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3500+ Calories Burned Challenge 4/4 - 4/10
Welcome everyone to the 3500+ calories burned challenge. This is a weekly challenge to meet 3500+ calories burned, it is open to everyone. You set your own calorie goal for the week. Each day post the calories you burned, current total and how many you have to go. That's it, not too hard other then push push pushing…
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Post Your Motivational Pics!
Not necessarily pics of you, but things that keep you motivated.... You get the idea!
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Food addiction
Okay...so I had a major reality check today. I've been catching myself getting angry w/ my husband over FOOD. This is totally devestating to me. I realized that I find food as my only comfort, and therefor I am entitled to food and as much as I please. I feel like I am not nearly as strong as I used to be. I am having so…
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HELP! Runners, some advice please!!!
I did it, I finally registered for my first half marathon.....now, what do I do???? I've never ran that far in my life. I have 7 weeks and 5 days to train....where do I start?? Do I continue to strength train? I'm kind of at a loss as to where I should start...my longest run to date is about 8 miles....so whats another 5,…
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Struggling. HELP!
I am having an issue. I am eating only when I am hungry and I am drinking a glass or two (or three) before I eat, but I am always hungry! I try to eat something healthy similar to what I am craving because they say your body craves the things it needs (milk, protein, fat, etc.) I don't know what to do. I have been "on a…
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Pregnancy 2011 - April
Hello everyone! For those of you just finding us, this is a group that is trying to be healthier and/or lose weight while: a) wanting to drop some weight before trying to conceive (TTC) b) (Trying to conceive) TTC c) Pregnant Welcome all!
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On Honesty and Eating.
http://www.myjanee.com/livelight/eat/honesty.htm
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Are you eating this next bite because you truly want it, or
By leaving food on your plate, you are expressing your own independence, your own ability to stop eating when you choose to.
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The biggest waste of food is carrying it on your waist.
"Oh, I can't let this good food go to *waste*!" You have heard the lament. We have all said it. We have all thought it. The idea that if we do not eat all of the food offered us, we are somehow wasting it, is an idea that contributes to the culture of obesity in this culture. A woman wrote to Marilyn Vos Savant, columnist…
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Completely Lost.....
OK, so I've been working my *kitten* off the past week and I am up 2 pounds. I'm so confused. I completely gave up this morning when I woke up and weighed in. It didn't go up, but it was still the same at 198. I don't understand how I could be working out harder than ever and eating healthier than ever and yet still not be…
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Just fully committed to diet. My weight is destroying my mar
I'm new to MFP. I have gradually gained weight since I got married. About 80 pounds over eight years. I now weigh 230 pounds. Even when I was not overweight, my husband would threaten to leave me if I ever got fat. Now it's gotten to a point that he just flat out resents me for being fat. He offers no support when I…
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Starting tomorrow, need some advice!
Hey all! I am starting my official diet tomorrow, I am kinda of nervous because I really suck at this diet thing and I always start off strong but fall in towards the end of the day (late night eating is my downfall) I dont know what to do sometimes and it seems impossible and then I just want to give up, I love food so my…
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What is your fav celeb body that motivates you?
Since I learned how to post pics on the forums I thought this would be a fun forum. If you have a photobucket account you copy the img thingy and make sure it is lower caps and just paste!!! So what celeb, model, etc. body motivates you to workout!!??? Post a picture and show off thier bodies!! - lower case img makes it…
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Favorite Motivational Quotes
mine currently is “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” ~Walt Disney
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Emotional Eating
Does anyone else have this issue? This is a habit I've had a rough time trying to kick for years now, and it's usually why I use MFP for two months and then quit...and then use it for another two months and quit. Suggestions??
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You guys are my motivation!
Hi Everyone! I've been using this website to lose weight for a while now, and I've fluctuated from 223 to 198 and back up to 204. I have found that I am most successful when I spend more time on the forums or the iPad app, reading what other people are going through. I really haven't added any friends since i started. So…
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A little love note :-)
Good morning my loves and happpppppppppppppppy Tuesday. I know that Tuesday mornings are rarely easy on any of us but lets go out today and BRING IT. Each and everyone of you are warriors with the strength to kick butt and bring positive changes into your world. I am so proud of you all. I have never "met" a more…
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Tue. April 12 Daily Dose Motivation...
