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So Confused - How do you hit your calorie target WITHOUT exceeding the macro limits?
If I eat what I'm planning to eat later today, I will be on 951 calories and need another 249. But I am already over on protein and sugar and have only 10g of carbs left. I've got quite a lot of fat left but there's nothing I can think of that has fat but not loads of carbs and sugar too?! I've got: Breakfast - apple Snack…
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Les Mills Classes - calorie burn.
I love these classes and think they are great work out but I'm finding it seriously hard to believe some of the calorie burn figures that I've found on the internet - mainly from the Les Mills community message board. None of them are in the exercise database here so I've been adding them myself. I've found: Body Pump -…
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MFP Change of Stance?
I used to log here very regularly months and years ago (keep coming and going) and, when I came to the boards then, most threads were full of people saying that you had to 'eat more to weigh less' and warning of 'starvation mode'. Many people even said that eating too little made them GAIN weight! As someone who had/has an…
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Coconut Water
What do people think? Is it a health drink? Is the sugar a problem? Is it any better than fruit juice? I bought some yesterday and it tastes a bit like heavy water that's filling - bonus!
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sweet potatoes vs regular potatoes
I know that sweet potatoes are better for you but can anyone explain why to me please? I've looked at the nutritional info for both on MFP and they seem almost identical, certainly in terms of calories, carbs and fat! I have a baked potato nearly every night for dinner but don't have time to cook it from scratch so bulk…
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Pineapple Dance Studios
Does anybody go? I don't live in London so it's a bit of a trek for me but I went down today and did 4.5 hours of classes and it was the most fun exercise has ever been for me. I used to dance quite seriously but find that most dance classes for adults are aerobics or workout based (Zumba, Bodyjam etc) and just repeat the…
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Giving Blood and Exercising
I've just given blood and been told that I can't do any exercise today. But I really want to go to the gym class I have booked. I feel totally fine and am going to have dinner before I go. Very tempted to just go anyway and obviously stop if I feel ill. Has anybody ever exercised after giving blood and know whether or not…
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How does anyone deal with shorts and swimwear?
I'm desperately trying to find something vaguely holiday-like that doesn't have me in tears in the dressing rooms (not literally but feel like it!) Shorts and swimwear (and I'm already talking skirted, sleeved swimwear, not the skimpy stuff!) just show so much pasty, gross wobble. I can't deal with it. But I don't really…
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Do we worry too much about treats?
I thought that, whether on a diet or not, you should only have one 'treat' a day (dessert, chocolate bar or similar) On a diet I tend to avoid them altogether. I was on a course yesterday with around 20 other people, none of whom were overweight and several of whom were slimmer than me (lower end of average weight). All…
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Anyone able to help?
I've been persuaded to start weight training and, in order to do that, I need to start eating a lot more calories and especially a lot more protein. Does anybody know how to work out: a) how many calories I really need to eat b) how much I should adjust my macro goals in favour of protein I'm not bothered about losing…
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Worried by 'Calories Burned' figures
According to the figures given to me by MFP, assuming I follow the food and exercise plan I've pre logged into my diary for today, I will only be netting 411 calories. But I know this isn't true. For example, I am going to do 45 minutes of Body Attack and an hour of Kickboxing tonight. The Body Attack figure I have got is…
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Egg White Omelette
Apparently these are around 35 calories instead of 150ish if you use 2 whole eggs. But do they taste of anything? And do you cook them in the same way?
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"You are eating too few calories"
Is anybody else addicted to those stupid little red words? I'm at a stage where I can happily go very close to 1200 at the moment (up to 1190 I am happy) and I'm really trying not to drop below 1100 but I CANNOT make myself eat even 1201 (to the extent that I will chop the end off a carrot or something to get rid of a…
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Can you exercise in the morning?
I really can't! I work full time and live right next to my work so I always go to the gym in the evenings. Even during holidays I tend to stick to this but since there are no good classes on a Friday night I went this morning. Not even early - a 9am class. But still, I literally feel like death. I'd booked two classes but…
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beaming
Anyone tried it? I'm on a waiting list to try my first class tonight. I' m quite excited but I know it's not a proper beam so it could be a bit of a let down.
