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Getting Jump Started
Having issues getting "jump started" on losing weight; doing the exercise; 45 on the treadmill, 30 on the bike no less than 3 times a week. And yes better about what I'm eating; Frustrated as not seeing "any" results.....:-( Open to any and all suggestions....................... Brenda
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Fitbit Flex
I have recently decided to get back on track with my diet and fitness Goals. I bought a Fitbit Flex. It says that it can link to this website, does anyone have any experience using this...and if so, does it work well together? Thanks, Melissa
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What will make me succeed this time? - Help
Hi guys, I am not new to this board but haven't been on it since last August. At the time I was asked by my gyno to loose weight. This was the first time anyone in the medical profession had told me to do something about my weight ( I was 5ft 5 then and 218lbs) I had joined the gym around that time with my sister and her…
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Friends/ Workout playlist
Anybody else 5'7 210 lbs? Also while posting, what do you guys listen to during a workout? I listen to any kind of music but while working out I like something heavy... I have pretty much exhausted listening to Pantera, Slayer, Sick puppies
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Starting my diet again..
Hello, this is my first post to MyFitnessPal. Last November, I started going to the gym regularly say 3/4 times a week and drank plenty of water quite a lot. My start weight was roughly 224lbs. I got down to around 197 for about May 2013 then I stopped going as often as I did. Recently I noticed that my jackets were…
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Should I still eat my exercise calories?
Should I still eat my exercise calories if I don't FEEL like I worked out? I did a bit of cardio this morning and then walked a few mile tonight, and I feel like the number I calories it wants me to eat back are pretty high. I walk a fair amount every day(my job is just walking in circles really) so it didn't feel like a…
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Hello!
Hello all! Just thought I'd say hi! I'm a 30 year old mother of two and am getting maried in 18 months. i need to loose 3.5stone to 4 stone! ive been using MFP for the last 14 days and weighed myself last night and am so glad in that short period I've lost 8lb!! I'm so pleased! I started the 30 day shred two days ago so…
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Values on "my fitnesspal"
Excuse my ignorance ! Can anyone explain what the "values" are on the foods listed. are they in grams .... when I lised bacon it listed sodium 400 per rasher - Is that .400 of a gram and when it states sugar as 21 is that 21 grams ...Dont understand it ... please help
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re restart the restart!!!!
hey this is my story always fighting my weight since a kid and yo-yo dieted to death ever been going to the gym. though from about 2006 I got with my current guy at 210 so was big but he was ok and still would be whist got more comfortable ended up in march 2012 finding I was 248lbs so called enough is enough and during…
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Why don't strength exercises count calories burnt?
I've been adding cardio and strength to MFP a lot lately and have noticed it only counts calories burnt for cardio, not strength. I'm no scientist, but I'm pretty darn sure that strength-building burns calories just like cardio does! I mean you'd probably have to do more work to burn as many cals, but it's counting 0.…
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Newbie--does this sound ok or should i increase calories?
using the MFP app, to lose 1 pound a week [settings set to sedentary] it suggested i eat 1500 calories a day. i have recently started working out--rejoined a gym four days ago--and have gone every day for the last four days. with the exception of the gym, i am sedentary. should i leave my calorie goal as is or increase it…
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What would happen if I stopped dieting??
At age 51 I have been on a 'diet' since the age of about 12! You name it I have done it! What a surprise with all my knowledge I am still fat! I yo-yo but mostly I have been just heavy! Who has ever decided to just stop the madness and given up counting, obsessing, analyzing and wasting time always trying to lose weight? I…
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Struggling
It seems like everytime I get started, I get a setback. In September I quit smoking, then 2 weeks later discovered I have high blood sugar. I get it, eat less carbs, stabilize blood sugar. I started using MFP, keeping carbs semi-low, calories at a deficit, losing pounds at a good pace. (14 pounds in 7 weeks) Feeling pretty…
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New and confused
Hi everyone one! I am new here 36. Looking to lose about 46 lbs. I run 3-4 times a week as I am just getting back to running again and going to start training for my 3rd Half Marathon. When I entered my info my daily calories say 1200 per day to loose 2 lbs a week. What I don't understand it the NET calories. I'm not sure…
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Weight loss buddy needed for crap dieter !!
