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How many calories???
How do I know which gadget, which formula, which app to believe when it comes to calories burned? For example, a treadmill might give me one number, an app online might give me a completely different number, and a fitbit yet a completely different number. And those numbers aren't even close, not even by a hundred or two…
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Only one pound in 32 days? This really blows!
I'm hoping some of you can give me some direction because I am starting to become frustrated and questioning myself and whether this is even worth the effort anymore. While this is the first time in my life that I have become really serious about trying to become more fit, lose weight, and take better care of myself, I…
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Short and hard, or long and slow?
I started exercising a week ago -- I have been hitting the treadmill and trying out the elliptical machine. I'm wondering, is it best for us to exercise hard for a shorter time period (i.e., jog for half an hour) as opposed to long and slow (i.e. walk for 7 miles over two hours) -- Or should we just do what works best for…
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Can we make adjustments the next day?
Yesterday, I ate all my recommended calories plus my exercise calories. Then later last night, I realized that I had forgotten all about a tall glass of milk that I had at dinner. When I went to log that in, that pushed me 200 calories over. Today, I burnt 580 calories, according to the equipment at the gym. Let's say I…
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This stinks...
I know we're not supposed to expect results overnight. But after ten days, I would think that I'd at least stay the same, if not go down a little teeny bit. I actually weigh one pound more than I did ten days ago. I even thought about taking off my shoes, just so I could see the needle move down a little bit (don't worry,…
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Exercise calories
Hi. I'm brand new at this, so if this question has already been answered, I apologize. I think I get the concept of our recommended calorie intake already having a deficit built in, then when we exercise, we need to make up those calories so we don't go into starvation mode. I have two questions that I can't seem to find…
