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Breakfast
Breakfast is the meal I struggle with the most since going vegan. Anytime I go for protein (love me some tofu scramble or oatmeal with nut butter) I feel like my fat macros start the day off high. I don’t love fruit in the morning, but I’ve been trying. I do a smoothie with a half serving of orgain protein some mornings,…
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Hello, new here!
Hi guys! I’m new here so I thought I would introduce myself. I used MFP a few years ago when my weight crept up 15 lbs over two years. Over the past three years, it all came back...double. I went vegan in June and have never been happier. I have so much more energy, and my jeans fit better, although I learned at the doctor…
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Activity level vs. iPhone steps/FitBit
Hi there- a quick question about syncing an activity device. I work in service, so I chose the "lightly active" setting as I'm on my feet roughly 6-8 hours on work days. I also live in NYC so I walk everywhere, just not so much until it warms up again here. Just realized the other day that my iPhone tracks steps so I can…
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Protein dilemma
Hi guys, I need a little help here. I'm aiming to eat at least 80g of protein daily, since everything seems to point in the direction of that being a good starting point to build and maintain muscle at a healthy rate, and I really want to get stronger and slim down. Unfortunately, the whole protein thing is a little…
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Too much dairy?
Hey guys! So, I don't really eat a whole lot of meat. One thing I learned as a vegetarian was that dairy is AWESOME. It never bothers my stomach, but I know there's a set limit of servings you're allowed to have a day. Also, when I was vegan, I lost weight really fast. So I guess my question is this: How much dairy is too…
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how does sodium REALLY work?
I usually try and keep my sodium down to about 1500 a day. I make most of my own food and avoid processed foods with a few precious exceptions. But some days, if I got out for lunch or something, it just skyrockets. On a day by day level, how does it affect the body? Is going over 2500 once every couple weeks going to…
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lifting question
Hi, so I've lifted before and I like it just fine. I started lifting again when I was back home on vacation, because I have a couple of weights there. Since I've been back though, I've just been exercising around the house and trying to use my own body weight to increase muscle, because I am broke right now! I can't afford…
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goal weight?
I know I should only really aim to run a mile in five minutes, but that's not going to happen. I have a few fitness goals, but oh man would I love one of those little ticker things to keep me motivated. The only problem is that I have no idea what my goal weight should be, because I don't understand muscle at all, or how…
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cardio headaches
Hi! I don't know why, but whenever I do more than about 25 or 30 minutes of intense cardio, I get a weird headache afterward. I'm not worried that it's a bad sign or anything, but it's just really annoying. I always workout despite it, but it definitely makes me more inclined to strength-training workouts, or yoga,…
