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Recommendations for finding macros?
I would love to hear some recommendations for sites, calculators, guides, whatever for finding macros. I've tried some methods, but they all give different results! I know about IIFYM, - it gives a number way different than here - says I should be eating 1952 cal a day as compared to MFPs 1670. Says I should be doing 40%…
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How to balance calories, macros, and wants
Yeah, I'm whining, lol. One of those days. Tonight I am so tired of eating this way. Maybe I just don't know how to find a good balance, but here I am, 500 odd calories left in my day and I don't even know what to eat. I am sick of everything I can eat. I am so tired of leafy greens. I am craving a bowl of granola cereal…
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Recent increased hunger - any ideas?
I haven't been doing this terribly long, but I have fallen into what feels to me is a pretty decent routine. My weight has been coming off at approximately 1.5-2 lbs a week, and I was feeling great. The thing is, over the last week, hunger has suddenly become an issue for me. I feel like I am hungry so much more, and not…
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Hit an important milestone...
A few years ago, I was under a lot of stress and managed to lose a bit over 35 lbs. At that point, I got down to a low of 197lbs. I was so happy to get below 200 lbs the first time, but I gained about half of that weight back when my life settled. :( I am very proud to say that I have now been consistently below 197 for…
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Can you really save calories for another day?
Can you really save calories for another day? Like I could be at a 200 deficit for 5 days, then eat 1000 extra calories on the 6th day and have it make no difference and/or still see a loss the next day? I get the premise of why this *should* be true, but on the other hand, it's not like your body knows how to measure a…
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Do you ever just hate dieting?
I enjoy the results I am seeing, don't get me wrong, and I know it's all about being healthier...but sometimes I just hate dieting. I would love to go and grab a soda from the fridge. To get a snack without going to all the trouble of reading labels, finding portion sizes, and then weighing. To not think about and stress…
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bodyweight ?
I saw a post on here somewhere in the last week or two that listed a website with bodyweight exercises. It seemed really good - it had progressions listed for each exercise. I thought I had bookmarked it, but I can't seem to find it now. I know all of this is vague, but would anyone have any ideas of what the website may…
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How to hit protein macro?
Besides the obvious "eat more protein" , lol, I need help on hitting my protein macro. I never come even close! I had Greek yogurt for breakfast, no protein with lunch (I was stuck at work) but then are two servings of protein at supper - and I still have to find 50 odd grams of protein for the day! Do I just need to eat…
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Do I have this right? Re: exercise calories
First, I want to make sure I have this right. If I follow MFP, it factors in my deficit and I have to eat back my exercise calories (about 1/2 of them to compensate for over estimating). So for me, this is 1750 a day plus 1/2 exercise. If I use TDEE, I subtract 15-20 percent and then do not eat back exercise calories. For…
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Low carb or calories, which is best? which will work?
So I've been working on losing weight for a few months now. I started just watching calories and lost 4 lbs slowly over a few months, then went to low carb.I lost great my first 2 weeks - 13 lbs. Then for the last 6 weeks, I've consistently lost one more pound and have gone up and down between another 2. 1 lb in 6 weeks…
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Could you offer me some suggestions?
If any of you are willing to take a look at my diary for today and offer some suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated. Please don't look or judge by the weekend, because I ate like crap, lol. Today is a good example of how I would like to eat. I was doing low carb I added a lot of extra fat (butter in my coffee, etc)…
