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finally!
i have been hovering around 209.5 for *weeks* and i finally broke through to 208.8! i hope this will be a weekly kind of thing instead of having to wait another 2 months to get to 207! but i'm excited anyhoo! :tongue:
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22.3 lbs by July 21st
I want to be UNDER 200 by my 21st birthday. I'll be happy at 199.9..So I need to lose AT LEAST 22.3 lbs by July 21st. I'm down from 269 to 222.2. Who wants to do this with me? We have 17weeks and 2 days. Here's my plan.. Daily 3 meals at 400 calories each 1 snack at 100 calories 100 oz of water 50 sit ups 30 minute brisk…
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I Need Some Help!!
I'm a little frustrated with how things have been going the last month. I have not lost any weight or inches. Things have changed with my work schedule which I think is the main factor! Here is a breakdown: 3:45am - Up for work 5:00am - Work - grab a coffee on the way in 7am-9am - Try to eat - something from home or here…
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Protein!!
So as of early last week I decided to try to eat more protein. I did this mainly because I was always hungry and I thought it might help me in my weight loss (have lost .5 pounds in about a month). I am consistenly over my calories due purely to hunger. I can noticably see my muscles getting bigger so I am not too…
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My Capris Fit!!!
I bought a pair of Capris 4 years ago. I was only able to wear them for 1 season and then they didn't fit....until today!!!!! I tried them on only to finally decide to throw them out if they didn't fit but now I can keep them and wear them proudly again!!!! I was so worried that I gained back weight from being sick all…
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Is it muscle or fat?
Okay, so, here's the deal. I exercised for about a month or two straight doing strictly cardio. Too afraid to lift weights. Went from 215 to 198.5. Now, I started doing weights again on Wednesday of last week. My eating habits have not changed (other than having more smoothies). In the brief time that I've started, I have…
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Water Retention
What is the best way to BREAK water retention? I'm trying to drink more water today and watch my salt intake. How long does it usually take to get rid of water? I've been holding water since Saturday. I went for a walk this morning and my hands were huge when I was done. We had a cookout on Saturday..so on Sat I had pizza…
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A 7 day challenge
I am challenging myself for 7 days to cut out all bread, pasta, rice, and anything processed. This really isn't really about seeing the pounds on the scale go down, it's more about eating whole and fresh foods to see how different my body will feel. I'm really curious. I have done really well making a lifestyle for myself,…
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BMR advice please.
Hello, i just worked out my BMR and it comes in at 1398 a day. But my daily calorie allowance is 1200cals, maybe i am being thick (it's not hard lol) and i thought we needed to burn 3500 to lose 1lb of fat a week? And to have 500 less calories a day? I do exercise most days but that means i would need to burn nearly 2000…
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Slight confusion...
I went to my docs to be weighed recently and the number was *51k which apparently equates to **.7 stones. (Sorry for the stars, I'm just not that comfortable saying my weight to everyone quite yet). My original weight was *55k which is **.4 stones, giving a total loss according to my docs of 11lb, however my tracker only…
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newbie and trying to make sense of BMR
i have seen a dietician who did a computerized analysation of my measurements-- -one of them was a BMR of nearly 1700 -from what i understand this is a figure you have to add 500 to for general activity in a day--i am a teacher and therefore i am quite active--so adding 1700 to 500 i have a real rate of 2200 BMR. On mfp i…
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Portion Control...Something that we sometimes forget to watc
One thing that I have been finding with MFP is that I can eat the same way I did before (which was generally healthy) but now I am forced to watch my portions when I am either planning or recording my meals. I overeat on the good stuff too because my "serving" is really 4 servings or something ridiculous. Measuring cups…
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Me + Orlistat = Happy and healthier Life (I hope)
I know alot of you think using weight loss medication is cheating. However, I have finally persuaded my Doctor to prescribe it for me after seeing the effects it had on my mum. We're pretty much identical in build and even our medical conditions match. Now I know everyone is different and what works for one may not work…
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BEST SCALES>?
hi, im lookin gto buy a scales but dsont want an annoyingly innaccurate or inconsistant reading. i had a twenty quid salters ones before i threw them out for no good reason, but i cant remember the model. any suggestions? what about ones that weight to quarter of a pound?
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Can't drop a pound!!!!!!!
