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5:2 Diet, do exercise calories count on 500 days?
I'm trying this method, Doing 500-550 2 days then I have 1850-1900 on non-"fasting" days. (Should I do 2000 as recommended or not?) Today's my first 500 calorie day but I've burned 288 calories in a workout today. Do I add those back into my 500 or "Save" them for a non 500 day. On the "regular" days do we add in the…
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When doing Cardio what's more important, time or calories?
For example if I go on the treadmill for 1 hour walking for 60 minutes and burn 250 calories or if I do biking 20 treadmill 20 and burn 250 total, which is better or does it matter?
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Why the fitness culture on Social Media needs to die
I read this and I think it is so absolutely true. http://elitedaily.com/life/culture/reasons-why-the-fitness-culture-on-social-media-needs-to-be-stopped/
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My aching feet are ruining my workouts. HELP
My feet OMG my aching feet!!!!! My feet hurt no matter what kind of shoes I buy. I have thin soles, thick soles, new shoes, old shoes: I buy the special insoles of every kind, I even shelled out 50 bucks for the Dr. Scholls ones that you stand on the little machine. No matter what, its my feet that hurt me the worst when I…
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NSV-down another pants size
went shopping today and was in a size 10..I have not been a size 10 in AGES. And funny the last time I was a 10 I weighed less than I do now by about 10 lbs, but didn't excersise like I do now. Happy Happy! I could probably be in size 8 dress.
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Helping my husband to start MFP (part 2 ignore other post)
But his numbers are insane!! According to MFP he should be around 1850 calories a day. He's 6'3 and weighs 280. The TDEE/BMR calculators online put his BMR at 2500 and change.. Umm..wow..that's quite a deficit and difference, for him 1850 almost seems dangerously low. Sedentary TDEE for him is 3013. So what I did was I…
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Any NASCAR fans out here?
I'm a SUPERFAN :-) So I wanna know.. who's your driver? , what driver can't you stand? Where's your 'home track" or where have you gone to races? What do you eat?/do you feel like you get alot of excersise on a race weekend? Me: My driver is Juan Pablo Montoya, also like Trevor Bayne. Can't stand Brad Keselowski My current…
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Is scooby the best calculator?
I kind of "switched" over to the "Eat More" theory after experiencing a plateau from April to June of this year. I went to several different calculators and got a TDEE of anywhere between 2000 and 2300 doing "moderate" 3-5 workouts per week. Some had my cut with 15% or 500 calories at 1600, some at 2000 so I kind of…
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STARVING Lately! This didn't happen before..
I do my calories by evening out my TDEE with my activity (Zumba 4-5x a week) so I'm around 1700 a day. I don't count excersise calories at all, I just put at 1700 and do that pretty much on average, sometimes doing high day low day like 1400/2000. This past week I'm FAMISHED even after eating all of my calories and eating…
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Wearing a dress today I haven't worn since 2009
So in digging through the closet I came across a cute, fitted shirtdress I have not been able to look decent in for about 2.5 to 3 years. Put it on today and it fit perfectly, actually a little looser now than it was when I first got it. I had to have it nipped in at the waist years ago becuse I'm a pear/hourglass and I…
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TDEE minus 500 or MFP 1400 Plus "eat back"
Which is better? I checked a few TDEE calculators one says my TDEE is 2037 with sedentary work and quote " 3x a week vigorous workout and 3x a week walking" I do 4-6x a week Zumba/Kickbox. Another says my tdee is 2340 sedentary work and 3-5x a week vigorous workouts and another one says 2207. There are so many different…
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Steamed Dumplings
I never knew they could be so good...I always thought Chinese food had to be fried rice, egg roll, sauteed dumplings. The office ordered Chinese food the other day and I got an order of 8 dumplings, I didn't eat all of them, I ate 4, they are very filling. They were SO GOOD, very tasty, not mushy, just yummy. I've been…
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Can a Plateau literally last forever?
OK I plateaued since APRIL 14, losing/gaining same 1 lb with travel, TOM, water gain whatever. This is ridiculous. I upped my calories from 1200 to 1500, I took 2 weeks "off" at the beginning of this month from logging and zumba/kickboxing classes, I've "zig zagged" my calories, and still here it is now going on 3 months…
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Does MFP weight loss projection include macros or what?
I have my calories set at 1400, 2 days ago I excersised and netted 1,234, had 645 of excersise 151 carb 50fat 64protein and it said after 5 weeks my weight loss would be 13 lbs less than I am now in 5 weeks. Yesterday I worked out and had for the day 1,212 net with 450 excersise 200 carb 28 fat 51 protein. The total said…
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I find I sweat more now than before..why?
