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How often will you eat at maintenance?
Hey there :) I was just wondering, possibly to give me some motivation here, but how often in your deficit (if ever) do you eat at maintenance? (sort of like a "cheat" day...but not really). I was thinking of taking a day or two out of the week to just go ahead and eat at maintenance, though if I'm correct being at a…
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Is it bad for me to be going over in carbs?
Hey, I've been here a long while, but I'm just now asking this for some reason. I typically eat within my calorie goal, but I almost always go over my carbs (usually by a pretty decent amount). Does this really matter? All I really ever hear is horror stories regarding carbs, but I don't exactly know why that is so long as…
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Is it okay to jump straight to maintenance?
I was just curious about this. I've been losing about a pound weekly at 1200. My TDEE is about 1600. Since there isn't that much of a gap between the two, would it be okay to go straight to maintenance once I hit my goal or would I have to go up 100 calories a week or so like it seems a lot of other people are doing?…
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Should I be counting all of the calories burned on my HRM?
I was just thinking about this. I don't know how it works really, but let's say my heart rate monitor says I burned 300 calories working out for a half hour. Should I count all of them? I mean, what percentage of those would you have burned anyway by simply watching TV? Or doing something else in that 30 minutes you were…
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Why do I feel so guilty?
For the first couple of weeks of my weight loss journey I lost about 3 pounds. I was very happy about that. This week I didn't lose anything, more like I gained one of those pounds back. I've done more exercise, counting my calories, I'm working harder than before and that scale doesn't seem to budge. I have been eating…
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Do you exercise a lot simply so you can pig out later?
I've kind of had this problem recently, lol. I used to do portion control but I just...can't. I'm a very hungry person, I suppose lol. So do you go out and work your buns off just so you can have maybe double your calorie intake to eat later? That's what I did today, almost. I sort of feel guilty for it because it simply…
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Did I truly burn this much?
Hey, today I got a Polar ft4. I put in the basics, my height, weight, etc, then went to workout. I did my usual, walking as fast as I can (about 4.8 mph or so) for about an hour and a half. According to the monitor, it says I burned a little more than 500 calories! I wet the strap very well, for about a minute or more, and…
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Let's say you were always eating below your goal...
If you were eating below your goal maybe by 100 or 200 calories daily, would it be okay to spend one day a week where you might have maybe 500 or 600 calories above your goal? Or are there some potential bad consequences to this?
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Splenda: Yes or no?
I haven't heard too much terrible regarding it, compared to Equal/Sweet n' Low, etc. but what do you guys think? I've been putting it in my lattes just so I wouldn't have to deal with those extra calories that come with sugar or honey, but is it all that great, really? I've heard better ravings for stevia lately. Would…
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A question concerning heart rate monitors.
Hey there, I was just wondering. I know heart rate monitors generally require that very uncomfortable-looking strap to be worn under your chest, but is it absolutely necessary if you simply want to take your heart rate? All answers welcome, thanks!
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Is doing this 5 times a week okay for my body?
Hey guys, I just had a question concerning exercise. For the last week, for 5 days worth, I've been walking about 4 miles each day (thanks to Google Maps, I figured out I walk about 4.5 miles an hour). Is this okay? Should I be giving my body more of a break or is this actually a good setup I have? Thanks!
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Maybe this is a dumb question but...
So everyone says that you can't really control what parts of your body you'll lose weight from, but let's say you end up losing much of your belly; after a while of losing so much from that area, would your body then just start to focus somewhere else, or...? I hope this doesn't sound terribly stupid, I've just never…
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What changes should I make to my diet?
Hey, my diet is pretty static, so I was wondering what kind of health changes might you recommend. I want to make sure I'm eating the right things while still staying around my daily intake (1200-1300 preferably). This is my daily set-up usually: Breakfast: One large baked sweet potato, with cinnamon OR on other days 3 egg…
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How many calories?
Hey everyone, I'm pretty new here, and I just had a quick question about something that I eat nearly every day now. For both lunch and dinner, I have a salad (not ONLY a salad, though. I generally pair it with something). My salad is pretty simple: maybe 2 cups of spinach, a half a cup of chopped tomato, a half a cup of…
