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Testing my ticker
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Impossible choices at a BBQ
I was at a BBQ last night. There was lamb, a salad salad and a rice salad. That was it, there was nothing else. Just those three items and of course bread. I know that the caesar salad has a lot of olive oil and cheese on it (it's already dressed when we arrived at the table). The rice salad looks okay, but it too has an…
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First week
Good heavens! Two kilos lost. Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Nutrition Facts For Foods
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The iPhone app and barcode scanning
What puts this site head and shoulders above all others is the iPhone app which allows you to read the barcode of any bought food and insert it instantly into your diary. My breakfast this morning was muesli, yogurt and blueberries, all with supermarket barcodes on the packaging. It took seconds to scan and enter each one.…
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Why does strength training not count for calorie consumption
I'm sure this has been asked many times before but my main exercise is weights with only light cardio, yet this doesn't count towards my exercise calories and it's very hard to stay within my calorie limit while doing an hour's worth of free weights. I'm entering my strength training workouts but not getting anything for…
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Sugar everywhere
I joined this site yesterday and did my first full day's log. What I am stunned by is the presence of sugar everywhere and the impossibility of staying within the prescribed limit. Nothing I ate yesterday had added sugar. The sugar seems to come from both natural carbs like fruit, grains, vegetables but also milk and…