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Should I trust MFP's calorie burn calculations?
So I spent 40 minutes on the elliptical this morning. The machine said I burnt 402 cals, but when I logged it into MFP it said I burned 647. I'm just over 240lbs at the moment, and the the few times I did hold still for the handlebars, my heart rate reading was around 150-160 ( I just spend the last 3 months recovering…
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Shopping dilemma o_o
So my birthday is tomorrow, and I've pretty much been told that I'm going to get a gift card to Lane Bryant. Now, I would love to go and use this now as I just had one of two surgeries on my hip, and I could really use some looser, more comfy bottoms that aren't riddled with holes or stains. On the other hand, I really…
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Success with only an elliptical?
Just wondering if there's anyone out there who's lost lot of weight only using the elliptical for exercise. Basically, I found out like a month ago that I have hip dysplasia, so walking long distances is discouraged until after I get surgery and recover. Running, which had been my main plan, is pretty much out of the…
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Microwave chocolate cake (not the 3-2-1 cake)
Something chocolate lovers might want to try~ This is basically a thicker version of the 3-2-1 cake. I'm a serious chocoholic, and I didn't like the "watered down" taste that came from mixing devils food with angel food to get the eggs in the mix. So I spent some time on google and found this!…
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Thinking of going up to Moderate?
I have been eating around 1800 calories per day (plus whatever I burn off at the gym), as that was the recommendation for Light activity. I chose light because I do 40-60 minutes on the elliptical 3x a week. But does your day to day life matter? I am a handler at a dog daycare where I spend 6 days a week constantly on my…
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Compulsive eaters?
Looking for friends who currently or used to struggle with compulsive/binge eating. (Please be gentle with the responses, as I'm about to be way more open than I'm usually comfortable with... Also, I'm not the best writer, so I apologize if it sounds really jumbled.) I've had this problem as far back as I can remember and…
