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Is it harder to lose weight when you're older?
Hello! I started with mfp in 2013. I lost the weight I wanted to lose and since then I yo-yo a but (I call it my winter - summer weight ;) ) . I usually gain after summer around 3-5 kilos (approximately 11 ponuds) and after the new year I loose it. I know it is not very healthy but it worked ok...so far Last year it was…
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Working out. Short but more frequently or longer and less?
Is it better to work out every day for shorter amount of time or maybe 3 - 4 times a week but longer? Will the person who works out 6 days a week for 30 minutes get the same results (in the same time frame) as the person who works out 3 day a week for one hour. So they work out the same amount of time. What is better…
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Upping my calories to maintain
I've lost 21 pounds in 6 months, nice and slow with calorie deficit. Now I would like to up my calories to maintain. Also I plan on exercising 5-6 times a week for about an hour (mostly anaerobic, with dumbbells, nothing too hard,, I've started with Jillian Michaels - No more trouble zones). I will have a lot more calories…
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Exercises for defining belly and back!
I've lost 13 pounds and now I'm close to my goal weight . I'm satisfied with my body. Well with everything except my belly and muffin tops. I'm apple shape. I don't want to lose more weight because I will be too small in other areas of my body and I don't want that. I've lost my weight through calorie counting and walking.…
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Need help with creating recipe
So I'm creating a recipe for the first time. I'm making 2 eggs (sunny side up). Ingredients are olive oil, 2 eggs salt and pepper. First question is should I add salt and pepper in the calorie count (because I haven't found it in food database). The second question is how should I measure olive oil? I made my eggs on it…
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Other people's opinions
Do you find important other people's opinions? Like for example your girlfriends don't like colored jeans but you think they are cute. Will you but them and wear them or not?
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Plateau already
I'm at my week third of losing weight. I'm 173 cm (5ft 8 inches) and I had 8 kilos (18 pounds) to lose. I lost 2 (4 pounds) so far. And now I'm stuck at 69 kilos (152.1 pounds). Have I already hit plateau? I don't work out, I just walk. I can't do anything else because I hurt my back. I'm eating amount of calories that MFP…
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Very different calorie values in food database
Hi. I'm here week and a half so I'm still learning. My problem is that I'm from Europe and usually the brand of the food that I eat isn't in the food database, so when I'm adding food I have to choose what I think is the most similar in calories to my meal. But the calories can be so different. For example I searched for…
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Wholewheat pita bread?
I don't have pita bread in my country but I think wholewheat pita bread would me great for breakfast or dinner. Can anyone give me good recipe? I tried to make them couple of times but they turned up very hard and not good at all. Thank you ;)
