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Calories Burned from Exercise - Strength Training
MFP gives 0 for calories burned if I input anything strength/weight related - biceps curls, abdominal crunches, rows, etc. I realize not much gets burned from strength training. But nothing?! I tried putting in 500 minutes to see if that 0 would budge -- nope. What am I missing here?
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Meatless Thanksgiving
If you don't plan to feature meat on your Thanksgiving table, mind sharing what you will be serving? Vegetarian/pescatarian here interested in your menu. Thanks.
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Cardio Bunny?
What the what is it? I know it's derogatory. Does it require machines? I do walking DVDs with added jogging, resistance bands, all kinds of arms in the air (sometimes with hand weights), knee lifts, jumping, moving side to side and front to back and stretching. Is this the dreaded cardio bunny definition?
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Breakfast
When I eat a cooked breakfast, I almost always go over for the day. Some days I like to lightly saute fresh vegetables and scramble in an egg, topped with nuts and Parm. It isn't very caloric, say 225 calories. That's a "big" breakfast for me and helps me get enough protein in, at which I am never successful. On days I…
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Vegetarian & Lack of Protein Rigmarole
I don't need ideas for sources of vegetarian (pescatarian) protein. What I desire is to see a daily menu of what getting enough vegetarian protein looks like realistically, while staying under 1800 calories. I'm frustrated because people say, "Just add nuts, beans, legumes, yogurt..." etc. but to reach 116 grams of daily…
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Scale Fluctuations & Discouragement
I was down 4 pounds, now the scale says I'm up 4 pounds. I know that we can expect small fluctuations in weight, but what about if you don't have very much to lose? Does it still fluctuate harmlessly by 4 pounds? And, if so, what's the point of weighing at all? I should walk away from the scale for good, but oh no. It…
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Last 8 pounds = murder
How do you combat frustration/lack of motivation? I am within 8 pounds, but this occurs to me: I've gotten to 142 before but couldn't (wouldn't) sustain it. So why get there again? On the other hand, I can't *stand* working so hard - exercising 5 times a week and logging, logging, logging - only to find the scale won't…
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Stair Climbing
How can this not be in the exercise database? I don't mean a machine, I mean running up and down a flight of 13 stairs for 10 minutes. I counted it as "aerobics, general" but shouldn't good old fashioned stair climbing be its own option?
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Manipulating Macronutrients (or whatever the "columns" are)
Had trouble with lots of leftover calories and overages in fat, sugar & carbs. Someone suggested to up my protein which I am attempting to do. I'm also watching carbohydrates. As a vegetarian (plus seafood) I am eating protein rich things like eggs and nuts, tuna mixed with a little mayo and lime juice, etc. and so I'm…
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Under Calories, Over Carbs & Fat
Uggggh, so how much does it matter? Calorie count is under but those other columns - carbs, fat and sugar, are often "over". And if it doesn't matter that much for weight loss, why are those columns even there? Enlighten this dullard, please. Thanks.
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Frustration - Chickpeas! All legumes?
Calculating a super healthy skillet dinner that includes chickpeas comes to over 600 calories per serving. That doesn't include any side dish (like a salad or piece of naan) either. I might as well go to McDonalds and get crap fries and a greasy burger (except I'm vegetarian these days.) I'm discouraged!! Cooking a healthy…
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Tuck Your Tummy!
If I hear that command from one more peppy fitness instructor I'm going to scream. I. Cannot. Tuck. My. Tummy. Whenever the cue is given it messes up whatever I'm doing, and I find that I'm trying to strike a completely unnatural pose. I have a GUT. It doesn't tuck. So, the question is: how damaging is a cardio workout…
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HIIT
Please don't blast me; maybe I missed it - but why doesn't MFP recognize HIIT under cardiovascular exercise? Thanks.
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Totally Confused
Completely new to this (sorry!) - MFP tells me to eat 1380 calories a day. TDEE calculation tells me to eat 1764 calories a day. BMR calculation tells me to eat 2119 calories a day. That is a whopping range! I don't know which is correct. I've been logging on MFP since 4/2, eating 1380 or less per day. When I exercise I…
