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'Why I am not losing weight' flowchart
I cannot find the flowchart that explains why someone is not losing weight. I thought I bookmarked it, but apparently not and I can't find it in any of announcements. Please share. A MFP friend needs to see this. She's 2 weeks in and is discouraged because she is not losing weight. I've given her some helpful tips but want…
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Resistance Bands in place of Lifting Program?
Do any of you use resistance bands as part of your w/o routine? OR in the place of lifting? I finally mustered up the courage to ask a friend to help me at the gym for the Stronglifts program - to make sure I was doing the right form, etc. He agreed but when he learned I was pretty weak (especially my arms), he suggested…
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Low cal coffee flavors
Coffee drinkers ☕️: what low cal choice do you add? I've been using sugar-free vanilla caramel (powder) + cinnamon for a while. Thinking about switching it up! ☕️
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Women friends?
Hi there! I'd like to add to my friends list - women only por favor. I post often, log daily (and accurately), encourage and motivate others frequently! I have lots on my friends list but most are inactive and since I'm mostly an optimistic person, I don't delete them in hopes they'll come back to MFP. One last thing - I…
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StrongLifts Program for Women - noob questions
I've started researching beginner lifting programs. I think I'm going to try StrongLifts 5x5 (as opposed to Starting Strength). Based on what I've read so far, you just do the alternative workouts, which should take about 30-45 minutes and that's it? Recomp is on its way? Just seems a little too simple. I want to make sure…
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How often do you re-calculate your daily caloric goals?
I'm trying to determine how often I should re-calculate to continue a weight loss. Every 10lbs? Every 10% loss? Does anyone know what is recommended? If not, what worked for you. Thanks in advance!
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Please explain protein, carb, fat grams/kg/day formula
I went to a trainer and he gave me a calculation about how many grams/kg I needed. It was towards the end of our session and I didn't really get a chance to clarify. He told me I should start eating 1850 calories (I'm currently at ~1400) and he wanted 45% = protein cals, 35% = carb cals, and 20% = fat cals. I'm so confused…
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Gym routine questions...for a beginner
I've recently started working out at a gym. I haven't set foot inside a gym for 15+ years, so my memory is a little rusty. I'm looking for any articles/guidance or what worked for you for the following: - frequency (3-4 times/week, etc.) - length (total time you spend working out) - type (warm-up/cardio, weights,…
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4oz of raw or cooked chicken?
How do you interpret a 4oz piece of chicken (protein) - is it cooked or raw? I'm fine for weighing either way but clearly a 4oz piece of cooked chicken weighed prob 5-6oz raw. Thanks!
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Videos for meal prep
Does anyone have a favorite youtube'r for meal prep? I've seen a couple but there seem to be SO many! I'd prefer not to listen to a 3 minute intro on how they're doing, what they're doing, etc. Just want to see the prep work, cooking, and finished product. Thanks in advance for the suggestions!
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When did you begin exercising in relation to losing weight?
I understand that you do not need to exercise to lose weight, it's CICO. I'm trying to figure out when is a good time to begin exercising. I guess some of it may even be personal preference. I'm just starting to lose weight (maybe 1.5 months ago). Initially, I started out doing some sort of exercise (albeit a very small…
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Scanning barcodes with no nutritional information on label
I was looking for a salad at Target this morning and noticed none of the labels had any NI. I asked an employee and she said it doesn't print out and that other customers had complained about it. I picked one up and used MFP's scanning option just to see if it showed anything and surprisingly, it did! Does anyone know how…
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Lower calorie alternatives to chips when eating them with guacamole...please share
I love guac :heart: and luckily there are 90-100cal portions available. Sadly, I don't like eating it with celery or carrots. :disappointed: Please share suggestions/ideas!
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Low carb Chinese chicken recipe ideas please
Does anyone have a Chinese food inspired chicken idea that's low carb? We're having homemade Chinese food this weekend and my hubs and has decided he wants to eat a carb-light diet. I have plenty of recipes but none are "low carb" per se. Please share. I've googled and looked on Pinterest and am not impressed. Thank you!!
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What do use powdered peanut butter with?
I've seen it in advertisements lately. Today, when I saw it in my grocery store, it said for baking or shakes. Is this the only way to use it or can you reconstitute it to 'regular' peanut butter?
