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Eating when sedentary
As I have been stuck in bed the past couple days I was just wondering how I should be eating? I am usually a very active person and do 2+ hrs of exercise daily. The past couple days of doing NOTHING has thrown me off!! If I am literally just in bed, do I still need to eat my BMR?
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Splenda and bloating
Just wondering...can Splenda cause bloating and/water retention?
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Making Changes
So after a ton of wonderful feedback from people on here I have decided to just have a little courage and make some changes. I have been doing 2-3hrs cardio a day, but after switching to maintance still remained eating 1200 calories (I am 5ft, 103lbs). After hearing that that was really not enough at all, I am going to…
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Is my exercise backfiring?
My question is, can doing too much cardio actually backfire? I am trying to start marathon running now that I am in maintance and have a new passion for running. For many months now I have been doing 2-3hrs cardio every day ( and strength training every-other), while eating 1200-1300 cals (I am 5ft, 103lbs). Recently I…
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Non-exercise days
I was just curious how you are supposed to handle eating on non-exercise days and what others here do? I am in maintance but have been a little obsessive about exercise. To become healthier and more balanced I am going to try taking rest days from running. On those days am I really supposed to eat my maintance level (which…
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Is it possible to change metabolism?
I was just wondering...and looking for a little encouragement! Having gone from very overweight to now a little underweight, is it possible for me to fix my metabolism and regulate it back to normal? I now know I need to cut-back on exercise and increase my caloric intake a little; but having achieved so much I am nervous!…
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Cutting-back on exercise
I have recently realized (and yes I am that clueless that it is only just occuring to me now) that I am doing a little too much exercise now that I am in maintance. For awhile now I have been doing 2.5hrs of cardio a day (1hr on elliptical, 1.5 running). Furthermore, I had been doing this without upping my…
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What to "net" in maintenance
I'm in maintenance and was wondering if I should still try to "net" 1200, or if I should be netting my daily allowance given by MFP? Seeing as I do a good amount of cardio every day is it a bad idea to net 1200 or is that basically a good goal number? I am so sorry I have been posting so many questions, I really am so…
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Advice on switching to maintenance
Hi! I am new to posting on here, but have gotten a lot of great advice from reading posts on here recently. I am currently at (actually a little under) my goal weight and definetly need to start adding back some calories and maybe cutting down on the exercise a little. In my journey to lose weight I have become a very avid…
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Calorie Burned Calculators
So I have read that a heart rate monitor is the best way to track and that calorie-burned calculators aren't always accurate. I've just started trying to eat back my exercise calories and am wondering just how inaccurate they are? If it says I burn 1000 calories, should I Assume maybe 700, or more like 400? I totaly know…
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Glycogen storage
Ok, so I have to admit to being a little clueless! I was wondering if anyone could help explain what is the deal with glycogen storage is? I run a lot so I am sure it is probably an issue for me. In terms of adding calories (I am going into maintance and also going to try and eat back some exercise calories for the first…
