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Weekend
Hi Everyone~ TGIF! Just wanted to wish you all a nice weekend! Be wise in your choices when it comes to eating or drinking! :) I am curious to see if I am going to follow my own advice:) Doing a 5K tomorrow. Wish me luck!
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How important is sodium?
Hi! I joined this site about a month ago and its fantastic! I've actually been pretty good about sticking to the bottom-line number (most of the time :-) ), but had a question - how important is sodium intake? I eat alot of prepared/frozen meals and the reports showed me that they're sky high in sodium, even though they're…
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Helton1515
You lived outside of Houston huh? I lived in The Woodlands... anywhere close?
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A Night of Partying...
UGH!!! what beer does to your damn diet!! i went out last night with some friends and drank 5 budlights. thats over 500 calories. i made sure i save my calories from the day because i knew i was going out. i live in texas, and mexican food is the best here. i ate stuffed avocados with chicken and cheese in the middle. its…
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can anyone tell me???
my pops is sick and is super skinny. is there any fatty food that can fatten him up, but not be a problem for a borderlined diabetic? also, hes on heart meds and blood pressure meds. if anyone knows, please let me know.
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over in calories?
In a four day period I am over 246 calories. Should I try to make up by eating the 246cal. less?
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BREAK?
Are you supposed to take "breaks"? I want a big juciy burger so bad I can't hardly stand it, I feel like I'm going to break at any moment! If you are allowed a free day how soon can you have one after starting this program and how often after that? Someone Please HELP!!!!! I haven't broken yet but I'm right on the edge!…
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THE TWO SISTERS: read the drama as it unfolds lol
Hi everyone!... my sis and I have started this weigh loss journey together and found this website about the same exact time... so here in this little tiny space on MyFitnessPal, Gina dn I will share our ups and downs, cravings, plateau's and all the in between emotions and physical pains one can go through while dieting.…
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Bad night last night
Well, I really need to get back on track today. For some reason (maybe PMS?) I ate WAAAAAY too much last night. I don't know what triggered it. I was very relieved when I got on the scale and hadn't gained this morning, so I figure that is a "reprieve" and I had better take advantage of it and start fresh today. The real…
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looking for stats..HOW LONG?
Hi How long did it take to start seeing results? I know everyone is different and depending on excersise and diet.. but if u have followed the guidelines and worked out to what they told you.. when did u start seeing results? Thanks for anyones help!! Rissa
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The Test
well it wasnt have as bad as i made it out to be.i couldnt sleep last nite cuz i was freaking out>i got up a 8 a.m. cuz i had a panic attack cuz i was stressed over this stuff.In all in all it was a good day its over with and i hope the test comes back fine.Thank your everyone on for your support it helped me so much,u…
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Big Steve - How did it go?
Hey Steve - we're all wondering how your stress test went. Please let us know! I hope it went well for you. Take care, Julie
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I feel so HUNGRY all the time
Hey all, I am on day five of my healthy eating diet. I am doing really good with my calorie count. I am eating lots of low fat protein and high fiber fruits and veggies. I still feel hungry all the time!!!! Not that shaky hungry but that Oh I am just not quite satisfied and could eat another 3 lbs of chicken meat. Any…
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I'm on a LIVIT!
Funny conversation with my Mom... she informed me that I shouldn't be on a diet I should be on a LIVIT. ie: die vs. live ;) I thought it was pretty clever so I'm taking on that motto... here's to LIVING WELL!
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Wishes for our CA members.
I was just thinking about the fires currently burning in California and knowing that there are members who may live in those areas. I wanted to send my thoughts and prayers to all who are being affected by them and hope they will soon be brought back under control and put out. Let us know how you and your families are…
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Crohn's anyone?
Hi I'm just wondering if by chance anyone on here suffers from Crohn's disease (like me)... and if so how they deal with the fatigue... food irritability.. etc, and if they've found anything that works for them? Some weeks can be a real challenge.
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too much fat a day?
