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After a year on MFP: What I've discovered.
OK, so it has been nearly a year since I discovered and started using MFP. I absolutely love this tool and believe it has contributed immensely to my lifestyle change and 61 pound weight loss. A few months back I stopped using the site. I continued my new lifestyle but I wanted to ween my self off of 'logging' everyday. At…
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Calorie Burn of Reps vs. Minutes...possible to compute??
How do I quantify the caloric burn of exercises measured in reps and not minutes? I've been doing squats and crunches all throughout my day and while each set is only a minute or a few minutes it doesn't seem legit to just log it as '2 minutes of calisthenics or cardio'. I've posed this question before with no real answer.…
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Chinese Chicken & Rice Soup; MFP Stats Accurate??????
I got a quart of chicken and brown rice soup from the chinese restaurant. MFP says it's 500 calories and 72 grams of fat. That cant be right, right!?
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Whiskey, Pizza, Yoga, Suicide
I've been at it for 9 months. Who am I kidding? I've been at it since childhood, maybe earlier. Perhaps My mother was at it while carrying me in her womb, and her mother and so on...a legacy of struggle. I've come to terms with something I've always known as a general axiom of life but haven't wholly accepted until now;…
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The Eb and Flow and Health and So
I've been at it for 9 months. Who am I kidding? I've been at it since childhood, maybe earlier. Perhaps My mother was at it while carrying me in her womb, and her mother and so on...a legacy of struggle. I've come to terms with something I've always known as a general axiom of life but haven't wholly accepted until now;…
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Focused like laser...and so can you!
three months ago I set a goal to lose 175 pounds and 50 of those pounds by July...its been 108 days and I've dropped 65 pounds and feel better than I've felt in years. I'm happier, more focused, sleep better, breathe deeper, think clearer, and have more energy than I know what to do with...today marks the beginning of the…
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do you burn more in the sun?
...I'm wondering, do you burn more calories doing the same exercise (like a 3 mile walk) sweating in the hot sun as you would normally?
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Eat Late or Not At All?
so lately my schedule has been wacky and although I do well with me diet most of the time some days I just dont get to during normal hours...so I wind up with like 800 calories clocked in by 8-9 o'clock at night. I've been so focused that I haven't been eating passed 8PM despite hunger. I know the obvious answer is t eat…
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Sit Ups / Calories Burned?? MFP Flaw?
I've noticed what might be a flaw inthe MFP exercise database. When I do sit ups I do sets of 25 and rest for a minute or two between each set. I think it would make more sense to track and log my calories burned per sit up instead of per minute like MFP does. I did 150 sit ups in about a 20 minute time period but I dont…
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Olive Oil Alternatives?
Hey there... most everything I cook starts with olive oil, garlic, and onions. I also use olive oil for raw foods like salads and dressings so its hard to escape. I dont use too much (just 1 table spoon) but the small portions I do use add 14g of fat and 130 calories to my meals. I'm aware of the healthy benefits of the…
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THE ADS ON HERE...fa real?
What's the deal with the DOMINOS PIZZA banners that inundate this site? am I the only one that sees them? I mean...it's pretty hilarious and I laugh every time but c'mooonnn...do we need to see those!?
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MY OWN PERSONAL FITNESS MANIFESTO
I'm not exactly the picture of health but I know what it takes to get in shape - A few years ago I was able to over 60 pounds by following certain guidlines that I had laid out for myself. Now, almost 8 years later as I start a new path of health and fitness I've decided to write out what has worked for me into a sort…
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some virtual support as I start a new path?
hey there everyone...so, I'm new here, like 10 days in. I've been struggling with food and my weight my entire life and have recently made the decision to begin a new path and make some serious lifestyle changes. I've gained over 200 pounds in the last 6 or 7 years (my profile pic is me and my most healthy, probably around…
