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Apple Watch and Apple Health Data
This year I have transitioned from fitbit to apple watch and I'm unsure if I am reading the data correctly. The Health app has a resting energy category and an active energy category. The resting energy, I assume, is BMR, while the active category is everything on top of that. So, if I were to add those two numbers…
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Apple Watch Calorie Adjustment Lower than Fitbit HR
I have searched for this question and found several threads where people have asked this question, but none with an adequate response. The Fitbit HR would add about 200 calories for every 7,000 steps I walk; the Apple Watch adds around 30. Have I made an error in one of the settings? I didn't change anything on MFP except…
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Xbox Fitness
Hello all! I am looking for new Xbox Live friends who use Xbox Fitness regularly. None of my real life Xbox Live friends use the fitness programs or have not yet upgraded to the Xbox One, so I have no opportunity to do the challenges. I really would like to participate in challenges; regular motivated to "play" the game is…
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Xbox One Kinect Gaming Friends Wanted
Hey there! I am still looking for friends who play active xbox one games, such as Fitness and Sports Rivals. I really need some Rivals to motivate me to play more! I would love to add you on xbox live as well as on mfp, so I will need to be able to reconcile your screen name on here with for xbox live name. Please post…
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Crazy Stair Counts!
I just bought a Charge HR after having used a flex for a year. The flex didn't count stairs so this stat is new to me. In my first 24hours it claims I climbed 30 floors! I live in a one story house on the high plains, which is very flat! I climbed in and out of my pickup today, and that is the extent of my climbing of…
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Share your favorite low sodium recipes!
I was just placed on a restricted sodium diet due to Meniere's Disease. 1000mg - 1500mg per day sodium is super hard to accomplish if you eat anything prepared outside of your home. I have discovered that I can rarely eat anything frozen, canned, or bottled. Even bread has too much sodium! My diet has been very repetitive…
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Dizziness associated with working out and calorie deficits
Is it common for people who are maintaining a calorie deficit and working out regularly to develop orthostatic hypotension (feeling faint or dizzy when standing up)? I have been sticking pretty well to a deficit and workout plan for about 45 days now, and just recently started getting a head rush when I stand up in the…
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Giving Blood--What and How Much Should I Eat
I'm giving blood next week, and it just dawned on me that I shouldn't stick to my calorie restriction that day since I am going to need the extra energy the replenish my blood. I'm a small person, so when I give blood I always give the smallest amount, but I don't know what that is. I am currently eating 1100 net calories,…
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How often do you weigh yourself (for loss and maintain)?
Every morning the scale calls to me. I try so hard to ignore it, but I weigh myself most mornings. However, I only record my weight in MFP once a week on Friday morning. That's hard to when my weight is lower than I expected it to be, then I really want to record it on the spot! How often do you weigh yourself and how…
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Rest Day Ravenous, or No Workie Outie--No get to Eatie
I try to take a rest day every 5th day; I think it is important to give my body a rest from running and challenging workouts. However, on rest days I am so hungry! Part of it may be mental; simply knowing that I can't eat as much as I usually do may make me more hungry. But I am sure some of it is physical. I really am…
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Best way to cook fresh frozen vegetables
I got my Bountiful Basket this morning, and on the advice of some friends, bought some extra vegetables to freeze. I got a whole crate of broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots that I par boiled, blanched and froze in individual servings. It took me five hours, but now My freezer is stuffed with sodium free frozen veg--so…
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Potassium is Low
According to Internet sources, one is supposed to get 4700mg of potassium a day. I may get to half of that, on a good day, even if I eat banana, broccoli, lima beans, etc. In the process of trying to increase potassium I am getting way too many carbs. Would a potassium supplement be worth trying? I am worried about it…
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Look for Some New Petite Pals
Hello All, I'm a horseback rider and hiker from the American Southwest looking for some extra motivation to get to my maintenance weight. I have been working my way down from 132lbs to 110lbs for a couple of years. During that time I have learned that I can't just go by portion size; I have to count calories or I start to…
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Gut Pain
Has anyone experienced this: an ache in central part of the stomach that doesn't feel like constipation, nausea, diarrhea. The only thing that makes it feel better is putting pressure on it, like pushing on my gut or laying over something hard and putting weight on my stomach. It always happened in the late afternoon…
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Exercises for Digging
I'm a small, female archaeologist; and, in my work, it is important to be able to keep up with the guys. Often we are told that we need to be able to dig a certain amount shovel tests or move a certain amount of dirt in a day in order to be rehired for the next project. The company is not going to fire you if you can't…
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Meal Planning for Multiple Nutritional Limits is So Hard
Any ideas on how I can eat a diverse diet while increasing fiber, and decreasing sugar and sodium, and stick to a low calorie restriction? I tend to do well when I am only concerned about staying below my calorie goal, but recently my doctor suggested that I consider other variables in my diet, such as increasing my fiber…
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Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)
In researching this supplement it seems like it has had mostly positive results in both human trial and and mouse models. It seems to help metabolize fat and promote lean tissue if taken consistently for many months. There are some possible consequences; probably not a good idea for someone if they have or are at risk for…
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Eating Healthy in a Hotel Room
I recently took a job that requires me to live in a hotel 10 days out of every 14. In order to a) stay healthy, and b) use as little of my per diem as possible, I need to avoid eating out. I will have access to a hot plate, and this particular hotel has a mini fridge and a microwave. I will not be near a supermarket, so I…
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New job: opportunity to accelerate weight loss
I am starting a new job that is going to require me to live out a hotel 10 days out of every 14, while working outside eight hours a day. The work will not be super strenuous but it will be active. It will involve carrying equipment, digging holes with hand tools, setting up survey equipment, sitting down and taking notes…
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Evening Eating
My body wants to eat at night! I am sure I have trained this desire into it; but regardless, I am much more hungry between the hours of five and ten than any other time of the day. I have noticed over the passed two years that this evening eating is what is causing me to gain weight. If I am going to go over calorie, it is…
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Petite Person Weight Loss Advice
Hello all, I'm a nearly 31
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Papa Murphy's DeLite Pizzas
In y'alls opinion, are Papa Murphy's Delite (read thin crust) pizzas the "healthiest" fast food pizza option?
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Green Tea
Does drinking green tea really give you a small metabolic boost?
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Laughing Cow Creamy Swiss Wedges
I am finding that using this 35 calorie spreadable cheese on sandwiches, instead of using lite mayo, miracle whip, or a more high calorie cheese, has cut down the calories in my lunch sandwiches quite a bit. It tastes good too!
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Measuring Muscle Mass Gain
I recently bought a scale that, as I understand it, is able to roughly assess body fat and water as a percentage of overall weight. My question is, from this information, can I monitory my muscle weight? While I would like to loose the fat in my thighs and hips, at this point I am at a perfectly healthy weight, and would…
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Metamucil
Is it possible that drinking a glass of metamucil prior to a meal will help fill you up faster? On days that I don't workout, I have a horrible time staying under 1220 calories. I had heard that metamucil could make it easier.