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Cravings and spirits
When you indulge in adult spirits, do you tend to snack and accumulate calories? If so, do you have any tips or tricks to help limit the damage? And before the nutrition nazis attack, 'limit the damage' means, you stay within your caloric range. I.e. You don't have bad foods with bad fat with bad proportions. ;)
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Popped vs un-popped popcorn calorie question
Let me preface. This is probably the dumbest series of questions I've ever asked...but I still need to know the answer. :confused: How can un-popped popcorn be higher in calories that the popped stats? Is it sheer energy of the popping that causes this? What calories do you log when (or if you would) you eat it? I ask this…
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Seasoned MFPers: Clues on how you know someone says they will change their lifestyle and MEAN it?!
I admit: I've been one of these 'on again, off again' MFPers over the years. I log in and get motivation once I've gained back the weight I've lost. It helps. Until [insert excuse here]. I've written similar posts that say, 'I mean it; I'm done. I'm losing weight for good'. I'm sure we've all seen about 50,000 posts just…
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Logged in for +30 days
Hi all! I'm looking for *some* friends that are in the same situation as me - looking to lose weight and have a log in streak to show commitment. If this is you, add me, please.
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TDEE post...need helping finding it!
HELP! I found an excellent post on how to calculate your BMI/BMR/TDEE. There were 3 url's in the post. I've looked at so many different forums and can't find it *someone should make it an announcement* Please post. I'm trying to help a friend. She thinks that only consuming 1200 calories will help speed up her weight loss!
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Awesome post ... it's an excellent guide to TDEE and gives website references to calculate yours!
HELP! I found an excellent post on how to calculate your BMI/BMR/TDEE. There were 3 url's in the post. I've looked at so many different forums and can't find it *someone should make it an announcement* Please post. I'm trying to help a friend. She thinks that only consuming 1200 calories will help speed up her weight loss!
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Recipe/Logging/Serving question for solids + sauce
Hi! I'll try to keep this short and sweet. I made "crockpot meatballs" over the weekend. Meatballs + grape jelly + chili sauce. When, I entered the recipe, it said it was 370 cals / 5 meatballs. Fine. No problem. I'm good with that. My questions: There was a lot of sauce leftover in the crockpot. So, did I consumed 370…
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Food logging question...probably simple
If a bag of frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts say "average 5oz portion", do you log it as the 5oz portion OR do you weigh it once you've cooked it and then log that amount? After weighing my "5oz portion", my food scale says 2.7oz! TIA
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Starvation mode...real or fake?
Before I found MFP, I thought the whole starvation mode concept was real. That changed when I read lot of MFP members' comments to discredit this (as well as reading VIP posts and articles). But this, may be one of the reasons why n00bs continue to think it is real:…
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Macros...what are your settings?
Hi! Preface: To all my MFP guru's, I apologize if you have answered this question a ka-billion times. I hope it's not equivalent to the "1200 calories; I'm starving...why?" question. I customize my calories based on my TDEE -30% and I eat back my calories (I'm only burning ~100 calories / x3 weekly). I've noticed from past…
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Recipe swap group
I've asked to join a popular recipe swap group, but it says I'm not a member of any groups. Do I have to wait for someone on the other end to click 'accept' in order to allow me to join? This has happened for other group requests as well (the members are usually 10k+). Sorry if this is posted in the wrong forum or has been…
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Do you count tea and coffee as part of your water intake?
I have never counted (or considered) it part of my water intake. I read a post that suggested you could count it. Please let me know why or why you don't count it. And yes, I've read the links on the myth of tea and coffee dehydrating and therefore shouldn't be counted.
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Re-start! Re-boot! Re-energize!
Hi there! I've been on / off MFP a couple of times over the years (sadly, as I read through posts, this happens to a lot of us - and I'm no exception). As we begin a New Year, I've been reflecting over 2014. It wasn't a weight-friendly year for me. 2015 is a few days away and my mind set and motivation is changing! If you…
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Re-start! Re-boot! Re-energize!
Hi there! *I originally posted in the "Introduce Yourself" forum, but am thinking this is one is more appropriate.* I've been on / off MFP a couple of times over the years (sadly, as I read through posts, this happens to a lot of us - and I'm no exception). As we begin a New Year, I've been reflecting over 2014. It wasn't…
