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I can't recommend it enough!! I love...
There are a few things that I just can't recommend highly enough when it comes to weightloss, and I find myself praising them over and over again whenever they come up. How about you, anything like that? Food, workouts, etc - what are your biggest recommendations for weight loss and why? Mine are... WATER - can't get…
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?? DIETS PILLS ??
I just wanted to know if anyone is taking any type of diet pills to help them with their weight loss. I hear different risk factors for weight loss pills and it scares me to take anything, so I didnt know if anyone has had success in any type of pills. If so.. I would like to know what is working for you. Thank you
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what plan are you on that is working really well?
I was just wondering what plan everyone was on that is making them lose weight every week. or are you just counting calories?
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Do i eat 1200 calories PLUS ones ive earned exercising??
OK...so im confused. Everyday i do AT LEAST 30 minutes of exercise (running...walking..elliptical...etc). So with this, im earning 100-500 extra calories in a day. Am i supposed to eat those calories???? It says to stay under 1200...but when you get all these extra calories from working out am i allowed to eat them too???…
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Curse the Junk Food!
So I've been home from Finland 2 days, I have managed to keep from a major upslide in weight, but it hasnt been easy. I forgot what its like to have pizza and buffalo wings and little debbies. This horrible junk is everywhere! And I KNOW is horrible junk, my logic is telling me to run the other direction so WHY WHY WHY do…
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Dealing with pressure.
Any tips on how to deal with other people and the pressure to eat what they eat? I was on a weight loss program before and I really stuck to it, I lost 20lbs. Now I'm finding myself slipping up more and more because people just don't understand that I don't want to eat unhealthy food. What do you do when you go out to…
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just started, but not losing weight
I haven't done any exercise for nine years. Nothing. I need to lose 12kg (82 -> 70kg), so I've started static bike and 'couch to 5k' intervals, as well as eating healthier and a bit less. In the last week and a half I've done 5 hours on the bike (100km at 20km/h, the bike says that's 1500cals burned). I've also done 2…
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Moving away from the parentals...
So at the end of this month I am moving out of my parents' home into an apartment w/ a couple of girls. I am super pumped and for some reason I think that it will help me in my weight loss goals :happy: ... Does anyone have a similar story or feelings that moving away from the parents helps you feel more able to be…
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kelp? anyone tried this?
a friend of mine suggested taking kelp as its meant to boost your metabolism. I tried it a while ago before starting my current eating ( I've lost 6lbs since) but I found all it did was...well, let's say I spent a lot of time in the bathroom :blushing: I don't know if anyone else has found it useful, or how much they were…
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Belly fat
Hi, I lost 29lbs so far by joining MFP. It really helps with my caloies intake. My question is that even though, I lost 29 lbs, my belly fat is still there and I do not notice any change in my belly fat area. I do cardio for 40 min and burn about 360 calories. I heard tying a belt, the one that a person can put on their…
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standing still, is it possible to get too much exercise
My weight is very slowly moving down hill. Lately it seems to have plateaued, yet I am exercising for more than an hour a day, adding weights while on the treadmill. I expected results to come faster. I am eating enough, maybe too much>? But the exercise is making me hungry. Anyone suggestions or ideas?
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Night Shift!
Hey all, I work the overnight shift (11pm-7am) in a hospital, and was wondering if anyone else out there deals with similar hours. If so, what do you do to adjust your eating habits, since breakfast time for most is bedtime for us!
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New way to burn calories - donate blood
Ok, today I went and donated blood. I also learned that over two - three days, this donation burns around 650 extra calories. These calories are burned by your body needing to replenish the blood and platelets that were removes. So, go donate! I did not believe it when the nurse told me, so I came home and called a Dr.…
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OH NO!!!!! Unhealthy junk food
So Im a college student living with my family for this summer...and I came home from the gym to find that my family went grocery shopping for only JUNK!! :cry: EXAMPLE: 2 bags of chips, fatty white bread & rolls, fatty hamburger, sugary cereals, twinkies, soda, 4 bins of ice cream..& more :explode: :mad: :angry: :grumble:…
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Looking for advice on Breast feeding and dieting
So, I've got 2 more months left of breast feeding (yes, I'm one of those crazies that decided to nurse my baby for a year) and I HAVE to loose wieght. I've read alot about this topic, but there's so much conflicting information out there so I wanted to see if anyone had a more personal perspective on the subject.…
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Is it worth getting a personal trainer?
