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Energy
What are some natural ways to get energy? I have none at all, sometimes I cant deal with day to day stuff like housework and my part time job, much less work out . I think I hav a medical problem but they cant find anything. I know energy drinks are bad for you and they dont really work anyway for me. I tried some…
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Can we stick to the issue at hand??
Ok, I know I'll probably get flamed for being a hypocrite, but I figured this was the only place most people would read this..... I've noticed a lot of random posts on MFP today. I am not going to quote anyone, but under the "fitness" message board, there was a post about how women over a certain age shouldn't wear…
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Chili help.
So I would like to make chili tonight, and usually I use 1 can or red beans in chili sauce, 1 can of reducced sodium black beans, and 1 can of reduced sodium dark red kidney beans, along with 1 8oz can of tomato sauce, and a 6oz can of tomato paste. With all these ingredients I dont know how to track it into mfp, or figure…
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OK Throw all the advice you can at me :D
This weekend we are suprising the kids with a weekend away to Great Wolf Lodge in Ohio. We get breakfast with our package. We never eat breakfast out, but its included for next to nothing, so I'll be eating. What's my best bet on the least damage I can do? We will be stopping at Meijer for some low cal snacks for our room…
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Should I eat all my calories?
So its getting late and i still have 500 calories left. I only get 1200 calories a day, so that mean i only ate 700 calories today... but im not hungry, at least not right now. Im thinking that I should eat something so i dont go into starvation mode. But i dont feel starved. Also, i didnt even work out today So what im…
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water confession
I have a confession - I dont drink my water. I dont drink the recommended 8 glasses a day. I do drink about 2 water bottles (Poland spring regular size) during and after exercise. But other then that I dont drink my water. I dont drink anything really - sometimes I have a glass of Lipton "diet" iced tea - but rarely,…
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Carb/protien switching, anyone do this?
Well, I have my carbs set to 20%. About twice a month I switch it to MPF standards, which is really high in carbs compared to what I normally eat. Gives me a little energy boost and I get a day to enjoy my pasta :happy: I stay at my calorie goals so I really don't see any harm in it. Does anyone else do stuff like this?
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Scale Question
The first week of January I stood on my dad's digital scale and the scale would say I weighed 137 or 138 depending on the time of the day I weighed myself. Then I went to my gynecologist and stood on their digital scale (the digital kinds that you only see at the doctors...I've only been on them once...) and it said I…
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If You Are Sick- Does It Count?
I haven't been very well lately and have been sick on a number of occasions. However a few times I have been sick within an hour or two of eating. So should I still count what I have eaten calorie wise- or because I have been sick- do I take it back off and then have to make it back up to my calories for the day? I don't…
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Whey Protien and Weightloss?
So I have been on MFP for 50 days now and I lost 5lbs but have started weight training and now gained the 5 lbs back :( I will be the first to admit that I don't always come in under my calories...actually I usually am eating over because I try to get in 6 meals a day and I have been excercising at least 5 days a week for…
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Eating gluten free
Do any of you eat gluten free? I've been dealing with digestive issues for years and lately I've been wondering if maybe it's the gluten in some foods that is not agreeing with me. I was thinking of testing that theory by trying to eat gluten free for a couple of weeks to see if that helps. Have any of you gone on a gluten…
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Shirt size?
I currently wear a size 7/9 jeans and when I shop for shirts I normaly have to buy a large. Even last year when I weighed 130lbs and wore a size 4/5 I normaly bought large shirts. I dont understand. Will I just be stuck in a LARGE forever? I wear a 36D bra so, they're not small but they aren't ridiculously huge either. It…
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I'm taking issue with those telling people it's ok to starve
Why encourage someone to not eat enough? I don't quite get that. Sure, there are quick and dirty ways to lose weight, but weight isn't the only issue- we all want to come out of this healthy, don't we? Ok, so you don't believe that "starvation mode" exists, that's fine, but it takes a certain amount of calories to fit in…
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BMI... grrrr
Hi all, I have been finding this very frusterating, and would be grateful to hear some of your thoughts. I am 5' 7" , weight 170 lbs currently, with a target of 165 lbs. When I use the BMI calculator on this website, it tells me my target goal should be between 118 - 159.8 pounds. Now, even at my most fit, when I was…
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Need Help with estimating calories!
