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Losing lbs but not much body fat
Last year I started strength training to build muscles but my body fat was preventing me from seeing all the hard work so I started counting calories. This was is Feb and I have lost 6 lbs so far. The thing is, I saw a picture of what 5 lbs of fat looks like and I for sure did not lose that much fat. If I did I would be…
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Weighing bread - gets lighter the older they get
I get bread from the Publix bakery and the calories are hard to determine by slice since every one is a different size. Their website says 2 oz of the particular type I get is 76 cals, but I noticed this morning that they weigh a lot less when older and drier. 2 slices of the middle part of the loaf (the bigger slices)…
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Ripping my hair out because of chicken oz tracking
I recently started buying chicken breasts, cutting them to size and cooking them ahead of time for easy eating. Both times I got around 2 lbs a package (2 breasts) and cut up each breast into fours so that each piece will be roughly 4 oz each. I've been logging each piece as 130 calories after looking up a few different…
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Difference between raw and sauteed/cooked veggies?
Anyone know of an accurate place to find calories of cooked veggies? I'm finding different answers in every site. I also have feeling a lot of those places are including a butt ton of oil or butter because I don't see how a cup of sauteed onion can be 120 calories when it's only 6 raw. Any help would be appreciated!
