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What does everyone plan to do for winter exercising?
Hi all, the weather in Vermont is finally changing over to real fall weather and I was thinking ahead to winter(UGH) and was wondering what all of you were going to do when there is white stuff on the ground. Well at least around here we have white stuff on the ground. I am planning on getting snowshoes this year and my…
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What are your lame excuses for overeating or not exercising?
Boy I can be pathetic sometimes with my excuses! Here are a few I feel a cold coming on so I shouldn't over exert I don't want to hurt my friend's feelings by not eating more pie I've had a tough day, so I deserve another glass of wine A lot of people are much bigger than me, so maybe I'm not so fat afterall I'm sure it…
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YIKES the holidays are just around the corner.....
Any tips on how to prepare for the inevitable parties and dinners?
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Im new here, and was jsut wonder what is your goal?
Im 46 and have put on WAY to much weight! I would love to loose 110 pounds but would be happy if I could drop 80. I have been at this for 3 weeks, and am down 20 pounds. The hardest thing for me to give up was soda. I was a big coke drinker! But with motivation, I havent had a coke or bread in 3 weeks!!! I want to loose 30…
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Medicated dieters
Hello people, Help! I'm on several medications that have very good benefits for what ails me but also cause weight gain aaaaaahhhhhh! Anyone out there know if there is hope for me on these meds to still shake off the pounds. I have been speed walking three times a week, watching what I eat and notta, nothing, not a pound.…
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Who will stay
Just wondering how many people will stay on MFP even after reaching their goal? I know I will.
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pulling the trigger
Hey everyone After reading a lot of post on this site it seems many people reach a point where their no longer losing weight. I follow the mfp guidelines and have been very successful so far. I have gone from 305 to 278 in 5 weeks. Thats 27 pounds in 5 weeks. I don't exercise very much, golf and walking. But I discovered…
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Has anyone tried Alli?
I was wondering if anyone on here has tried Alli, the weight loss supplement that is approved by the FDA to help you lose 50% more weight?! I have been eyeing it in the store and would looooove some feedback from anyone who may have tried it! Thanks, Jenn
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Limiting alcohol
I've decided to not drink wine at all at least two nights a week. I know the 2 glasses I've been having are slowing me down. Not only are they empty calories, but I've read alcohol slows the metabolism. I'd like to be able to say no alcohol at all, but I don't want to set myself up to fail. Two nights a week I know I can…
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Ok like I said I am new to this so.....
Can someone please explain to me how the calorie burner thing works when you put an exercise in. How do I know how many calories are good to burn?? I am really confused so if someone could please explain this to me it would be great!
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High Cholesterol
Since my doctor dropped that on me a month ago, I have been following the American Heart Association 2006 Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=851 I have six months to prove I can do it myself, and avoid the pills. So far, the dieting, exercise, and weight loss have…
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No more heartburn
I just unpacked from an overnight trip, and realized I had not used the Tums. Not since I started counting a month ago. I think because of less stuffing myself, and no beef, and especially no bacon. And lots more water? I used to get acid reflux about twice a week. Especially on big breakfast weekends. I am starting to…
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Spam
Has anyone else been getting lots of spam since joining this site? Mine has tripled in the last couple of weeks but I don't know if it's this site or one other one that I've been on. I hope it's not this site because it's a great site! Melissa
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how important is drinking 8 cups of water?
Hi Everyone, Had a rough weekend (keeping track). I didn't drink all of my recommended amounts of water (all weekend I think I only had 2 glasses) and I didn't overdo it on the cals, but guess what? I'm up about half a pound - Does anybody know if this is because I didn't get my 8 glasses of water in for 2 days? Please…
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Is there a good sweetener?
Now that the Fall weather is rolling in I am going to make every effort to fight off winter illness. Thus, I have started eating a Grapefruit every day. A co-worker suggested I put sugar on top but I'm not so sure. What about honey? Is it easier for our bodies to process honey or is it all the same? Thanks!
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Confused
well im probably one of the youngest people on here.I'm 17 and 5'1 and 113.5 pounds.Now i am not overweight but i use to be 105 pounds and just seeing the scale go up and me having a eating out of boredum problem is quite the downer.Ive had a depression disorder most of my life and have no motivation to work out or do…
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Question for international users
I'm working on offering a metric and kilojoule option for all of the international folks on the site. One question I had was, which countries use kilojoule instead of calories? If you're a non-U.S. user, can you do me a favor and please post in this thread what country you are from, and whether your country uses calories…
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Losing pounds very slowly...but losing inches
I have been so concerned. I have been faithfully on my new lifestyle regime for over five weeks now. I was doing some form of excercize for at least one hour a day, with weight training included 3 days a week. For the past 10 days I have upped that to 2 hours a day, ( swimming a mile, sometimes morning and evening) I guess…
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Anyone work steady nights?
I work in Emergency medicine and have for the last 11 years. I work nights in the Emergency Deparment and tend to pull 20-30 hours shifts sometimes. When I fill out my diary, it looks horrible because if you're up for 24 hours your body needs more than 1200 cal, so I'm over my number a lot according to the diary. I lift…
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I know everyone has different results, but....
I know everyone has different results from their program, but I am struggling with something. I have worked out every day for two weeks, reduced my caloric intake drastically, and now I am just wondering when I am going to see a smidgeon of results?! I have gone down a couple pounds and gone back up...it's not really the…
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Plateau
I talked to a friend of mine and he has lost over 70 lbs over the last year. He was talking about plateaus and said something that I thought might be helpful to all of us. He said that the plateau is our body catching up to our weightloss and we should continue along on the path of eating healthy and exercising. I don't…
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Afraid to cheat
Im reading where some of you have "Cheat" days on your diet. I can totally understand this, and wish I could. My problem is that im afraid to do this. I have been on my diet since August. To date I have lost 37 pounds. Im so afraid that if I go off this for 1 meal that I will magically gain back the 37 pounds I've lost. I…
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new
hello every one i just join yesterdays and i love it
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What's the hardest time of day for you?
I work from home, and the hardest part of the day for me- foodwise- is late afternoon. I don't eat a lot at breakfast, and I rarely eat after dinner, but right about 3:00 all I want to do is munch! Ugh
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Data base on calorie count sucks
seems i'm spending alot of time trying to find the calorie count on common foods. needing to go out on other search engines to find calorie counts. this is taking more time than it should. at this rate i'm not going to stick with this site. frustating!
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"abcrunch.com" is actually www.crosscrunch.com/bonus
pamelawh has posted the web url for the website she has been calling abcrunch.com ! Yay! Here it is: www.crosscrunch.com/bonus
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Yay
Another pound that's 7 pounds in 2 weeks,might only be a pound but begining of the week i badly sprained my ankle and had bad back,needless to say not much exercise,but did little light stuff,and watched my eating and even had a treat! I've fallen in love with this place,and keep it up guys :¤) x
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how many calories?????
I have read sooooo many different things about how many calories i should eat. Most say around 2000, but this site says 1460. Why the differences?
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can you gain weight with to few calories?
According to this site I should be eating about 2000 cal a day with my activity level. I don't think that i have ever eaten that much in a day. Can I be doing my body more harm then good? I'm not hungry, but I have not lost any weight for a while. I'm really confussed. Any suggestions?
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Lack of Motivation
I'm lossing my motivation to diet. I'm not sure why, but it's killing me because I really want to lose the weight it's just so hard!!!!!