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Issues with Garmin connect calorie adjustment and MFP calories.
I am a runner and track my calories burned using my Garmin and HRM, however I continue to have "Garmin" make a calorie adjustment based on my "steps" recorded. This is fine on a day where I walk more at work or other non-workout activity, but as of late, it keeps on calculating my steps recorded during a run and adding…
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Question about BF% as measured via BOD POD system
My question is.... what category does waste in your intestinal track show up as, fat or lean tissue? I have been tracking my body fat loss over the past few months using BOD POD system. I generally ignore swings in my total body weight and my BF% (based on my weight) and just focus on the actual amount of FAT is recorded…
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Lies nutrition labels tell us that we believe..
Food labels tell us “Zero Calorie” and “Calorie Free”, “Low Fat” and “No Fat” but it isn’t the truth. The food label guidelines allow for a lot of misinformation, here is what you can really expect… When a nutrition label says…Calorie Free, Zero Calories, No Calories, Without Calories, Trivial Source of Calories,…
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Lowest (lower) calorie ketchup and BBQ sauce needed?
So many ketchups and BBQ sauces are loaded with sugar (and sodium) for "enhanced" taste. Before I stand in the ketchup aisle and look at every nutritional label for calories per serving... Can someone suggest what they have found to be a lower calorie ketchup (that at least tastes like ketchup) and a lower calorie BBQ…
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Need help finding good tasting/lower calorie pancake recipie
American style Pancakes (flap jacks)... to be clear. I love pancakes with blueberries cooked into them and a generous amount of maple syrup. However, I find I am only able to fit them in on BIG calorie burn days and would like to find a tasty, slightly lower calorie recipe to meet my craving when it happens. I have tried…
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BMR, AMR, Calories per hour while awake vs asleep ?
My AMR is roughly calculated at 1960 calories per day. Take the 24 hours timeframe (1,440 minutes) and do the math, 1960/1440 = 1.36 calories per minute. Has anyone seen or heard of what the estimated “calories per minute” would be looking at while being asleep vs awake..say percentage wise? Example while asleep, only burn…
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How much sodium "should" I intake?
First off, I have no medical issues, I am an athlete who works out at least 3-5 times a week and am under 20% body fat. I'm 5'9", 44 years old, & weigh in at 150lbs. I am currently eating around 1900 calories as my AMR ( I eat all my exercise calories) a day but was wondering if there is general formula or rough guideline…
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Heart Rate Monitor: Anyone tried the wrist based Mio unit?
I have used Garmin Sports products for years, but I have always disliked the chest strap heart rate monitor. I find it uncomfortable and always get weird looks when running in the summer while wearing it with no shirt. I just heart about a new optical HR sensor that will pair Bluetooth or ANT+ and is built into a wrist…
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Need lo-cal "frosting" idea for 2 indegrient muffins.
I love pumpkin and have been making 2 ingredient pumpkin muffins (spice cake and raw pumpkin) but I need a decent "frosting" idea. I have been using Redi Whip but need something better, preferably cream cheese flavored. I tried making a lower calorie cream cheese frosting using Neufchâtel and powdered Stevia, but it tasted…
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Made my own lower calorie Hummus for the 1st time
My favorite Hummus is Sabra Supremely Spicy (red pepper) but at 70 calories a tablespoon I can rack up some calories snacking on it. I decided to try and make my own "lower" calorie version and was pretty happy with the results. 1 130 gr can of Garbonzo beans drained 2 TBL spoons of drained garbonzo bean juice 7 TBL spoon…
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Need help/suggestions with upper body routine/ workout
I am a 43 year old distance runner & cyclist, 5’9” and 146 lbs not at home in the gym and looking to improve my upper body definition /appearance. As a complete newbie when it comes to lifting for mass/bulk, I am looking for someone to share or recommend me a lifting routine that focuses on chest/arms (bi and tri) & back.…
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Lowest (lower) calorie Protein powder?
I rather like the taste of Syntha -6 Protein in all flavors, especially Strawberry and Chocolate Peanut Butter but found that many times it was too high in calories for me to use in my smoothies between meals. Generally 1 scoop is around 190-200 calories for a serving providing around 20+ gr of Protein. I tried (and like )…
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How much calorie surplus to build mass?
So for the last 70 days I have been in a lean phase to drop my body fat and get in shape for some upcoming races, I was on a plan of a 250 calorie a day deficit to drop about a .5 per week and it worked well. As primarily a runner, I train 3-4 days a week running and do upper body/core weight workouts 3-4 times a week. My…
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Very Fatigued the last few days..concerned?
I am setup on an 1800 calorie a day plan with a .5lb loss per week deficient (250 calories below my TDEE daily), I normally eat the majority of my exercise calories. The last few days I have been extra fatigued and ravenously hungry. I have skipped several workouts and on 2 occasions blown way over my daily calories (like…
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Olive Oil without poly or monounsaturated fats?
I have a hard time hitting my fat macro due to my alergies ( nuts as well as avacado).. I started adding a TBSP of olive oil to my eggs in the morning to boost my Fat macro percentage, but noticed that I am going way over in my polyunsaturated and monounsaturated reccomended percentages. I checked the olive oil bottle and…
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Grrr.. trying to get rid of last bits of belly and back fat
Alright, I am generally condidered skinny, I have never been more than 10lbs overweight for my body size, but I carry all my extra fat right across the front of my stomach and love handles. I'm 43, 5:9" and currently weight 149 lbs. I started MPF about 6 weeks ago and have dropped to 149 from 157. My problem is that all my…
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Need electrolyte drink recommendation
I am primarily a runner/cyclist and use cross fit workouts as may alternate workouts/strength training. I have been using MFP to lean out and monitor my calories to try and save/increase my muscle with all the cardio. Part of this is also eating as clean as I can and have been trying to cut out as much chemical garbage as…
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How long before excess calories turns to fat?
...or more specifically, if I eat poorly and exceed my TDEE calories during a single day, can I recover the next day. Meaning can I back off the excess calories (larger deficit) to make up for it or have the excess calories already been converted to fate cells? Additionally, I have heard over and over that once a fat cell…
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MACRO help needed for FATS, always too low
I am consistanly low in my FAT percentages and need some suggestions for lowest calorie/higer FAT content snacks or foods. I have some food alergies and cannot eat TREE nuts or Adacado....
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Different heart rate monitor for calorie calculation needed
I currently use a Garmin 910xt to track my swimming.biking/running paired with Garmin chest strap heartrate monitor. Although I feel th eheart rate monitir works and is accurate I don't like the strap around my chest. Are there any decent wrist (or other?) worn heart rate monitors with good calorie expendature calculations…
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Lose belly/back fat and bulk up upper body thoughts?
I'm 43, 5'9" 155lbs, thin framed, but carry a couple of lbs of excess fat around my waist (belly and love handles). I'm a runner and cyclist (but enjoy eating due). I am currenlty eating about a 1600 calorie diet and started a weight training program to attempt to get some defination in my upper body and drop the few lbs…
