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Recently upped my Calories but it seems like a lot?
So I’ve got the last 5-7 pounds I want to get rid of. Being a short 5’2”, I’ve been keeping my Calories around 1,300 and the weight loss has stalled. Like...for the past 6 months or so. Even with diligent tracking & exercising. But I recently read that sometimes it’s better to set your Calories at maintenance for the…
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I STOPPED tracking & now binging has returned...?
My FitBit died a couple days ago & I decided to make that the day I give up tracking food too. It’s been an obsession & a growing problem that I feel SO much more free for giving up. However, an old habit of binging has re-emerged. I’m in grad school & I have midterms, projects, & papers coming up & honestly I’m stressed…
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Cheddar's Cafe nutrition question?
I'm reading online about the grilled buffalo chicken wrapper (which I LOVE) from Cheddar's Casual Cafe. Generally, it's served with fried chicken, a big flour tortilla, shredded cabbage, shredded cheese, & (I think) ranch dressing that's mixed into the cabbage. It's also served with a side of fries (470 Calores, from the…
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Weight-Gain after Wisdom Teeth Extraction?
On Sunday, I was about 117.8lbs--I've been hovering between 117 and 118.5 for a couple weeks after a couple of days of (what felt like) going off-track as I was spending the weekend with my boyfriend and his family after he graduated from college last week. Monday, I got all 4 wisdom teeth removed. I've been drinking…
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Is it hormones that's preventing weight loss?
I've cut back & cut out quite a bit of "bulk" from my everyday diet--I stopped eating peanut butter on a daily (or more...) basis, I've cut out the teaspoon of sugar & tablespoon of SF creamer in each of my 3-4 cups of coffee each day. I've switched any snacks I eat during the day to just a handful or so of veggies. I'm…
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Suggestion for Moe's Southwest Grill??
So I'm going to Moe's tomorrow to meet up with some friends I haven't seen in a while; I also haven't eaten as Moe's in forever & always got the worst things to eat there. What are some healthy options? Could I get a salad or tacos & just be careful about what I put on them (avoid the cheese, fries things, & fatty meats)?
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Upping Calories to drop weight?
I'm female, 5'2", ~120 lbs, 23 y/o. Really my idea weight is somewhere between 105-110. I'm 23 years old, *fairly active* in that I try to exercise 5-6 days a week (30-60 minutes each time, depending on my schedule and what type of exercise it is), but other than that I'm a college student so unfortunately I spend a lot of…
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Adding back carbs: What happens to water weight?
So I've been doing the "low carb" (keto, really--eating between 20-25 grams of net carbs a day), and I'm just wondering...what happens when I add back carbs into my diet so I can eat a "normal" diet again and consume ~100 grams of complex, wholesome carbs? I've had holidays/normal days (birthday parties, etc.) where I've…
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Underestimating food & Overestimating Burn?!
I've heard so many people chalking up stalled/failed/otherwise-not-working weight loss to either their underestimation of how much they eat or overestimating how much they burn via exercise. So is the best way to carefully measure your food so you're more aware of just how much you're eating, then exercise with regularity?…
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Pre-veterinary student with ED.
Hey guys; I'm a pre-veterinary (concentration) animal science (major) student. 4th year, applying to veterinary school this summer. I'll graduate by December, hopefully, and then be out of undergrad (yay! Worst 4 years of my life). I have and am currently struggling with disordered eating (exercise/restrictive bulimia).…
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Barcode scanning?
i don't know about anyone else, but I'm a fan of doing exercise DVDs. Jillian Michael's is my guilty pleasure when I'm looking for a break from my usual gym routine, or if I'm injured & trying to stay fit thru the healing process. Why can't MFP add a scanning feature for all the popular DVDs so it's easier to track? I…
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Synching with other apps?
I recently became a member of bodybuilding.com and I thought that having it able to sych somehow to the FitBit app would be crazy useful! I use the bodybuilding app to track my workouts (strength), myrunkeeper to track my cardio (running), myfitnesspal to track my food,and basically the FitBit app to bring it, My Runkeeper…
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Dark Cocoa Powder: health benefits?
Does anyone know if there are any real benefits to eating dark **cocoa powder** (not dark chocolate) on a daily basis? I've been eating it--mixing it into my smoothies, or into plain oatmeal with a banana--to try to curb my cravings for actual dark chocolate (and all the Calories and fat it brings along with its velvety…
