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Here again
Just wanted to put this post up, not for any feedback or to ask a question but to 'make me ' get back on the journey. Smallest frame of me was when I was happy with myself😁😁. Biggest frame is what I am now.😪 I WILL CONQUER!!!!.
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Fasting for 11 hours
I'm back on my fitness pal for the, who knows how many time. I want to combine fasting in my routine. With my work pattern I wake at 5pm and have a coffee in bed, I eat breakfast at 630am approx. I have my day set for lunch and then have tea at around 5pm to 530pm. I usually want a sweet after tea but like to wait an hour…
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Calories per lasagne sheet
I am going to make a veggie lasagne . I have lasagne sheet but no box as stored in a tupperware pot. What is approx calories per lasagne sheet uncooked.? Thanks
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New job with increased steps
In approx two weeks I'm going to be changing my Job role from sitting at a desk and walking maybe 5000 steps a day to spending little time at a desk to doing easily 10000 steps (I know it will around that as its not much different to a job I did before) I'm currently on 1300 calories a day. My question is shall I change my…
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What exercise
Hi all My job is normally sat at a desk so my activity level is sendatry. I went on a manual handling course for two days and it had a lot of physical exercises, which in exercise terms involved squatting, pulling a weight, sitting up from a laying down position. Each day was a 8 hour day, so easily a good 2/3 hours of…
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Posting to make it real for me.
Morning all. So after Covid and being made redundant, staring a new job, where meals are provided . I work in a carehome and the meals are high calrories for the residents to maintain their weight, I've put my weight watching on the back burner and with eating those meals I've put on the weight quickly Started to feel…
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Fluid intake
I've downloaded an app to monitor my fluid intake and to remind me. I don't drink nearly enough. Ive tried to get it to work on here but cant seem to. I take a 2 litre bottle of squash to work and pretty much bring it home full🤦♀️🤦♀️. My question is does coffee count as fluid intake? I've seen conflicting information on…
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Did something and got something else
Having been on MFP for 270days and losing 42lbs😁😁😁i brought a cheaper version fitbit. I work in a cafe/bakery and wanted to montior my steps. All going well. Pleased that on a daily basis i can easily do 12000 ish steps a day. So pleased on saturday past as i managed 18000 steps just at work. Great I was over the moon. Got…
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Am i correct?
Having lost 42lb over the last year with MFP. Im now happy with my weight and more importantly apperance. I have my calories set to mantain and my activity level at "lightly active: giving me 1600 per day. Sometimes i go over this figure,sometimes not.(learnt not too stress about this😁😁) Yet over the last 2 months or so Im…
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My own success story
Ive been one of those ones that has been forever on a diet. I finally made the descision to make a change for my fruture. I found MFP through a friend and what a great discovery. It has been the best app i have ever used and the best "diet" i have ever followed . Im so proud of myself but can finially put my very own…
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Fake haribo
I found a recipe the other day for homemade gummies like haribo. Basicially gelatine and jelly. Setting in my fridge at the moment. See what they taste like later on. Hoping bit healthier than shop brougjt ones. Anyone tried to make them before??
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Food and diet
Has anyone noticed how their body reacts to differernt foods?? Since starting MFP i choose healthier versions of foods i ate before. Brown bread, brown pasta, rice etc etc. I knew before MFP my body would react to white bread and rice. Making me feel bloated, very full. Put it down to processed food. (Not its nautral…
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Would this work??
I have my goals to lose 1lb per week with no activity level set. . MFP has given me 1200 calories per day. I work a 40 hour job mamaging a cafe/bakery. I have a wrist step counter . It calcualtes steps (of course) and mintues walked etc. At end of each day i add half the mintues to my diary entry. I put it under walking.…
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Weekend away
My OH and i are going away next week to a caribean carnivail in the UK. We are staying with my brother in law for 2 nights We are struggling to come up with a plan of action for our eating. Chances are we will have a takeaway one evening so we think a chicken kebab and salad is safest option. Its the next day when we are…
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Miniumum calorie allowance for a male
My partner and I are following MFP. Ive been on and off for a couple years so ive got the hang of it. MyOH has decided he wants to lose weight, which is brilliant. I support him and make meals i know are healty and will enjoy. He has his allowance set to lose 1kg per week which gives him 1500 calories per day. I know for a…
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2 week Liquid diet after dental surgery
Ive been told i need to go and have dental surgery where im going to have stiches in my mouth; therefore not allowed to talk for 2/3 days and then follow a very very soft food and liquid diet for 2 weeks Ive been advised not to restrict my calorie intake . I understand this, as i know your body needs to be able to repair…
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Getting confused about label calories
Im using smash potato (powdered stuff) Getting really confused although it is simple, at the moment i cant figure it out U make one portion 30g potato plus 150ml water as per instrustions. Calorie content is Per 100g as prepared is 58calories Per 180g as prepared is 104 calories So as water hs no calorie content the…
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Black cherry weight
Ive brought a punnet of black cherries. Are the calories for 100g with stones in or without?
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Smoothies???
Ive found that im really enjoying . Fruit smoothies. Ill have them for breakfast and afternoon snack for 5 days a week I also eat fruit after dinner. I know low calories and low fat. But natural sugar and carbs are not overally high but it has a few grams. My question is: Can i have too much of this, that then makes it…
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Vension stew
Ive just been given some vension. I intend to slow cook it. Ive seen recipes with red wine and mushrooms. Both i dont like. So what i intend to do is cook with load of veg and veg stock. My question is how to thicken gravy the gravy just before i serve it. Could i use beef granules?? Any thoughts/suggestions. Thanks in…
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What can i expect??
Having lost 28lbs already.im starting to do kettlebell exercise twice a week. Just wondering ehat will happen to my weight?? Ill lose more weight as exercising? Ill stay the same weight for a little while(read somewhere that ypur body holds on to water?) Or something else??? Just so i dont get surprised when i jump.on the…
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Kettlebell calrories.
Ive brought some kettle bells and a fitness dvd to start. Just wondering how to workout calories burnt or how to add to exercise on MFP. Or is kettlebells purely for strenght? The warm up and one set of exercises is 20mintues. I want to do warm up and 2 sets of exercise so should take me to 30mintues approx. Is it worth…
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Kettlebell weight or weights??
Ive been in the process of losing weight and now want to tone up. So was thinking of buying kettle bells or one kettle bell. I can look on you tube for what exercises to do (any suggestions on this too) but not sure what weigjt to buy for starters. Im not really very fit either. Or what i have been doing at times is a…
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Resistance bands
Ive been looking at buying resistance bands. Would they be ok to use as a quick 10 mintue session every morning before work. And Are they good for over all body toning. Thanks in advance
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How to add same food eaten daily quicker?
I eat pretty much same foods for breakfast,lunch and and my snacks. Is there anyway i can add food to "all days" in one go? Thanks inadvance
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Below 1200.
Im currently on 1230 calories a day. Each time ive lost one pound MFP has reduced my calories by 10. I have another 10lbs i want to lose. My question is will MFP reduce my calories below 1200 daily or is it something i would need to do,adjust my own calorie intake in goals?? Thanks inadvance