Want a buddy to embarrass me through my weight loss . I ate 4 Jaffa cakes today and ain't afraid to admit it!! Lol Want to share diaries and push each other? I have 2 stone to lose . 45 year old male , great wife and kids but need an anon online bud to do this with. Would prefer a lady as more likely to do as I am…
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Workout #1 of 252!
I started a personal challenge and began a blog to track my progress! Check it out and follow if you'd like! I have huge goals in mind and I can take all the support I can get! Feel free to add me and send a message! http://wpanderson.wordpress.com
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52 week challenge (need support and friends)
Hi everyone, I have had a very on again off again relationship with dieting. I was not always overweight but in the past 4 year have managed to pile on 17kg (almost 40 pounds). I have decided that this year I am going to quit dieting, I am just going to change my lifestyle for good. A good friend of mine said something…
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Stretch Marks
Hello, everyone! I am about 120ish pounds overweight and I have stretch marks all over my stomach and the inside of my thighs.... What can I do to help them (besides lose weight).... And will weight loss make them go away?? Thank you!
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Get Losing
Hi I'm new here and was just looking for some help/advice. I've been following everything for one week, and maintained the 1,200 calories it's requiring me to eat in order to lose 1.1 pound per week. Yet last week i saw no change, so this was kind of disheartening because I at least thought i would go down a little bit! I…
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New to this
Hey, I'm quite new to this, started last year just to see what the app was, and determined to make a difference this year! I don't want to lose a lot of weight, just a few KG's but I want to be able to keep this off and stayed toned. Any motivation will help and I'm up for helping anyone else that needs it - it's better…
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How to change my Carb, Protien and Fat ratio
In my food it shows my target goal as 50% carbs 30% fat 20% protein. I want it 40-40-20 Thanks for any help
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Quitting Smoking...
I'm quitting cold turkey, I'm on day two. Yesterday was fine but today I've craved a lot and wanted too eat everything I see! I guess my question is, how did you quit and lose weight' I'm not dieting as such, just changing my lifestyle completely.
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how do i add pics
How do u add pics to post
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3rd time lucky here in the UK needing friends!!
Third time lucky after failing at WW & SW! Got 30lb to lose ideally but will be taking it in smaller targets Looking for friends to compare diaries with and follow their journeys to keep me motivated! After friends who eat relatively normally so i can relate to what your eating as i dont have time everyday to cook from…
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how did you get started?
how did you get into healthy eating and exercising and sticking to it? i'm struggling so much, i can't get into exercising at all either. i have 80lbs to lose as well so i really need help!
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Any Advice?
Hi, I've recently lost 3 1/2 stone through a vlcd/ketosis style food replacement scheme, although this isn't the healthiest way to lose weight, the strict structure of the diet was fantastic and worked really well for me. Now I have come off the diet (through a very sensible re-feed plan) and intend to lose another 25lbs.…
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weight watchers
Do any of you use mfp but track weight watcher points? I would like to know bow you do it.
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Aqua Spinning
Im trying out an Aqua Spinning class tonight ... basically a bike in water work out!! It claims to help you burn off up to 600 - 800 calories in 45 mins - has anyone every tried this? x
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Secret Forums
Hi everyone! Ok, so I've been on MFP for a couple of months and didn't know there were other forums that I can't see from the main page. There was the topic of keto, and someone put a link to the keto forum. Without this link, I would never have found this forum! So anyway, can someone please help me and show me how to…
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Friends who are short, 100 lbs to lose, and gastric bypass.
Looking for more Gastric bypass supporters! Anyone who is here to support me and my weight loss and to offer advise. I am currently 31 pounds down which is amazing. I'm can help support you as well in your weight loss journey. I am only 5'3" so anyone who can relate to a small size would be amazing too! It's hard to find…