So I recently have started dieting after years of never having to which makes this that much harder. I am 5' 7 3/4" and weigh about 162 right now. I know to some this isn't a big deal but I have been hyperthyroid for much of my life so I am use to about 130-135 on my body. Marriage seems to be a quick way to put on 25…
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I was in my allowance but I just feel like I am eating so mu
This is probably me being paranoid but I did a lot of exercise today - this being my first day having joined the gym and it was really sunny so I also walked the 2.5 miles home afterwards - so I was allotted over 2300 calories and I ate around 2000 of them. It just so happened that I met friends at a bar on the way home…
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needing your words
many know me in our mfp world. but not under this name. i'm obsessed w/ loosing lbs!!!! i think i'm 10 lbs away from my goal (and have been for over a year) others think i look ok. i'm old, (47) so i'll never look like the 25 yr girl i dream of. i exercise like a mad woman! but i eat like one too. i dunno what 2 do. i've…
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Biggest Loser Kitchen Scale
I just bought THE BIGGEST LOSER Glass Digital Kitchen Scale by TAYLOR (#3831BL). I am not finding it to be 100% accurate. (i.e. I just weighed a bagel that the package said should be 99g, but the scale weighed it at 105g.) I was wondering if anyone else owns this scale? Do you find it to be accurate? Do kitchen scales tend…
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Importance of Water - Good Article
I wanted to share a great article I saw in the most recent edition (June 2010) of the "Experience Life" magazine... It explains why water is so important for our health (a question I've seen many people ask here) and also debunks some of the myths about water. All of it is available here:…
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Don't dread the plateau......It's a blessing!
I've been losing weight since Jan. 4th at a great rate. Then all of a sudden, May comes around and I have been the same weight the entire month!!! I'm very strict with my daily intake of food, such as: veggies, fruit, chicken, fish, very low carbs, etc... I work out and still no weight loss for an entire month?!?!!! Well…
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Activity Level
I know this has been asked before, so I apologize. I keep going back and forth on what I think my activity level should be. I am a high school student, so I spend a fair amount of time sitting in class. That said, though, I also spend some time walking across the school getting from class to class (my classes seem to be as…
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Time to get focused again
I splurged for an entire week and gained weight :( I'm not letting it get me down I know what I need to do. I only got 2 of my Insanity workouts in because I got sick. I did good today with my eating and tomorrow after work is back to my workouts I have missed them I enjoy my workouts can't wait to drop the weight that I…
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Is it ok.......?
Is it ok if I go over my calorie limit if I work late at work. I work 3pm till 11pm and if they call overtime sometimes I'm here till 3am. I get up every morning between 6-7
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June Starters- May 17th
Yay! I didn't see one started so I'm starting this weeks! (First time ever!) Hope everyone is doing well!
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Which is worse...Sugar or salt?
It's getting so I'm actually afraid to eat fruit because I always go over my sugars! I can't believe how much sugar they contain! On the other hand I'm really trying to reduce my sodium and I have 700mg left for my daily allowance even though I'm done eating for the day.:) So...should I eat pretzels or a pear for a snack?…
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If you eat under your calories one day, do you eat more the
So, if one day you have 300 calories left over at the end of the day, do you let yourself go over the next day? Thanks!:)
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i was such a fat butt this weekend
:embarassed: i ate everything and anything this weekend in addition to that i drank beer Omg!!! i was a mess, now im feeling like a big fat cow !!!! i feel alot better now that ive sharred this with my fitness pals!!! thanks for the intervention !!! :)
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What do you really lose if you lose 50lbs?
I need to lose 50 lbs. I'm trying to find out how much actually fat that I will lose. I know this is not a good place to ask this question but I have quite a few good advise from this forum. I'm vacation in asia right now. I read that I can have laser liposuction and lose 8lbs. 8lbs of stomach is a lot so I don't know if I…
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PMS weight gain....is this normal????? Discouraged...
Hi Everyone, I've been on this journey for about 3 wks now...was doing SO well. Had lost about 5 pounds, but was up 2.5 lbs this morning. Am due for monthly visitor tomorrow. Is it possible to really gain this much weight before my cycle? I am so discouraged. I just walked 4 1/2 miles and am having a protein shake and my…
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Girl question...
I have a question for the females on this site – if any blokes have found themselves here by accident let me warn you now, talk of periods and contraception is impending, so you have been warned! I lost a lot of weight a few years ago, and managed to keep it off reasonably easily (I think I gained 5-10lbs, but nothing…