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High fibre intake
I usually eat over 40g of fibre a day without even trying and a) wanted to know if this amount of fibre every day isn't too high and b) would it cause a feeling of fullness in my bowels and/or wind on an evening? I usually move my bowels every morning right on track with no problems, but always feel like I need to on a…
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Strengthening legs
I walk for exercise and climb stairs (18 floors up & down) but find what lets me down is the strength in my legs especially when climbing stairs. Can anyone advise me how to gain more strength in my legs without going to the gym?
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Tips and advice on using Tofu
I'm relatively new to eating tofu and basically just fry it in a marinade. I know to squeeze out the excess liquid before cooking but that's about it. Any tips or advice on using tofu would be great, for example can you cook tofu and then have it for leftovers the next day? How else can I cook it (without using an…
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Where do you keep your eggs?
I asked on another forum if raw eggs would go bad having been in the fridge all night when it wasn't working. I was basically bombarded with "never keep eggs in the fridge" like it was a rule or something, though no one could answer why. I've always kept (raw) eggs in the fridge. What's everyone's opinion on this?
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How much fat when it's good fats
I've always thought fat is bad especially for weight loss, now I know it's all about the calories but my question is about how much fat can I eat or should I eat especially when it's from good fats. If you check out my diary I try to get most of my fat from good fats like nuts, avocado etc but worry about eating too much…
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Nauseous while exercising
These last couple of days I've been feeling nauseous during exercise. I go for a walk in the morning and feel fine, but during my workouts on an afternoon (usually strength or aerobic) I've felt sick, not like I will be sick, just sickly. I usually exercise about 2 hours after my lunch, so not on a full stomach. I drink…
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Advice on home workouts
I'm trying to add home workouts to my routine as I want to do more exercise. I still have 2 stone to lose, so don't know if I should concentrate on workouts for cardio like the 30 day shred or for toning. Should I do toning workouts more when I've lost more weight or is that something I can do now, or is burning fat more…
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Net calories
I get why MFP doesn't want you to go below 1200 calories and warns you if you do, but why doesn't it warn you when you net below 1200 calories? I often net below 1200 and get no warning. Is is different because I still ate more than 1200 even though I burned some of that off?
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New to toning workouts - should I keep doing the same ones
I'm currently doing great with my weight loss and do cardio most days (mainly just walking) but have started doing more toning workouts at home using You Tube videos (I don't have access to the gym or any equipment other than dumbbells and a mat) I have a routine set up, but I'm wanting to know should I keep doing the same…
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Websites on nutrition
Does anyone know any good websites where I can get information about nutrition. I want to be better informed about nutrition, from a reputable site rather than just google it.
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Using same frying pan twice today?
This might be a strange question, but I'm a novice cooker & don't want to poison myself. I'm frying some tofu later to add to my salad for lunch and then will be frying some falafels later in the day for dinner, but is it ok not to wash the pan in between using? I was planning on giving it a wipe with a kitchen towel to…
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Building up my Fitness
I was very unfit starting this about 6 weeks ago. I've been walking for cardio and also trying to build up my fitness. I have definitely noticed I'm getting fitter walking up hills getting less out of breath and able to walk up said hills quicker, but am still unable to walk up many flights of stairs without getting out of…
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Thought the exercise would do me good!
On Wednesday I decided to take the stairs instead of using the lift, thought the exercised would be great, so walked down 18 floors. How wrong was I! The next 2 days my calves hurt so bad I can hardly walk and walking is my main exercise. Don't think I'll be doing that again. Anyone else had any exercise mishaps?
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Anyone with fibroids?
I've had fibroids for over a year now, which isn't fun every month (google it for how crap it can be) I was just wondering if anyone on here has them and has noticed a change from symptoms when losing weight or from eating healthier.
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Harder to lose nearer goal weight?
I was wondering why, when you get nearer your goal weight, people say it's harder to lose weight or you have to be more careful about how any calories you eat. Isn't it still just a case of eating less calories than you burn? I'm 32 lb away from my goal weight, so not too worried about this yet, but when I get nearer (say…
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Recipes using my foods
I'm trying to add a smoothie recipe to my food diary, but wanting to add the foods from my own foods rather than the database, is there anyway to do that?
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Iron absorption
I know when taking iron tablets not to take them with certain foods like milk because calcium inhibits absorption, but does anyone know if that's the same with foods containing iron like Branflakes cereal?