I started my fitness program mid-jan and I used not to sweat so much, little by little through the months I find I sweat more and more, but when I started sweating more, is when I plateaued at 22 lbs lost 2 months ago. Nowadays I'm sweating big time 15 minutes into zumba. Why? Is this good? Bad? Doesn't matter?
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Took 8 days off-lets see if this helps my plateau!
OK I've taken 8 days off from my Zumba/kickboxing and about 10 days off from logging in MFP to see if I can get over this Plateau by eating more, excersising less and hoping this will kick my body back into weight loss mode when I start back tomorrow. Has this strategy helped anyone? I have only gained .5 lb and it's my…
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Is 125 the "magic" number?
I just notice by looking at a lot of people's fitness/weight loss goals and no matter what the height, it seems like 125 is the "magic" number for many people. Why 125? Why not 128? why not 123? Is it a "media ideal" number? It's not only on this site, it's women in general. For some 125 would be healthy, for others, seems…
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Why does 125 seem to be the "magic" number?
I just notice by looking at a lot of people's fitness/weight loss goals and no matter what the height, it seems like 125 is the "magic" number for many people. Why 125? Why not 128? why not 123? Is it a "media ideal" number? It's not only on this site, it's women in general. For some 125 would be healthy, for others, seems…
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When does the "plateu" end-I'm trying EVERYTHING!
OK I've been at a plateau for about 6 weeks, no weight lost, actually going up and down the same 1.5 lbs or so. I've upped my calories from 1200 net to about 1350 net per day. I do Zumba and Kickboxing and some strength/abs core classes, work out 4-5 times a week. I've tried doing high-cal days then low cal days to "mix…
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NSV how my clothes fit-because of Excersise
OK so I"m down 22 lb after gaining 30-35 a year and a half ago. I had some dress pants that I put on that I wore when I was at the weight I am now or a couple pounds more and they fit "nicely". Well now they are so big that I look like a fool if I put them on LOL, The difference in the way I would lose weight (yo-yo) years…
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For those who got "smaller up top" -Awesome Bra!
I've seen several posts where folks are lamenting the loss of cleavage, and I can identify. I found the most amazing bra, they are by Maidenform and they are add 2 sizes. They fit like a charm, don't ride up don't slide down, etc. Many of the Maidenform outlets have them for anywhere from 8.00 to 12.00 depending on sale…
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Finding it hard to eat ENOUGH calories now.
Since I've started MFP I've lost about 21 lbs in 3 months, I've been the same weight for about 2.5 weeks now so I guess I"m at a plateu. I do 4-5 classes of 60 minutes a week of Zumba or Cardio Kickboxing and do an ab/core strength class 1x a week and I am an office worker so I had my settings at sedentary. I was at 1200…
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Air travel and weight gain?
I spent the weekend at a NASCAR race, for 3 days walking up and down stairs, walking around garages and pits and to and from parking lots, standing much of the time, especially Saturday. I'm sure I burned at least 350 calories a day from this extra so that's how I logged it and that's probably being conservative. I tried…
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Close to my 1st goal! YAY!
Well I just tried on some pants size 12 that I have not been able to wear in about 2 years...they were a favorite pair of mine and they fit! A teeny bit snug on the thighs but loose in the waist and will probably stretch a bit when worn, now I get to take them on my vacation next weekend and I'm THRILLED!! I set my 1st…
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Was 20 lb in 2.5 months too high of a goal??
I started MFP and fitness program around the 20th of Jan, and set a goal to have 20-21 lbs gone by March 30, when I'm going on a beach vacation. I am down 16 lbs but just a little bit disappointed because I don't see myself losing 4 more lbs in 8 days unless I do some crazy extreme diet.
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Yummy Smoothie with Spinach
I know it sounds like it might be gross but it is REALLY good!! I take 1 Banana, usually I stick it in the freezer for about an hour so it gets kind of cold and hard-The riper the banana the sweeter the smoothie. 1/2 cup crushed pineapple in juice OR 1/2 cup canned mandarin oranges in juice 5 ice cubes Puree in blender…
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Gained 4 lbs in 3 days???
Hi, I'm fairly new to MFP, started it Jan 11 or so as well as started zumba classes that same week. I have been doing zumba 2x a week then I'm on the treadmill 4x a week for 400 calories and I take one rest day. I have been on 1200 calories a day and I've been right at or below that and that is AFTER factoring in my…
