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Do you find people fishing for compliments here?
Didn't know where to put this. Often times I think I am lending support for something legitimate, and then read through ALL of the comments and find that maybe the original post wasn't so genuine. Do you find that people come here often with a legit issue or what you think is a legit issue like finding motivation,…
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What would you do about this rule breaker?
I walk or bike ride at an abandoned golf course turned town maintained open space. I have stopped taking my dog (little Havanese) because of the heat and because there is one professional dogwalker who has one gentle dog on a leash and one feisty Jack Russell never on a leash. He has chased my dog, I have bought pepper…
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Do you weigh every day...and if you do
Do you update your info daily? The little ups and downs and fluctuations are one thing, but do you enter it in as your daily check in with MFP or just stick to entering in a particular day of the week even though you weigh daily? My scale may be going nuts. Today 3lb lighter but then moved it to a new location and then…
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What do you do with your outgrown clothing?
I have lost a little...but have noticed some items seem too roomy and make me look sloppy...even pajamas and sweats look a bit baggy. Practical me says I can keep them...after all...I haven't lost much and they are not falling off...and they are just for sleep or exercise. Practical me also gets panicky and thinks, what if…
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lunchtime walk with my non exercising husband
We are totally the Jack Sprat nursery rhyme couple. He is tall and too thin at 135 and I am short and in need of a whittled middle...yet I exercise 6 days a week...darn crappy metabolism! Getting the skinny guy moving by meeting him for a lunchtime walk as a way to talk, get moving and have time together without our 3…
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Can someone explain the base metabolic rate?
Trying to figure out just how MFP comes up with the numbers it sets for my daily goals outside of entering my height, weight, age and previous activity levels. I read in a magazine how to figure out base metabolic rate but what I worked out is about 200 calories more than my fitness pal's daily allotment is Anyone with a…
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Going to try something different with my meals
Usually my meals are all pretty equal or heavier at dinner, but maybe to shake things up I will try the king, queen pauper plan to plan the bigger meals earlier in the day. No real reason, just to mix things up and maybe go to bed a bit lighter. Worried that I will be hungrier though with this way. Staying positive though.
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Stuck for weeks at this weight
I really am starting to consider fasting or a hunger strike or just going nuts on food. Stuck for WEEKS at this weight with no ups or downs and it is getting OLD fast. I could stand to revamp my food choices, but I usually always have calories left over and give it my all on workouts, but I am feeling like pajamas and…
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Museum exhaustion
Strolled around a museum with my 6 yr old daughter. No marathon, just a leisurely afternoon. So why am I just drained and exhausted from it. Maybe I was bored, or mentally tapped. Is that even possible? I hated to go home knowing a real workout was still ahead, but I did it. I really pushed, but now I am ready to just melt…
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Protein amounts for weight loss
So I read you need .75 grams of protein per lb of body weight. So is this bunk or does this have merit, because MFP doesn't give me anywhere near that.
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Heart rate fitness or fat burn
Lately I notice my heart rate monitor breaks down my workout into fitness calories burned and time in a higher heart rate fitness zone versus calories and time in a fat burning zone. Does this more specific break down have a significant impact on my weight loss? Or do I just need to keep burning calories of all kinds to…
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When is most optimal to exercise
I was exercising in the morning getting it out of the way early, to give myself momentum and a good start to all day motivation. My kids are home on break and knowing summer is around the corner I may have to switch to exercising in the evenings when my husband is around to supervise them. Is there an advantage to when the…
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how do you figure nutrients for casseroles
If you do a multi ingredient casserole or slow cooker dinner how do you figure the calories....the crustless pizza bake was low carb but many ingredients then cut into various portions. I don't know where to begin
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enjoying little indulgences with more focus
Didn't know where to put this topic, but I think it may apply here. When I do have little indulgences, I enjoy them and give them more purposeful focus rather than blindly eating things in a flash and not even remembering them at all, like I once used to.
