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I have a question
I am starting to count my calories. I have not been counting calories. I have just been cutting back on sweets and pop, and getting regular exercise. I am getting confused about how to count calories. I am ok with reading packages, but if I am eating at a friend's house, or going out for dinner I get confused. Can any of…
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Can you get too much protien?
simple question I guess... I used to have way too low and i have really changed my diet and now i am getting ALOT of protien. Is it bad to go over your protien goal?
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Husband Gets Upset When I Throw Away Fattening Food
We got soooo many fattening cookies and candy for Christmas. I am tempted by it, but if I throw it away before I reach for it-I'm ok. The problem is, my husband says I'm wasting it and that we can freeze it. I would rather "waste" it than have it sitting on my hips but he doesn't see it that way. Any ideas?
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Confused!!! Advice needed, Please.
Hello all, I'm just getting more involved with MFP, and am confused about the exercise and gaining calories to eat. I need to lose about 50 pounds do I have to eat my calories that I gained through exercise.
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Replacement for Sugar Cravings
One of the hardest things for me to avoid in dieting are sweets.. Just call me the junk food junkie if you will. Growing up, my mom always gave us dessert after dinner and with lunch. This trained my body to literally expect something sweet after a meal or I don't feel like I've fully eaten. I have tested myself on several…
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PROTEIN AND FIBER
After tracking my food intake for a couple of days on this site I realize I am lacking terribly in protein and fiber. Does anyone have any suggestions on the type of food high in both? I thought eggs were good but they only contains 6g protein. I have GERD so a lot of fruit is out unless I want horrible heartburn all day.…
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Fitness & Attitude
My name is Peter and I am 52. I exercise 3-4 times a week and have used a trainer for the past year. I am positive that because I have chosen a healthy lifestyle that includes a good diet and exercise, I am in the best shape of my life. However, I am always very amazed to see just how many people who are over 50, are in…
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Is This Right or Wrong???
Okay I had chocolate today. Is it true that I can eat that as long as I do not go over my caloric points or am I suppose to forgo it altogether?
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anyone else
having a hard time finding the kmotivation after all the christmas mess? How do you get it back? Im staying on calorie track but am not interested in exersizing, im probubly just still exasuted from all the crazyness of having 18 people in my home!
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# of Cals and being sick
So what do you do when you are sick and sleep the majority of day and not able to get the correct amount of calories for the day? I have also not been able to exercise for the past 2 days. Do you just move on and pick up where you left off after getting better?
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When your family is insane... need help.
Hi there. I just started here, hello, howdy, etc. But I din't post this in the intro forum because I need some help here. What inspired me to start this journey was my family. They're obese. I'm not, just a tad overweight, but I want to start living healthier before I end up like them. Example. Today I was making a hot…
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Size 10 in 2010!!!
I am new to this website, I discovered it this past monday, and absolutely love it!! I am just scared that after I have already told everyone that I am going to lose weight, and exercise, that I am going to fail and that their "yeah, right, we've heard that before" faces will be true. My biggest chanllenge is going to be…
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Feeling Confident about MFP
At first, I have to admit, that I was a bit skeptical about a website helping me to lose weight. Then I realized that its not just a website helping me lose weight, its a website helping me help myself to lose weight. Before MFP I would just eat and think, Oh Im sure that im not really eating that much, but then I logged…
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Loosing too fast/ double what MFP projects?
So I have my calculations set at a projected 1 pound a week weight loss or a 500 daily calorie deficit. I put myself as lightly active even though I'm probably not because I don't want to eat less than my BMR and throw myself into starvation mode. I'm seeing amazing results and have lost 20 pounds in a little less than 9…
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question about digestion
i've wondered about this for a while now. does eating a healthy food along with an unhealthy food block more of the unhealthy food from getting absorbed and used? For example: You're hungry for an afternoon snack while you're out and about, and your food choices are limited. Say the only food around you at the moment is…
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Getting back on track..
I'm having such a hard time getting back on track after Christmas. I was doing so good before then, I even got under 200 the week before Christmas, and now I'm around 203. I've even lost a pound or 2 since the weekend! But now I find it very hard to stay within my calories and I've been craving junk like crazy. I haven't…
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Is 5 pounds too much for my first week?
