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Not losing the lbs!
I was wondering if anyone here has any suggestions on busting through a plateau? I'm on a low-carb/keto diet of around 1200 calories/day. I drink a ton of water and have been in steady ketosis (as shown by my ketostix) since I started going <50g carbs a day. I've read about intermittent 16/8 fasting, also about taking a…
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Spin: Achey and unbalanced..haallp!
So, a few months ago I tried a spin class that friends of mine have been pushing me to go to. Well, it was a disaster for me :( I literally lasted 10 minutes, max. Two main reasons are that I feel like im incredibly uncoordinated so the standing up and sitting down on the bike seems almost impossible to me, and…
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Total Carbs vs. Net Carbs
Hello :) I'm on a low carb diet, meaning I'm aiming to have my carb intake to be more or less than 50g/day. Some of my Atkins bars when I input them, have the net carb value already stored....other generic items dont though, of course. So do I figure out my net carb intake from those foods by subtracting fiber from my…
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How accurate?
I was wondering how accurate the MFP calorie calculations are for certain exercises? Some of them seem way off...for example, If i do 60 minutes on an elliptical at high resistance, I am likely to burn close to 600 calories according to the machine. But MFP calculates the calories as slightly higher...closer to 650…
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Hi :)
Hi there, Kinda sorta new to the community. Been lurking around but thought I'd finally pop in and say hello. I need some motivation, and a swift kick in the butt to get myself out of a dreaded plateau. :) I'm currently on a mostly vegetarian 1200 calorie diet. I haven't really been exercising as hard as I would like, I…
