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My little "fat gremlin"
So, I just joined this site and I am REALLY hoping that it will help me get back on track and get focused again. I have lost 70 lbs since last FEB and I have worked SO hard to get that weight off. Now, it seems like I have this awful little fat gremlin in my head telling me "it's okay to eat this or that" and…
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Strange! Eat more, exercise less and LOSE weight?
I had been working out almost everyday since January 4, and eating fairly well (certainly WAY better than before Jan 4) and I had only lost 5.5 lbs. And didn't even have a loss last week! My knee has been killing me so I haven't done my Slim in 6 workout since Friday, I binged on some junk food this weekend, didn't even do…
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breakfast
does breakfast actually have to be a full on bowl of cereal to get ur metablosim going or can it be anything ??
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Still Hungry!
Just started my new diet yesterday after excersizing for a month with no food cutbacks and seeing no difference. The problem is, I'm still hungry! I've gone from about 2000-2200 a day to 1200. I guess that 1,000 calories really means a lot. Should I eat a little more the first few days so my body can adjust, or do I just…
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TOM - sure this comes up again and again but....
I think I have read that you expect to see some weight gain at TOM - mainly due to water retention - but how much should I see and how long will it last - just worried it will through off my next weigh in! I got on the scales this morning as I was feeling a bit bloated and I know I am due on in the next day or so.... the…
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Carbs and Breakfast-Great Information!
Science News Share New Weight Loss Diet Recommends High-Carb And Protein Big Breakfast ScienceDaily (June 23, 2008) — Researchers have found a possible way to overcome the common problem of dieters eventually abandoning their diet and regaining the weight they lost. Eat a big breakfast packed with carbohydrates ("carbs")…
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Help, I've hit the wall!!
I'm looking for some advice on how to cross the barrier I am having at 160... I cannot seem to get past it.....It's like my body has settled into this new weight and is ok with it.... I'm not!! I still want to lose 20 more pounds, but I am struggling....I'm working out and am doing my best to control my diet...is there…
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Lent
Is anyone giving up anything for Lent? I know it doesn't start till Wednesday but I've already made my list: chocolate, sugar, wheat and the usual nasties. Trouble is, I'm making up for it in advance by eating all those things now as I won't be able to then! Wondered how I go about making a Lent observance thread so people…
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Calorie Deficit Every day - Excercising but not losing any w
Please help! I am in a calorie deficit 6 days a week - I am exercising 6 days a week - cardio and strength but I am not losing any weight - I lost about 20 pounds and now for the past month I haven't lost a thing - what am i doing wrong?
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The chocolate was in my mouth before I even knew it...
As I was doing dishes tonight, my 5-year-old came in with a half-eaten Reese's Peanut Butter heart. "You can have the rest, Mommy." Well, Mommy took one big bite before even noticing it was in my mouth. Luckily, I figured it out as the deliciousness slid down my throat, and gave the rest to my son. It was only one bite,…
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DO I TRACK ANYTHING I EAT AFTER MIDNIGHT ON THE NEXT DAY
SAY IT IS TUE AND NOW IM EATING SOMETHING AND IT JUST TURNED MIDNIGHT SO IT WOULD BE WEN DO I LOG MY FOOD I ATE ON WEN OR TUE AFTER MIDNIGHT , WHAT DO YOU ALL DO . I DAY STARTS LATER IN THE DAY AND ENDS ABOUT 2AM BEDTIME WHEN MY HUSBAND IS HOME FROM WORK , THANKS EVERYONE
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so didnt lose this week?!!!
No loss this week, have been really stressy and not sleeping much and maybe a bit picky but on the whole I feel I did pretty well in dire circumstances. So now I am thinking - what the heck might as well stuff my face!!! DO you think that too?!
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Big Losers, I have a question for you.
I've never been at a healthy weight, even as a kid. I was always a big girl. So I have a question... How does it feel, like do you notice a difference...? Even from, sitting on the couch, does it feel different not having fat around you, is it comfy?
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AM vs PM workouts
I cannot workout at the end of the day. After a long day of chaos, the last thing I want to do is workout. I'm going to have to make myself get up in the morning and hit the gym. Do you workout in the AM or PM's? If you workout in the morning... What motivates you in the morning to get your workout in? How long did it take…
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Newbie in Need of Help
Hi everyone! I've been reading various threads about this issue, but I'm still a little confused. I'm hoping someone could give me a little insight specific to my situation so I can try to fix what I think is a problem with my diet/exercise plan. I keep reading that you should be eating the calories that your MFP has…
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Darn those delicious margaritas....
