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Vacation and Bloating
Hello all! I left for vacation last week and was between 179-181 lbs. We obviously ate all of our meals out, but there is no way that I went 3,500 calories + over maintenance. Four days later, I weighed 186-187 lbs. There is absolutely no way that I gained 6-8 lbs in four days. Clearly, it's bloat and water weight. I've…
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Weighing cooked vs uncooked
Hello! I was just wondering how everyone weighs their food - cooked vs uncooked. My husband and I are planning on making homemade pizza tonight with lots of veggies. We usually sautee mushrooms and onions. My plans was to weigh these raw before we throw them in the pan. After they're cooked, I feel as though it might be…
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Lunch at work ideas
Hey everyone - I've been at this lifestyle change since August and I have to say, I've grown really tired of the salad-for-lunch-everyday thing. I occasionally bring a turkey sandwich or leftovers, but I mostly bring salad because it's easy to make and fast. What does everyone else bring to work for lunch? Thanks!!
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Water weight from cardio?
Hello all - Just curious about this as well this morning. I ran about 3 miles on Monday (not all running... more like 2 broken up over the 3 miles, the rest walking) and felt great after and yesterday. I don't feel much, if any, muscle soreness. My weight was up 2 lbs from yesterday, however. Do you retain water after…
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"True" Weight
Let me just say - I know the number on the scale isn't everything and I certainly haven't let it discourage me at all, but I'm just curious how others perceive their weigh ins. Say you get on the scale and you see a new low. For me, that low was 187.5 this week. Then two days later, your weight might bounce back up to…
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Calories Burned
Hello! Tonight I wore my HRM for the first time. When I got on the treadmill, the HRM must have synced with the treadmill because it began to pick up my heart rate and show calories on the system. I have a Polar HRM. The thing I'm wondering is the calories shown on the treadmill were different from what was shown on my…
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Do yourself a favor!
If you haven't bought a food scale and you don't weigh your food, PLEASE DO IT! You'll save yourself so much frustration. I've lost a little over 30 lbs on my own without weighing food, but it was so slow and I kept getting stalled/stuck. Bought a food scale this week, weighed everything out, and I'm already 1.5 lbs down…
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How to measure...?
How do you guys measure/weigh things like olive oil if you're cooking with it? For example, I fry eggs in olive oil often, but obviously I'm not eating the entire tablespoon of olive oil I use in the pan. Do you guys just leave that out in your logging or do you account for it? What about eggs? Before, still in their…
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Estimating vs Weighing
Hi everyone! So I know estimating is not the greatest way to go, but up until now I didn't have the resources available to weigh my food. Last night I bought a food scale and my HRM is on the way! My question is - for those of you who weigh all of your food, have you ever stalled out? Or has this method always shown…
