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When entering a recipe-
This may be a no brainer, but I'm wondering how to go about calculating a recipe (taco soup) when some of the canned ingredients need to be drained. That obviously messes with the weight of the soup, right? I usually make the soup, then put all of it on the food scale, then divide by whatever portion I'm eating (1/8 for…
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How important are macro-nutrients for weight loss?
I know macros are important to watch for overall health, but how important are they for weight loss? I've heard so many times that the weight loss part of it is simply calories in vs. calories out, & that the macros are mainly for health reasons. Is this true?
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Macros: Over on fat?
So I'm trying to pay more attention to macros for good health. In my experience, good macro ratios aren't necessarily needed for weight loss, but I want a good overall balance. I planned out my menu for tomorrow (planning is another thing I have to work on if I want to accomplish good macros), & really can't seem to stay…
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Not just calories in vs. calories out?
http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/health/nutrition/view.bg?&articleid=1061141759&format=&page=1&listingType=hlth#articleFull Someone on another weight loss site posted this article. What do you think about it? I've heard so much about everything boiling down to calories in vs. calories out for weight loss. I watch…
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Weekly Calorie Goal vs. Daily
I like the idea of just making sure I'm within my goal at the end of the week, rather than constantly getting the same exact calories every day or not ever being able to go over, etc. I don't purposefully zig-zag, but if it happens I've never worried about it. I was scrolling through some threads & saw someone post…
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Those that do low carb...
I'm looking into starting a low carb/South Beach diet to eliminate my cravings for processed sugar, etc. & learn how to slowly re-introduce them to where I can control myself around them again. I would like to still use MFP to track everything. Was wondering what ratios I need to set my macro goals to? & if I still need to…
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Smoothies?
I can't for the life of me make a good smoothie! Tonight I tried 1 cup strawberries & bananas, 3/4 cup low fat vanilla yogurt, 1/2 cup orange juice, & some ice. Blended it in my Magic Bullet- & it was terrible. Something was totally off. Do any of you have a good smoothie recipe? Thanks!
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Biggest Loser Food Scale
I got one of the Taylor Biggest Loser Food Scales not too long ago, but have only used it a couple times because I can never get an accurate reading on it. I've been wanting to use it more lately, but am still just not sure about it. Ex: I tare a paper towel (since it can't hold the weight of a plate or anything), & then I…
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Tired of this controversy...
I'm all for eating your exercise calories back. I've read all of the forums & articles about it, & thoroughly agree with it. It works out for me, because knowing I'll get to eat more by exercising, pushes me to do the exercise. Anyway, I just ordered Turbo Jam from Beach Body. I was reading about it on their site, & I came…
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Out of control carb cravings...
I'm all for "everything in moderation"...but the carbs are literally controlling my life. Sounds silly, but I'm pretty sure I'm completely addicted to carbs. I plan my day & stay within my calorie goal-until around 9pm every night, then it's all downhill. I'm sure it's just turned into a habit now, but I literally start…
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Negative daily calories
When you go over your daily calories & are in "the red" for the day, do you just balance it out by eating less the next day & just look at the weekly calories, or do you just move on? I went over by 105 today & I'm trying not to let the red number get to me too much!
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Balancing healthy food & unhealthy food
What motivates you guys to eat more healthy foods instead of just smaller portions of unhealthy foods all the time? I find myself choosing kid's meals at fast food restaurants for my meals a lot of times instead of making a sandwich or salad at home. The kid's meal of course sounds more appetizing to me, & can have around…
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Up my calories when closer to goal?
I'm around 40 lbs from my main goal, but was wondering just out of curiosity what I should do with my calorie intake as I get closer to my main goal. I've heard a couple different things. Some say you keep lowering your cals, some say to make a higher calorie goal...what did you do & why?
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HRM ?
Spent $60 on a Polar HRM, opened it up, & apparently it's not one of the ones that tell you how many calories you burned. Ugh! That's the only reason I got it. Should've done more research I guess. Anyone know how to calculate accurate calories burned with one of these?
