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Staying on track & focused when travelling
I travel frequently for work and often find it really challenging to understand the calorific value of what i might be eating. This is particularly difficult in African countries where there are high levels of oil-fried foods. I try to focus on grilled chicken as a safe bet, but the dressings are usually so DELICIOUS and I…
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Homemade Soup Recipes and Assessing Calories
I enjoy making soup but I find it hard to know how to approach the calorie estimation. Are there certain rules to follow? I measured everything raw, but is this a fair estimate? Grateful for any advice! Please also feel free to add your own recipes and calories here.
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The 2017 Re-boot
January 2016 I Stopped smoking and started taking better care of myself. Between January and July I lost 20 lbs and was healthier and stronger. Then... I had some holidays, I move house (first home with my bf), had some work trips and had no routine no routine or good habits. I weighed myself this morning and since July i…
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Pimping Lunches at Work
I have a history of spending too much money and not exerting enough nutrition control over what I eat for lunch. I'm very lazy for prepping meals, so that in itself has been a big area of focus for me (pre-logging, pre-planning meals before shopping etc.). But Lunch is a big FAIL area where I have veg going off because I'm…
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Wind Down and Wake Up
What sort of routines do you do before bed, and on waking up? This is for those in your home/bedroom before showering and doing anything else. Share any ideas or tips! This is what I'm doing myself, for now: Night time wind down (15 minutes) 10 press ups / 10 crunches / 10 squats 15 press ups / 15 crunches / 15 squats…
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The Hunger Games
When I started on MFP properly a month ago, along with starting C25K, I found the allocated 1250 calls/day adequate. I ate similar foods but substituted types - ensuring I always purchased the lowest cal variations - and of course monitoring portions considerably. I didn't want to makes sudden, drastic changes as I know…
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C25K members' support!
Several people posting in various fitness threads on C25K, so I thought it might be helpful to have one in the motivation/support forum. So, to begin: Height: 5'4" Weight: unsure, but around 180/190 lbs? C25K stage: Today was W2D2, covered 3.11km in 31 minutes. Nutrition: MFP goal of 1250 plus sometimes additional calls…
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Weight monitoring on C25K
Today I completed W2D2 of C25K, and it's challenging enough to bring out a sweat and breathlessness, but not too tough that it's intimidating me. I'm also cycling more than before, and I'm tracking every morsel of food and drink on MFP. My goal is fitness related, and I have timelines for that, but as I'm heavily…
