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Newbie/Oldbie
Hey Guys! Happy new year everyone and I am so excited to get back on this journey! I used to use the app back in 2011-2014 and had really lost the desired amount of weight. Now I’m just back to get rid of those post Christmas LBs and improve my general diet! A bit about me: Kennie, 25, North of england. Love cooking,…
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Treadmill HIIT question
So I really want to get into HIIT rather than like spending 60 mins of elliptical every time I tried it today doing 4 mins warm up at 5.5mph then 30 sec sprint at 8.0 followed by 5.5 rest, repeated 7 times with a 3 min cooldown at 5.5 Is this right? Should i decrease my rest time and do more rounds?
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any freekeh recipes?
Hey! I love the way that freekeh is quite high in protein for a grain however i get stuck when trying to find recipes that use it! Does anyone have any to share? Preferably plant based Thanks!
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Amazing vegan friendly protein coffee mousse!
Im sorry this is sooo amazing I just had to share it! Yes this is nothing new but omg its delicious! 100g silken tofu 1tbsp agave 0.5tbsp choc shot ("healthy" chocolate syrup) 1 espresso or 25ml strong coffee Blend. Chill. Enjoy Mine came out with 120 cal, 7g protein, 17g carbs and 3g fat Of course can be doubled and you…
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How do I make my Pea Protein taste good?
The clue is in the tittle, Im trying to be as plant based as possible which doesnt leave me with many protein powder choices (soy, pea and a few others) but pea seems to be the cheapest with the most protein and the least calories. However whenever ive put it in smoothies it just tasted like dirt! Anyone has any…
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Back and looking for some young new faces!
Hello! Although Ive been here a looonnnggg time I took about a year off from using the app and now dont have many active friends left :( So Im looking for some new ones! Ideally someone between 19 and 25 Special diets are a bonus (vegan, vegetarian, seagan, pescetarian) So please dont hesitate to add me ^_^
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Fitbit adjustment AND exercise calories?
So I went for a run today and logged it using endomondo which is synced to both my fitbit and mfp. however surely if the run was logged on fitbit i should delete it from mfp? or has fitbit not added it on?
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opinion on vivobarefoot?
Hello! I am looking at getting some new running shoes, I used to run a fair bit a while ago but then injured my knees (due to the pressure that I was putting on them while running). Before I had some Nike trainers, Luna possibly but I can't remember, big chunky heel though so it forced me to land on my heel when I ran.…
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Juice pulp recipes
Hello! And before you ask im not doing one of those juicing detoxes I just really like juice and I might as well make my own than get super market ones. Anywho Im kinda stuck on what to do with the pulp, i dont have many fancy ingredients only like flaxmeal I also have a dehydrator and would rather do something "raw" with…
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Aria Scale body fat
So I've got the Aria Scale which shows body fat %, now i know these aren't accurate as such but they should roughly be accurate right? Ive had it for about a week and it shows that I've lost about 4 lb however my body fat has gone up 1% :/ I think I've been walking a lot more than i used to so surely my body fat could not…
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Creamy and Raw but not that fatty salad dressing!
So I just tried this salad dressing and its sooooo good! Since switching to low fat Ive been really missing something creamy to put on my salads but yes, here it is: 1/4 Avocado 1 zucchini (or in my case scraps from zoodles) 3 soaked sundried tomatoes + a little of the soaking water 1tsp mustard seeds a few spring onions 1…
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just dance 3 - just sweat
i have just dance 3 for wii and today i tried out just sweat mode and got 3094 points does anyone roughly know how much i burned? (i tried googling it but it said that 4.2 points = 1cal which seems very inaccurate as i was only on for 40 mins)
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The rules of vegan clean eating
Okay I want to start eating clean but I dont really know what I can and can't have can i have rice? brown rice? what about pasta? sugar? flour? and which types but yeah so on, if anyone could tell me what is classed clean and unclean that would be great!
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What dont you log?
For example i dont log herbs and spices i use in food, normally i'll just quick add 10 calories or so and that'll do oh and also tea/coffee, I have with just on its own, no milk or sugar what dont you log?
