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So sad. Need help. Any kind of help
Guys, I'm super sad at the moment. All the hard work, and currently I'm throwing it all away. It's so easy: just eat less, log, and the weight will come off. I lost weight successfully 2014. Kept it off until sometime last year when I fell into a depression (my husband left me and my mom died of cancer among other things).…
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calories hill hike
I went on a hike today, up a very steep slope without a path (if I fell I would have rolled down a very long distance) from about 50-500m altitude, crossed a few small but deep snow fields, down again, and then along a path that was partly still steep but easier to walk apart from a few small scrambles.…
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Your favourite kitchen tool (next to the scale)
Wow, I wish I'd done this much, much earlier! I bought a mortar and pestle and made sambal kacang (peanut sauce) on Sunday evening, and only knowing the dehydrated terrible Dutch stuff and having had great ones on vacation I have to say this sauce so unbelievably fragrant and delicious! Why didn't I buy a mortar much…
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[science] calorie calculators: what is the statistical spread in a population?
You all know those calorie calculators that calculate BMI and TDEE based on activity level, using various equations. As those equations are based on statistical averages I'd like to know what the spread is within a population. For example, my maintenance calories for a pretty sedentary, and fidget-free lifestyle…
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[UK] Simply Cook nutritional info spreadsheet available.
I ordered a £1 trial meal kit from Simply Cook (my referral code for the same is: NH1752) and asked them to mail me the nutritional information of their spice pots and got a spreadsheet with the nutritional info of all their meals. Unfortunately this info is not available on their website. Meh. If anyone is interested then…
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eating rotten food and water weight gain
Right, a bit of a tmi question... for the past few days I've been gaining more 'weight' than I usually do with regards to water retention. My intestines are also kind of acting up a bit, as if I'm minutes from getting diarrhoea due to eating something out of date/unclean/otherwise not suitable for eating. I just noticed…
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[science] if... someone would eat in a deficit and store calories as fat
Question says it all. Say a fairly tall, active woman would eat 1200 kcal in a day, work out a lot and gain weight (yes, I know.. it's not possible), what would theoretically happen? I'd think she'd be permanently hungry as you cannot double-dip energy, have all the signs of undernourishment. Anything else considering…
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You know you have a whoosh...
...if the scale in the evening is lower than in the morning. :D Oops.
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Bodyweight intervals: replacement for cardio intervals (noise issue)
I enjoy doing some interval workouts I find out youtube and various websites. Often they include some cardio intervals like skipping or jumping jacks, or some exercises involving jumping. As my floor is very creaky and neighbours below me would not be amused if I jumped around I usually do more difficult variants without…
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Link MFP food to fitbit
I only want to link my MFP food diary to Fitbit and not adjust any calories. I only figured out that I need to have all options selected as it doesn't work otherwise. The question is how do I prevent other data from being synched to Fitbit (especially workouts) and how do I prevent any calorie adjustment in MPF?
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hyperflexible ankles?
Just a question: is it normal that you can stand on the outside of your feet with straight legs? When I mean the outside I literally mean that your foot soles point towards another and are nearly vertical. I'm about to make an appointment with my gp to discuss something, and this might come up. I don't want to look silly…
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Natural yeast: calories or not?
You can't create energy out of nothing. Yet yeast has calories, actually quite a lot. I thought about making injera bread the traditional way, letting the dough ferment for a couple of days until yeast develops naturally. Surely this would not increase the calories of the ingredients I put into the bowl, or does it? Anyone…
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baking bread/roll 150kcal - need recipe
I cooked a sauerkraut, bean, pancetta soup today. I can divide it into 3 portions and each would come in at just over 500kcal. But the soup is not very high in calories, and the portion would be massive for the last meal of the day. Or I could divide it by 4, but then it's only around 400kcal, which is too little for me. A…
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Link MFP to Fitbit
Is there a way to link my diary and workout calories burned to Fitbit? I know I can sync the fitbit calories into MFP, but is it possible the other way around?
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Blister on toe from workout
Great. I have no idea what I'm doing, but after every workout I have a wound/blister on the top of my middle toe. I'm doing interval workouts:variations of pushups, lunges, squats and some more cardio oriented intervals like side lunge jumps, fast variations of romanian deadlifts, high kicks, step ups, etc. I have no…
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Dexascan and BMR Testing in US?
