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TDEE for Indians?
I know the healthy BMI upper range is 23 for Indians as opposed to 25 which is the global standard. Is there something like that for TDEE as well? My TDEE is around 1400-1600 but 1400 cals makes me quite full and heavy.. 1200 cals seems enough for me. I am 5ft tall and I weight 55.7kg now (122-123lbs)
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Polar FT4 calories vs MFP calories
I am current doing PiYo and T25 Beta (Completed Alpha.. Woohoo!!!) and recently got a Polar FT4. Before this I used to log estimate calories from MFP database. After wearing my HRM I am seeing I am burning 200-250 per workout while according to MFP its 120-150. Can there be so much difference? Everyone says MFP…
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Does my calorie calculation sounds correct? Please help!
I have been at the same weight for quite sometime now, about 2 months. I got a Polat FT4 to track my calories burnt but after seeing the difference in numbers between MFP database and my HRM and after posting in thr MFP forum I came to know HRM calories are not accurate and my HRM is calculating more calories for my…
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HRM calories for PiYo
I got a Polar FT4. Right now I am doing the PiYo workout program and I was logging it yoga or pilates before which was giving me around 100 calories. Today I wore my new HRM and it showed it burnt 225 calories. But I have also heard HRMs overestimate calories burnt for strength training exercises and since PiYo is more…
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Why are people always looking for quick fixes? Just a rant..
Since people noticed my weight loss and fitness people keep on asking me what I did and all that. When they hear about counting calories, they are like.. "Counting calories.. too obsessive". Then they will ask for the exercise videos I follow. Either they will not start at all and keep on complaining else they will try 1…
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Should I lose more weight?
I am 5ft and weigh 111lbs right now. I am very flabby. I belly and inner thighs are soft and squishy and if I sit there a big roll of fat in my belly which sticks out. Should I try to lose more weight? Or try to get everything tighter? Please advice.
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Muscles in arms but stomach still very flabby and big
I am working out quite hard for the past 8-9 weeks. I am counting calories but I am eating what I want, but mostly homemade food. I am your typical skinny fat girl. Doing a combination of cardio and lot of bodyweight strength training. (read t25 and PiYo). I am noticing my triceps are strong and biceps are peeking out. My…
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T25 but no results
I am doing T25 for the past 3 weeks and havent seen much results. I am not following their meal plan , just counting calories just maintaining a weekly deficit. Did not lose any weight. lost only half inch from waist, half an inch from legs. Its not an easy workout for me coz I end up panting and dripped in sweat. I wonder…
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My Stomach is soft :O
I never really asked anyone this but here it goes. Most of my life I have been chubby and have been pretty inactive and lazy until last year. I have noticed my tummy fat is very soft and squishy always, more than any fat or thin friends I know. Even after losing quite a bit of weight and inches, its very soft. If I stand…
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Do we burn more calories in summer?
I am 25 year old and 5 ft tall and weigh 50 kgs. I have been maintaining quite well on 1600 calories for the past 2-3 months. But lately I have started feeling tired and hungry on that amount. I feel tired to the same workout which I was doing with ease before. It is really hot these days as I am from India and I am kind…
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Frustrated with friends and co-workers
I just wanted to rant to here it goes.. I lost quite a bit of weight slacked off in the middle for a few months gained 3-4 lbs backs and now working on getting fit again. Did not lose much but I guess other people are seeing changes as they are asking me what I am doing and all that. My friends who are also my roommates…
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How to log jillian's yoga meltdown
I am having my periods today to decided to do something rather less intense. I did Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown level 1. But I have no idea how to log it on MFP. I do not have a HRM. Please help.
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Body weight strength training exercise programs
Hey guys.. I am down to my last 5-10lbs(5'0"- 112lbs). I want to concentrate more on strength training now as I am pretty skinny fat and has got lot of fat on my tummy and back and thighs. I find it more motivating to follow through exercise video workout programs. I have done 30 days shred, ripped in 30, 6 wks 6 pks,…
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Cooking rice and draining the water
This question is mainly towards indians who eat a lot of rice in their everyday diet (Bengali and South Indians) I have seen from childhood my mom boils the rice in the open pan and then drains the white starchy water. She says it makes rice less heavy. Pressure cooking rice or cooking rice in rice cooker retains that…
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Have 1 month to get toned
Hi all, I lost quite a bit of weight in MFP and have been maintaining my weight without counting calories since April. Last few months I slacked off the exercise bit as well and so now though I weight the same I feel flabby. I have a big occasion coming up and I have exactly 1 month to look a little better. I usually walk…
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Sedentary means how sedentary?
