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Ladies, help! Hungry all the time and looking for answers
I'm hoping one of my fellow women might have an answer to this but I'm feeling like I'm starving! I mean, for the last 3-4 weeks, I am just constantly, and I mean constantly!, hungry. Not just cravings--although I get those--but I just feel like I am never ever full and could turn around and eat more right after finishing…
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Anyone on anti-depressents having trouble losing weight?
Help!!!??? Any suggestions....I had severe post-partum depression after my third child, I have recovered completely but my docs want me to stay on lexapro for a while longer. I have 10 more pounds to drop but my scale now for months has not moved. I started logging everything I eat about two weeks ago, but I eat really…
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---Another Game!! Change ONE letter----
So here is another game..cause I love games.. Each word has to be 4 letters and you can only change one letter to make a new word. For example: cake --> make The remaining letters can be rearranged to make a new word For example: leaf --> fear ..and go all the way to the last page of the thread too..hehe ok..I start FOOD
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Diabetes Nurse...
...was pleased with me - so much so that she actually cried!!!! I've lost 2 stone, reduced my sugar levels by half, kept my cholesterol down - without taking tablets, and also m blood pressure has gone down to 110/70 :bigsmile: My nurse said, she has NEVER had anyone actually do what she has recomended, and kept to it…
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I have a question?
hey! i'm new here and i have a question. :smokin: i'm 15 years old, 133lbs, 5'6 & female. i did some research online and it said for adults, you need at least 1,200 calories to lose weight & keep your body from going into starvation mode. what about teenagers? i'm not classed as an adult, so i wondered if it was any…
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Rut
I have been stuck in a food consumption rut lately and I think it is the reason I am not loosing weight at the rate I'd like. I stay within my MFP calorie allotment daily and work out 5-6X week for an hour at a time (2 days weights w/ trainer, 3 days aerobics, 90 min Yoga) and I am NOT loosing weight. Here is what I am…
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Diabetes Nurse...
...was pleased with me - so much so that she actually cried!!!! I've lost 2 stone, reduced my sugar levels by half, kept my cholesterol down - without taking tablets, and also m blood pressure has gone down to 110/70 :bigsmile: My nurse said, she has NEVER had anyone actually do what she has recomended, and kept to it…
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Off Topic, Christmas Shopping
I just ordered at a good deal, for my son, MP4 Touch Screen Media Player Is it a good one? It does so much, it makes my head spin!!!
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Prayer Request for my Grandma
:brokenheart: hi all, i just got awful news that my grandma has lung cancer, and its not looking to good....... she has been a constant support and has been there for me, more than my own my mother has...... for the longest time growing up i thought of her more as a mother to me than my own, my family has been through so…
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boost your metabolism
Your metabolism can be affected by genetics and age but for the most part it is affected by what we do to it. Did you know you can slow down or speed up your metabolism? Before I get into that I would like to explain what metabolism is. Metabolism is the process in which your body breaks down food and uses it as energy.…
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My Birthday
:ohwell: Well, tomorrow is my birthday. I keep going back and forth on what my plan is... throw caution to the wind and enjoy the lunch, movie popcorn, dinner my parents have planned or make the effort to eat sensibly. Ugh! I took the day off... but should I get up early and exercise my @$$ off to compensate or enjoy…
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acai berry
I had seen an article on this site recommending acai berry. I clicked on the site where to order it from. I read about the product and ordered it for $5.95 s&h. This has been several weeks and they said it would ship within 3 days. I did get a confirmation with a toll free # that does not work!!! Unfortunately, there is no…
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No Soda help!
Alrite mk so i'm a waitress at my local waffle house n ne one that has been or heard of waffle house KNOWS that they are not known 4 having healthy foods. hehe. n i know that's where i'm putting all my weight on at.But when i'm there 4 seven hrs or sometime 14 hrs. a day tomato sandwiches n salads become very…
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Question
How did all of you start on this website? What I'm asking is, did you wean your calories down and then got them down so you can stay down? I just started and I was up at 1800, today was at 1700...so is it okay to wean myself off slowly??
