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Carbs!
I seem to be eating alot of carbs. I usually eat all of my alloted carbs and then I usually eat back all the carbs I earn from excercise. Is this okay. Most of the carbs are from fruit.
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I'm So Mad at Myself
I'm so mad at myself. My husband brought me lunch today - a Wendy's Broiled Chicken sandwich and fries. I ate the chicken sandwich, which is not the greatest calorie wise, but I also ended up eating the fries - every single one of them. I haven't had fast food in a real long time, especially fries. Once I had one,…
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Joined a gym and now gained weight....
Hello everyone. I have a few questions that I am at a loss about. I started this MFP at 170lbs. In 5 weeks I lost 10lbs. I was doing so good, i was doing a little excersize at home and walking and eating right. 2 weeks ago i joined Golds gym and started taking a power class 2 days a week, a ride class (bikes) 2 days a week…
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Best body cleansers?
Anybody have any recommendations for body cleansers? Good ones? Opinions about their use in general? Thanks!
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Time for a change
OK, I've gotten so off track with roomies, bad habits with friends, and just in general that I have actually gained 2lbs :grumble: So as I see it, it's a time for a serious change. I'm starting power90 tomarrow morning as well as increasing my protien from one glass of Eggwhites to two glassess one in the morning and one…
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Running Shoes Ideas...
I am in desperate need of some new running shoes (I've had mine for years now). I am finally getting serious about running and the ones I have now are starting to give me blisters.... not fun. I need to stay at or below $100. Anyone have any good ideas on good running shoes for women? TIA!
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10 days to go- tips needed
I'm getting married in 10 days! I'm really happy with my weight and everything, however I'm a little nervous that with the last 10 days I might not have as mich time to go to the gym and eat really healthy. Currently I'm eatting 1200 cals and doing weights and cardio for about 45 min 5x a week. Does anyone have any tips to…
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WHY...
Is it so hard for me to lose weight? I eat healthier, I have been running at least 3 times a week and doing my Bender Ball, is that not enough, should I be doing more? I wish I had a treadmill or elliptical or SOMETHING that could help me shed these few extra pounds, but I don't. What do you guys do, I just need to lose…
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Feeling unmotivated? Read this!
Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life It's similar to smoking when it comes to effect on longevity, researchers note. By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- Being obese can shorten your life, a new study shows. "Moderate obesity typically shortens life span by about three years," said…
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Fab dinner!!!!!!!!!
I have just had a fab dinner, and it took less than 10mins to eat.cook. Sweet n sour style prawns with egg noodle, mixed veg and less than 350 cals. I just added a small spoon of sweet chilli sauce to 150g prawns, tomato puree, threw in some shredded cabbage, brocolli and carrott, and places on top of egg noodles. IT WAS…
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can this be right? help
ok so ive been with mfp since january and i havent lost any weight which is very frusterating. mfp tells me to eat 1200 cals day. i met with a personal trainer today and asked them why i wasnt loosing any weight. when i told them that i was eating 1200 cals a day they said theres my reason. this is because with the amount…
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Is peanut butter bad for you?
I love to eat peanut butter and jelly on toast usually once a day or 4 - 5 times per week. But its alot of calories and fat. I've been told that peanut butter has good fat though. Is that true?
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Quick Question!!!
Someone on here once told me to make sure you eat ALL of your alloted calories for the day, so I have been making sure my daily intake is right at my alloted amount or slightly less. But also, I workout 3-4 days a week and do not log in my exercises. When you enter in your exercises it adds calories to your daily…
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Newbie needs some help....
Hello! My name is Amanda and I have a question. Ok I have my calories for the day then it adds calories after I work out. Those extra added calories is where I am confused. Do I HAVE to eat those added calories or not? Am I not helping myself by not eating them? Thanks for the help!
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Low Carb verses Low Calorie? What's your opinion?
