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Measure using a food scale, NOT with measuring cups
Just a heads up for those obsessive people such as myself.. Buy a weight scale and don't rely on cup measurements. As I was preparing my "Three cups" of brown rice yesterday in the microwave, I measured it out on my scale in grams. The "Three cups" of rice filled up exactly 2 cups in the measuring cup. If you just used a…
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Nutritional Value for Cooked Boneless/Skinless Chicken
I eat a lot of boneless, skinless Kroger frozen chicken, and always weigh my chicken after it is cooked. Although it is very low in fat so I am guessing the cooked weight is not a lot different, does anyone have the nutrition information for cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts by the ounce? I buy the frozen bags of…
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Optimal Carbs/Protein/Fat Percentages?
I am a very active 34 year old male that works out all the time. My question: What do you think is the optimal percentages of carbs, fat and protein for maintaining/having a lean, muscular body? I used to be inhaling a ton of protein, probably in the 60%+ range at leas. After discovering I was taking in over 400 grams of…
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Need more friends please!
Hi - I have been here for two weeks and absolutely love this website. I'm 34 and have been working out for about 20 years. Motivation is not my problem, but I am always looking to learn new information as well as get new ideas. My main focus currently is nutrition, where I find there is an infinite amount of information to…
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MyFitnessPal problem due to various metabolism
The problem with MyFitnessPal is that it doesn't give you an option for metabolism (or does it?) - According to my Daily Summary, I will have 79 calories remaining after I eat my Subway Sandwich - and I haven't even entered the bag of chips. (I also have already worked out and logged this). If I only ate 79 more calories…
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Hey I'm new!!!
Hi my name is Adam and I just got referred here from a friend and looking for motivation, support and most of all - ideas. I'm 34 and have been working out since I was 14 and am going to get to the next level. My goal is to be 12% BF or less year round, I don't want to go much below that because I start looking drained. I…
