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Longtime Hypo, New Dieter, Clueless
I was treated with radioactive iodine in college due to an extremely overactive thyroid and needed two doses, pretty much killing my thyroid dead. I was basically told "take this one pill a day and don't worry about it" and I did. 15 years later, I gained weight and have been working on a diet. I've been frustrated with…
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Any issues with a high (healthy) fat diet that hits (reasonable) calorie goals?
I'm not a low carb fanatic per se, but it's just way easier for me to cut out things like chips, rice, etc. to hit my calorie goals. Whenever I eat moderately (but not obsessively) healthy, I end up somewhere like 40% carb, 35% fat, 25% protein. I see advice bandied about on the internet that fat should be more like 20%.…
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Busy Dad, Need Accountability
More than full time job, three kids under 6. Im not too bad on the healthy eating part when I track but am having trouble working in a consistent exercise schedule. Need to do mornings before work because it's the only time! I can also get impatient when I log a deficit for a week and don't see the scale budge (even if I…
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My Fitness Pal vs. Google Fit estimates
Hi, I have Google Fit on my phone and it gives me different calorie numbers for my exercises than what's in the My Fitness Pal database. The Google Fit numbers are always higher. For example, MFP said I burned 183 calories on my 10 mph bike ride, Google Fit had it closer to to 250. I found this odd because others on the…
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First Real Diet
Hi all, I am a 29 year old male and need to lose approximately 20 pounds (10 to get back to normal BMI, 10 more to get to a reasonable preferred weight and then I'll reassess). Until recently my weight has always been normal (although I haven't always been in great shape -- I have low muscle mass and was "skinny fat" for a…
