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"Guesstimating" food - help me
Hi everyone. The only meal per day that I have to "guesstimate" is lunch, since I take lunch at work's cantina. Everything else I measure with a food scale at home. I need your help. This was my lunch today, and I'm logging the following: - 150 gr salmon - half a pepper - 1 medium boiled egg - half a teaspoon of oil - half…
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Body fat % accuracy | Fitbit Aria - with pictures
Hi everyone, this is me: 1.69m and 74Kg (female) According to Fitbit Aria I have 33.4% body fat. According to google I'm obese and at health risk. My boyfriend (who's into strenght training and has interest in the industry) says it's impossible that my BF is that high. My masseur, who's a PT as well, has the same opinion.…
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Lactose free protein sources (not meat or fish)
I’ve recently found out the reason for the bloating and feeling unwell (nauseated, even dizzy sometimes) at the gym. Took some blood samples and the conclusion is that I have lactose intolerance. I used to have a scoop or two of whey protein, ate icelandic yoghurt (very rich in protein and super delicious, might I add),…
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Powerlifting while cutting - need input
Long story short: overweight woman wanting/needing to lose weight and change shape of body, sedentary at the time. Boyfriend introduced me to Powerlifting. I was so weak in the beginning I couldn’t even lift the barbell alone. I started to track my calories and macros to lose weight while lifting. In 4 months I lost almost…
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Help - Mobile app to track exercise, sets and weights
Hey everyone, Does anybody know of a (good) app to create your routine, track sets and weights per exercise and per set? Something similar to 5x5 but customisable to whatever exercise I’m doing and the amount of sets and reps. I don’t want to be around with an excel sheet and it’s a pain to write it down in the notepad.
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Working out and making the best food choices when sick
I have a cold since 3 days (runny nose, light head, a bit of fever, cough) coincidently at that time of the month (PMSe), and I’ve been having an extreme high apetite. It’s not that common for me to have such a huge need to eat when I have PMS (usually one treat solves it) so I think it’s the fact that I have a cold and…
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Celebrating small victories - My progress pics so far (WIP)
By any means comparable to other success stories here on this thread but I decided to celebrate my small victory with some progress pictures of my journey. I'm still overweight but I'm starting to like the way I look a little bit more now. The journey has some ups and downs (injury from the gym, some days off the wagon…
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How to weigh pasta, rice...?
Hey everyone, sort of stupid question: do you weigh your rice / pasta / quinoa / couscous dry or cooked? granted that when cooked it absorbs water and expands, gets heavier but then again that weight is water, meaning no calories, is this accurate or the right thing to do? In other words, if I boil 100 gr of pasta does it…
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Macros & weight loss (for the experienced in macro counting)
Hi there, I used to only count calories (deficit) for weigh loss but lately I’ve been taking a closer look at macros as well, since I started lifting. I am doing 40% carbs, 40% protein and 20% fat. I was wondering if I end up surpassing my carbs intake but still keeping it under my calorie goal, what does this mean? How…
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Losing weight on 5x5 program
I’m so thrilled that there’s this group for us ladies doing the 5x5! I hope I find the answers and support that I need, as well as help others with what I can here on this group. I’ve been on this program for 2 and a half months consistently. My boyfriend does powerlifting and he was the one who introduced me to strength…
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Powerlifting and losing weight
I had a weight gain of 8-9 Kg in a short period of time (about 6 months) after moving to a new country, some health issues and the whole adapting to a new culture and work thing. When things settled down a bit I joined the gym and my boyfriend introduced me to Powerlifting which is something I’ve been enjoying a lot,…
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Too flexible for Squats - need help
Hey everyone, I just started on this heavy lifting scene about a month ago and I’m loving it. I’m in a beginners program (5x5) and on a calorie deficit in order to lose some weight while I gain some strength and proper form and I’m starting to see some results, which is great! The problem is my flexibility. Apparently I am…
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I just had my teeth removed: What can I eat ?