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Describe a "Fat Day" to someone who never has been fat
I have days where I feel fat! You know the days... You feel bloated and tight and heavy and grumpy, clumsey, irritable, depressed. You feel like you are stuck in a really bad fat suit all over. Even your face has more "gel" feeling. I tried to explain to my 6'3" 165lb boyfriend what fat feels like and what a "fat day" is.…
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Please help OT
:sad: I am flipping out right now so any thoughts would be appreciated. A few weeks ago I went and looked at an apartment. I paid $185 that day supposedly $150 deposit plus $35 application fee. I signed some papers. None of the papers looked like a lease. I had never seen the apartment. So after I looked at it I didn't…
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Off Topic: Health Insurance for my mom
I know there are many on this site that probably have P.O.A. over their parents or parent, and/or, they help out with financial needs and doctors and what not, I am trying to find health insurance for my mom, who is 59, on a widows ssi and meducare suppliment. Any suggestions?
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Found this interesting
Thought I would share, Thought it has some good info http://www.snac.ucla.edu/pages/Weight_Fitness/Weight_Managment.htm
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AHH HELP I'M SO DEPRESSED! Anyone from ENID,OKLAHOMA???
Okay here's the deal. I started on here eating healthy a few weeks ago and exercising. Here's the two different problems I have: Food: I can't decide if I just want to do weight watchers or not. Their meals are kind of expensive but I like to keep track of points. Also, I can't stop midnight snacking. I'll wake up and have…
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BMR?
Can someone please explain BMR to me and how it would help me in my everyday regimen?
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Slave to the scale
I started this journey last December and I love this program. :wink: I have tried many diets in the past. Key word DIETS.:grumble: This time i've changed my life. :smile: Problem is i became a slave to the scale. I started out weighing daily in the morning because it helped to keep me on track for the day. But once a day…
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I have a sensitive question
I am feeling so bloated and big today. I didn't over eat by much yesterday, splurged on a couple cookies but otherwise nothing different... Monthy time is nowhere in sight and I have been drinking my water as usual. I get about 18-25 g of fibre in a given day, and most of that comes from fruits and veggies and cereal... I…
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I have a question
Okay I was sitting here eating lunch which isn't bad but not the best, anyway I was thinking man I wonder if anyone else has days when the feel like they are starving. I ate breakfast about 8am (oatmeal and fruit)and had my morning snack around 10:30am (100 calorie peaches and jell-o) and now I am eating lunch because I…
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My Goals...Any comments
My goals are... 12/01/08: 190 lbs 02/16/09: 180 lbs 05/11/09: 160 lbs 09/14/09: 150 lbs 11/09/09: 140 lbs 01/04/10: 130 lbs I would love comments on these...I think they are achive able dont know about yall!!! Maybe yall think I should challenge myself more...please let me know!
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Thanksgiving!!?? Help!
I have a question....Who do you people make it through Thanksgiving without killing what you have gained so far? I love Thanksgiving..the turkey, sweet patatoes, corn, stuffing..etc. The good news is...is that I am cooking it this year. Any suggestions?
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Is it supposed to be this hard?
So I got on the scale today after a week of being SO GOOD and I was up 1 kg!!!!! :noway: UGHHHHH!!!!! My only problem is that maybe I don't eat enough but I mean that won't make you GAIN weight. I am so so so uber frustrated because, while I know this is supposed to take time, I need to get as much weight off in the next 5…
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All mixed up...
I have a lot to say, so I'm going to number my topics and you can answer to one or all or none, I just need to sort this out, lol Topic 1 First of all, I'm thinking about starting some strength training and build up some of this flab ( I hope) . I've never done strength training in my life that I know of, but you all make…
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Hmmmmm......
I wonder how can i pinpoint my belly fat,which is really my biggest problem.....
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Bulimia...
I have struggled with bulimia since I was 12 (at least that's when I noticed it). It started with extreme exercising (4+ hours a day between volleyball practice and the gym after dinner!) then it went to diet pills, starvation for several days after a binge and back to extreme exercise. I can never remember a time I didn't…
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Need a Kick in the @ZZ HELP
Ok everyone, I have got my eatting back on track but I totally lack in the exerciser. I went out and bought a gym membership about a month ago and went 3 times did something to my knee and havent been back. My knee is almost back to normal not quite but for the most part and I still havent gone and done anything:mad: I…