Help! I had lunch at a non-chain Mexican restaurant and they could not provide me with any info on my meal. How can I estimate my calories? Thank you for any information!
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1300 cals & still hungry!
I'm on a plan where i can have 1300 cals a day, but I always feel really hungry by the time I reach my goal! not just kind of hungry because i have nothing else to do but the kind of hungry where i cant even concentrate on school or work or anything. I recently reevaluated my goals and moved from 1430 to 1200...but 1200…
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tips on how to lose the last 10 pounds?
hi guys and girls! so i have about 11 pounds to lose and am wondering can i still lose 1 pound per week, or what should i expect? i have lost 61 pounds so far, and i would love to lose the last 11 by the end of April, is this realistic? any tips on how to keep my motivation going and stay on track and get to my goal soon…
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Weight/pounds = Inches ?
I was wondering how many pounds it takes to lose an inch off my belly =P 1 inch is equivalent to ?
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Coffee and weight loss???
OK so I've kinda been enjoying some coffee lately :happy: Not like a drink a pot a day or anything. I actually didn't even own a coffee maker untill last month! I'm 28 years old and in my life time have had maybe only had 10-15 servings of coffee! YES in my LIFETIME! Well, I started drinking some coffee earlier this week…
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Wish it would happen now!!!
I have a degree in personal training. I know what to do and what to eat. We soemtimes wish that losing weight would happen fast on same weeks I feel that. I know that it's not good. I had a baby 10 months ago 8 of the months I have been working out. I know that it will take longer because of just having a baby. I am down…
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driving
Does anyone else get hungry after a long drive? it takes me an hour each way to travel to uni and i always seem to feel hungry afterwards. i've read that you burn around 35kcals for every 20 minutes you drive, but i don't know the truth in that. i looked in the mfp exercise database but they had everything other than…
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Ok what about FAT grams, do you have to eat all of those!
They suggest on here that I have 44 grams of fat a DAY! I only get close to half bc I am so used to eating low fat foods! Are those numbers suggestions or what we need to do to make it work.
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Public Food Diary
I wish more people would have their diary set to public so that I can stalk them =) I like to look at other peoples so that I can get new ideas for meals and snacks! Just a thought!
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not completing food journal?
this week i have been slacking with my food journal. i have been putting in breakfast, lunch and snacks, but i have not been putting in my dinner. i've been thinking on it, and i've decided to give this a trial for a week or two to see how i do at guestimating my calorie intake for the one meal. does anyone else do this?…
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Frustrated!
Ok so I'm very frustrated because I feel like I go two steps forward and three steps back. I was able to get down15lbs before xmas and then I had a bunch of personal issues ( I'm Bi-polar) went back on meds and gained all the weight back and an additional 5 pounds.. so up 20lbs. I think the medication is a HUGE part of my…
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Feeling nibbly?
So, often I feel what I call "nibbly"... not necessarily hungry, I just feel like nibbling- probably due to boredom. When this happens, I have some "tricks up my sleeve" to help me NOT nibble on food- drink water, chew gum, go outside and do something, take a bath, etc. Just wondering what others do when they feel like…
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CALORIES NOT STATED ON FOOD I TRY TO ADD!?
okay, so there are some foods here in australia that are not on the database. so when ever i try to add them, i follow the nutritional information on the pack, however, our food does not always tell us how many calories are in a product. therefore, i was wondering how people came to calculate the calories for the food?…
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WII FITNESS BOARD HELP???
How accurate has the Wii Fitness board been for you? I have weighed myself four times in the last two days. The measuring has been consistent, but I didn't realize I've lost so much. I don't want to be disappointed. What do you think?
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Diets!!
My school is starting a sort of Biggest Loser for the remainder of the year.... I am looking to lose around 10 pounds. I know some of my fellow teachers are doing Weight Watchers, but its just not the lifestyle I want! Any ideas on a diet plan that I can build and work around? Any suggestions would be greatly…
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weigh in blues
I know we can keep track of a few on our weigh in page but I wanted a little more data. Probably should have taken beginning measurements...oh well Chest - 38 Waist - 33.5 Stomach - 42 Hips - 43.5 Thighs - 27 Knees - 16.5 Calf - 14.5 Arm - 12 Neck - 13 lbs muscle (according to scale which is based on hydration...) 100.4…