I'll be travelling to the US later this year and I consider getting a dexa scan and BMR test. Those are not available in the UK at all apart from one clinic in London (requires a flight) asking a shitload of money for it. With regards to the dexa scan, I'm interested in body composition, but also the state of my bones as I…
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Yes, I know about water retention...
...still it freaked me out this morning. :* +2kg, and that's me with usually hardly any weight fluctuation. Been on a conference from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon. Nice luxury hotels 45 minutes bus drive away from home, first came back to hotel too late for workouts, then no time for workouts, then too hungover…
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excess salt metabolizes muscles to water?
I remember reading something like the header early on last year. Having some problems with sodium and constantly snacking on salt to feel better I'd love to read the actual study. Though at the moment I can't even find the articles that went through the press at that time, let alone the actual paper. Any suggestions? Any…
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Dumbbell Stronglifts
I'll be spending the next two days in a posh hotel that has somewhat of a gym. Not currently having a gym anywhere nearby my home that I can afford and/or wish to enter I'm happy I'll at least be able to lift for two days. Now the big question: how do you do bench presses, squats and overhead presses with dumbbells?…
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Utah national parks. What to eat for (US only) picky eater?
Sorry to all Americans: I'm generally not too keen to visit your country. But anyway, I'll be visiting Salt Lake City for a conference later this year and decided to add 7-8 days of visiting a few national parks. My plan is: 2 nights each Zion, Bryce and Capitol Reef. Now, the problem of food! The big reasons I don't like…
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A foody weekend: logging for the sake of logging
This is not one of those enjoy and then go on logging posts. I'm currently trying to figure out my TDEE, and a weekend of yummy food is coming up. I have no idea what to log this at. A typical British deli pub burger topped with Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, Pickles, Chilli Relish and Mayonnaise, served with fries. I asked…
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If trained muscles are not flexed...
It's probably a very stupid question... Anyway, you do strength training for quite a while and when you flex your muscles you look really great. If you don't you still look like before. If you sit down your thighs still turn into pancake dough. And even if I show off my visible biceps, someone feeling them will just squash…
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people changing calories - my meals messed up
The My meals option in MFP is also a kind of cookbook for me. Last week I cooked Spagball using this old recipe. Adding it I found that a portion for two came in at 2760kcal. Odd.. then I noticed that the calories for several entries was completely off! 30ml olive oil - 476kcal 250g. Spaghetti - 875kcal tomato concentrate…
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what you eat matters; for satiety
Lazy Sunday noon, I decided on a little experiment. I usually eat about 55% carbs. Bread, rice, potatoes, pasta etc work best for me. So instead of having a lunch of two slices of wholegrain bread with ham for lunch a friend inspired me to eat something more colourful. I had a big bowl of skyr with lots of fresh fruits…
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Casserole with which grain/starch?
I cooked a casserole ready meal of sorts yesterday, consisting of lots of chicken, veggies, and herbs. I spiced it up with more salt (Britain hates salt), more herbs, garlic and more veggies and whacked it in the oven. Now I look at this massive bowl of chicken (9 small pieces in total) and veg, and the calorie…
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protein will preserve muscles - without workout?
I read here so often that just eating enough protein will preserve muscles, also in the absence of working out. How does that work, if this really is a thing? Protein, like any other macro gets converted to energy, and energy is not red, blue or yellow but just energy. Looking for explanations, maybe also a comparative…
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Stiff upper back: how to do upper core exercises?
So it seems like I have a very stiff upper back. If I do situps I lift my back up like a plank. I cannot do crunches at all as I cannot move my shoulders of the mat. I so often feel like stretching my upper spine just a bit forward as this is a real hotspot for tight muscles for me. Nothing works. I know the range of…
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Food mathematics: removal of water and fat from meat. How to log?
Here's something for the food mathematics... I bought 207gr 20% fat beef mince that comes in at 491 kcal. I make little mince balls and roast them in the oven. After roasting I put them back on the scale and they are 123gr. I mop up the fat from the tray, let the paper towel dry and the actual fat weighs 30gr. Thus 14.5%…
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Body measurement app
I used to use Witi Pro on iOS to track custom measurements for various body parts. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to b updated anymore, and doesn't work on the latest iOS anymore. Is there another app that is similar? I want to track progress in a graphical way, and create custom measurements taken with tape measure. Thanks.
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I love noob gains!
I've not done any workouts for a while (for a very long while) and mainly ran to deal with depression. Just after Christmas I started working out again, doing bodyweight exercises. I'm still not back at my old strength of course but my posture looks so much better, and with that my midsection. Plus slightly pumped arms:…
