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how much weight to lose in a week?
General question for anyone....Do you think its better to put in a goal of 2lbs a week or do the 1lbs that they recommend? I know I have only been trying to lose weight on here for 9 days and so far I have lost 3lbs :-)...better than nothing by doing 2lbs. Ofcourse there is the middle of the road and you could do 1 1/2.
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I feel really stupid
So the scale that a doctor uses, what is each litlle line worth. Is it 1/16th? Im trying to figure out how much I lost and it moved back on little tick line. Can someone help?
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calcium
Is it bad to go under your calcium? Some days I have to take a supplement just to hit my calcuim but other days like today I am over by 76.
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psychological insight?
so i struggled with 10-20 additional pounds as long as i can remember. yes, my mom always talked about the baby fat, even at 6. so when i ballooned up 50# 7 years ago (about age 39) i became the most overweight person in my family. i was super stressed out at work and trying to decide about adopting a baby as a single…
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Should I lower my calorie intake?
My calorie intake is currently set at 1450 and I am losing at least 1 pound a week. I read somewhere that it is to your benefit to readjust your goals for every 10 pounds you lose. My question is this: if I am still losing weight consistently, do I really need to adjust my goals? I feel like it would be better if I waited…
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EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED!!!! HELP!!
Hi everyone, I'm really frustrated right now. I've lost 23 pounds since December (I started here in January). I have high blood pressure, high cholorestral, a thyroid problem and have had problems in the past with my sugar. I am presently on meds for all but the sugar. ( I used to be on meds for that but after a surgery,…
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Muscle Cramps
I thought I would see if I'm the only one with this. I get muscle cramps all over my body (not at the same time). It's different from a charley horse in that I can control the cramp intensity by lengthing and shortening the muscle (so if it is in my calf, I lean forward on my foot or bend my knee). Generally it happens in…
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gained weight over a weekend?!
Is it possible to gain 3 pound over one weekend? because I DID. and Its not just water weight I dont think because I can see it and feel it. I ate and drank on a vacation and now am regreting every moment of it. How can I lose it fast!? Any cleanse ideas?
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Could I have diabetes???
Ok so, I know it's extremely possible for me to have developed Type 2 diabetes, since I'm considerably overweight and have lived a mostly sedentary lifestyle up until about 2 months ago. Today I went to lunch with some co-workers and I ordered some crawfish pasta (not exactly low cal, but that's a different issue). About…
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Not ready for a swimsuit
I am going on vacation with my family the end of March for 2 weeks to Mexico. Usually, I am not this nervous, uncomfortable, and self-conscious about myself. But I've gained about 12 pounds since last year. I was doing really good losing weight last year this time. But I was laidoff the end of June and have not been…
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poll: do you...
measure or estimate?
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Is the amount of socium on MFP really accurate?
Hi everyone! I'm on a 1200 cal daily, but I'm really trying to keep my sodium down. when I excercise the amount I'm allowed goes up. Most of the time its at 2500. Is this too much for me when I need to be watching my sodium, or can I assume its safe because its the recommended amount MFP is giving? Also, can anyone give me…
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Very Usefull Info Everyone Should Read
http://www.shapefit.com/basal-metabolic-rate.html i found this to be a really good overall guide to lots of peoples questions.
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50 DAYS....
OF LOGGING INTO MFP AND MY NEW LIFESTYLE AND I AM DOWN 15 AND HOPE FOR GOOD WEIGH IN TOMORROW!! I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE LADIES.... FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE HAD LOTS OF CELLULITE OR BIG THIGS THAT JUST LOOKED OVERWEIGHT....DO THEY LOOK BETTER NOW AND HAS THE CELLULITE GONE AWAY?
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PBS Video "FAT"
Hey All-- not really sure what this goes under but thought some people might find it interesting. It's a PBS video called "fat" talking about all the factors and how much we don't understand as well as talking with a few different people about how weight effects them. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/takeonestep/fat/index.html It…
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Staying within Calorie Range but not losing weight???