Hi everyone, I'm sure that this subject has been reviewed prior to this posting, but I have a couple of questions that I am posing to people. First the set up. I have been strictly low carb since 1998. I managed to loose a great deal of weight (60+) twice in my life on the Atkins Induction-old Atkins prior to 2002. Since…
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Big Breakfast...Lose Weight?
I read somewhere that if you eat a "big healthy" breakfast you are more likely to lose weight. But what if I know I am going to be having a big lunch.....then what? so many rules so little time....anyone able to shed some light on my continuous confusion? :smile: Thanks Bunches1 :flowerforyou:
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Please Help!
I am so confused with this whole calorie thing. It says I can eat 1200 calories plus the calories I burned from exercising which is usually around 300. So its telling me to eat 1500 calories a day. Do I have to eat this many calories? If I only stay at the 1200 calories will I lose weight faster? Thanks to everyone in…
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I'm back...again!
I had come back to exercising about 2 months ago..but didn't want to count all my calories again. Well, I only lost about 4 lbs in that time, and decided I should probably be counting what I eat, and exercising too. Last year, I got frustrated, because I just couldn't lose anymore and get to my goal weight. I had lost…
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Food Days ... I mean WHAT THE HECK!
For those of you that work in a place with holiday wacky people ... I'm sure you feel my pain!! We just had an "St. Patty's Day" food day ... and OMG. :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: I might need to start a "Ban Food Days" march ... (especially since I need to walk for 7.34 hours tonight after work to walk off all the lovely…
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Im totally stumped!?
Hey All, For the last 6 months I have been unable to make the scale budge. I am eating my 1200 cal and I work out at least 2 days a week. I don't drink pop,coffee or juice and my food choices are good. I was in between 156 and 158 going back and forth, week after week . . . I was on TrimSpa with diet and exercise and…
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Just got P90X in the mail!
I'm so excited to do the initial test and get this thing started! It's about time for me to get into shape! :happy:
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Fluctuation......
So.. I weighed myself this morning at home.. very happy... and then weighed myself at work.. and it was +5lbs more.. has anyone else had this happen??? I am so going with my home one I use all the time.. but I work at a hospital and got thinking maybe the one at work is more accurate.... although I had eaten my breakfast &…
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Dance and be fit
Has anyone tried these DVDs? They sound like fun.
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The switch to clean eating
so, i have been transitioning to a clean eating lifestyle, and i'm on about day 4... lots of fruits and veggies, whole grains, lean proteins, healthy fats, lots of water etc, and i am already seeing results.. the only thing is that i think i am detoxing or something because i feel AWFUL! i have changed my eating habits…
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Sooooo ready to &*^%&(#!!!! quit!!
Many of you have probably read a few posts from me about not losing a pound yet (since the beginning of February) and I am feeling like I am ready to give up! I have nothing to be proud of as far as results go:sad: I even took my measurements hoping that I lost inches due to the fact I started weight lifting 3x a week...to…
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College Kids?
Hi there, I am elizabeth. I am 19 and i am in my 2nd year of college. I was just wondering if there were any other young college kids on here? I was hoping to maybe get a group going to help keep us motivated.. let me know if your up to it!
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FITNESS CHICK...
... Have i missed something?? Where did she go? Katherine:frown:
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Diet Soda...OK or Not OK?
So I love Diet Dr. Pepper and I always have a glass at night when I come home (as long as I have all my water in for the day!) I've heard many things about diet soda and that the aspartame is bad for you and something in it irritates the lining of your belly etc so I"m wondering what others have heard about diet soda. Is…
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Counting Steps.....
I've started using a pedometer to count my daily steps and calories burned. Would you add this information to calories burned -- since this is part of daily mobility? Second question: Is a pedometer accurate in counting calories burned during aerobics and strength training? ---- Thanks:flowerforyou:
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Help! Breakfast makes me hungry
I read all the time that having a nice big breakfast keeps you from overeating the rest of the day. I have the opposite experience. Everytime I eat breakfast at all (big or small) I'm constantly hungry all day long and end up going way over my calories just to keep from getting dizzy. As long as I wait to eat until at…