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Fruits and veggies
ok, I probably sound VERY stupid with this, but I am rethinking my philosophies. So, as I am tracking my food, I have been excluding my produce, thinking that it is more good for you than bad. I have mainly been tracking the "brown" stuff like meats, cheeses, breads, sweets, ect. I know fruits have quite a few calories, so…
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custom MFP or guided...
The more I tried to customize my plan, the more I seem to get frustrated. I have decided to let MFP set my carb / protein / fat for me. .. i was setting them all too low. Now i have 100 more cals today... spare carbs and everything else. More manageable... anyoen else have opinions on custom versus guided?
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the boards are VERY quiet these days~~joke time
There was a man who owned a giant gorilla and he'd never left it on its own. But eventually he had to take a trip, so he left his gorilla in the care of his next-door neighbor. He explained to his neighbor that all he had to do was feed his gorilla three bananas a day at three, six and nine o'clock. But he was never ever…
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Website for more cardio calories burned
I found another website to help with finding calories burned if you can't find it in the MFP one. It's www.self.com/fitness/activity/calculators. I've found a few and have added them to the MFP database. Hope it helps!
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Posting a picture on your fridge
What do you personally prefer, to keep you from grabbing food during those binge moods... a skinny person or a fat person? I have heard both from others. I personally use a picture of myself when I was skinny, and then one next to it at my biggest, its a HUGE help
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stairmasters
just curious why everyone talks about treadmills and elipticals but nobody talks about or uses the stair master. If u dont lean on the machine or hold yourself up, It gives a great leg and glute toning work out and on a good setting i burn up to 7 to 9 hundred calories in 45 min as to 4 to 5 on the eliptical and less on…
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The Myth of Fast Weight-loss
The Myth of Fast Weight Loss By Jason Arina Nikitina Copyright 2005 Arina Nikitina You will be surprised to find out how many people are actually looking for a fast weight loss program. Why fast? Well, first of all, most of us are impatient. We live hectic lives. We want results now, we want to notice the change right…
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I want everyone to know
that after not losing anything (and I mean nothing) since 08/21/08, today 09/20/08, I finally went down 2lbs!!! I was starting to lose my sanity! I am sooooo very happy this morning~ :smile: YAY YAY YAY!!!
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Terrible time to get sick....
I know I havent been posting my training and with due cause. I got a cold that sidelined me for a week. I felt ok I just couldnt talk and was congested. THEN thurs nite, into friday morning I had the worst nasea EVER. It was a stomach virus that my dad had earlier in the week. so I had to call off work. I never do this. I…
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100# losers what happened to the.....
The extra skin? I have a total of 115 pounds to lose. Im down 40 and now im wondering where the loose skin goes. I looked at many of the before and after pics and you all look amazing. I guess i am most curious about what your exercise regimin looked like in the beginning and how it looks now. I started with just walking…
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Stopping in to say "Hi!"
Well, being back in the working world has been quite an adjustment. I have still stopped in to log my food from time to time, but I haven't been able to chat or post anything because there just isn't time. HOWEVER, I am happy to report that I have lost 1.5 pounds since going back to work even though I haven't had time to…
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florida
Hey every one:smile: Just checking on how many of my floridian neighbors are on here and where we are all located. Im in palm bay. just seeing if any one would be willing to get together for a mfp event. good luck and god bless to every one.
