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Any ladies in Washington State?
Looking for a little home grown support :) Love to find some ladies in Washington State. I was born and raised in Olympia. Feel free to add me if you want! Kim
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Living At McDonald's
The Ronald McDonald House, actually. A bunch of folks offered suggestions for keeping up with the diet/exercise before I came, and now that I am here and have more information, I thought I would offer an update -- especially for anyone else who might have to do this sometime! First of all, the food is really problematic.…
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Losing control over my appetite
Hey everyone, I'm starting to hit a roadblock in my weight loss. Not necessarily a physical limitation, but a mental one. I'm having a hard time maintaining my self-control to not over-indulge. This weekend I tried really hard to stay within my calorie limit, but parties, lunch dates, and a birthday all got in the way and…
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What/Who is your motivaton?
I am curious to know what or who everybody's motivation is? Mine is my holiday on 12th June and the thought of getting in a bikini in front of lots of gorgeous toned and tanned people around the pool! I want to be able to wear pretty clothes and because I know how much it will boost my confidence. Also because I have been…
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Dieting and Giving Up Smoking
I would love to have friends on here who are not only trying to lose a lot of weight but also have given up smoking recently x I have a bad chest infection and so have been forced to give up smoking and still trying to ditch the pounds x can get quite daunting sometimes x anyone done it???? Need motivation and support xxxx…
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new here and frustrated, need some encouragement
Well, I guess I'm not *new* since I joined about a month ago, but just haven't been tracking. I have 2 small kids (2.5 years and an almost 3 month old) and I tend to get overwhelmed with things. It has been cold out which has been my excuse not to work out. I guess I just need to focus on a small goal instead of looking at…
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Mother-Figure.
I am in desperate need of a mother-like-figure to help motivate me, and teach me how to be healthy. My own mother isn't quite supportive of me, as I would like. And I was never raised to know what is healthy and what's not. I am hoping to find a woman that can help in my journey, support me, motivate me, and tell me…
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[RANT] Feeling stuck and disappointed
So yesterday, after gaining back the 3lb I'd lost over a 2 week period, I thought RIGHT! THAT'S IT! The first day back on it. I prepared a pitta for work for on my break. I work in a nightclub and am usually on a busy bar burning 1000 cals a shift. I get to work, hardly any staff in as it's the Easter break for Uni…
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Support - Bicornuate Uterus Diagnosis / PCOS
I just wanted to share this in case anyone else out there might be going through the same or a similar situation? Please read my blog and I would love to connect with any other women out there who may be going through what I am going through right now. Thanks :flowerforyou: Here's my blog post:…
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What's your motivation?
Hey everyone... I'm interested to see what made you guys decide to make life style changes and the reasons you started to lose weight. Also what keeps you motivated? For me I decided that I was living an extremely unhealthy life and I wanted to be healthy not only for me but for my family, friends, and my boyfriend. The…
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How has your weight loss affected other areas of your life?
I have realized that my overall self-image is beginning to improve as I shed pounds that have clung to me for years and years. It got me to wondering how other peoples' lives change outside of weight loss. I have to admit that right now I am probably too hyperfocused on all the weight loss stuff, but I know it's helpful…
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Losing my Marbles - literally! Visualize loss
I'm a visual learner so I decided to make my weight loss goals into something tangible and if you like the idea, use it! What you need: two glass containers (pint glasses work just fine, or pretty vases) lots of marbles construction paper or stickers or anything fun if you want to decorate the containers (not completely…
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Relay For Life - Please Donate!
Hey MFP Friends, I know this might be a little off topic, but it's something near and dear to my heart. My school is holding a Relay for Life event on May 6th and I'm trying to raise money for the American Cancer Society. It really is a wonderful event to raise the awareness of cancer and try to raise money for cancer…
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Keeping off the biscuits
Ooh, it's that time of night when I'm not out and about and it's to early for bed. Biscuits and a cup of tea are calling me from the kitchen. They miss me, they want to keep me company while I watch telly. Their ever so sweet voices are whispering for me, oh those evil nasty biscuits. I suppose having a non-chocolate one…
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Cancer Sucks Group, anyone?
For the past 6 months, I have been living the nightmare that is cancer. My 3 year old son (3 today!) was diagnosed with brain cancer on March 2010 and during this, I have discoverd I am definitely a stress eater. I've put on about 10 pounds. Add that to the 30 pounds I needed to lose to begin with and you have one fat…
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Survey about Health & Wellness
Hey- Thanks for opening my post! I have a short 10 question survey that I am needing people to take so I can get results for my 10 page paper. The project is about creating a Health & Wellness Center on campus! I would really appreciate your feed back if you have time. Thanks again. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6FSBKCR
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Time for a CHANGE?