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How high can you go?
in calories and still lose weight? I've been browsing around a few diaries (because I'm procrastinating from my work I guess!) looking for meal options and nutrient balance etc and have been surprised to find that some women have a daily allowance of 2100 calories or more BEFORE exercise. Over 2000 as a baseline! These…
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Biggest Loser?
There's probably a million threads on this but so much comes up in search that I can't find what I want. I've only recently discovered this show so am a week or so behind still but I am stunned by the sheer amount these people can lose in a week. I've just watched 1 guy lose 2st 3lb in a week. ONE WEEK?! Seriously, is this…
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Can you rely on HRMs?
Most people seem to think that MFP either massively over or underestimates what they are burning. The touted solution is always that you MUST have an HRM But I've also seen posts that say an HRM is only designed to be accurate when the heart rate is consistently raised. Which in many exercise classes it won't always be…
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Energy Gels
Are they worth it for endurance running? I know they're pure carbs and sugar but I need to get through an extreme 10K obstace course this weekend and am thinking about buying a few. They're lower in calorie than I thought but obviously not very natural or healthy and I am on a clean foods only diet that I don't want to…
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Honey
What do you think of it? Is it 'healthy'? Is it a 'clean food'? I don't actually like honey at the moment. But having cut out refined sugar and artificial sweeteners I would be prepared to try and make myself like it to get something sweet!
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Judging bodies at the Gym
I read so much on here that is along the lines of 'nobody gives anybody else's body a second glance', 'nobody notices what anybody else looks like', 'nobody will be thinking about you'. Are we just placating each other here or is it really, honestly true for most of you? As someone who is obsessed with and paranoid about…
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Weighing Meat and Fish
Do you do it before or after you cook it? (I'm new to this whole cooking thing - seriously!) For example, 100g of tuna steak has 136 calories. So I cooked 100g. But after I had cooked it it only weighed about 55g. So, how do I know if I ate 136 calories or around 75 calories?
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Endurance 10K
Anyone ever done one of these? I have stupidly agreed to participate (paying £45 for the privilege!) with two male work colleagues who are both sports teachers and very very fit. I thought it was more or less a 10K run but no ... running through fire, muddy swamps, over hay bails, over hurdles in the forest, up muddy…
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cheese and yogurt
Does anyone know if these count as 'clean' foods. I've decided to give the diet a try and don't want to do it wrong.
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Diet Help Needed
One quick look at my diary will show you how woeful it is :( Any criticism (without being too mean pleeease) most appreciated. I really want to try clean eating but I a) am rarely at home for more than one waking hour a day b) don't like foods that have been mixed together c) don't like vegetables apart from carrots,…
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I have to do something
After years of anorexia and bulimia I have spent the past two years 'dieting' (900ish calories a day) heavily and exercising a lot for around 6 -8 weeks at a time followed by a complete crash and burn of 1-2 weeks where I eat whatever the hell I feel like and don't dare go anywhere near a gym. My weight soars and drops…
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Not eating vs Eating and Exercising.
I'm confused. Why is it that if you eat 400 calories a day you feel awful and crash and burn after a few weeks. But if you eat 1000 calories a day and burn off 600 of them in exercise you are fine? I was thinking that they second method is a lot better because obviously it lets you live a full life. But what is the reason,…
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What do people mean by 'eating clean'?
do you mean eating only low calorie foods? eating only natural foods? eating only raw foods? What does it mean for you and how far do you take it? Personally I rely heavily on processed foods (at least I assume they're processed - mini rice cakes, mini light cheeses, cold meat, ice lollies, fat free yogurts etc) because I…
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Slightly different question about exercise calories
Generally, don't people say that it's less important to eat your exercise calories when you are heavier and that people with very little to lose really should do it? I am not a believer in eating my exercise calories personally. But this doesn't affect my diet too much as a 2 hour work out will only burn around 600…
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MFP's Sugar Allowance
Do you think it's realistic and that it's harmful to go over? Before exercise, I used my ENTIRE sugar allowance just on breakfast. And my breakfast was ... an apple and a fat free yougurt!! Exercise gave me a bit more available but still, it just seems ridiculous to me. I can understand keeping the sugar allowance low to…
