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Running: Does speed impact calories burned?
I know this topic exists in other spots, but I wanted to add a wrinkle. From a physics perspective, Work = Force x Distance. So moving a 120 kg object 5km is the same amount of work, whether it's done in a minute or an hour. To that end, you'd imagine that someone walking 3 miles would burn the same calories as someone…
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My favorite trick to vary boring proteins
Campbell's condensed healthy request soups: Most of these are 150 ish calories for the whole can, and you can make several meals or servings with these bad boys! Cream of chicken, celery, mushroom... Cheddar cheese! French onion, golden mushroom. Just sauté some chicken and veggies, fish and veggies, or ground turkey and…
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Decadent Chocolate Mousse... 150 kcal!!
Every so often a recipe comes along that will change your life. I play with lots of foods and recipes trying to make large, filling portions with either high nutrition and/or low caloric footprint (see my massive shrimp cake). Anyways... I've been trying forever to nail this down, and I've finally hit it. This ENTIRE…
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Lasagna for Under 200 kcal!
That's right... I came across this recipe and couldn't believe it until I made it. It makes a massive amount of food to the point where the entire tray is barely over 400 kcal Peel two green zucchini and discard the skin... Using he peeler, continue to peel the rest of the zucchini into strips. Place a layer of zucchini in…
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First Competitive 5k in the Books!
I'm pumped up from today and just want to brag and get some "atta boys" from strangers. If that's not your cup of tea, no need to read on. I lost 70 pounds in about 5 months, mostly through diet and p90x3 (almost done with round 2). I started running about 2 months ago as a way to get my calorie burns in when I was on…
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Lemon Meringue Cake... Super Low Cals
Me again... I am risking being known as the meringue guy, but it's so tasty and so low calorie. I've been playing around with a new dessert that maximizes the lemon pairing with meringue without the nasty calories that come with making a pie crust and filling. Hence, my lemon meringue cake. My meringue recipe is the same…
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Massive "shrimp cake" for under 300 cal!
I invented this one about a month ago and my wife has made me make them about six times since. If you are looking for a huge portion of food at little calorie expense, read on! The following makes two large cakes. Ingredients: 1 lb potatoes - peeled (white or Yukon work better than red or russet) 1 egg white (or 3 tbsp of…
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2 Calorie Cookies
Dead serious... Meringue is so good for a treat, but you have to be extremely diligent to get this right. Take out four eggs and let them sit for an hour or so to get them to room temp... You can even sit them in warm water, but not too hot. Separate the whites into a clean DRY preferably metal bowl. If any yolk gets in…
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Macros - acceptable margin of error?
What is a reasonable margin of error on your macro splits? I'm on a 50-30-20 diet, for example. If I go 54-29-17, I consider that close enough. But... Is there a number at which point to draw the line? I've been saying if I'm more than 5 points off of any macro, that's no good. But, 5 points off a 20% macro is far more…
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"I feel like a Snickers, so I'm gonna run 2 miles..."
We've all said something like that before. Either proactively or reactively.,, we've run off a slice of pizza after the fact, or worked out ahead of time in anticipation of a snack or meal. Is this healthy and effective for a maintenance lifestyle? No facetiousness. I would imagine that if you are measuring and hitting…
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Can I just say...
how much I love homemade Guacamole and celery?
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Can I borrow a calorie?
Rocked an 1800 kcal deficit yesterday and knocked out 5 miles this morning. Ready for a round of golf, a few beers, and a burger and dog guilt free today! What do you borrow calories for the day before or after?
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Fitbit Flex - BMR, Push-ups, Concerns
Hey fitbit flex users. I'm fairly new with my fitbit and trying to get a handle on some of the idiosyncrasies of the device and the app. A few questions... Knowing that the fitbit is an accelerometer, I noticed today that my push-up, pull-up routine showed a fairly low calorie burn for what I find to be a pretty intense…
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75 calorie strawberry parfait!!!
Invented this today after going strawberry picking. Recipes makes 4 servings at 75 calories a pop, two at 150, or a massive amount of dessert for 300. Cup of quartered strawberries 1/3 cup Splenda or equivalent sugar alternative 1 tbsp corn starch 3/4 cup water Dream whip brand 1 pouch 1/2 cup skim milk 1 tsp vanilla…
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Fitbit integration questions
Few questions... First off, I have been losing 3 or so lbs per week pretty well. I had thought I was rocking a 9000 or so weekly deficit, and my results would back that up. Normally, I would have my expected calorie burn along with my workouts. Today is first day with fitbit, and it's adjusting me to 1000 more calories…
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Binge, Fast, Burn - Need EXPERT Advice
So, here's the deal, I love my MFP family, but for this discussion, I'm really looking for input from nutritionists, dieticians, doctors, physical trainers, etc. Opinions and anecdotes than cannot be supported by large data sets or scientific evidence will just not be useful. Plus... I'm sure many of you would be curious…
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How much is water weight?
So I've been very steady in my weight loss, and I have slowly started to level off, although I am still losing at a predictable and steady rate of 1.5 lbs per week. In the past two days I put on close to 7 lbs though, which is almost 5% body weight! I had one day where I was over my calorie goal, still a net loss, and…
