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When you know your done your weight loss!
Hey! So here is my story my starting weight was 288 in July 09. I have been losing weight since there and I have lost a total of 125 pounds. I know weigh in at 163 pounds I'm 5 feet 7 and I have medium frame. I feel great and have come a very long way. Everyone says I look really good and they say I should stop losing…
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Weigh-In with Wii
I check my weight every Sunday morning upon waking and have been wondering if anyone has also weighed in with their Wii (WiiFit)? I'm curious how accurate you find your Wii to be?
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calculate before or after cooking?
howdy fitnesspalz, when pasta has been cooked, it's obviously absorbed a lot of water which is going to increase its weight. Different pastas are going to absorb more water than others (angel hair pasta is going to be lighter than penne). Therefore the question is... 2 oz. (56g) or 200 cals. are to be logged before or…
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Love Handles. =[
What are good excercises to get ride of love handles? With out machine equipment. I already walk an 1 and a half a day.
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Snacks Snacks Snacks
HEYY!~ so i love snacking and it is good to snack to keep the body going and it can help with losing wieght. HOWEVER, i have two problems with this: 1- i don' know any healthy snacks (besides fruit and veggies). I'm a big treat eatter..so if you know of any healthy alternatives please let us know! AND 2- i snack at night,…
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Fast Weight Loss???
I have only been on the site for about a week now and I've lost 7 lbs. I wouldn't normally be one to complain about this, lol, but I've lost weight quickly before and know it's not healthy and damages your body. I'm only looking to lose 1.5 lbs a week and I've been on this journey for 2 yrs. now. I was previously losing…
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Hubby's coming home soon and need help!
So since I have started this diet adverture my husband has been TDY. Well he will be home in 8 days woohooo oh sorrry just very excited. Anyways its easy to feed myself salad and lots of heathly things but he wont eat that. He is more of a meat and pota kinda guy. How do you guys go about eatting regular people food and…
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The Big C
I have been reading a book that a friend gave me about a diet that is mostly protein, and the book basically explains that all of the processed food nowadays is terrible ( agreed). However, it stated that splenda and other artifical sweetners cause cancer. I dont want that! So I looked it up on the National Cancer…
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Counting Calories Question
So with my current job I have to eat out alot (job is over beginning of Oct.). Anyway my question is how do I calculate the calories I've eaten when we stop for food at a small diner or restraunt that doesn't have the informaiton?? For instance today I had some shimp and fries. No idea how to figure that out. Finally when…
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It's not a diet....it is a lifestyle change!
From Men's Health Getting Started on Your Easy Steps Anyone who has ever tried dieting knows the immediate feeling of deprivation that accompanies most weight loss plans. The result for most of us is that we can't stick to it. Instead of drastically cutting your diet, try gradually accustoming yourself to eating less. Take…
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Breakfast!
I'm getting very bored with mine, but I'm stuck for ideas, I need some inspiration & was wondering what you guys have for No.1 meal of the day? ?
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Office Fitness
OK, I have a full time desk job. Not a lot of activity- unless you count typing, answering phones, and walking to the copy machine. So, I decided to be really cool and replace my chair with a yoga ball! Yeah- sounds like a great idea, right? Well, I am 5 foot nothing, so I got the ball according to my height. When I sit on…
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I need help: not loosing weight???
HI, I'm really confused. I stayed under cal apart from 2 days this week and exercised hard every day jogging and at weigh in I put on 1lb??? How does that work. And, when I measured myself I lost about 2cm off all measurements, sadly about 6cm off my boobs. What is going on, I'm confused. Surely if my body has gone, my…
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Maintenance calories?
Hi guys. So, I started my journey wanting to get to 138 lbs (was 147). I am now at 138 but want a one pound buffer (I'm obsessing I know). I was eating 1200 cals + my exercise cals which set my weekly goal at 1.4 lbs/wk. I changed my settings to lose just 1 lb per week for this past week. Next week if I weigh in at my…
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Students!
