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Tips - Office Party
My biggest weakness is portion control. Thank goodness for 100 calorie bags and prepackaged meals. Tonight my office is having a cocktail party (we have about 2 a month). I am good at rejecting the alcohol and can switch to diet coke after slowly nursing a glass of wine, but the food just gets me. All of those delicious…
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Too many bad days
Hey people.... just need to vent..... Can't seem to get back on track... that voice in my head keeps saying it's ok to go over and eat the junk anf fatty foods.... why do i listen to it?! I need your help..... motivation... anything to keep me going..... I hate it because I work out in the mornings at 5.45am... and by the…
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Midweek Weigh-in: No loss - Now Really Demotivated
It's my third week of 'healthy eating', and I have been really good at cutting down on portion sizes, and having breakfast every day. I have not gone mad, as I want to take things slowly. I normally weigh every saturday night, and this usually gives me the excuse to have a small treat. I thought this week was going really…
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Black Team Challenge week 4!
Super busy week! Phew, Wanted to get on long enough to start the new challenge for the week. So here it is. It's kind of a pick your poison thing. This one takes a bit of personal thought on your part. Ask yourself- What is that one thing that you can't let go of that you KNOW is not helping you reach your goal. What is…
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No More Excuses - Week 11
Weeek 11 - Here we go!
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HELP
I have started exercising 20-30 min a day since dec 15 and started on my fitness pal Jan 4 , followed every spec of food i have eaten as well as exercised faithly, running and cardio and weights , to date i have only lost one pound, i have lost 1 inch in the waist but thats it, very frustrating, i had my goals set at 1 1.2…
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Biggest Loser Challenge Finals
TOMORROW MORNING IS IT!!! :D Happy end of January and we will see who wins on Tuesday. Post your beginning of the month weight, how much lost total, and how much lost during the last week. Also what were your workouts for the week. :) GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! I am also posting the new February months intro weigh-ins under…
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Sixers Valentine Vixens WK 2
Good Morning Ladies......It's weigh in time...... ***copy than paste move your name from bottom section to top section and add your cw and progress for the week*** Cathy(chipper).........................SW 241 lbs / GW 235 lbs / CW 241.2 lbs / PROGRESS +.2 lbs Kristin (kistinbee)....................SW 185.0 lbs/ GW 179.0…
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frustration - help!
I have been working out with Body Combat - a mix of kick boxing and high impact exercise(60 min / 4 times a week ). I recently started lifting weights again (two times a week for 60 min.). I work out 6 days a week and also do Yoga twice a week. I have cut out diet soda almost completely and am drinking only water. I have…
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Attention Motivated Mommies! -MULTIVITAMIN CHALLENGE
Check the fitness blog to see our fitness challenge for february and respond so I can see how many of you are already taking those multivitamins. I may have to add another challenge ;-) Keep it up ladies! You are looking FANTASTIC!!!
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Feeling motivated with January Success!
Hello all! Hope you're having a fabulous Tuesday. I was just realizing I had logged for pretty much the whole month of January so I was curious to see how well I had done with exercising. In the month of January: I ran 137 miles Worked out for 1,777 minutes and Burned 18,296 calories! Looking at all this made me feel so…
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crazy cancucks Jan 27, 2010
Weigh in 146.8- lost 2.8 pounds- one of my biggest lost since June- I am happy but really I didn't do much other than increase the fiber - I have a half bowl of fiber with instant oatmeal the I drink to big glasses of water right after it- I have done my videos at all just walked for 1 hour and some little exercises that I…
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my husband
My husband and I are both on a healthy eating plan. 1200 calories/day for me 2100 calories/day for him. We are staying within our calorie range and just plain eating healthy. Exercise too, of course!! It has worked for both of us, more him so because he has more weight to lose than I. Here is my dilemma, I have become…
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"A New Me" Group's January Food Challenge
For the month of January, our food challenge is to keep our total percentage of fat calories at 30 percent or less EVERY SINGLE DAY.
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Sugar is not your friend January Challenge
Marla started a "No Sweets" challenge last month. We are all in the learning curve, and all of us are in different places of life and in our healthy lifestyle journey. She asked me to carry over these thoughts from that thread in December: _______________________________________________________________________ Well, for…
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How to beat the "Birth Control Bloat?"
Had my IUD removed last week and started Ortho Cyclen on Sunday. Eating healthy, mild exercise (can't do much with the new dizziness and nausea, lol), and eating my exercise calories. Weighing-in at the same time and under the same conditions, I've gained over 3lbs in 2 days. Measurement-wise, ganed a half inch each at my…
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CC's Biggest Loser Challenge Week 4
Welcome to week 4 everyone! New people are still welcome. Here are the rules/guidelines of the challenge. Biggest Loser Challenge "Rules" -everyone weighs in each week on the same day -Please try to post your weight by Wednesday, this makes it easier for me Just like on the show -each week the person with the highest…
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I never knew!
I had a rough weekend... really rough. Couldn't even get out of bed to go to work. I was just in a funk all week and weekend actually. Then it hit me... I hadn't been to the gym in awhile, just been doing 30 min on the elliptical at home and calling it good. My roommate/gym buddy dragged me out of bed and to the gym today.…
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Ughh weigh in is not fun today!
So I've been working out now for two weeks straight...60 min cardio plus weight training. My recommended caloric in take is 1200 calories per day and I've come in under every day so far. I've almost completely cut out caffeine and am drinking lots more water and I'm making much more healthily food decisions. I finally…
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SUPERBOWL!! will power
Superbowl this weekend and I'm affraid I'm going to blow the whole week in one day. I sooo excited about going to the SUPERBOWL but wondering what I should do this week to make up for all the food and bev on sunday?? Extra workouts?? what does everyone think. Special events is a challenge...
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Went for a holiday, and lost weight too!!
It's great to be back on MPF after being away for 10 days. I just got back from my holiday in India. It was tough making food choices, as everything there is laden with coconut oil! I had to be very careful not to over indulge (it was not easy, the food tasted so good with all those lovely spices - naan breads, chicken…
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italian restaurant
Any suggestions on how to wisely select from the menu at Buca di pepo?
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Starting over, yet again!
As the first day of a new month, I am putting everything else behind me. All other failed attempts will be forgotten and only success will be my focus. The past few months have been a tug-o-war with my weight and I am going to put a stop to it today. I reset my goals, and started today with a clean slate. I am excited to…
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Threads???
Soo I'm sorry, I'm fairly new to this website and am really enjoying it so far. BUT I have one (stupid) question to ask . . . I don't understand what people are talking about when they say they are replying on "threads". What exactly is a "thread" on here? Again, sorry to be ignorant :(
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I want a friggin cookie!!
OH my gosh. I am detoxing today, and I know it, and I KNOW I will be craving carbs for the next little while but OH MY HOLY HELL I want a cookie so bad I am ready to KILL. I saw Black and White cookies at Whole Foods today and they have been in my little head all. day. WAAAANT. Help! How do I get through this detox?! I'm…
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Looking for some dieting friends in Jacksonville FL
Dieting is always easier when someone is doing it alongside you. If you want someone to talk to for motivation and perhaps an exercise buddy, let me know!
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I am beginning to locate my jawline and cheekbones again!
Anyone else finding the weight loss off your face to be really rewarding?! Was looking at some photos from the weekend and it's so good to see my double chin slowly decreasing in size! Makes grinning all that easier, don't you think? :D xxx
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Looking in the mirror
I was reading an article in SHAPE magazine yesterday about women who love their bodies. They all described something they loved about their bodies and what that part enabled them to do. Everything from hands to scars to breasts used to nourish a baby. They were all women of varying sizes on a continuing journey of health.…
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Happy Thoughts
Us gals are so hard on ourselves... I can wake up in the morning and look an the mirror and rattle off a list of the things about my body that I hate. All the while completely ignoring the fact that I weight 15 pounds less than I did this time last year. I forget I'm now a whole pant size smaller and my "skinny" clothes…
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terrible weekend
Hi, I did so bad on Saturday. I am trying to recoup. I did well for breakfast and lunch but for dinner, it was terrible. My husband and I went to a friend's house for dinner. When I got there I was good. Didn't eat any of the h'orderves. I served myself salad, little bit of rice and some shrimp. But then I had a beer and a…