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HOW DOES THE FOOD AND EXERCISE DIARY REALLY HELP US????
WHAT ARE THERE DIARY'S DOING FOR ME?
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Whoa...learned sumthin' new!!
To begin, I LOVE eggs...scrambled, boiled, poached, you get the idea. Eggs (I thought) were very healthy for you, all natural, don't need to add junk to make them taste good, etc. Well, I just got this really cool new egg seperator, and for the sake of testing it, I made 3 large egg whites scrambled. Here's the new thing I…
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I'm Back!!!!!!!!!
Okay I just took a two week break and now I'm back and it feels good (so far). I have been having some health problems that just made me want everything bad for me and I just wanted to shove everything in my face! So I did and now I'm starting over. But the main thing is that I have decided that I'm ready this time and I…
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gaining body fat but losing weight
Hello everyone, I joined this site at the begining of October and I found it has helped me out alot with portion control. My questioned is this, I just finished my last session with a personal trainer and she did an assessment of me. Now in a month I have lost 10 lbs. but managed to gain body fat. Can someone explain to me…
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This is gonna sound really stupid!!
I was wondering if anybody logged calories burned for doing stuff like grocery shopping, cleaning house, sex, etc.... things you wouldn't normally consider as "exercise". I know that sounds really bad but I heard on tv that these things (especially sex) can burn an enormous amount of calories............
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HAS ANY ONE LOST 60 POUNDS??
WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS LOST 60 POUNDS OR MORE.. AND WAS WONDERING WHAT THEY DID AND HOW LONG IT TOOK THEM
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What has been your most proud workout moment?
The other night I really pushed myself and ran 1 mile in 11mins20secs! It really felt good, it did however take me a min to catch my breath but I was able to finish out the rest of my time on the treadmil! So whats your moment?:huh:
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Do you wear oversized clothes?
I am getting rid of all my oversized clothes. They add so much weight to the eye. I have bought some more fitted (not too fitted)) tops, and boy what a difference. I went to see a friend and I wore a fitted top and she was amazed on how much weight I lost in a week. I saw her a week earlier, and she didn't say a word about…
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Calories Consumed vs. exercise
Okay I fell like I've had a really good day today. I ate 1560 calories (every 2 hours a meal or a snack.) but ended up doing a couple different workout things, so I burned 596 in calories. The little note below says I didn't eat more than 1200 calories and that could throw my body into starvation mode. I did eat enough and…
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EATING AT NIGHT
HI THERE,... IM TRYING DESPRATELY TO LOSE 60 POUNDS.. I DO GREAT WHILE AT WORK AND DONT CONSUME ALOT OF CALORIES I GO TO THE GYM AFTER WORK AND BURN 400 CALORIES OR SO. HOWEVER AS SOON AS I GET HOME I BINGE EAT AT NIGHT. AND I SWEAR SOMETHING TAKES OVER MY MIND AND I FEEL GUILTY AFTER DOING IT. ANY ADVICE ON HOW NOT TO DO…
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What to know the nutrtional facts to what you are cooking
Do you want the nutritional facts of what you are cooking?? I found sparkpeople.com. They have a place where you can put in what you are cooking and it calculates everything for you. It is really neat.
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My girls
These are my girls. The one getting the piggyback ride is Nahani. She is the one that passed away a week before her 16th birthday. I named her Nahani after reading a true book about a silver wolf, leader of a pack in Northern B.C. I just wanted to show her to you. My other daughter is the one that is a vegan and likes to…
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jillian michaels from biggest loser
She has two dvds out. my friend bought them and said they are killer. She said that is great for all, especailly for those who workout from home. I one week she lost over 7 pounds, and she has done very little to her diet. You can get them at exercisetv.com
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Are you cooking for Thanksgiving
I am doing some of the cooking. Looking for some great ideas to cut back calories and fat and all the other stuff that needs to be limited. I am thinking in place of sweet potatoes with marshmellow-doing sweet potato fries in the oven with garic, parma cheese and rosemary. Salad I am just changing to a fat free without…
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Nutritional guide
My sons science class is doing a calorie chart and we went to local resturants and got nutrition sheets from each one. OMG!!! It was really scary. Fast food the worst of course. I did notice that Subway and El Pollo Loco are the best our of the 10 resturants and fast food places. I also heard from the Great Day Trainer on…
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Bizarre development
Let me paint a picture for you: I'm sitting here on my couch in flannel pjs, with a bowl of food on my lap, absolutely pigging out. My boyfriend heard me chomping away on the phone and asked what I was snacking on. "Organic salad greens," I replied. I realized I'd been eating them like chips -- no fork or anything. But…
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GET THE KIDS INVOLVED
I HAVE 2 VERY ACTIVE KIDS. THEY LOVE CANDY AND SNACKING AND SODAS AND ALL THE JUNK FOOD. WE DO NOT KEEP THAT STUFF AT HOME, BUT ONCE IN A WHILE THEY GET A TREAT. MY SON IS 12 AND HE IS A JR BLACK BELT IN KARATE, AN ORANGE BELT IN JIT JITSU, TRAINS IN MAUY THAI (SPELLIN?) AND HE WRESTLES IN SCHOOL. WRESTLING IS 2 HOURS A…
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ANYBODY FROM FRESNO CA??
