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How to lose the moons?
In a nutshell, the stomach is going away nicely but not the man boobs. Are push-ups (the exercise, not the bra) the best way to tackle this. I do not lift and do not have gym access to begin lifting. Edited for autocorrect
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What "tricks" have you found for cutting calories?
Just curious what little tricks and substitutions others have found to help cut calories. I'm not talking about complete meal replacements, just slightly better choices. For example, last night the kids wanted hot dogs. I bought the oscar meyer hot dogs with cheese in them. Keeps me from wanting to load them up with…
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How to portion a recipe?
I'm trying to be as accurate as is reasonable with my meals. How do you determine portion sizes in something measurable, such as cups or ounces, when the ingredients are in different units? Say it's 1 lb of chicken, 2 cups of noodles, 2 tbsp of whatever. I've been picking an arbitrary number such as 8 servings, diving it…
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Losing too much too fast?
I started using mfp about 6 weeks ago. I have consistently been losing 4-6 lbs a week going by the mfp suggested 1350 then 1250 daily goal. At first I told myself that since I gave up soda and a lot of sodium, I wasn't concerned about the numbers and I would settle into 2lbs a week of weight loss. However, I'm now down 30…
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Advice needed for calorie goal
Long story short, I started using MFP 5 weeks ago. Started at 220, this past weekend weighed in at 198. Very pleased with the results so far. Last week MFP recalculated my calorie goal at 1250, down from 1350. So far this week I'm up a few pounds and feel kinda blah. Should I continue at 1250 and give it some time, or bump…