Hi everyone, This is my first post on MFP! But i've been logging my food and weight here for about a month now. Well here is the problem I've had the last two weeks. I've been eating about 1200 calories sometimes a smidge more and sometimes a smidge less. By "smidge" i mean 100 calories or less. The first few weeks i did…
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Waist, Hips, Thigh
How do you measure yourself in these areas? I guess I am just confused on where to put the tape. Waist: The smallest portion of your midsection? Or where the top of your jeans come to? Hips: Across your hip bones? Making sure it goes over the widest part of your butt? Thigh: The very top of your thigh? Or the widest point…
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Mcdonalds???
I went to mcdonalds today at the mall. I had a small fry and 2 grilled chicken BBQ snack wraps, and that left me with few calories for the rest of the day. Are there any smarter chioces that I could have made. And something other than salad?
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Going out to Eat
So, I just joined and I'm browsing the database to see what kinds of things I have been eating and what my regular calorie count is. Obviously joining the website was a good idea from the things I have been eating. But now my problem is that I don't want to eat anything! Finding things that I like is tough because it's…
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June Starters - February 15
I didn't see this started anywhere, so even though I am a Wednesday weigher I thought I would kick it off...
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Getting good feedback, and still having the drive to continu
Every time I lose weight, I am going along, doing so well, and then the thing that derails me is when I start to get good feedback from people! Its so frustrating! When someone tells me I look good, or that I've lost weight...etc, something clicks in my mind that tells me "well you look good so you dont need to watch your…
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Elliptical vs Fitness DVD??!
Where do you see your greatest weight loss transformations.. either in measurements or on the scale?? Is it the Elliptical/ treadmill or A fitness DVD ???
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TOM
TOM is here, and it seems that I havent lost any wieght. Could this just be becuase of TOM? I am staying on track and excersising. I wiegh in on wednesdays and it said i only lost one pound for last week, but the day before i was down 1.5 pounds, then thats when I got TOM. So is this wieght from TOM or do I need to try…
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so frustrated, need some advice/ encouragement and to know I
Ok so for the past 2-2 1/2 weeks i have been eating perfectly and yet my scale has not gone lower than 220 pounds. I have been using weight watchers and MFP to help me track what I am eating and I am breastfeeding. I started out great and lost 20 pounds the first month which I didnt expect at all. But then I stalled at 220…
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Holiday weight stories?
I am having mixed feelings today because on one hand I just hit the 10 pound loss mark (40 sticks of butter) yet on the other hand I am half a pound heavier than my last weigh in of 2009, 1 week before thanksgiving. I am noting this so I can go back and read it and remind myself how hard it is to take those holiday pounds…
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Wonder why your knees hurt when...?
Wonder why your knees hurt when you have weight to lose?? I saw this on Dr. Oz website today.. Very informative!! Check it out! From Dr. Oz website - How Drastic weight loss affects your Body.. http://bit.ly/9gMgBU
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Why Am I So Hungry Today??
Alright, I am unusually hungry this morning, I fear before lunch I will consume half of my daily calories. I had two Kashi waffles and a hard boiled egg white for breakfast, a banana, and about 10 almonds. By the time I got to work, about an hour later, still hungry, so I had another 10 almonds , a couple strawberries and…
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losing the belly fat
Hi I am fairly new to the boards. I started my weight loss a year ago, 1/17/09 and since then I have lost 60 lbs. I recently just started couting my calories since I hit that plateau. I have dropped 4 clothing sizes. I can't seem to get get rid of the stupid belly fat. I am apple shaped and I would be quite please with the…
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Going on vacation...
I am going on vacation from south Louisiana to Springfield Missouri this Sunday to see family. I was wondering if anyone had any tips on maintaing my diet. It's going to be so hard to diet whole my family plans on bbqing, eating pizza etc. It's a 10 hour drive and I plan on paking my own food for the trip up so we won't…
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1000 calories a day will help me lose how much ?
i need help calculating this.. how much weight will i lose if i eat 1000cals a day for the next 3 weeks??