Well, this site is a success! I've lost 5 pounds in my first week. I started the day after Christmas. I just didn't feel like eating much when I started out this week, and had to force feed to get 1,000 calories. I guess I was just full of all those Christmas cookies, cakes, parties, etc. I am 5 foot 5 inches, and went…
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Is there a way to receive email notification when you receiv
Thanks!
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ALLi WEIGHT LOSS PILL
OKAY SO I JUST STARTED WITH THE ALLi WEIGHT LOSS PILL. MY SISTER IS A REGISTERED NURSE AND I TOLD HER ABOUT IT SHE SAID THAT SHE HAS SEEN DOCTORS PRESCRIBE IT TO PATIENTS. ITS THE ONLY WEIGHT LOSS PILL THAT IS FDA APPROVED...ALSO IT HAS PROVEN TO HELP TO LOSE 50% MORE WEIGHT THAT BETTER EATING ALONE. THE ONLY THING OTHER…
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Bodybugg
Hey Everyone, I have researched the past posts but would like to know what everyones thoughts were on the Bodybugg? Have you kept it for awhile, only a short while? How do you find the program to input your daily logs? If any Canadians have used this I'd like your input on how customer service was also, As I have heard it…
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Personal: Depo shot - having weight gain issues?
Recently, with in the last year I've been getting the depo birth control injection. I did my research before I talked to my doctor and I knew weight gain was a part of it, but it seemed that way with most BC, possibly. I was curious if anyone else is doing the same thing and have weight loss, weight gain issues. Water…
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Last 24 hours of eating total crap!!
Yes.....Dec. 31st/2009 is the last day I do nothing to get my weight problem under control. This is going to be my last 24 hours of eating crap.....not tracking my food......not working out.....and not getting in enough water. I'm sick and tired of being short of breath and horribly out of shape. I'm not even going to…
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Finding my Motivation
Hey, I just wanted to see if anyone could "inspire" me or help me regain the motivation I had just over a month ago. I just graduated from a 3 and a half year undergrad. I have been in school since September 2008 non-stop, going all through the summer full-time until just about 2 weeks ago. It is a great feeling to finally…
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Too low?
:flowerforyou: Hi there! A few times I have read on here that MFP under estimates the amount of calories that we need to be eating. I have recently manualy entered my calorie goal a little higher (1500) because I found that 1290 cals/ per day was a little low and wasn't seeing much results. I even compared on a couple of…
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Diurex?
My PT told me to get a diuretic if i was going to be eating a lot of frozen dinners. Is diurex a good one? Any suggestions?
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Migraines!
So I've suffered from migraines for years now. :-( They've been getting worse the last couple of months (I've had 4 this week!) so I've decided to really put my foot down and get this figured out. There are several complications though ... the first, my husband and are trying for our first baby so I'm unable to take any…
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Santa came late!
in the form of a Craigslist poster who gave me their elliptical trainer that they no longer use. It still had the plastic on the electronic gauges- that's how unused it sat in their garage. They gave it to me for FREE- and even delivered it. I'm so happy to get it, now I have NO excuses for not working out. Got on this…
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Biggest Loser contest - NOT BEING FAIR!
So we started a biggest loser competition at work on 11/9 and as a group we all agreed it would run from 11/9/09 to 1/11/10. As of yesterday's weigh in, I just took the lead. It appears that the person who has been in the lead the entire time has gained some weight during the holidays as well as a lot of other people in…
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How to reduce muscle mass???
Hi I m Nicole!! I m in need of anyone's help that may be knowledgeable in this area. I played sports through college and developed some muscle that was needed for sports. However, now I would like to slim down and lose some of the upper body mass I have. I know this is an odd situation. I am still active. I skate several…
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What are the tools you need to lose weight?
My husband wants to get on board the fitness train but I'm afraid he does not have the patience to join this site and log in every morsel so I need YOUR help. I've been on this site for a few months so I haven't had to worry about BMR, BMI, BMX, BRB calculator, blah blah blah, since I first joined. (last two just a joke).…