Hi All~ I just started this and i set up my goal weight loss and what i should be eating a day. It says that i should be eating around 40 grams of fat. that seems high to me, but maybe i am just nervous cause 40 is a big number and FAT well that just sucks. does anyone else have something that high? Is this normal?
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Some new forum features
Hi everyone, I added a few new forum features tonight: - Recent Posts - shows you all of the most recent posts on the forums - My Topics - shows you all of the topics you've posted in recently, along with the latest replies - Posts by a user - the post count underneath each username is now a link. Click on it, and you'll…
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I'm so proud!
Okay so I have only been on here fro 5 days but I love it! I'm soooo proud of me. Today at work I was faced with the almighty bacon screaming my name. Now before I got serious abou tmy health (trying to start a family) I would eat eggs, bacon, toast, and anything I could get my hands on for breakfest every moring. You see…
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weightloss drugs
at work today this guy told me about a pill that he swears works to lose weight. It is called Clenbuterol Hydrchloride. I did some research on the net and yes it does say it will help you lose weight, what worried me is the US does not allow it but all other countries do, but on the other hand the US does not allow Diane…
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Wahoo!!!!!!!
I joined this forum 4 days ago and I love it!!!! I do have one small problem though. I'm on a 1200 calorie diet and I have only been comsuming about 800 calories. People are yelling at me to eat more! Now I have NEVER been told to eat more before. It's just that I get full and I don't want anymore to eat! And the fact that…
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Tomorrow :(
Tomorrow i have to have my stress test done :( im so scared that med that the give u to open your heart make u fell like your haveing a heart attack.Guys i have anxity problems.I dont know what to do in getting sick just thinking about it
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Hip-Hip-Hooray!!!
Ok I am sitting down in my size 10 "goal jeans"!!!!! When I started, I couldn't get them past my chubby knees. Then, they were mid-thigh. Last week, I could get them up but no amount of sucking it in, lying flat on the bed, gravity, etc. could get these jeans zipped up. TONIGHT THEY ARE ON AND ZIPPED UP AND LOOK FABULOUS!…
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Wake up stupid!
I made it through the first day. It's not like I didn't know I should lose weight. Last year my Doctor called me morbidly obese. I was offended. He also recommended me for bypass surgery, saying I was a good canidate...I was offended. Since I last seem him (he is not my doctor anymore), I continued to gain weight about 40…
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I'm Back!
Hi everyone! I went to the retreat this weekend and I had a great time! Honestly the first 24 hours I was obsessed about getting a work out in! They had a nice fitness room....but I didn't go! Instead, two friends walked the stairwell with me! We walked up and down 10 floors three times in fifteen minutes! That was all we…
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FastFood
I have been on Kfc,Arby's,White Castle,Subway,BugerKing and Taco bell.Im going to add all the foods i can from there webpages cuz i like to eat out for lunch and i need to know the values on stuff so i dont eat to many cals.So i will list them like "KFC-BBq snacker" and so on.i hope it helps everyone.i also add campbells…
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1 Step Back, 2 Steps Forward
"Two steps forward, one step back" is usually a negative term to describe someone who is having trouble making progress. But switched around, "1 Step Back, 2 Steps Forward" means that instead of grousing or feeling guilty about a misstep, you can still come out ahead if you put your head down and push forward.…
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Job in the way
I'm so frustrated that I can't be at home everyday so I can hit the gym and get more intense exercise in! I work on the rigs as a medic, I have to be on site 24hrs a day on call! I go for walks everyday but when it snows I'm not sure how I'm going to keep doing that either (the roads to these sites are almost non existant,…
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Mcdonalds
i eat the bacon ranch salad with grilled chicken and one pack of ranch everyday for lunch its fast and filling plus i like salads.my question is on the database it says"that the salad with chicken" 1 severing is 260 cals +110 for the dressing it think.now does that 1 sever mean the whole salad?im new to this plz help :)
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Enter tomorrow today
Hi, I am fairly new here. I have been eating my foods then entering the data until dinner when I go crazy trying to get the day to balance right. Now I figured out that I can enter the meals a day ahead and play around with it until I have 4 decent meals. For me this is an awesome discovery! And if for some reason I don't…