When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us. - Helen Keller May your new door of happiness, that has been opened, pour you out many great blessings!
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pregnant and overweight
hi i have 3 boys and was not expecting to find out im pregnant so soon after my last baby was born in september 2010 so i now find out im 6 weeks pregnant after dieting a few weeks prior to getting pregnant and also doing insanity workout, neway my point is can i lose weight while im pregnant i started at 212lbs and im now…
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In dire need of some emotional support/suggestions
Ok...I'm going to spill my guts here, so I'll try not to turn this into a 4 page soap opera! I'm a 42 yo woman who is DREADING my parents visit next week!! BOTH my parents have eating issues of their own, so it's no wonder that both my younger sister and I had bulimia in high school. My dad was a complete control freak,…
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Weighing everyday??
Hi, am new here and wondered if anyone else had the bad habit of weighing themselves everyday?? i do it and just cant help myself and then i get disappointed when i see ive gone up a 1lb, ive tried breaking the habit but just cant seem 2 do it!!
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April Shed challenge!!!
OK, people!!! We are done week one of Jillian's 30 day Shred! How did everyone do? Share your results so far after one week: Last Friday my measurements were: waist: 31 hips:42.5 thigh:25 Today I measured: waist: 30.5 hips:42 thigh: 25 Total inches lost: 1 Hey, it's not a lot, but I also lost 2 pounds and I feel stronger…
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Conclusion: We have 3 levels of Grocery shopping
Level III: I call it McShopping. We go to the store, buy canned goods, purchase frozen dinners, and anything quick and easy. It's fast food, quick reward shopping. All highly processed. Level II: I don't have a name for it. Here we buy food that we actually have to prepare. Fresh veggies, raw fish, bags of beans, etc.…
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Confession... some days I don't want to enter all my food...
because i am embarrassed about how I have stuffed my face with sugar and fat. I consider not entering the correct amounts or conveniently skipping that candy bar, dessert, or french fries. I mean it is silly not enter everything. It's not like my mfp friends will abandon me because I go over or make bad choices. Only 2 of…
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Motivation Received - Really? Watch this
OK, so my husband's ex wife's sister and brother-in-law came to visit the kids this weekend (they love my husband still). He and the ex BIL were talking, and in the conversation, my hubby was told that his ex and her sister weren't talking anymore because of ME - what??? What do I have anything to do with this? The ex told…
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Problem area xxx
How can I loose around the shoulder/boob area? I have always just lost around my stomach/hips - never the upper body and it sucks! Im massive up top (frame wise) and tiny (frame wise) down the bottom - I have fat all over but in comparison I still look small at the hips and HUGE up top? xxx
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Music that motivates you.....
Ill start off with Rage Against the Machine, Bad Brains, Fugazi, Black Flag, Metallica, Parkway Drive, The Used, Pantera, Tool, 30 Seconds to Mars, Reign Supreme, Trapped Under ice, Death Threat, Sepultura, Soundgarden, NIN..... I listen to a lot of music which is mostly Indie, Electro-pop and rap as well but most of that…
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SIXERS Spring Into Action--Week 4
Okay...week four!! Let's all push ourselves HARD this week!!! Cathy(chipper).............................SW 250.4 lbs / GW 240.0 lbs / CW 248.6 lbs / PROGRESS-1.8 lbs Kristin (kistinbee)........................SW 159.5 lbs / GW 154.5 lbs / CW 159.5 lbs / PROGRESS -0.0 lbs Em (MLEK).................................SW 171.8…
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Good morning! A quote for daily reading. =0)
"Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too…
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3500+ calories burned challenge 3/14-3/20
Welcome everyone to the 3500+ calories burned challenge. This is a weekly challenge to meet 3500+ calories burned, it is open to everyone. You set your own calorie goal for the week. Each day post the calories you burned, current total and how many you have to go. That's it, not too hard other then push push pushing…