Hey there guys :heart: I've booked a fitness evaluation at the local gym for this coming Monday but while I am there I was thinking of maybe pricing out a PT :wink: I doubt I will be able to afford more than once a week lol but wondering if you think it might help me more? :bigsmile: I have all the DVD's but working out at…
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Skipping meals?
Hi, I'm new here - just been lerking quietly. Quick question... Yesterday I had a very bad food day, way over my calories... I was binging. Anyway, this morning I'm not hungry and am motivated to go to they gym..... should I skip breakfast ? Or do you think that will just set me up for failure for another day? Usually I"m…
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Wanted bad food
for some reason, this week has been really hard, I have been wanting to snack and want things I don't need like fried chicken and fried fish!!! What's the deal....?
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Skin Problems
So I have quit on junk foods and started eating healthy. I have been exercising a lot too. My problem is I have a bad case of blackheads and pimples are starting to show up which I normally don't have before. Does my change in diet lead to skin problems? Did anybody here had the same problem before? I am really confused. I…
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what do you think about my plan to approach a long-time plat
so i've been at a plateau for about 2 months--i've switched up my exercise, spiked my calories from 1300 to 1500, and tried to zig zag them as well. i've also been drinking lots of water, yet still nothing. i'm thinking about moving my calories back down to 1300 to see what happens--i've been at 1500 for about a month and…
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This week = So hard, Why?
I just need to get this off my chest. Why am I finding it so hard to resist sugary food this week?:indifferent: For the past month I have been doing pretty good :tongue: , eating little and often, training twice a day most days, feeling positive etc. This has resulted in a slow but steady weight loss of about 1lb per week…
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Please tell me how you feel on Atkins or low carb....
hello I have some questions for everyone on a low carb diet. back in 2003 I ate cold cuts and salad and lost 20 pounds very fast although this made me feel bored from eating the same thing all the time. What does someone who eats low carb menu look like? can anyone tell me what they eat with it . and how do you feel? do…
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Calorie Deficits??
What does a calorie deficit mean on MFP? I am just trying to inform myself and make sure I am not doing this whole thing wrong? :) Thanks for any help..
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Diet Pill shame?
I have always been a sucker to the latest fad diet, cabbage soup, cutting out red meat colon cleanse tablets acai berry tablets. but recently i was given a diet pill called "Lipro" which yes it has helped me loose 1 stone and 2lbs in 4 weeks but not without side affects :( everybody keeps saying how much weight i have lost…
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Am i losing to fast?
Before i began dieting and exercise i weighed in a 179lbs 4 weeks on i have lost 1 stone and 2lbs i think its great and want to keep it up but i'm worried im losing weight to fast and it will cause damage. I have cut alot of food out of my diet including red meat, junk food, takeaways, fizzy drinks, crisps chocolate sweets…
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Do you spoil yourself on your birthday? :)
OK tomorrow is my birthday and I'm wondering whether or not to have a mini blow out ... only happens once a year right he he :bigsmile: My treat day is usually today but gonna be good so at least if I do break out it will only be one day :heart: I'm not a big drinker the last drink I had was on my trip back up HOME to…
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help!
I've been invited to a baby shower.My question is:Will it look really cheesy of me,if i bring my own diet food to eat at this shower,so i don't go of my diet,or should i just not eat till i get home?I don't want to hurt anyones feelings.What do i do?
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Not eating enough
I have evidently not been eating enough. I've been over my calories every day this week, one day by 700 calories and when I "unofficially" weighed this morning I'm down almost three lbs this week. Considering I don't have much to go 3 lbs in a week is huge!!!! Hope I see that wonderful number on Monday when I can…
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Special K kick start
Hi I really need a kick up the backside so have decided to do the special K diet. Two bowls of Special K and a healthy dinner with two snacks, for two weeks. I started last Saturdday so have been doing it for 5 days. I'll weight in on Friday so fingers crossed. Has anyone else done this diet and what results did you…
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what foods do I need not to eat
I know some foods have more calories fat ect. but as long as I stay under the calorie intake ect. on my chart do I have to give up the foods I love inorder to lose weight as long as I stay in my range on the food chart?::indifferent: