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Best way to add a hole to a belt
This is a problem I never thought I would have, my belt is TOO BIG and I am too cheap to buy another one, I need to add another hole, I dont have a leather punch... Nail, drill?? anyone had to do this?
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plateau???
i'm thinking I must be in a plateau, and i'm so close to my goal which is way this is so frustrating :explode: anyways, it's been about 3 weeks and i'm pretty much not losing anything i'm about 8lbs off of my goal weight..arrgh!!! ...i've been eating just about the right calories and walking 2 miles just about everyday…
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Newbie with a quick question
I signed up last year & was on for a short unsuccessful period. This time I am determined! However when I went to put in my new weight this week (was very proud...almost lost 2 pounds), it shows no wieght lose as it is using my starting wieght from last year. Is there anyway I can erase my last year history?
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So tell me why are you hear at MFP?
I started MFP to lose weight and better my health. My dad died in May with Diabetes Mellitus. I saw him die for years and years, through the cruelty of diabetes and the effects of his life. It is nothing to live my, checking blood sugar every time you eat. Diabetes Mellits is the disease that effects every function in your…
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How to get started?
I have been in desperate need of permanant weight loss for a long time. Now I can't easily put my shoes on or fit into my bigger clothes so I just need to get going. I am glad to have found this site with numerous resources that seems to be provided without cost. I have read many of the post geared toward "newbies." I did…
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Finding time...
Up until this week, I hadn't lost a thing in ages. When i looked in the mirror, I looked the same. Then I went on holiday - spent 2 weeks in Toronto visiting my parents (I was there sorting out my visa to return to the UK, and mum and dad flew over from Europe to keep me company) and just got back at the weekend. For the…
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fresh juice ideas
hi all i got a juicer yesterday, plan to make a juice each day to have if im feeling a little low, this preventing me reaching for sugary foods, i love all fruits & vegetables, if anyone has any ideas id love to hear them. i have googled it , would love to hear of some personal experience.
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Should I hire a trainer?
Any thoughts? I think I pretty much have the eating thing down but when it comes to working out, I dont want to waste my time. I prefer to have someone teach me or maybe I can get some guidance from you all. I need to drop 25 pounds to be at my goal. I have an apple shaped figure, flat butt and flappy arms (from dropping…
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Who else out there is an Apple...and HATES IT??
I hate being a so-called Apple Shape. I have no hips, a small butt, narrow shoulders and all of my extra weight goes straight to my midsection! I wish I had the desired hourglass shape, but nope...no visible waist, whatsoever. I wear a size 4 pant, yet my actual natural waist measurement is 29-30". (I wear pants below my…
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appetite suppressants
Hey guys! Does anyone know of any good appetite suppressants that aren't dangerous? Sarah
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How often do you weigh yourselves?
Question in the title :happy: I only joined MFP 2 days ago, and have only weighed myself once as I know there's no point in doing it everyday. It's soooo tempting though to keep jumping on the scales, y'know, just to have a sneaky peek :embarassed:
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Going to Mystic Lake Casino buffet tonight HELP!
What can I eat that are good choices? My daily allowance is 1,200 calories. I only ate a white peach for breakfast this morning, about 60 calories. I didn't eat at lunch instead I went to work out at YMCA. Work out for 50 minutes burned 385 calories per my polar heart rate monitor. Is it bad to bank calories for a big…
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"Eating back" your exercise calories
Who does this? I have been doing the "eating back" thing since I started adding cardio and have found that the weight is coming off slower than when I didn't exercise at all. I went on vacation recently and for 4 days didn't exercise or count calories. That week I lost 2 pounds. That was with cheesy pizza and coconut ice…
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Anyone zig-zaggin calories?
Hi there Just wondered if anyone out there could tell me how to zig zag calories. I mean, is there a daily method? over a week? or is it just random? Do you stick within your daily allowance? IE if your lowest is 1200 and then you burn 400 exercising, do you stick within 1200 and 1600?? Or do you go lower than 1200 and/or…
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Back in the saddle again!
After losing 40 lbs, I allowed myself to become content. Sort of. I wasn't really content. I wanted to reach my goal which would require an additional 30 lb loss. But I plateaued and I didnt want to put the extra effort into getting out of it. I used every excuse in the book... and I have gained 7 lbs of my weight back.…
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TATTOOOOOOSSS
Hi all.. this is a thread idea that may have circulated before,, but im wondering if you guys have tattoos! I myself and pretty much addicted, but cant afford anymore at present. if we were able to post html comments I'd post pictures, but instead, lets just tell everyone how proud we are of our ink! I have a treble…
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I am in shock!!! But in a good way...
