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if your body goes into starvation mode, how long does it take to get out of it?
if your body goes into starvation mode, how long does it take to get out of it? like say you dont eat much for a week, like 1000 calories then when you start eating more like say 1500-2000 calories a day how long will your body take to stop being in starvation mode? after a few days or will your body continue to be in…
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1 year mark - just ran my second half marathon, 50 pounds
Hi, I haven't been here in over 2 months, and I've kinda fallen off track the last 2 months, but basically this weekend is my 1 year mark since I started to lose weight so I thought I should post something. I started on March 27th last year. I was about 158 pounds at my highest (probably higher but I stopped weighing…
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got off track, how to get back on track?
I don't know what happened but I've gotten off track since the 27th I've gained almost 2 pounds since then, over 6000 net calories in the past 10 days. Today I did 600 calories more than what I've been doing the past few months. I just moved to a new state and don't have a gym next to me, and as I'm a new driver it usually…
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Random food pictures from past few months
sorry if some pictures are duplicates or repetitive, sometimes i snap multiple photos of the same meal from different angles and dont have time to sort them out
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problem eating too much for dinner
before dinner, i was doing well (goal calories around 1300-1400/day, im 5'1 female) for dinner, i told myself id just get something small like maybe 200 calories then i went into chic fila to grab some food for a friend too before a movie i hadnt eaten an official dinner but before i went in i thought id just grab…
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binge today on chicken what did i do wrong?
for most of this month i did ok, i just went a little high on 1/7, 1/15, and then today (1/23) the rest of the time ive been around 1200-1500 calories/day (im 5/1 small framed, female) today, i did ok but in the afternoon i started feeling hungry, usually i bring a small snack like a banana but today i was at the beach and…
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drinking chicken broth?
Is it weird to drink chicken broth from the box? The other day I watched a movie and did this, it was only 60 calories for the whole box, I thought it's better than soda and popcorn. I like to snack on something during a movie, sometimes it's fruits but this time it was chicken broth. and it has protein too, 3g per serving…
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where can i find this hat/headphones?
Hi guys, I saw someone wearing this hat and headphones and was wondering if you can help me to find a store where I can buy it. Sorry it's a bit blurry but I'm hoping someone can recognize it. I believe it's Canadian or American. Black knit cap - had a cartoon of a video game character. anyone recognize what the design is,…
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how can i get myself to exercise when it's cold?
this summer i took on regular gym workouts i'm very sensitive to cold and now, with the weather being colder, i find it difficult to go outside and go to the gym it just makes me feel sluggish overall ive been telling myself i need to the gym for 4 hours and still haven't gone yet and part of it is because it's cold outside
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problem with hash browns
today, i started eating a little hash browns and before i knew it i ate 2 cups :( how do i stop this? i dont know how many calories that is it could be as much as 470 calories per cup or maybe if its lik ea potato then 200 calories per cup, they are kind of like country potatoes but it could still have a bit of oil in it…
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help, "relapsing"
i have been eating like 800 more calories than normal lately each day and not exercising as much i used to aim for 1300-1450 calories or so a day (im 5'1 small frame female) but today i did 2250 for example, and the past few days around 2000 help :( because it was hard to do 1400 it would take will power so recently ive…
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help overate by 2000 calories, tired, what i should i do?
im 5'1, small framed, and my recommended calories is 1200 i havent exercised today or yesterday i ate ok up to about 5 pm when i got off from work the rest of the night i ate 2000 calories :( in between 5:30-8:30 PM im really upset as this is the worst ive done since i started my weight loss journal back in march i had…
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is it better to do moderate intensity workouts or low and high mixed?
for example, for me 4.5 is a relatively "easy" pace that i dont feel is too difficult, but 5.0 feels slightly difficult and 6.0 is difficult should i do 5 workouts a week at 4.5 pace (each workout - 4 miles ) - so 20 miles/week or mix it up with high and low intensity? the thing is that if i do a high intensity workout…
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100 g of protein and still so hungry, why?
i ate 100 g of protein today and im still so hungry, why? im 5'1, 117 pounds now, small frame, my recommended daily calories is 1200 today i already ate about 1500 calories and i still feel so hungry here is my food from today what am i doing wrong and what can i do to stop feeling so hungry? i thought if i ate more…
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so hungry lately
im not sure why but ive been so hungry lately when i went on a trip last weekend, i ate 1400 more calories than i normally do (a big breakfast, dinner, and lunch) when i go out of town, i tell myself, by the time i come back ill be half a pound or a pound lighter but i end up eating a lot more than normal and gaining half…
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sports bra or tank?
