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Food Diary- sugar calculations
Does anyone know if it's possible to adjust the sugar calculations in the food diary so that it only tracks added sugars, and not natural sugar? I'm trying to limit my added sugars in my day to day eating, but it's difficult and kind of depressing to see the red numbers on my diary when I know that most of it is natural…
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8 glasses of water per day
Hello all, I'm returning to MFP (and bringing my boyfriend along!) and had a concern that I wanted to ask some advice for. I generally don't seem to have a huge issue sticking to the food goals and eating well when I set my mind to it, but I REALLY struggle with drinking water- especially 8 glasses a day! I find myself…
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Analog scales and accurancy
In general opinion, how accurate are analog (non-digital) scales? I have one at home but there always seems to be a significant difference (2-3 pounds, sometimes more) between it and my parents' digital scale, and I don't know which I should follow. This is after I reset the analog one to ensure it's starting at 0 when…
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Eat to Live- trustworthy?
I know there's been some discussion on the Eat to Live book by Dr Fuhrman, but I'm wary of trusting it- just habit I guess. Does anyone have an educated opinion on this book/plan? I know a friend of mine has had significant success but I'm worried about any longer-term effects, etc as well as the fact that I'm only looking…
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Sodium vs water intake
Does anyone know if your daily sodium levels will fluctuate at all if you increase your daily water intake? I'm just wondering if I go over on my sodium but maybe drink more water, if it will even itself out a bit...suggestion, opinions, criticisms please!
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Quinoa- what am I doing wrong?!
So I love quinoa, but I think I'm missing something- everyone keeps talking about it as a low carb option, but I keep going way over my calories for the day when I have it. Maybe I'm not measuring properly? A typical quinoa salad that I can pick up around school or local places is about 1.5-2 cups prepared. Does quinoa…
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Scrambled eggs- how do you know?
Family's having a Sunday breakfast with scrambled eggs, and I'm at a loss to try and figure out my portions for the eggs- everything's listed as '1 egg' or '2 eggs', nothing using cup or weight measurements. Can anyone suggest a decent alternative- like if I were to take 1/3 cup of scrambled eggs, how many…
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daily water intake
I'm having a lot of trouble getting even close to the daily recommended intake of water- I just can't handle that much water! Can anyone tell me if the other stuff consumed during the day (coffee, tea, juice, etc) may count towards one of the 8oz glasses of water? I'm not hopeful but thought I'd ask just in case!
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low calorie snacks
Any suggestions for filling, low calorie snacks? I have a lot of fruit allergies, so other suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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advice please
hoping someone can help me out. I work on a cruise ship and am finding it really hard to eat well and attempt to lose the extra weight I'm carrying. Our food tends to be heavy on the carbs/rice and more often than not fried, not to mention lots of gravies and butter :( Veggies are somewhat limited (salad is always…