I have been reading several comments today from friends and on Facebook as well about people thinking about CHANGE. It's hard to think abut getting out of your comfort zone and into the unfamiliar. It means new situations, new obligations or maybe something that makes you feel the dreaded word... uncomfortable. Sometimes…
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Time for some new friends?
I find that my current group of friends just likes sitting in pubs / bars slamming back drinks and eating crappy food. I find when I go out with them I often fall victim to peer pressure / temptation and screw up my healthy lifestyle. I was just wondering how you all deal with this? I am thinking it might be time to find…
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Need Motivation?
Well, check this out: http://www.ajc.com/sports/oldest-woman-to-finish-898548.html
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DOES ANYONE ELSE EVER GET TIRED IF LOGGING IN YOUR FOOD EVER
I'm not trying to bring anyone down, BUT lately I've been bored of logging in all my food & figuring out how much calories are in food I make at home. Always measuring, always counting...ughh. Sometimes I wish I could just forget abt the calories and eat! But then I think of the guilt and my scale and don't do it. I dunno,…
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Pity Party's over - Sorry for the meltdown
Wanted to thank everyone who supported me at my meltdown/pity party yesterday. Well, the party's over, and it''s tme to get back to work. I'm not going to let a measly 4 pound gain put me off my plan of living healthy, getting in shape and getting toned up, and losing my extra weight. It's just going to take longer than…
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A little help :(
Hey guys! So I work at an office, we have tons of people all shapes and sizes. - There is a guy right next to me eating something fried, all I know is that it looks and smells DELICIOUS. Now the Salad in my lunch box doesn't look or feel that appetizing, I just want to hop over the desk and ask him what he is eating so I…
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Not enough time :(
Hey all!, I just started trying to lose weight after fighting with myself since beginning of the year. I feel like i'm finally ready to get down to it and drop all the weight and get back in shape. I've been counting my calories and watching my diet, my problem however is finding the energy/time to workout!! I'm a…
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dont be ashamed of
where you've come from or where you are..... this applies to every area of life but i'm specifically talking about weight here. I read soo many posts where people say i would post a pic but i'm so ashamed so i'll just wait until i've lost x amount of lbs.. I say dont be ashamed if you are 100lbs or more overweight thats ok…
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Working off this REGAINED weight!
Back in 2009 I lost a total of 63 pounds, going from 242 down to 179 and it felt absolutely great! For some reason, I always seem to hit a wall at 179, bouncing back up a few pounds once I get there. Over the course of 2010 and so far in 2011 I have been up and down in weight, but the general trend is unfortunately UP, and…
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Don't forget to enjoy THIS moment!
I am A FIRM believer that having a POSITIVE attitude can take you places you've only dreamed of going...and on my weight loss journey, I am BOUND AND DETERMINED to not only day-dream of how good i'll feel in a new little bathing suit....but to ALSO enjoy the journey there. I think a lot of people are SO hung up on the…
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MFPers from across the country meet!
Note: Don't meet just anyone you 'know' over the internet. This has been a PSA from Phoenix Rising :wink: A few years ago, a group of MFP chatters in a particular thread decided to take it offline --- and into real emails. I believe this started due to a crash of MFP for a day in which we were all hopelessly lost, wanting…
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Monday Maniacs Challenge
Mondays workouts set the tone and momentum for the rest of the of week. Who will rise to the challenge of burning 500 calories today???? Make sure to post your final burn at the end of the day! NOTE: Caloric burn is based on age, sex, weight, muscle,etc so don't be discouraged if you do not burn as much as other. BONUS…
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Support means supportive right? Maybe not.
So I have been sitting here for the last couple of hours reading posts. Some amazing...93 pounds in five months wow. You should be so proud. Some really not nice...Almost hurtful, and it brought me to a misunderstanding. I get that we are all different, from different backgrounds. Have different goals, but a friend of mine…
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A Huge Thanks!
A simple yet huge thank you to everyone who shares their motivation, support, advice, and success stories on MFP! I can have a down and depressed day finding it very hard to stay on track...all I have to do is jump on MFP message boards and VOILA! I'M BACK! Keep up the great work everyone!! :)