Tonight I let my love of Mexican food take over. I went over by about 500 calories! I probably would have been fine if I skipped the margarita... But I didn't and I feel sooooo guilty! My question to everyone and anyone who might know is, If I go to the gym about 6 am and burn about 500 calories will it provide a bit of…
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5k every day?
I recently ran into my former boss. He is 5'7" tall. The last time I saw him he weighed 330 pounds and had been diagnosed as a diabetic. When I saw him last week he looked so different! He has lost 100 pounds and now weighs 227. I asked him how he did it, and he said the formula was simple: eating no more than 1600…
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Activity Level for a city girl
Hi- So I haven't been losing much, I put in light activity as my level and it gave me 1400 per day to eat. I am 151 lbs currently, 5'2, female. I put light activity even though I am a student because I live in NYC. I live on the top floor of a 5 floor walkup so everytime I go back and forth to my apartment I am walking up…
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Back to where i belong-no ref carbs/sugar
I slipped over the holidays and put on 12 pds. I got back into sugar and carbs and then had the audacity to think I could eat them in control. HELLO! I felt so lost, so tired, so weak, so depressed from the sugar and could not stop. I then went as far as to look into Nutri System, Jenny craig.. . . . Now I know what works.…
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Struggling With Hypothyroidism!
Okay so I was recently put on medication for my thyroid and it's been hard to lose weight but I have managed around a pound a week. I work out like everyday and eat all good foods but for some reason this last week something went wack-o! I weigh myself every morning just to make sure nothing has changed. At first I noticed…
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Face fat...
It seems even when I lose weight, my face stays fat. I used to get complimented on my cheekbones and now they are buried under the fat on my face. I also have a double chin that can't help but pop out when I smile a toothy smile, so in a lot of pictures I'm kind of smiling/smirking with my lips closed. I've thought about…
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Stationary bike???
I just got done with a 45 minute spin class and I wanted to enter it on here but it doesn't show anything for the stationary bike.... How the heck do I enter it on here? Thanks for your help!!
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QUESTION about diet vs lap band???
OK... I have heard people talk about the 1st few weeks after lap band & they all talk about the very strickt diet (1st clear liquids for a week, then solid drinks, then soft solids, then then fruits & veggies, then last is meat)... to me it sounds like they get a huge head start on the loss b/c they are pretty much…
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Does drinking derail your progress?
This seems to happen to me every weekend. I'm wondering if anyone else has this problem. I do great through the week and then I have a drink or two on Friday and feel guilty and somewhat hungover (yes from only one glass of wine) so then all I want to do is eat to try and make myself feel better! It isn't even like I get…
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Energy Vitamins
Do anyone know of a quality energy vitamin that isn't loaded with caffinee or will give me the shakes? I am finding that I need a little something extra than my daily vitamin? I would prefer something natural if possible.
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Depressing Statistic
I just read an article in Good Housekeeping that said studies have shown that up to 80% of people who lose weight will gain it back in a year's time. I know I don't want to be part of that statistic. What are you doing or planning to do to make sure you aren't part of that 80% either?
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Over-ate by twice my calories on Saturday, do I cut back or
Hi My husband surprised me with a night away for Valentines (but we went on Sat) I usually only have approx 200 cals for breakfast but as I was struggling to eat all my calories I had purposely had a 400 cal breakfast that day, before he told me of the surprise! (typical) Anyway we went for a meal and I had a pretty…
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I'm trying not to panic!
Evening all... Well, after almost a month of counting my cals (I have just started in order to help me get to goal - I do Slimming World but am finding the last bit tough), today is the first day I've really eaten way over my daily allowance. I mistakenly chose something from a restaurant menu that I thought would be…
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I am so glad Lent starts tomorrow!
Have been going overboard on chocolate until I feel quite ill - just because I'm giving it up for Lent! I'm also giving up wheat and refined sugar; glad that I'm starting my new regime tomorrow as I feel good and ready!
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Time related weight loss goals
I know to each their own, and it's great to have something to motivate and inspire you. However, I personally think that trying to put your weight loss on a time table is a recipe for disaster. You know, I will lose x number of pounds by such and such a date. So that date comes and goes and you didn't lose that many…