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Understanding Nutrition Macros
Do any of you understand the nutrition macros? I'm a bit confused. I've logged 46g carbohydrates, 8g fat and 12g protein which means I've eaten more protein than fat however my percentages are calculated as 60% carbohydrates, 24% fat and 16% protein. Which has given my fat content higher than protein. Please explain...
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Holiday tricks to maintaining or even losing weight
I'm going on holiday on Wednesday but as usual I dread the holiday lbs. Thinking of taking my scales with me to help with motivation, though it seems a little extreme to carry them across the Atlantic. Does anybody else have any tricks for making sure you stay on carlorific target while eating at restaurants and away on…
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Weights - Lean not muscle
I'm wanting to slim down and I've always been on the chunky side. I've found myself two gym buddies which is really good for motivation however they are both blokes. All three of us are currently doing the same exercises though I'm doing a little more cardio. However we use the same weight machines. I use lower weights but…
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Issues with MFP and Withings Sync
I'm really struggling and a little disapointed with the syncing between MFP And Withings. I just purchased a Withings Pulse which seems to be working fine however.... Everyday my MFP account states the calorie adjustment as zero even when I've walked over 10,000 steps. However if I use my withings account for an accurate…
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Trust me I'm a doctor - Added Calorie Burn Standing Up
Watched a very interesting program last night on BBC1 (for those of you in the UK) that can probably be watched on iplayer, called "Trust me I'm a doctor". In last nights program they did a study of the effect of shifting from sitting down all day to standing up and the effect that plays on your glucose levels, the number…
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Low Sugar Energy ?!!!
This question might sound contradictory but it isn't meant to be. I'm wanting an energy bar (or subsitute) that I can take out when on the bike as I'm consuming 2500+ calories and as I increase my distance its only going to get higher, but I've noticed that the energy bars that I've started using have an awfully high…
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So how do you celebrate without putting on weight?
I think I've managed to survive another year of my PhD (will find out for definate at the end of the week) and rather than the scales going up... they have actually dropped by 21lbs. So to relax and celebrate my husband is taking me away for a weekend, out for a couple of meals, and an evening of clubbing which will…
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Calorie limit reducing as I lose weight?
Why does the caloie limit reduce as your loose weight... surely I don't use any less calories to breath in and out... I'm still trying to loose weight at the same rate. My husband is skeptical about me eating only 1350 calories a day when I first started using MFP I was on 1470. I'm trying to loose 1.5 lbs a week…
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Which Heart Rate Monitor and how useful is it really?
I'm trying to work out if I should get a HR monitor and if so which one I should get. They seem to range from £30 upto £300. Do the more expensive ones actually help you loose more weight and get fitter? What's everbodies experiences with HR monitors. What features are useful?
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Confusion with Target Carbs, Fat, Sugar and Protein
Please can somebody advise me about how to use the carbs, fat, sugar and protein goals that are automatically calculated by MFP. Today I was over under on calories but over in carbs, sugar and protein and under in fat... Isn't that a good thing? Would it have been better if I'd eaten less carbs and eaten more fat? How…
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Hints and Tips for coping with family functions!
This weekend I'm going to a family function, I won't be able to control what I eat for the whole weekend, and as most of it will be homemade food, I can't estimate how many calories I'm eating. In addition on Saturday we will be having a buffet, does anybody out there have any tricks for keeping off the pounds when eating…
