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Fitness tracker xaomi MI band 4
Hi there Can someone assist me on how I can connect my tracker to MFP? Can it be done? I went to apps and devices and tried to search so I could connect it but it doesn't seem to come up Thank you!
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Aerobic vs anaerobic workout
Hi all What is better for weight loss - aerobic or anaerobic exercise? I have noticed during my HIIT/Tabata workout my fitness watch classes half the workout as aerobic and the other half is anaerobic. Also when I walk it classes my brisk inclined walk as anaerobic and my normal (non incline) moderate walking pace as…
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TDEE. net or MFP for calories deficit?
I'm a 38yr old female. Height 154cm CW 88kg GW63-69kg (I know it's higher than recommended but I was happy at 63 - 67kg) Calories per MFP is 1200 per day and calories per TDEE is 1350. I went with MFP and lost 0.3kg a week for roughly 2 months with minimal cm loss and now it's just stopped. No weight loss or cm loss for…
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2kgs in 2days?
Hi all, I've been averaging 0.3kg loss a week for the last 2 weeks. I've been on 1200cal and walking around an hr a day. I hurt my ankle and ended up having to walk less - getting only 4 x 40min walks last week and I lost 0.6kg - double what I normally lose. This week I ended up having more carbs than usual, continued to…
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Ave weight loss per week and calories
So over 5 weeks I have noticed an average weight loss of 0.3kg (300g) a week. At this rate it will take me a year and 3 months to reach my goal of 22kg loss! Incredibly disheartening. I've upped my walking time and intensity in the last week, walking 5k a day in under 60 minutes on an incline - no significant changes on…
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Calories again - please help!
I know I have asked this before but I really need help! I went onto a site called TDEE.net and it gave me the following guidelines to lose weight. (roughly 1300cal) When I was on a diet called weigh less it was around 1300/1400cal a day and I would lose 1.2kg consistently every week and I didn't do any exercise. That was 5…
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Scale fluctuations
Hi all My question is regarding that b!tch the scale. So I weighed last week Monday and was 89.7, Saturday I weighed again and was 88.9, Monday I was back up to 89.7 and today's weigh in is 89.3. My question is how to determine the average loss /gain when it fluctuates like this? (sorry if TMI but started my monthlies on…
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Setting your own calories
Hi guys how do I set my own calories? I want to set mine at 1300 - right now it's at 1200 which is too low according to TDEE. net. When I try to adjust my goals on MFP I end up with 1450 Cal a day which is too much. Any suggestions?
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Weight loss buddies 60lb or 20kg to lose!
Hi there I'm Shelley, 38 years old, mom to one child, and I have around 24 kilograms to lose. I'm looking for weight loss buddies who are around the same age with the same amount of kgs /lbs to lose. Height 161cm SW 91.8KG CW 90.6KG GW 69KG Calories 1200 cal Current workout - just walking daily, 30 minutes or more, trying…
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Walking to lose weight success stories
Hi everyone, is it possible to lose weight just by walking? (and being in calorie deficit of course?) I am 161cm tall CW 90.8kg GW 69 Calories 1200 I do walking workouts by Leslie Sansone (45min or boosted 30min walk - 5 miles in 30min) as well as treadmill walking (55min, speed 4.8, incline 2 - 4 kilometers in that time)…
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Emotional binge eaters
All emotional binge eaters - please post your stories here - what are your triggers? Have you been able to overcome them? Are you getting better at managing them? For me when I fight with my husband i just want to give up - like why am I trying so hard when he doesn't even care? Why should I care about me? Then I will go…
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Am I doing this right?
Hi all, I really need help! I am 38 years old, female. Current weight 90.6 Goal weight 69 Height 5 foot 3 I am a housewife - not much exercise except cleaning the house and walking. I try to walk 5-7 days a week and usually manage to walk about an average of 17 kilometers a week (30 - 45 min a day). Being so poverweight, I…
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Weight loss buddies 60lb to lose!
Hi, looking for weight loss buddies with the same goals as me! I'm female, in my late 30s and have around 60lbs or just under 30kgs to lose. 1200cal per day, trying to do 30min walks and or short (7 min) HIIT sessions around 5 times per week.
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Dairy
Hi all, I started LCHF today so I am clueless. I adjusted my macros so that my carb intake is only 5% and no matter what I do I seem to go over. I had a banana (idiot move) but someone suggested to me that it is my double cream yoghurt that is a problem, I have attached it. Can I h ave an example of someone's food diary to…
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Advice please Shin pain when jogging
Hi there I get really bad shin pain when jogging, it seems to run all the way from mid shin to my second toe and then in a band around my ankles. Happens on both legs, but mainly my left one. If I stop and stretch them out it hurts like mad, then it seems to go away. I generally start walking briskly and then easing into…
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Breakfast ideas
Please can someone here give me some breakfast ideas that do not involve eggs! I am so over having boiled eggs, scrambled eggs and vegetable omlettes! I have also done the fat free plain yogurt and fruit breakfast so often I will cry if I have to face it again! Please let me know of some great LC breakfasts I can try so my…
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Confused at food diary saying I am not eating enough!
Just a little confused here... I am on a 1200 calorie per day goal. Whenever I am under my calories and I exercise and try to close my diary for the day MFP tells me I am not eating enough and won't let me log it! Does it want me to 'eat back' my workout calories? I am quite short (5 foot 4) so don't need a ton of calories…
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All women who lift advice please!
I have just started weight lifting but honestly I have absolutely no clue what I am doing. My routine is : Monday Arms (8 reps x 3) Bench press (dumbells) 5kg Dumbell row 5kg Shoulder press 5Kg Bicep curls 5kg Lying tricep extension 5kg 20 minutes cardio (Treadmill Speed 6.2kmph no incline) Tuesday Legs (8 reps x 3)…
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Any South Africans looking for a support group?
Hi there I am from Durban South Africa looking for anyone else in SA to add to a support group and perhaps we can start adding some South African brands on here and validate each others entries in the food Database? Thanks!
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Weight fluctuating
Hi everyone I have been using my fitness pal on and off for almost a year. I followed the weighless diet and lost over 12 kilos (26 pounds) in 9 months but put on about 5kg (11 pounds) of that! I have now started doing the weighless diet again and eating more protien - so Im not having bread, cereal, potatoes, rice etc.…
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Want to lift but don't go to gym
I am a 5 foot 4 inch female who has recently started working out. Currently just doing Jillian Michaels workouts and running on the treadmill as well as following a 1200 calorie diet. I am about 20Kgs overweight so I need to lose weight and want to build lean muscle (want good definition but still be curvy) I am really…
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Newbee trying to lose the baby weight!
Hello to all the ladies out there who have done the same or are tying to do the same! I am 32 years old and I gained 15 kilograms during my pregnancy with my son and managed to gain an additional 10 kilograms since his birth from not working out and terrible eating habits (DS is currently 2 years old) I would love to weigh…
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Calories burned in jilian michaels workouts?
Does anyone know how many calories are burned in jilian micheals 30 day shred and ripped in 30 workouts? (per level) I entered all the exercises separately in my exercise diary and it only counts the cardio - which comes up to a measly 79 calories for 7 minutes? Should I have put circuit training instead? Its supposed to…
