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Please HELP with calorie goals!
I'm actually completely confused at this point about how many calories I should be trying to eat. I am doing P90X and walking about 3 miles a day, 6-7 days a week, plus I have four kids and two of them are under 5 so I am moving, moving all the time. I tried starting out at 1200 calories because I wanted to lose 2 lb. a…
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hard to not snack in the evening while cooking
Hi, I need some help. I have been doing really good during the day, but once I get home I am starving and I still have to cook dinner. I have been snacking, and I know that is going to haunt me on my next weigh in. It is hard, because my husband never gets home at the same time, so dinner can be at 6, 6:30 or 7. I just am…
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your experience with weightloss and IUD?
I am going to the dr. next week about the IUD. I have heard that it causes weight gain, and since i am trying to lose weight, i don't want that! any women have it? thanks!
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Scale Suggestions
Hi all - I am new here, but not new to weight loss. I HATE my scale, it is getting so old and I wonder if it is accurate. Any of you ladies have suggestions for a new scale? I am not spending over 50.00. Thanks ladies!
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So What Do You Do Instead of Eating
So we have ALL been there, and I thought this would be a nice place to share what you do when you are hungry (for something that you probably shouldn't have, or when you are hungry even though you have be eating 3 meals and 2 snacks a day - this isn't for people who just don't want to eat this is for when you don't need to…
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heres the scoop on my new Polar HRM!!
I just received my new Polar FT4..I wanted to wear it when I play golf, because I have been thinking for months that MFP stats were too high but...for 18 holes today I recorded 989 ~~ normally MFP calls it 1,099~~ so that is pretty darn close! now~~ I'm really ignorant to how it all works in as much as my readings state 1…
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Paranoid I'm dropping to fast...
I've lost a stone (14lb) in 3 weeks. Just from changing my eating habits and doing a bit of exercise (starting C25K). My starting weight was 202lb and I'm now 188lb. However I've seen mention that if I'm doing vigourous exercise (and the jogging in C25K is HARD for me!) I could be burning muscle not fat... o.O I don't HAVE…
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One month and fighting to keep going.
Just wanting to talk I guess. My Holistic Dr asked me to do this weight loss program he has. Lots of protein bars and shakes. Eating 5 times a day. Exercising doing a high intensity interval training thing 3 times a week then balance ball or whatever I want the other days. My thing is I miss real food so bad.Feel I eat so…
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Sugar
I am always eating more sugar grams then what they recommend. However, many of those grams of from fruit. Is is ok? Is there a difference on how your body metabolizes natural sugar vs processed sugar?
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Nothing is Happening!
This is the first time I have worked out or dieted at all since high school. I have drastically reduced my calorie intake, (had no idea I was at 3000 calories a day) so now Im at 1200. I try my best to cut out processed foods, I dont eat hydrogenated oil or high fructose corn syrup. I only eat sprouted grain and lean…
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Seeming to need a nap now...hrmm
Started this about 2 weeks ago, and now it would seem with the stepped up physical activity, I need naps more during each day..guessing this is not unusual...just find it funny that when I was younger, PT never bugged me. Now I come home, take my uniform off and want to just lie down for a good 1/2hr to 45 mins... :P On a…
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Wedding!! Need to lose wt!!
Ok I have a wedding in the family in Oct and I need to seriously loose weight!! I lost 3 so far... But now I have to really work hard.... Could you please suggest what would be the best way... I have a bad back so cant do crazy weights :) Looking forward to all the suggestions! Thanks!
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Muscle Maker Grill
Anyone have the nutritional info on the cajun sauce from Muscle Maker Grill?
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You can die from eating 530 calories a day. so liquid dieter
OK so I'am not on any type of liquid diet but have read about medifast and other diets where you eat nothing but liquids such as soups, puddings, juices, shakes.. and Have been fine and have lost weight. but then I read about people dying from it and it shocks me cause i'm like how can this happen when they are still…
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Have you BMI checked
So some of you may remember me, I started this about 2 years ago and went away, came back left etc.....well a bit over 1 year ago, I was hypnotized to quit smoking.......and well it worked. So my hyptnotist is actually "the Fitness Hypnotist" So we did a trailer filming for Oprah on weight loss and during that filming he…
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Travel for Work
When I was located in DC, my job rarely required me to travel. That allowed me to cook at home and have nice healthy meal where I know what I am consuming. Now that I live in "field" (government speak for satellite office), I am traveling to DC at least once a month. I don't know what I can eat or do to not gain weight…
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Friends and Weight Loss
This is the first time I've started a post, but I really need some advice....forgive the length. A friend of mind, who I've started to see more often after she's relocated, is struggling with her weight. I don't know how much weight she has gained in the past few years, but it's quite a bit. 10 years ago (we were…
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Are you a food addict? -- Ask for help.
