and spark your metabolism. I'm sure there are many people who feel the way I do about eating when I first get up...blech...I just can't do it. I'm wondering what some of you do for your first food of the morning and what…
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Vitamin B - Super Complex (???)
Does anyone take Vitamin B? I started taking it - along w/ V-D3 because my doc said my levels were low to very low. But, when I take the V-B Super Complex, I am buzzed out of my mind. I rocket around in a fit of speedieness. Is it possible that I'm not tolerating it - or is this the reaction everyone gets from it? Maybe I…
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Scales
Does anyone have a good recommendation for a decent bathroom scale? We had a WW digital one (that had a lot of features that we never utilized) but that would never give a consistent number when we got on and off the scale 3 different times in a 10 minute span. We then went to a cheaper, generic digital scale and it varied…
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Taking in more fiber without a ton of calories
Hello - I am struggling to take in a high amount of fiber without going too far over on calories. I mean, 2 cups of steamed brocolli is only like 4 grams of fiber, and not many calories - but beans have a higher fiber count, also high in calories. My doctor says I need to take in 30+ grams every day (!!) and I just don't…
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Cooking meat w/ the fat on
Hello. I have a question about cooking meat. We recently picked up a couple of steaks that were fairly lean, however, there is a little layer of fat around the outside. My thinking is that we should just cut that off and then cook it, but my husband thinks that maybe we should leave it on and then cut it off - thereby not…
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Afternoon Energy Slump
Today, I seem to be especially tired - but totally hit a wall this afternoon. What do you do when this happens to you? Do you eat something (in the old days, I'd reach for a cookie or something sweet to get my buzz going) or get up and walk around? I need ideas for how to beat this feeling without eating junk food.
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Fruits / Vegetables and calories
Hi. I used to do Jenny Craig where I would stick to the foods they provided and snacked on fruits and vegetables as I wished. I see that when I log fruits and veggies on MFP, I notice the amount of calories it costs me and it makes me not want to eat these things (like, I cannot afford to eat a fruit or veggie because I…
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Protein Intake
Hi. I'm new here and am trying to get a handle on my eating habits before I introduce steady exercise. I have been successful on Jenny Craig in the past, but it's too expensive for me to purchase, so I am finding that My Fitness Pal is helping me keep my caloric intake at 1200 calories per day. But, I notice that I am…
