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Re: Can the calories be increased to 1,800 which is more realistic
As others have said, you can set your calories to whatever you want. There is no reason to adopt a rule like "1200 calories" if it isn't working for you. Go to the MFP goals tool, enter you…4 -
Re: IBS- Bigger meals vs smaller meals
I have mild IBS. Low FODMAP foods made a huge difference for me. I'm not crazy about most of them, but they certainly do work. Here's plenty of info on FODMAPs and IBS: https://www.ibsdiets.org/fodma…3 -
Re: Baby Steps - 8 Days In
I would argue that ordering the grilled Chick Fil A nuggets is not a "baby step" but a significant one. There is almost nothing as pleasurable in life as a fried CFA chicken nugget, and I a…5 -
Re: Did I just ruin my metabolism unknowingly
RMR is the amount of calories burned per day by someone in a coma. For everyone else, its only possible purpose is, if you are very sedentary, to multiply RMR by 1.2 to get a rough approximation of h…4 -
Re: Da'struggle...
As @novusdies notes, when you start a low-carb diet, you shed water, and when you reintroduce carbs, you retain some water. This leads to people both feeling ecstatic and thinking they've found the m…3