Not sure if I am posting this on the right forum but here it goes.. When we consider ourselves to have a sedentary lifestyle, how much sedentary does it imply? For example, without my regular exercise my everyday lifestyle will be like this. I wake up in the morning and cook/clean at times. I stay as a paying guest and my…
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Trying to stop myself from binging
I have been very stressed out at work lately. I hate my job and looking for a change at the moment and trying to study after coming back home from work but the emotional stress at workplace affecting me so much, I feel tired and drained and my brain doesnt work after coming back home. This in turn making me feel even worse…
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Show me your bodyweight strength training results
I am almost to my goal weight and I am doing bodyweight exercises along with cardio. Right now doing the 30DS. I want to see results from the people who got results without doing heavy lifting and only bodyweight training. I am not against lifting but I just cannot afford to do it now. Hence sticking to bodyweight…
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How much weight loss should I target now?
I have dropped around 5-6kgs so far.. I know my ticker shows less as i joined mfp much later.. Now I am in the healthy weight category according to world standard and overweight in India standard. I am 5ft tall and my current weight is 55kgs. I walk about 30-60 mins daily.. take the stairs as much as I can and doing the…
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Can I workout without sport shoes
Hi, I am planning to go to the gym from today but I completely forgot about that and dont have shoes.. and I cannot buy any atleast till next weekend.. Now, if I do moderate workouts.. is it dangerous to workout without proper shoes? I am kinda wearing kito sandals like this ones is it okay if I workout in these for a week…
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Small success but yay!!
I joined mfp on sept.. I lost a few kgs.. and then on oct for 3 weeks I didnt track as I went home on festive season.. and just wanted to enjoy myself.. I came back and i didnt gain weight but scale didnt move since then.. I have been working out and counting my calories really hard and I was feeling very demotivated and…
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Calories in non veg singles pizza
Hey , this question is mainly for Indians as I think this pizza is available in only domino's India I ordered non veg singles pizza which comes in 4 single topping flavors. I had one of them. I felt they had less cheese and smaller than regular pizza as well. Can someone tell me how much calories are there in those or how…
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Using books as weights
Hey anyone tried using books as weights? I can't afford to invest in weights right now.. and I know many people use can of beans of water bottles but somehow all my bottles leak!!!! and I dont really have can of beans in house (being an indian my diet is different).. So, I was doing the 30DS with books as weights.. 2…
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Back to weight loss routine again
Hi guys, I kind of had a holiday season here so stopped counting and controlling for 3 weeks and just had fun. Now I am back on track and I have around 6-7 kgs to lose. But now I am suddenly finding it really hard to stick to 1200 calories. Can you give me tips on easing into the process of weightloss again? P.S I am…
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100 squats a day- all at once or in sets?
I have started 30 days of 100 squats per day.. Now I have a question, do I have to do 100 squats at a go or I can do like sets of 25 four times? This is my first time doing any kind of challenge, so please help..:embarassed:
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That time of the month weight gain.. LADIES HELP!!!
Hi ladies, I know many of you experience weight gain around that time of the month.. But is there any way to avoid it?? I am 7 days away to my periods.. and I noticed I have gained 1 kg (2.2lbs) though people have noticed I have lost weight in the last 10 days and lost inches as well.. We have a fitness championship going…
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How much exercise before breakfast
I have only recently started exercising in the morning so I was wondering... how long and how much do you guys work out before breakfast?
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how to keep negatives away
Its gonna kind of a confession. I have always been overweight after I hit puberty though as I child I was underweight. I used to love food.. especially rice and potatoes.. and used to eat loads of it.. I kept on gaining weight like crazy.. at one point I was gaining 0.5 kgs per week. Then when I started growing up a little…
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I have desk job and very little time
I am on a mission to lose weight but I have a desk job and working overtimes leave me with very little time, I live with roommates so get very little privacy as well. I walk to work (about 1.5 km) everyday and try to walk back as well if its not late. If I reach early I try to do cardio or zumba for 30 mins. around 4-5…
