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Is it possible I'm burning 2500-3000 cal a day?
I'm a 32 yo woman weighing ~165. I bought a Basis B1 fitness monitor and have been wearing it all day and night for a few weeks. It's monitoring HR, skin temp, perspiration, and steps. Even on days I don't exercise it says I'm burning >2500 cal/day. Higher, obviously, on big cardio days. Is that possible? That seems SO…
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Calorie confusion from HRM vs. MFP
I've been wearing a Basis B1 fitness monitor the last several days and it claims my daily calorie burning is 2300-2500/day. These days didn't even include strenuous activity. Just my normal life. The basis uses age, gender, weight as baseline inputs, then measures heart rate, steps taken, skin temp, and perspiration…
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egg scramble beat cereal for fullness until lunch
I had been eating cereal with whole milk and a banana (400 calories) every day for breakfast but couldn't make it to lunch without a snack. At the suggestions from this board I've switched over to 2 egg scrambles with veggies, ham and cheese (400 calories). It's day 4 and I can already tell it's helping. YAY egg scrables.…
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NSV shopping in my closet for smaller jeans
YAY. Happy NSV day. I got to go closet shopping and am down a size in my jeans! :-) (if you aren't familiar, closet shopping is that exciting process when your old clothes are starting to fit again and you get 'new' clothes to wear for free.)
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Basis Health Monitor watch - tried it?
A friend just ordered one of these and I'm intrigued. Has anyone bought one? Tried it? Read anything? http://www.mybasis.com/
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distorted body image journey...
I look in the mirror and some days see a curvy, sexy, but big-butted woman. Other days it's a less flattering big-butted woman! But it's just starting to occur to me that my friends and husband don't see the BIG part. They see sexy and curvy and even sometimes say they wish they had a butt as big as mine??? I've known I…
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do lunges & squats count as weight training?
I assume the answer is 'yes' but what about when I'm doing them with just body weight, not additional weights? I do a lot of reformer pilates and often come away sore from the resistance training, but I'm not sure if the weight is high enough to really be getting the weight lifting benefits.
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starving the last few days - diary opinions?
I have focused on eating in the past to the point where I try to eat 'perfectly' and I get really crazy about making 'mistakes' and am unhappy and can't sustain it. That said, I know my choices aren't perfect, but I'm losing slowly, steadily, and happily. I'd like help because I've felt STARVING the last few days and would…
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lost weight on vacation!
I just got back from a 3 week adventurous honeymoon in South America (hiking, swimming, SCUBA, but also enjoying the local food). I lost a bit over a pound a week while I was gone!!! That's better than when I'm home. I was trying to keep my meals full of salads and fruits, like I do at home, but I'm amazed I lost so much.…
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Body Dysmorphia and Choosing a Goal - HELP please
I've been working for years on getting a realistic view of my body, and loving it at many sizes, but it's an ongoing struggle. It's affecting my thoughts now that I'm recommitting to MFP and thinking about a goal weight. For many years I perceived myself much larger than I actually am. I've made a lot of progress and now…
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choosing a goal weight - not a fan of std BMI choice
I'm 32 (171 lb) and starting to track my food & weight for the nth time. I'm 5'5" so BMI says 150 lb should be the TOP of my 'healthy weight range'. I've struggled with healthy weight since puberty. I got up to ~180 in college, joined WW, and made it to a sustainable goal of 145 for a few years...but I was 22 years old and…
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Best book I've read for understanding/improving willpower
I'm currently reading Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal and every chapter I'm more impressed with how applicable it is to my life & health goals. It's explaining a lot of the behaviors I've seen in myself and concrete ways to combat them. This isn't a "just try harder" approach. That doesn't work! Healthy…
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feel like I eat a ton (of healthy stuff) but still hungry
For starters, I don't have detailed food journals but I'm going to start tracking for a week to create one. Food/nutrition/health has been a long term part of my life. I used Weight Watchers in my early 20s to lose ~40 lb and maintain for years. It taught me a lot. I'm in my 30s now and have questions/confusion/hunger. I…