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HRM
I need a good HRM so I can be more accurate on how many calories I'm burning with my work outs...I love MFP but not sure if I trust the exercise cals it gives back to me, since I know it's just a guesstimate. Any suggestions?
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Good idea?
So I definitely want to lose more than 1 lb. a week, buut...here's my problem- I think when I set my goal to "lose 1.5-2 lbs", my cal intake is too low & I go over a little on some days & freak out & then just blow the day & eat more cause the negative number discourages me (even if it's like 50 cals). But I notice I don't…
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Recipe Builder...
Okay so tonight I made my dad's "famous" chili. So good. Anyway, I was wondering how y'all figure out how many servings are in your recipes, & how much a serving is...I'm very confused on this! Thanks in advance!
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MFP calculating calorie allowance wrong?
So I've noticed MFP's daily calorie allowance is much lower than other calorie counters. Does anyone here manually change their calorie goal to something else? I love the MFP app & website, but I just don't agree with the allowance it gives me. If you manually change your calorie intake, what other calorie counter or…
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As you lose weight-
do your calorie goals go up or down? I'm guessing the more you lose, the lower your calories get. Just wondering how that works. & does mfp change the calorie goals automatically for you?
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What should I go by?
I did the elliptical at the gym tonight (didn't put my weight into machine or anything), & it said I burned 153 calories. I entered the amount of time I was on the machine into MFP & it gave me 294 calories...I know a heart rate monitor is the best way to calculate, but until I can afford a good one, I'm gonna have to…
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Might be a stupid question, buuut...
What time do you start counting your calories for the day? Like it's 2:30 am on Thursday...if I were to eat a snack (I'm always up late), would you track it as Wed. or Thurs.? I know I should prob not even eat a snack this late, but I was just wondering what everyone else does in that rare situation. I think I've always…
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Interesting...
So I did a week of Weight Watchers...just to see how it compared to my calorie tracking. & with the new points plan, I could eat so much more than mfp advises me to eat a day. Like...at least 500-600 cals more. & I lost weight doing it. I notice I feel very deprived on mfp but on WW I'm much more satisfied- my problem with…
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"bad foods"
How often do you guys eat bad foods...the foods that most people on a diet say are off limits? Just wondering, because I've had fast food everyday for the past week (staying in my calories, exercising, & getting in my healthy stuff in as well), & I peeked at the scale this morning because I started feeling guilty, & I've…
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I know this has been asked before, buuut...
I need help with the whole "exercise calories" thing...I read a post the other day about MFP giving too high of calories back for exercise, people not eating them, people eating all of them & still losing, etc. There's another site I used a couple times to find how many cals I burned doing a certain exercise, & it gave me…
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Back at it TODAY!
So I've gone a while without logging, I joined just before the holidays which didn't work out for me because I'm not very disciplined yet. So I'm starting brand new as of right now. I was going to wait til Jan. 1, but that's just pushing my weight loss further & further away. I'm ready to get serious & start this new…
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Focus on things other than cals?
How many of you really focus on the numbers other than your daily calorie number? As in fat, carbs, etc. I know I really should start, but I've noticed I hardly ever look at those numbers, I just worry about staying in my calories for the day...do you think those other numbers have just as much importance in weight loss as…
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? about food with 0 cals...
So 1 Vlasic Stackers pickle is 0 cals...when I eat 3, it's hard to believe I'm not eating 1 single calorie...but the NI says 1 stacker=0 cals. How do you figure out how many cals 3, or 10 stackers have? Hope this makes sense! lol
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Watching "Fat Like Me"
So sad! People are so mean... Definitely motivating me to do my workout tonight though! lol. I'm sore from yesterday's w/o & was going to skip today, buuut...this movie is motivating! I don't want to look like that!
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Workout level
I'm having a hard time figuring out how to track my work out. I usually just do dance/aerobic dvd's at home, it's easiest for me to do with a 5 month old at home. The fitness tracker doesn't have the names of any dvd work outs, so I've just been entering them as "general aerobics" & putting the time. The work outs go from…
