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Macros for low carb
I set my carbs to 10% but not sure how to prioritze fat and protein macros. The only information I could find is for keto, and I know they restrict carbs more to about 5%. Should protein be higher or fat? TIA!
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Protein
I was wondering if go over my protein for the day but am under calorie, will it cause me to gain in the short or long term? TIA!
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Sugars
If staying under calorie but over sugar, will that cause me to not lose weight? 90% of my sugar comes from natural sources such as fruit.
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Macros or Calories?
I find if I hit my macros, my calories are way under and if I hit my calorie goal, some of my macros are over. What is more important? Yesterday, I hit my macros but my calories were only at 1450 when my goal to lose 2 lbs a week is 1700.
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Macros and Weightloss
MFP has been a little weird with recalculating my macros as I lose weight. I'm 255 and 5'7. I'm still aiming for the 2 pounds a week loss but I feel like my set macros are off. It has me set at 244g of carbs which seems super extreme to me. What is a good percentage ratio for fat, carbs and protein?
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Losing Weight After An Off Weekend
I've lost 90lbs since January 1st of this year by creating a healthy lifestyle of eating healthy and exercising. I've had a little bit of a set back the past 3 days. I've pretty much ate what I wanted, without going too crazy. I went over calorie by about 300 calories the past 3 days in a row. I woke up today, preparing…
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Vitamins
I want to start taking a multivitamin, but I see so many articles and studies about how most multivitamins hardly have any effect. Are there certain ones that are better than others? I don't want to waste money buying them if there is no benefit.
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Question about serving size
I have a can of chickpeas that says the serving size is half a cup (130g) which comes out to about 4.5 ounces a serving. The problem is, I drained all the liquid and rinsed them. The entire can of beans after weight 5.6 ounces. I don't really have an idea on how to calculate how much of a serving size I had because the can…
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Carbs and Weightloss
I definitely know that ultimately, burning more calories than you take in creates weight loss. However, sometimes it isn't that cut and dry. I notice on weeks when I have a lot more carbs than normal, even when in a deficit, that my weight loss stalls. Does anyone else notice this and should I keep my carbs moderate? I've…
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Cardio with Strength Training
Prior to adding strength training, I worked out 5 days a week for 1 hour doing straight cardio. This week, I added strength training, working a different muscle group 3 out of those 5 days. I have still been doing my hour of cardio on the days I do weights. From what I have gathered, you should do weights before cardio.…
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Sodium
Does anyone know how long water weight from excess sodium reflects on the scale?
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Should I Exercise Less?
To start, I weigh all of my food and eat a lot of the same things daily so I know that my calories are accurate. I've lost over 70 pounds through counting calories and I would walk a 5k 3-4 times a week. I find it difficult to reach more than 1400 calories a day and MFP has me set at 1860 a day. A few weeks ago, I started…
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Frustrated With Strength Training
I've been losing weight since January. Every week when I weigh myself, I have always lost weight. A few weeks ago, I started adding in a very light amount of weights a few days a week and I haven't lost a single pound since. My eating is 100% the same as when I was losing and so is my exercise, other than adding weights. I…
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Uneven Soreness After Weightlifting
I am new to weight training. I am right handed and noticed my right shoulder and arm is more sore than my left. Is this normal or is it a possible injury? I didn't do free weights, only the machines for arms.
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Serving size dry vs cooked
I am making potato gnocchi and it says the serving size is 2 oz dry, what would the serving size be once it is cooked? It is very spongy so it absorbs a lot of water.
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Weight Lifting for Beginners For Weightloss
After losing 60 lbs, I am ready to incorporate weight training in order to build lean muscle and aide in burning more calories. I have absolutely no idea where to start, what machines to use, what weight, how many reps. Any advise helps! I want to make sure I am still doing my 60 minutes of cardio as well while weight…
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Healthy Snacks to Reach Calorie Goal
My calorie goal is set at 1890 which allows me to lose 2lbs per week. I pretty much never get to that amount. I weigh out all of my food and eat a pretty clean diet that has allowed me to lose over 60lbs. I usually skimp on snacks and then find myself starving come meal time. Does anyone have any good, healthy snack ideas?…
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2 A Days
Due to time issues, I started breaking up my 60 minute cardio session into 2 sessions of 30 minutes, one during the day and one in the evening. Will this reduce my calories burned or increase? I find I go a lot harder and improve my pace doing two 30 minute sessions rather than one 1 hour session.
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Macros For Weight Loss
I know that everyone has different macros depending on their body and goals, but generally, what percentage should be higher when it comes to protein, carbs and fat? Should protein be the highest followed by carbs and then fat? Please help!
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Weight Lifting for Beginners for Weight Loss
After losing 60 lbs, I am ready to incorporate weight training in order to build lean muscle and aide in burning more calories. I have absolutely no idea where to start, what machines to use, what weight, how many reps. Any advise helps! I want to make sure I am still doing my 60 minutes of cardio as well while weight…
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Sodium
I hear a lot of people say that you shouldn't count sodium unless you have a medical reason. I see a difference on the scale when I don't count sodium though. Will this water weight that I am holding from the sodium eventually come off? I just don't want to retain weight because of it.
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Not hungry but need to eat more calories
Lately, I haven't been hungry enough to hit a healthy amount of calories. I've been eating healty foods and exercising for at leat 60 minutes 5 days a week. Right now, I've only ate 900 calories and the day is nearing an end. What should I eat to get more calories when I don't feel like eating?
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Sugar
This may be a stupid question but I'm making a red wine reduction that has sugar in it. Since I reduced the volume by half, does the amount of sugar reduce or should I still account for the amount of sugar I added when logging?
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Burning pain on outside of ankles
I've made an appointment but when walking or running, I'll get a burning pain on the outside of my ankles, more so on my right ankle that goes halfway to my calf, if I continue exercising, it begins to make the top of my foot tingling and numb. Does anyone else have this or have any idea what it can be? If I purposely walk…
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Grams of fat goal
MFP shows me going over fat, but still under calorie goal, will this cause me to not lose weight?
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Eggs & Cholesterol
I've always been told eggs very nutritious but if I eat more than 1 it automatically puts me over for my cholesterol limit according to MFP. Should I ignore that or what am I missing?
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Why am i turning into a vegetarian?
The healthier I eat and become, I find myself naturally eating less meat. At this point, the only meat I usually have is fish and chicken. It works out because it allows me to eat more with way less calories and a lot cheaper for the most part. Anyone else feel like this?
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Protein shakes and weightloss??
I purchased Muscle Milk Lean protein powder. It says for weight loss to use 1 scoop with 6-8oz liquid. I have been doing this after a workout or for breakfast if I'm not really hungry. I started reading that a protein shake after working out will make you gain weight. Is this true? I'm trying to help my weight loss, not…
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Should I count as exercise?
If I helped a friend move for over an hour like carrying boxes and furniture...should I log that?
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Making up for calories
If you go over calories one day but make up for the overage throughout the week does that make up for the overage?
