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How to estimate homemade cake?
Alright so obviously there aren't really going to be nutrition facts for home made cakes. Normally for a home made dish I try to find a comparable processed food to use in order to estimate calories. In this case however it seems most of the portion size is labeled as 1 slice. Which seems hardly helpful since I can imagine…
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Lets talk about sodium.
Alright so there are a lot of threads about general weight loss but in this thread I want to talk about sodium intake and its effect on water retention. I've never been too concerned about sodium because my health instructor at my university said that you don't need to worry about sodium intake if you don't have high blood…
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Sprained ankle recovery.
Alright so I sprain my ankle for the first time about 17 days ago at a trampoline park. I am finally at the stage where I can walk normally but my foot is still stiff, swollen and a bit bruised up. I've been slowly ramping up my activity since last week and two days ago I did a 5 mile walk without too much difficulty…
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Long hikes/ extended workouts.
Hey my question is in regards to the accuracy of calorie burned estimates from MFP, Heartrate, and Map my run. I perform extended hikes from about 6-8 hours with a single 30 min break in each. I've done 4 so far in the past two weeks and on each one I travel from 20-30 miles depending on the difficulty of the slope. Based…
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Be thankful!!!
Be thankful that you received the gift of being the underdog. Know that your friends do not have to struggle as hard as you do. It may be difficult to see it now but know that once you have achieved your goals you will have gained a confidence that cannot be given but only earned.
