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Calories Burned: Gym Equipment v. MFP
Today I was at the gym on an elliptical machine where it said after 40 minutes that I had burned around 510 calories, when I went to input it into MFP it said 730 or so. I am wondering if anyone knows which number to trust. I have always gone by what the machine says since it knows exactly how fast I went and how much…
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building muscle
i have a gym membership and I use it for my cardio 4 days a week, but i know that my weight loss will be sustained if i build some muscle. i would LOVE to tone my arms etc. i dont feel all that comfortable walking around with all the fit muscley types at the gym to use the weights, especially because i'd just be making…
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veggie ideas
I definitely have no problem getting my protein, fruit, and complex carbs every day but I know I need to increase the veggies. I like most vegetables but feel like they all need so much prep <-- maybe i need to just get over that. I like salad but I don't like bagged salad because it tastes plastic-y to me. I would love…
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Want to eat to avoid emotions - I NEED A PICK ME UP!!
I'm two and a half weeks into changing my eating and exercising habits. I've lost 10 pounds and feel a big difference in energy in the morning and other things. I'm happy I've decided to make these changes - it's definitely time. BUT the last two or three days I have slowly been sliding into "i don't care" mode. The last…