I am a full time student and also work a full time job. At work I sit at a desk in front of a computer all day long and at school I sit at a desk in front of a teacher! I find myself having a hard time working in a good, solid workout/diet plan with my schedule. Are there any other students out there that may be able to…
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HELP??? What's the difference b/t net carbs vs carbs.
I did some research online and I'm still confused. Thanks!
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Sugar
Alright I try to fill in snacks with a peach, nectarine, grapes, etc. I am finding that I am going over my sugars on these days that I choose these as snacks. They are "healthy snacks" but how bad is this for my weight loss? I stay at or under my calorie goals and I do work out at least 6 days a week. Anyone else go over…
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WEEKEND EATING
Hello..I do great all week long with my diet. However on the weekends I slack off. Any tips out there to keep me on track would be greatly received:).....HELP...BTW I like to go out and enjoy a drink or two and have a meal that I don't have to cook:) Eapr
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Confused with calories I need to eat
Hi everyone, I am fairly new here, and I am extremely confused on how many calories I need to eat to make sure I am eating enough calories. I am currently doing the Turbo Fire program and on average probably burning around 550 calories a day, on 6 days a week. So do I eat only 1200 calories, or do I eat the calories that I…
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water in the middle of the night?
So i usually wake up at least once for just a few minutes in the middle of the night, realize i'm thirsty, get a swig from my water bottle then promptly fall right back asleep. here's my question: do i log this water at all? and if i do, do i log it in the day before or the day after? thanks in advance! :D
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Filling foods with low calories? What are the best?
Recently I've noticed that I'm eating like I have been (healthy food and under my calorie goal) but I'm feeling hungry all the time? I don't know what it is but I think maybe it's worth "researching" from you guys as to what the ideal foods are out there that are filling yet relatively low in calories. As I can't keep…
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Holiday Weekend and SO MUCH Temptation!! HELP!!
I'm really excited about the long weekend and we're going out of town and going to my favorite casinos...I'm not worried about that..Its the family get togethers and cook outs and eating on the go..ugh...just when I feel like I'm getting into the swing of things...I know the things that I should eat, and lots of menus have…
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Don't let Labor Day weekend derail your healthy lifestyle!
Here's my latest blog. I thought we could all use a little encouragement for this holiday weekend! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/asking131/view/first-weekend-trip-since-starting-mfp-39253
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It's all our fault (Men's) - It's official! lol
Relationships massively influence eating and exercising habits.... Here's a one-sided, fairly interesting read on the subject... http://bit.ly/bu9LcX It's all so easy when you look back.. :laugh:
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Doctors?
Nearly every diet/exercise plan I've stumbled across online says that it's best to check with your doctor before beginning a weight loss plan. What kind of doctor do you see for that, though? A general practitioner, a nutritionist?? Just curious. :)
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Mio Pink Classic HRM problems
Does anyone have a mio Pink Classic Strapless HRM? I've had it for about a month. It quit taking my pulse rate/calories burned. The readout works so I don't think it is the battery. I will be calling them at lunchtime :(
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10lbs a month
Is that ok? When I started in August I joined the lose 5lbs in August challenge and thought that would be a good goal. I weigh myself every day (i know, i know) and lately I have been down a few ounces every day. I am not complaining at all but I just want to make sure I am doing what is healthy. I eat 1200 calories a day…
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Reccomend your scale
So I would love to say my scale is broken and that I've lost 10 lbs and not 3, but in all seriousness something about it is not quite right. Every time I step on (even if only seconds apart) I get a different number. It varies from like.2 lbs to almost a whole one... this frustrates me. So I don't have a ton to spend but…
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Corrected Nutritional Information
Just wondering. Does the website/app makers actively review the food database and clean it out as needed? As an example, my kitchen is being remodelled, so I'm stuck eating breakfast out, yet trying to be good. All I had was a McDonalds breakfast burrito. I tried to find it, but none of the items matched the nutrition info…
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BOOBS PLEASE!!
So I've lost a bit of weight already. Although I'm not big to begin with. But I love my breasts and they're very quickly disappearing ='( PLEASE! If anybody can give me any tips on how not to lose my breasts.. Help!! =D