I AM WORKING FOR A LADY WHO LOST HER PARTNER TO CANCER. THEY DO CANCER WALKS HERE, AND I AM LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO JOIN IN. THERE IS ONE THIS SUNDAY, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO MAKE IT. IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA AND WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN ON FUTURE WALKS, JUST REPLY AND I WILL POST WHEN THEY ARE COMING UP. I THINK THEY CAN BE AS…
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Time crunch!
6 weeks till my husband returns from training from the air force and I have 17 lbs to lose! I need some suggestions on how I can loose my weight on time!
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Any volunteers to compile an MFP User Manual?
I saw a lot of members willing to contribute their talents and time to an "MFP Magazine," perhaps a fun idea that Mike can consider. In the mean time, new members will benefit tremendously if we have an "MFP User Manual." Any volunteers out there willing to compile a manual?
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this is pretty funny, if your at work, turn down the sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVSshzbAj_Y Lol! Don't hate the French Fries. I'd like to find the first guy that put french fries in a deep frier, and put HIM in a deep frier!
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OK, Let's step it up a notch
I am on a mission with myself, and I am inviting you all to join me. I am pushing myself everyday, and I am starting to really notice a difference. I start my workout with the treadmill. I do 15 min on 6.5-7.5 incline at 3.5 speed. and then I do my weights and then back to the treadmill for the same as my warm up, just…
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keeping heart rate up
I have been working out for just about a month now. I go 5 days a week. I noticed a huge change in me when I adjusted my work out (haven't noticed in the mirror). I start my work out with 15 min on the treadmill at 3.5 on a incline of 7. I get my rate up to 155-163-they I hit the weights. I do 3 reps of 12 and only stop…
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Exercise/Food Diaries Questions
OK - I figured out how to add foods with the correct info (adding foods not in the database that is) and learned how to share them on the site and save them to "my foods" so I can just do a click/add when I eat.... BUT, I cannot figure out how to add exercises that are not in the database. Also, I am guessing I will need…
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My Other Addictions….
I am addicted to something other then food. I am a shoe addict. I LOVE shoes! I go shoe shopping and it keeps me away from the house and the temptations of food. I also collect Hot Wheels….ya know those little cars that sell for around a dollar each. Yep those. My husband, son and his wife collect them too. We do it as a…
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WHAT IS THE QUICKEST WAY YOU CAN SEE RESULTS IN A DIET?
I'VE TRIED MANY THINGS BUT I WANT TO SEE RESULTS LIKE IN THE FIRST WEEK...WHAT CAN I TAKE OR DO HOW HOW CAN I KEEP UP WITHOUT STOPPING ???? :sad: :brokenheart:
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getting back after a few days of being sick
I was doing so good with going to the gym and eating right. Friday night Wham.... I caught a bug and it knocked me out for for 3 days today I felt well enought to go to work. While I was at home I didn't want to eat because everything made me want to get sick So now I am taking it easy and drinking plenty of fluids and…
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ALIi, Does anyway take this pill?? I love it
I have been taking this for 3 weeks now, and I had those Oil Leak problems for the first week, but I love it. I am loosing weight becasue it makes me go to the bathroom imediatly after I eat over my grams of fat per meal. So now I watch all my fat grams i eat. Does anyone else take Alli, and what is your take on it?
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Can't afford a gym membership
My cousin didn't think she could afford to join a gym. She needs to lose 125 pounds, and she had the treadmill at home. She couldn't get motivated. I was the same until I joined the Gym. She was bord doing the same thing. She said she couldn't afford to pay for a membership. We sat down and did her budget. She was spending…
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computin' cals etc.
Im new at this diet thing. but I love to eat good food. but the question is how do you compute the calories and etc. in a for instance a home made soup or stew to get a proper serving size? My problem in the past seem to have been more in just eating to much in guesing serving size portions than bad junk food. As the body…