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Cheat days, I hear they are good for your diet?
I read a lot of posts. I am seeing people saying cheat days kept to once a week are good for your diet. I have not done this and am wondering what other peoples thoughts are on the matter. To cheat or not to cheat? We are talking about food here LOL
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What else are you doing while you eat???
I was sitting her on my computer and got hungry. I got up and fixed something to eat and then sat right back down at the computer do I pay attention to what I am eating, well yes and no. I plan calorie wise what I am going to eat and make sure it is within the diameters of my diet. But when it comes time to eat, it seems…
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MFP REDUCING MY CALORIES TOO MUCH
Everytime I lose 10lbs MFP cuts my calories. Under the eat in a deficit theory, if you eat under you calorie goal you will lose weight. I am eating at a deficit and I am losing weight. But now my calories have been reduced so much I am uncomfortable all the time with the amount of calories I am eating. I eat clean with…
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Weighing your food.
I have been on MFP for about 75 days and in the beginning I was using measuring cups to measure my food and stay under my calorie goal. I knew it wasn't an exact method but I lost weight so it worked for me. But in an attempt to be more precise I bought a scale and have been weighing my food. I didn't realize food weighed…
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Calorie Question
Last night I made a healthy smoothly . Mixed frozen berries 2% milk and stevia. I logged all my calories. I poured some into a glass and put the rest in the freezer and forgot about it. My question is can I eat the rest today without logging the calories or do I need to estimate the amount that was left. I counted the…
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crockpot orange chicken
I have a question. I am making a low cal orange chicken recipe I found on the internet. It calls for 2 whole oranges peeled and chopped. Salt, pepper and corn starch. My question is when using oranges in this manner do you count them as a whole orange because basically they are going to be a sauce and most of it will not…
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Berries - Helpful Hint to keep them fresh
Do you come home from the grocery store and put your berries in the fridge and before you can eat them they mold. You can stop this from happening by rinsing them with a 50/50 mix of vinegar and water. I personally am all about easy and use the vinegar and water mix to clean my counter tops. It is a natural anti bacterial.…
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New and a long way to go....
In 2010 I had an accident at work. I found out that I had crushed a vertebrae in my back and fractured another and herniated several discs. Needless to say my active lifestyle came to a screeching halt. For a very long time I could do absolutely nothing. Over time and with pain medication I am able to walk short distances…