I started my diet last Monday and have been eating 1200 calories a day, doing some mild exercise (I can't exercise too vigorously as I am recovering from a broken pelvis and can't fully weight-bear yet) and drinking 2 litres of water. I was 200lbs last Monday morning - today I am 189lbs:bigsmile: I even had to wake my…
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Anyone had weight gain from zoloft?
I just started taking Zoloft a month ago and am worried I might start gaining weight. I have heard rumors that it may make me, but I am hoping that is not the case. Anyone had any experience with this?? In the past month, I haven't had any changes in appetite or anything of that nature. But i do feel like I could sleep all…
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Being a good influence
Last night I offered my son a Brach's candy pumpkin for his dessert (I know, bad mother offering sugary treats to my child but he's a kid and a skinny one at that). He said "No mommy I've been having too much sugar, I'm only want healthy stuff like apple sauce." This coming from the pickiest kid in the history of 4 year…
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I am confused, please help!!
Okay, here is the situation. MFP tells me that i should eat 1550 calories a day to lose 1.5 lbs per week. and is that with exercise or without exercise? i am in college and i walk around a lot with a backpack, so should i record it? or i go to the gym and do a cycling/spinning class for an hour. my instructor said we burn…
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Can't lose for losing?
I just started eating conscious again. I have been doing really great but my scale hasn't budged, in fact it keeps going up and staying steady. I don't get it. I know my exercise isn't where it should be but I only just started and I started eating better a week before keeping track. I've never had this problem. Could…
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motivation to workout at home or the gym
What do you do to make sure you workout no excuses... It's hard to be motivated to workout at home or to even go to the gym so what do you do?? When I went to the gym I changed into my gym clothes at the office and went straight to the gym or picked the kids up then went straight to the gym. If I didn't change clothes at…
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Tell me your fat dream?
Don't think I am crazy. But I have this fear of re-gaining all of my weight loss back....so much of a fear, that peridically I have weird dearm about it. So my question to you is.... What was your last fat dream? I still have 15lbs to lose and some tightening up to do...so am I no where near skinny, so please don't take…
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Things that make you feel fat
Just a quick post, post something that has made you feel fat. Today while at the gym I was running on the treadmill and I guess I was putting my feet down too hard so the machine actually stopped mid run while I was watching TV, which launched me forward. I thought I broke my wrist but I was fine. I called it a day because…
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PMS-I hate being a woman!
Okay, so I was doing great working out/eating healthy and then BOOM! Happens to me every month, never this severe. For that one week my hormones were so crazy! It was like my body threw all caution to the wind. I was very irregular for about 3yrs so I was put on hormones to reset my cycle. Maybe this had something to do…
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Lowering Carbs - Getting headaches?
Hi all, Do any of you low-carber people remember getting a headache the first day or two? I'm on day two of lowering my carbs (no white flour or rice or sugar, just good carbs in the form of veggies only) and my head is just killing me. Is this normal? Thanks, Leah p.s. I am one of those sugaraholics so I automatically…
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Acticle(s) How many calories does your body burn a day?
I was wondering this question. I decide to wear my HRM for the day just to get an idea of what I burn in a day. I wanted to get a little bit more information so I googled it. I found these acticles. Some of it is common sense but some of it I didn't know. It also shows how it is so easy to gain weight and it is important…
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9lbs in 5 days?
I usually eat up to 1200 calories a day, I stay between 980 and 1200. I walk at least two miles and I started doing Zumba a week ago. I started at 289lbs and now I'm at 280lbs in just 5 days. Is that possible? Is it because I'm so overweight?
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the scale and clothes disagree
The scale says I've lost 28 lbs. My wife says she can tell, and in the mirror, so can I. However, I am still the same clothes size, even though I now have to fasten my belt 4 holes further in than I used to. I wear a 42" waist, and a 40" is still uncomfortably tight. Same with shirts, I'm still really a XXL. I am able to…
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Tired of being hungry, sore, and tired
So I commented to my hubby that it will be SOOO nice to be at goal weight and then I can just eat to maintain and not be so hungry all the time. Then I realized that I am not really losing and therefore am eating to maintain...is there no hope? When will the hunger end???