I'm back home from the dentist, and I got 2 teeth removed (a first molar and a second bicuspid). I have a bunch of stitches and I'm not supposed to eat anything warm or hot for the next 3 days, let alone hard things. I guess I need some ideas and help on suggestions. I skipped lunch today because I was too nervous and…
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Leg exercises | gym substitutes to do at home
Hi everyone, I'm seeking some advice and ideas on some alternatives to the machines at the gym. I moved to a new small town and there's no gym, and I was wondering if there are alternative exercises that somehow do the same effect as the Leg Press, the Leg Curl and Leg Extension and also the Adductor / Abductor. These were…
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When to workout while using a thermogenic product
Ok, so I bought a thermogenic product to help me burn the fat while I workout. I know, I know, products don't perform miracles and I workout anyway, but I felt like I needed this little help... So, my question is, in the package it says to take 3 pills on an empty stomach before exercise in the morning. But I'm not a…
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Am I really overweight ?
Hi guys, yes, the word "overweight" is really scary, and I've heard it for the first time applied to me. I've even read it in my workout plan the guys from gym gave me. The thing is, I never saw myself as an overweight person, I've always seen a chubby/curvy woman but not overweight... am I in denial ? I'm 1.69m and my…
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Zucchini & buttermilk pancakes - LOW FAT
Here's another tryout recipe I just did (and they're delicious!) Ingredients: 1 zucchini grated 2 large eggs 1 cup all purpose flour 1 tsp baking soda 1x 1/4 cup low fat buttermilk 1 tbsp olive oil 1 pinch of salt 1 tsp vanilla extract Start by grating the zucchini. In a bowl put the eggs, the buttermilk, the vanilla…
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Banana Fiber Cookies | 120 cal. each | Organic
This is my first recipe I'm submitting here on MFP, I hope you like! Here's a super easy recipe for hoven cookies, healthy and organic, very rich in fiber and so easy to make. 2 bananas 1 cup of oat bran 3 tbs of raisins 1/2 tbs vanilla extract 1/2 cup of sesam seeds 1 tbs organic coconut oil Just mash it together until…
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Demotivated by the gym instructor * help me gain it back *
I don't even know how to start this... I feel like it will sound like a brat's rant, but here it goes... I've been around MFP for more than 1 year, but only 1 month ago I started to take this very seriously, logging and planning everything, going to the gym 4 times a week, I do Cycling and Body Attack classes, they're…
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Cavitation Ultrasounds on removing fat
Hello, I'd like to know your opinion on these kinds of treatments, suck as Cavitation technique to remove the fat. I got a good discount on a pack of 2 sessions and 2 drainage massages, just to try, see how it goes. My cousin lost 3 cm on her waist only in 1st session. As for me, I think I'd work on my tights. What do you…
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Question about Legs Shape, Elyptical and Cycling
2 years ago when I dieted the first time and lost 8Kg I exercised mostly by walking and using the elyptical almost every day and in 3/4 months I lost the weight and got a nice body. My legs were toned and narrow. Time passed and with some changes in my life I stoped doing the elyptical and gained 2 or 3 Kg (wich is…
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Les Mills classes
I've been having some difficulties on logging my gym exercise... I basically do Les Mills, RPM classes, Body Balance, Body Jam and Body Pump and I don't know how to log it in my exercise, specially the Body Jam, the Body Balance and Pump. Help please... ?
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Cavitation Ultrasounds on removing fat
Hello, I'd like to know your opinion on these kinds of treatments, suck as Cavitation technique to remove the fat. I got a good discount on a pack of 2 sessions and 2 drainage massages, just to try, see how it goes. My cousin lost 3 cm on her waist only in 1st session. As for me, I think I'd work on my tights. What do you…
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For the fashion lovers - please check my blog
Hi, I would like to share you my fashion blog (it's kind of new): Trend7tra : http://trend7tra.nu specially for the girls. I'm portuguese but all my content is in english and I write mostly about the things I wear, the trends I like, the things I'd like to have... So I hope you like it too. I'm open to new suggestions and…
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Soya sauce
I love soya sauce, I use soya sauce almost everyday because I love the taste and I can't get enough of it. It doesn't seem to be a "fat" sauce either but the bottles I usually buy don't have that info. What can you guys tell me about it?