Hi, I was wondering, what's the best way to stay dry during a run for the upper body for females? I've just been wearing cotton tanks and gotten used to it and I haven't gotten a sports bra, but I was thinking of buying something this week. Is a sports bra or tank more useful? I don't want to spend too much money on it…
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how many pounds to lose to get rid of thighs/stomach?
now im about 122 pounds, and have a lot of fat on my stomach and thighs how many pounds do i need to lose to get rid of it? i dont need a perfectly flat stomach or anything but i just want to get rid of the extra fat ive lost over 30 pounds already and still am gradually losing weight so i guess its coming off slowly but i…
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how many pounds to lose to get rid of thighs/stomach?
oops i posted this in the wrong section i meant to post it in losign weight please delete
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need some motivation for not eating too much on holiday
i need some motivation to fix the problem of overeating on holiday and when i havent slept enough i went on a trip starting thursday for the weekend. usually at these events im out and about and i thought it'd be a good way to not eat so much but get some exercise too. but wednesday i didnt get any sleep on my flight, and…
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what is my ideal weight, for small frame
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/448430-determine-your-frame-size-and-then-how-much-weight-to-lose im 5'1 my wrist size is 13.75 cm (which is 5.41 inches) (if i lose more weight it might even be half a cm less or more) according to that, im small frame and ideal weight is 90% of 105, or 95 pounds ish now im 128…
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best time to eat protein?
when is the best time to eat protein if im going jogging, sometimes for more than an hour? i read that after a workout its good to east mostly carbohydrates so before a workout then, i like to eat a big meal with a lot of protein, like more than 80% of my day's protein does that sound fine or is it necessary to eat more…
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how many calories in large portion of fries + pasta?
how many calories in large portion of fries + pasta? i ordered this as a restaurant and there's no nutritional info, i was just going to log an estimate 700 for fries, and 600 for pasta, does it seem right? or maybe more than that?
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how long does it take fat to be removed from your body?
how long does it take fat weight to be removed from your body? for example if you exercise for 2 hours and 875 calories (which is 1/4th of a pound) and you eat at your maintenance calories and any water loss is replaced so we're not talking about water loss how long does it take for that .25 pound worth of calories to be…
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how much muscle gained from running?
i've been jogging for about 2 months, a couple times a week, i was wondering how much muscle am i likely to gain from that? compared to before when i was completely sedentary i've noticed my thighs feel firmer at the top but i could just be imagining it im 5'1 thanks!
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does jogging make you hungry?
i don tknow if im just imagining it but sometimes in the days after jogging i feel more hungry than normal? im 5'1 and my recommended calories to lose weight is 1200, after i jog the next few days then i will want to eat more compared to if i dont jog, the other day i ended up eating over 1800 calories, i counted it as a…
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how many calories of chicken nachos is this?
i ate this at a restaurant but not sure how many calories it is, im trying to estimate it if its 800 or more like 400 it says 771 for a serving but the people that serve the food just serve it kinda randomly they arent exactly measuring anything out i already ate like 2 of the nachos before taking that picture
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ok to eat most of calories in one meal?
i like to eat a huge meal before my workout because it gives me energy, if i dont i notice that i get tired more easily and i hate getting fatigued when i exercise sometimes i eat like 900 calories for lunch with a lot of carbs, then a banana before i exercise, then workout and maybe lose about 600 calories, then maybe 300…
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what does 16 oz of chow mein look like?
i ate some chow mein at arestaurant, it said 16z is about 850 calories but, it was maybe about a cup or maybe at most a pint of noodles (it was spread on a small plate so hard to tell) is that 16oz? if it was really 900 calories then it was very dense because it wasnt very filling it had oil and it was made from egg…
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can you tell if someone is working out if overweight?
can you usually tell if someone is working out when they are still overweight and have a bit of fat on their body? i have thick legs can you "tell" if someone has thick legs or a lot of body fat that they are working out?
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lost 12 pounds but still same pants size?
im still about a size 10 in pants and smaller sizes dont really fit me i wonder, how many pounds do i have to lose until i have to get new pants? maybe the jeans now are slightly looser but still they fit pretty tightly
