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Added sugar vs. natural sugar
Ok guys, need some help here. I neeeeed to figure out how many grams of sugar I should take in a day. MFP has me set at 24 which is doable for added sugar but I also eat a lot of fruits and veggies (both have natural sugar- sometimes a lot of natural sugar). Do I only count added sugars or do I count both? And does 24 seem…
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Help! Math lovers
Ok my math gurus, I need help. I am not (and never have been) a math lover. I muddled through university stats, got a decent mark on my GRE (for graduate school), and never looked at the stuff again other than simple calculations (which I can generally do just fine). This is giving me a headache though. Here is a word…
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Night sweats
Omg they're awful! Does anyone else get these? I'm not menopausal and I don't know why I get them but I wake up several times during the night drenched. Does this burn calories? Is it connected to a more active metabolism now that I'm doing more exercise? Sugar? Gah! This must stop (or I better be benefiting from it- LOL)…
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Hurricane Issac
Anyone else getting ready to get pummeled? I'm in New Orleans. If electricity goes down, modem goes down... modem goes down and I can't access MFP from my computer OR my iPod (I don't have it on my cell). Aghhhhhhhhhh!!! Hmmm.... generator connected to fridge and new window unit (purchased in case we lose the AC) orrrrr to…
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Fruit and veggies?
Soooo I know this sounds crazy but a friend told me you really don't need to count fruits and veggies; she said you could basically eat your weight in them and not gain because they're so high in nutrition your body just uses it all up (or something like that). Is this true? I always count my fruits and veggies into my…
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Help! Jumping jacks burn???
Hey guys- okay, so I'm at a loss. How many calories do you burn doing 600 jumping jacks? On one site I read it's about 2-3 cals a jack depending on your size, on another I read it's about 10 calories per 100 (there is no way I only burned 60 calories!!!) MFP has two selections, one says I burn 85 cals for 2 minutes,…
