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Extra calories earned from exercise...
Quick question. I thought the way to lose weight was to create a calorie defecit... by burning more calories than you consume. But then when I log my food and exercise for the day, and I'm under my calorie goal because of the additional calories that I earned from exercise, MFP tells me that I'm not eating enough calories…
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How many ounces are in a cup - of spaghetti, that is??
Ok, this may be a really stupid question. Which is okay, since I've never claimed to know it all. But the only kind of pasta I eat is Dreamfields Low Carb/Low Glycemic Index pasta, and all the serving sizes are given in ounces on the box. I measure out my cooked pasta by the cup/half cup. I have absolutely no idea how to…
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Suffering the end-of-the-weekend blues!!
Feeling pretty down and out right now. Another crappy weekend gone by, and beating myself up yet again. Oh, and just to be clear, I'm talking about a crappy EATING weekend without exercise... my weekend itself was great, spent lots of fun time with family and friends and a great night out with my hubby. Except the great…
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What to do....
So I think I figured out why I wasn't losing weight the past two months... I wasn't eating enough calories (and too many of those calories were sugar-based) plus I wasn't exercising. So this past week, I've been trying to eat healthier and closer to my goal, although most of the time I'm under a bit. That's ok, though,…
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Trying to avoid a picnic pitfall!!
Hey all! So I'm rounding off my first week finally getting serious about dieting... I've had a few snafu's here and there, all of which revolved around leftover to-die-for cupcakes from a picnic with friends last week. (Seriously, you've never had cupcakes like these... I just couldn't let them go to waste. It's like…