Ask for help. It is estimated that 70 percent of those morbibly obese have an eating disorder, also known as a food addiction. The number one reason most people avoid seeking help for food addiction is they don't believe they can stop their negative eating behaviors. They have such a track record of failure with weight…
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5lbs in 18days, can it be done?
So, in 18days I will be heading to the Dominican Republic. I have a lot of belly weight left and that is all I want to lose and tighten up my legs. So far I have lost 15lbs already. What can I do to lose the rest. Any advice would be amazing!
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calorie cycling
Has anyone had any success with calorie cycling? A friend mentioned it to me, did a little research and it's supposed to prevent weight loss plateaus and maybe burn additional body fat. Wanted to see if anyone's had any luck with it before give it a go!
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How much fat can we really metabolize per week?
How much fat can we really metabolize per week? I'd like to open this topic for discussion because I'm very interested to hear what other people have to say on the subject. In the past 5 months I've read 20+ books about healthy eating, healthy lifestyle changes, overcoming overeating and binge eating and anything…
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best exercise routine for losing weight and toning?
Does anyone know an exercise routine that I could do, I am not a member of a gym.. nor can I afford to be, at home that will help me tone and lose weight faster? is getting a DVD really worth the money??
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Really weird question concerning ellipticals O_o
Ok.,.. so I've got a weird question. Does anyone else have the problem of their toes/feet going numb while they work out on an elliptical?? This happens to me, and it's so painful! Which really sucks, because if it wasn't for this problem, I could run on that machine all day. If anyone has tips to help stop this, please…
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Green Tea
So I get my exercise in and log my food. But I was talking with a girl from work about Green Tea and she said that she added it in to her repertoire for weight loss. So I bought a can of Matcha (?) green tea. Has anyone tried this? how do you use it? Mix it with water? I've heard a variety of ways but wondered if anyone…
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Estimating Servings
Ok, so, this is my first post having only been on this site for about 3 weeks. Doing good so far, but I have a question about estimating servings when eating out, which I do A LOT...but I have no choice since I live in a hotel at least 4 days a week since I travel for my job. The problem comes in when I try to estimate a…
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Which is heavier..scar tissue or healthy tissue??
:happy: Hi guys. I need help?? Does anyone know if scar tissue weighs heavier than healthy tissue?? I had an abdominalpasty in April and since this time have not lost any weight (well only 2 lbs), even though I am being very good. and treating my body like a temple!! Any advice would be great? :flowerforyou: Tx
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Gaining boobies back after weight loss?
Ive always been quite proud of my rather large bosom, and since losing weight they seem to have suffered more than I'd have liked. lol.. So the other day I was thinking, If your boobs are the first thing to go when losing weight, are they also the first thing to return if you gain? I then made a plan to lose about 10-15lbs…
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San Diego Zoo
Hi All ~ Ok so I am going to the San Diego Zoo this weekend with some family. I have to admit I am terrified. I usually try to avoid things like this. I have not really slept in 2 nights because of being anxious about going to the zoo as a large adult. I have heard something about a tour bus and Skytram. I'm always afraid…
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Setback??
So I was on holidays for a couple of days but then on Monday I came down with a nasty stomach bug. I don't want to really keep track of my food and "progress" because I feel it isn't real but I'm missing logging everything. What do you think, just do it anyway or wait till I'm better? Exercise is out of the question which…
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This is hopless :'(( !!!!!
ok ... I'm kinda in a panic mood cuz i think my weight stopped from dropping ... I really need to lose weight before collage and it's killing me ... I was eating and exercising in a healthy way ... my weight was like dropping normally ... but when the scale stoped from moving a week ago i started eating less and doing…