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Carbs and weight loss - I still don't get it
I know I had a similar post a couple of months ago, but I still feel that my question is not really answered and I made a new experience. I had noticed in the past that I feel bad with low-carb and I don't lose that much as people say the use on low-carb diets. But as I have only a few lbs left and I want to look nice on…
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MFP problems/changing macros
Hey, I wanted to ask in the Forum before contacting MFP. I have a recent problem that I did not have before: Everytime I change my macro goals MFP changes them back to default. I don't want to follow a low carb diet, but 50% is just to much and it annoys me somehow that MFP always changes my macros back. Anybody had the…
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Why does my weight stay the same when I lose inches?
In the last couple of weeks I decreased my waist circumference and other measures quite satisfyingly. However I did not lose a lot of weight - and my weight was bouncing up and down. How can this be explained? I am quite sure that I measured right. The most common explanation I found searching the web was that I gained…
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Why do I need carbs?
Low-Carb is pretty en vogue and there are good reasons for it. And we do need a certain amount of fat and protein, but no study (Iknow of) seems to show that we need carbs. However, I feel terrible if I don't eat carbs and I don't lose weight but actually gain. I am always hungry, aggressive and can't concentrate or…
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Inspirational blogs with recipes wanted
I like to eat clean and delicious food. I tried to change some recipes to make them healthier and I love blogs with raw vegan desserts. I am not vegan (not even vegetarian actually), but most of the time the desserts there seem healthy. But I don't have that much of a sweet tooth and so I look for other healthy, delicious…
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How much can I lower my calorie intake?
I lost quite well for a time, but now my weight is just bouncing up and down. Exercise makes my body nicer, but I am not losing weight. I guess to create a significant deficit I have to lower my calories. MFP (and many sources I read) told me to not go below 1200 cal. However I changed my goals to 1000 net calories a day.…
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Will my proportions ever look right?
I guess I just have a bad day today, but I feel uglier than when I started. I look in the mirrow and my arms and legs are toned and slim, but my torso looks so weird. I have so much fat at my belly - a lot of subcutaneous fat and maybe also other fat. And my back is still full of fat and my breasts are getting smaller and…
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Sixpack and Hourglass body type
I still need some time before I could have a visible sixpack, but I am curious right now and I wonder whether I should start to plan my strength training in a way that makes me gain muscle where I want it to be visible later and not to build muscle now where I don't want a huge amount of muscle after the fat is gone. So my…
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Weird heart rate reactions
Hey everone, I just came back from a nice, calm 1-hour-run that I didn't perceive as exhausting and if it weren't for my untrained hip muscles I could have kept running for another hour. However, my HRM shows that my HR was between 165 and 170 the whole time. As I am 29 my HRmax is around 191 and so I run theoratically at…
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Fibers and Macros
Not sure whether that question has been asked and answered yet, but do you count fiber as carbs? Technically fibers are carbs, but as the body can't really use them for energy production or anything else I wonder if that counts. As I am hungry when my stomach is not well-filled, I consume quite a lot of fiber (mainly…
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Ethnic cuisine
Hey! I love food from different regions, I wonder if you know food from different cultures that are good for people dieting. I am not on a low-carb diet, but I care about the glycemic index of food and obviously I am on a calorie-restricted diet. I love sushi and as the GI of it is between 50 and 55 it is still okay and it…
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Low-Carb diets just don't work with me
Hey! I tried to lose weight several times with more or less success. There is one thing I noticed: Despite the claims about Low-Carb diets resulting in higher weight loss and more or longer satiety, it is just the opposite with me: Besides the fact that I feel really really bad being on a Low-Carb diet, I also feel hungry…
