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Strangest thing added to your diet to fill nutritional gaps?
I was having a hard time with calcium (because I just don't like plain milk enough to want to waste calories on it, and I can only eat so much yogurt). So, I've taken to eating Borden american cheese slices on eggs or sadwiches because I get 40% daily value of calcium in 60 calories, and I like them. It's not what one…
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So, you think you hate the BMI now?
"Based on their findings, Braverman and his coauthor, New York State Commissioner of Health Nirav Shah, M.D., say the BMI threshold for obesity, which now stands at 30, should be lowered to 24 for women and 28 for men." http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/03/health/obesity-rates-maybe-worse/ Smh
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Weight training and the scale.
Here is an interesting article on calorie deficits and weight loss. It touches on why the scale may drop more slowly if you lift (even in the long term) and why that is a good thing. http://www.fitwatch.com/weight-loss/3500-calories-to-lose-a-pound-is-this-formula-all-wrong-237.html Please excuse the somewhat controversial…
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Those of you who IIFYM, critique my macros please
Currently, I am 176 lbs and 35% BF. That means I have about 110 lb of LBM. If I manage to hang on to all of it, I should be at 25% BF by the time I hit 150 lbs. I know that is probably impossible, but I'd like to be under 30%. I do lift, though I am a big newb at it. I am trying to progress to heavier weights/more reps…
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The Supersizers Eat
I'm just wondering if anyone else has seen this couple eat their way through European (mostly British) history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go0k0Q4l8H0&feature=youtube_gdata_player I find them to be highly entertaining. I am a bit embarrassed to admit that I learned more about European history from them than from my…
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So...what HAVE you stopped eating?
I'm just curious. I'm not talking about "banned" foods or "bad" foods here. I'm wondering what, if anything, have you stopped eating because once you started counting, you found you didn't like it enough to spend the calories on it. No right or wrong answers :) For me: Potato chips and juice. Meh.
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Give this lifting newbie some goals :)
I have been doing weight machines semi - regularly for a few months now, but I just started compound lifts with free weights and Smith machine over the last month. To be honest, besides being trained for proper form by the gym peeps, I don't know what I'm doing. I have no idea what a realistic weight goal/reps goal should…
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Cooking for people different caloric requirements.
Hey all. I am currently eating about 1500-1800 cals/day depending on my exercise load. This is a pretty decent cut from what I was eating before. To make the adjustment as comfortable as possible, I have adjusted most of my home cooked food to be less calories dense (volumetrics). The problem is, My husband needs an insane…
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Hey everyone! what do you LOVE about your body RIGHT NOW?
I just started my fitness journey on Sept. 1st. I'm a total of 17 lbs down (10 before MFP). Obviously, I still have a ways to go. Right now, I love my thighs and glutes. Getting heavier while having to regularly drag a loaded stroller uphill through gravel did have its advantages. Even if your body is not what you want it…
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losing the baby weight (X2)
Hey all! So, I just got done popping out my 3rd and 4th (and final) children over the last 2.5 years. Unlike with my first two, I gained a lot of weight. I gained 50 lbs from the pregnancies and the voracious lactation appetite. The little one is weaned now, so I'm trying to get back into form. Before signing up here, I…