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Thai Salad - 250cal per serving!
serves 4: 300g of chicken/quorn chicken style pieces / you can try tofu 2tbsp Green Thai paste 2tbsp Vegetable Oil 125g Green Beans (i used frozen) 175g White Cabbage shredded 2 medium sized tomatoes, de-seeded and diced 1 small red pepper thinly sliced 1 medium mango diced into 1cm cubes 1tbsp fresh corriander Dressing…
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whats a good water bottle?
So Im looking for a new water bottle I used to have the bobble one but it was such a pain to drink out of and it never smelt pleasant, also was not suitable for smoothies Im looking for something that: is around 500ml (probably will accept anything up to 650ml) has a wide neck so its suitable for smoothies doesnt disfavour…
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taking milk to work
Okay this is very random but I need a small bottle for taking milk to have with my oatmeal to work or things like that, Ive just searched amazon and the only thing i could find was a glass bottle or sort of sciency type chemicals bottles. Does anyone else take milk to work? What do you use?
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Interrail/Eurail
Whos been? Where did you go? What did you see? Tell me about it :) (for those who dont know what it is its a train pass that covers you for the whole of europe so you can go anywhere you like within europe!)
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Almond milk recipes?
I always end up binning most of my almond milk as i cant use it up in time and then it goes bad Would like to make something other than smoothies or oatmeal with it, relatively healthy (vegan) for breakfast/lunch/dinner/snack
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java (the programming language)
Yes this is totally not anything to do with Mfp and probably no one will respond but worth a shot... I am really stuck on some bugs I'm getting in one of my assignments (its not really a hard assignment but I just don't know what's causing them) If anyone would be ever so kind could they please help me? This is stressing…
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higher weight and less reps or lower weight and more reps?
I want to build myself an *kitten*, right now its pretty flat, I normally do 50-60 squats (in 2 sets) with i think a 15lb bar (it says 15 on it, idk if its kg or lb or if its 15 on each side or anything but its pretty heavy) as well as other butt exercises like donkey kicks and bridges Would it be better for me to do less…
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What not to say in a gym
not sure if you guys have seen this but it's pretty funny https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=138248116360673 (might have to minimise your browser to get okay quality video.) Also what do you think should not be said in a gym?
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using up almond milk?
I always end up binning most of my almond milk as i cant use it up in time and then it goes bad Would like to make something other than smoothies or oatmeal with it, relatively healthy (vegan) for breakfast/lunch/dinner/snack
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anyone ever had dry seitan/gluten rolls/braised gluten
I cant really find any nutritional info about this apart from what it says on the packet, and here im only guessing as its in chinese/japanese/unreadable character language and its something like 600 calories per 100g now, to cook it you boil it in some water (packet said soak but that didnt do anything so i boiled it) so…
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vegan protein powder (uk)
I'm looking into getting some vegan protein powder but I don't know which to get; pea, soy, hemp, quonoa... Etc I want one that tastes quite nice and preferably has different flavours available So yeah if anyone could recommend something I could get online (preferably) or Holland and Barrett?
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sugar vs agave vs honey vs whatever else
if you need something sweet, i.e. to put on plain oatmeal or on grapefruit and so on which would be better to use? im not talking just calorie wise but i know that white sugar is pretty bad for you not sure about agave or honey or like stevia. So yeah which one is better for your body and for weight loss?
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HIIT on elliptical?
Ive heard that HIIT workouts are the best for burning fat so I wanna try it out (I cant do treadmill as I have terrible knees that almost make me cry when i run) So could someone give me a sample workout? I couldnt find anything suitable online We have a life fitness ellipticals i think at the gym so they have resistance…
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hula hoops: smooth or bumpy
I really want to get a hula hoop as everyone says they're great for defining a waist. which would be better like a heavy smooth one or one with bumps? my mum has a bumpy one and it hurts a little but its bareable so im not worried about the pain. these were the few that i was looking at…
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just one little bit...
Im pretty much happy with my body apart from one little bit the little bump really put me down. i do ab exercises and cardio, swim, eat wholegrain 80% of the time, rarelly have sugar (apart from fruit) and it just wont go away! does anyone have any ideas on how to make this bit flatter? should i cut out gluten? stop eating…