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how to take measurements
Ok outside of going to a professional let's not get too technical....i know consistency in location of the area of the body is key when measuring week after week but else do I need know when taking accurate measurements myself
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exercise through a cold
I haven't taken a day off from exercise for a while, but I have a killer sore throat and need a break. I need soup, but everything has so much sodium too. My questions...push to exercise or take a day off? Soup it to warm my throat or are there lower sodium options other than herbal tea? My kids love to share, but I could…
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Fit it or HR monitor
What is best? Fit it or HR monitor. I could ask for one for my birthday or Mothers Day. In truth I have a polar HR monitor but my son is using the strap in his middle school fitness class. Do they sell replacement straps and batteries?
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Big discrepancy
So...I finally got my replacement strap for my Polar FT7 AND I put new batteries into everything. Been MFP now for 35+ days mostly jog or spin bike and free weights for calorie burning exercise. Bike says 13 miles 56 minutes 646 cal HR Montior says 56 minutes 465 cal That seems like a big discrepancy. Do machines…
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Busting my butt...for nothing
So my husband who is here to gain weight lost 3 lbs .... I am here to lose weight and almost 5 weeks or more and I have lost all of 3 lbs....none this week, none last week. Effing 3 lbs total. He is eating but not charting and I always have calories left over...so what is going on?
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Do all the parameters change if you gain or lose weight?
Just hoping things change automatically as I downsize. I wouldn't think that I would be at 1800 calories after dropping a significant amount of weight. I log in and add in my new weight and measurements but it still says I haven't logged in in over 1700 days...so I am confused.
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something about today....
Not lonely or depressed, but something about today makes me want to eat EVERYTHING IN SIGHT! Trying not to give in. I already went for a walk but I am conflicted. Am I bored or actually hungry?
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croutons
WTF? A serving is 2T. Have you ever tried to put croutons into a tablespoon measuring spoon... Let's get real crouton companies. Can we stop fooling ourselves with the 2T and just say you get 4 f***ing measly croutons!
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TMI spin bike love hate relationship
TMI POST, PLEASE BE NICE WITH YOUR ADVICE... I love that I feel like I get a great cardio workout on my new spin bike. Been on it 45 min a day with great music 10 of the 12 days I have had it in my home. I have a gel seat, but.... I hate how painful my butt feels from the seat so I added more foam under the gel seat. Sadly…
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anyone wirh healthier take out Chinese food ideas
Ok, my husband said, "Let's do Chinese food tonight" Low carving the junk leaves out rice and noodles, but what is healthy enough to enjoy that I can't make at home? I can steam chicken and broccoli here and add a minimal amount of hot sauce or soy sauce...so what could I order that gives me Chinese food without cooking it…
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My son's 11 birthday
Didn't want to miss out on the festivities of pizza and cupcakes. Sadly being more conscious of my favorite things and logging them instantly....dinner was one slice and a naked cupcake. ...but I stuck to it and walked away. I have to find a healthy low carb pizza option for me asap, because my kids like having pizza every…
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Husband using mfp to gain, I am here to lose
So my 6' hubby at 133 is trying to gain and I am here to lose....wish we could attach a tube suction when we go to bed to just give him some of mine!
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I wish I was...
I wish I was as fat as I was back then when I thought I was fat. Restarting here and making it lifelong learning and healthy eating from almost meeting goals in 2011 and then bombing it big time. Back then, I thought I was FAT....now I pine for that weight, those measurements, those healthy habits....but, slowly I am going…
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To eat or not to eat
Help. I am so disappointed. I am fit but fat. Backstory.....PCOS insulin resistance, but fit. Exercise 6 days a week. Just bought a spin bike. Usually jog or treadmill time. Got really fit 2 times to a great weight, but still thought I was fat at 180. Now at 225 I cannot do crazy fads, kidney stones prevent it. 3 surgeries…
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what do you think about while exercising?
AKA odd ramblings from a crazy lady. Ok folks so outside of tuning in and tuning out while exercising and listening to your favorite music...what does your mind drift to? What helps you get through the workout? what crazy stuff do you ponder?...or is it just me? things I think about... as I am running on the treadmill, I…