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Marriage vs. Singledom
Taking kids out of the picture - what is better and why?? :smile: {this was a radio topic the other day & got kinda heated!} :bigsmile:
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Changing the profile
So I originally signed up as "slightly active" lifestyle. I am at a desk during the day, but I walk up and down stairs about 10 times a day on average. (monday through friday). It gave me 1550 calories a day. I just changed it to sedentary, because I am at the desk the rest of the time. It went down to 1330. I have NO clue…
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Hit & Run Pt. 2
Well, as soon as I got home last night, my husband said, "what happened to the car?" Not, "Are you OK?" He was more worried about the car!!!:angry: I mean, I love that car, but dang! Then he proceeded to holler at me, saying, "You have a GTO for crying out loud...you should have chased her down!" I just feel like he's…
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How many do you use (calories)
I know we use them all, but how close are you, or are you always exact? I have been going almost exact (as much as possible), yesterday I was under by 20. I figure give or take a little is cool, since my activity calories could be slightly off
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*hugs*
I'm baaaaack. From my not-very-fun trip back "home" in the states to be with family while my grandfather died. Unfortunately there was a lot of miscommunication in the hospital and grandpa didn't pass right away like they said. We had to come home today, even though he was still hanging on. They expect him to pass this…
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I'm so excited...
I'm from Pennsylvania dutch country originally and tomorrow I'm going home for a whoopie pie festival. (its like two cake cookies held together by icing in the middle) Is it sad that this has been the thing that has motivated me to get through my crappy week? :tongue: I am going to try to be good. First thing when I wake…
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It IS Friday, right????
Getcher freak on, ya bums!!!! :drinker:
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adjust age
I just realized I didn't put in my correct age. It's off by 20 years, so I assume it's affecting my caloric recommendation. I've tried going into my profile to fix it, but I don't get anything for age. HELP!
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Update on my friend
For those that have wondered about my friend Shellie (the one who got the blood clot just before getting her epidural on the 4th while in labor)..this is an update I got from Facebook. "Her condition is still kind of the same. She is still running a fever but she has been putting out alot of urine which is a good sign, her…
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Not taking off the lbs
I'm 39 and I have 4 children. My 4th child was a surprise to us and he was born 3 yrs ago. Here's the deal. I'm gaining some weight, not a lot....but more than I'm happy with. I need to lose about 22 lbs to get down to the weight that I feel great at. It seems that the weight doesn't come off so easily now. Is this…
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Afternoon Laugh
My Wife just sent me these and I cannot stop laughing And then the Fight Started... When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her someplace expensive....so, I took her to a gas station..... and then the fight started.... ********************************************************* I tried to talk my wife into…
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One Word...
Hokay, something to do today...One word...Give everyone one word to describe how you feel today about yourself! Today I am feeling...Ummm...Hummmm... "quixotic"
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I hit a fork in the road...and I think I lost an eye!
:laugh: I just thought that sounded funny! There's been a lot going on in my life and I just kinda wanted to blab about something. It seems my life is constantly changing and the moment I set a plan in place, everything shifts again. My boyfriend and I decided last night that we are going to move to Canada. Not now, not in…
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preparing for a 10k sept 28, 2008
So I am training to run a 10k at the end of the month and well not doing so good thus far. I wouldn't call myself a runner, but I used to run last year. Infact the same race. I quit running because I had orthomandibular surgery and I had no energy to work out. I was able to run it in under an hour last year. So far I am…
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Hypothyroidism????
I had my annual physical last week. They did a routine blood draw. My doc called to say I have "low thyroid function." I have to go in on Monday to get all the details and figure out where I'm going from here. I've been online all day reading, and on the phone talking to family. There is no hypothyroidism that we know of…
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I need to lose 10 lbs before I can see my doctor.
My regular doctor always comments on my weight and it's always very upsetting...I've been putting off making an appointment with her b/c I've gained some weight...I need to get my scale at home to go down 10 lbs from what I was this morning before I can make an appointment with her b/c I know she will yell at me for…
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Help
Okay I'm having major problems. When I'm searching for foods, it brings up the foods, but doesn't always let me choose a food. I've been making do with the foods on my list. I will just pick something with similar calories and use it. Okay I ate 4 tootsie rolls this morning. Probably the minis, you know the kind they toss…
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words of wisdom....
1. A day without sunshine is like night. 2. On the other hand, you have different fingers. 3. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot. 4. 99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name. 5. Remember, half the people you know are below average. 6. He who laughs last, thinks slowest. 7. Depression is merely…