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I have a silly question?
Is it wrong or unhealthy to eat the majority of your calories in one meal? I am from the south so dinner is a BIG deal, and I might eat only 200 calories before dinner but eat 800 calories at dinner. I stay under my daily caloric intake, but I was just curious if it would affect my weight loss by doing it this way. I have…
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1 month down and still chuggin!
Well, this is the first time I have ever stuck with a nutrition program for a full month, and I feel like it is something I can continue with as well, due in no small part to all of you! So I would like to thank all of you that help get us through our days! So here is my report after a month: starting weight as of…
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I NEED SOME HELP
okay I'm new at this and I'm having a hard time fitting in a workout in my schedule. With school, work, meetings and studying, it seems hard to walk away, put on some running shoes and going out there walking around for 30-45 min. Do you guys have any tips that can help me out? Second, I'm having a problem when it comes to…
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Help- I'm so tired!
Has anyone experienced a time while losing weight where they have felt dragged-out tired? I've spent a whole week this way. I am sleeping 7 1/2 hours a night and am eating healthy and well also but this last week I have been so tired I don't even want to exercise. I'm not down on protein, I seem to be eating enough of…
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Yay....8 pounds down!!!
I am so excited and I just wanted to share with everyone. I have lost 8 pounds in a little over a week, which is what I wanted, about a pound a day. I cut out my sodas, although I do have one occasionally if I have the calories left at night to have one. This site and the people on it are AMAZING and I just want to thank…
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accomplishing the first 10...
I am a former fitness competitor and work in the fitness Industry. I have competed in figure shows, collegiate athletics, and have helped hundreds of clients lose weight. Unfortunately, I was injured in a car accident in June and put on 15 lbs. My wonderful fiance had proposed a month before and was very supportive.…
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Yay! Week and a Half -- down 9 lbs!
Im sooo excited, I just had to tell someone! I am one of those weigh yourself every day kind of people, and it feels like it has slowly been coming off, until today when I stepped on the scale and it said 183.5. I was 191 at the beginning of last week. I believe it is just the water weight that has come off and results…
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I am back!
I got side tracked with starting a new job and having a new guy in my life! I am about to go take all my measurements and figure out if I did any damage over the past few weeks... EEK! I don't think I could have done too badly, because I usually wore size 16 or 17 pants, and I went shopping last weekend and bought 13/14s…
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I feel so discouraged!!!
I feel so discouraged. For the past few days, I have gone over my calorie intake by like 200. That is counting the calories I get after working out. I feel like I have no willpower, and my husband is no help, of course not, he is skinny..Why can't I get this right?
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Halloween Binge.....Help!!!
I have two small children who are all geared up for Halloween. Every year, they make quite a haul and feel they need to be generous with me. They know that I am a sucker for Tootsie Rolls so they always give me ALL of theirs, and everyone around here loves to give out Tootsie Rolls. Any advice on how to avoid ruining my…
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Question for the ladies...
Hi sisters, I am currently on my "monthly" and have zero energy. And I mean zero energy. I went to the store (this is about a seven minute walk,) and in the store I had the jelly legs and the shakes. Does anyone know if you actually need more calories during this time? I don't know how I'll get a workout in in this shape.…
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I am dumb and overweight. All I feel is negativity. HELP!
Okay, so here is the deal.... I am 21 years old and 30 pounds over a healthy weight. Do you know how hard that is??? Every Girl I see on a daily basis is at least 20 pounds UNDER weight. And here I am........a whooping 50 pounds over what is SKINNY according to Paris Hilton and other movie stars. It is so superficial. I am…
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Mrs. Sneaky
Well, I did it again. Friday night sitting in front of the telly, husband gone off to bed. Hmm, I'm feeling just a wee bit hungry. I have a few calories left, I can eat two prunes. Half a bag later... well, I ate all those prunes, that means everything will flush nicely tomorrow morning. Lets have some tortilla chips, and…
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Totally DISGUSTED with myself!!!
I was doing great all day on my food intake and exercise. Then, like an idiot I drank three huge glasses of wine. Not only did I exceed my calories but I have a hangover. Why do I sabotoge myself this way?
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Yo-Yo-Yo-Yo-Yo
Hola! I have been counting calories and exercising for 3 weeks today. I started at 189 lbs. Every weekday, I have been doing 45 minutes to 75 minutes of cardio, and staying under my caloric limit. I know I have griped about this before, but I am ready to see some results! I have been yo-yo-ing in weight since the start of…
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See yourself at your goal weight
Hi all, I just went shopping at the Land's End website... they have a "virtual model" that you can adjust to your height and weight. It had been a year since I'd been there, and my model was way too big...it was great motivation to adjust her down to my new size! (then I adjusted her down to my goal weight to see what is…
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How are you going to "Treat" yourself when you hit your goal
Have been on this site just less than a month and have lost 9 pounds so far!! This is great. I know won't continue at this rate because I had gained 5 lbs fairly recently and those came off quickly. Only 11 to go for short term goal by December 29th when I go to Ireland - :-) !!! Longer term goal is to lose additional 10…
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So Excited... Half Way There....
Went to my 6 month Dr.'s appt on Saturday...... I have been dieting for 15 weeks (starting weight 252 lbs) and have lost over 50 lbs!!!!.... I am so excited.... I dropped a bunch of pant sizes (wore a 22, now @ a 16) and my bra size went from a 44-46 DDD to a 38 DD (went bra shopping on Fri., it took 2 hrs...)need to drop…
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OK-- What do you LOVE about yourself?!!!
Don't hold back! I am funny, well- read, organized, have a great sense of humor, compassionate, smart, and am remarketedly good at parallel parking. And, you...?
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I'm Discouraged!!!
I've been trying to lose weight for a really long time now, and I just haven't been successful. I've been taking an anti-depressant for the past 2 1/2 years now (paxil....but just switched to effexor) which has caused me to gain about 30 pounds. I struggle a lot with cravings, which oftentimes are uncontrolled. I really…
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I finally got on a scale
This saturday i walked myself to my friends and used her scale............boy was i surprised i had guessed my starting weight to 157 i was really wrong i am a shocking 170 i was in tears. I couldn't believe i was that wrong. Even my friend was surprised as I honestly do not look that big at all. I felt sorry for myself…
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Help with a plateau
I found myself in the middle of a plateau recently and found this articele. It really helped me. Hope it can help someone else too :) By Dr. Ian Smith, MD Almost everyone over the course of a diet hits a plateau, a point where they can’t seem to lose weight any more despite their previous success. This is what I call the…
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When do you see a change?
When do you actually start seeing a change in measurements? I've only been doing this for two weeks and I have lost 4lbs but I'm not seeing any big changes in my measurements. I will admits that walking for two weeks has made me feel better and my blood pressure has dropped down but I want to see some physicsal changes.…
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Bragadoeious! Top of the World!
Today I went to try on jeans. I do this once a month and i had two pairs of jeans in the fitting room and tried on one pair and said to myself " man these must be a small size 13" when i looked at the tag, because they fit real good and the tag said 11 I wanted to jump up and down. The first thing I did was call my mom and…
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The newbie to the site
Hello everyone! I searched many sites to be a guide to my weight loss, and this site seemed to be the easiest to follow. Let me start by saying that I recieved my BS degree in Nutrition, so I know what I should/shouldn't eat. I have a very strong background in the subject and was always surrounded by a healthy lifestyle…
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I feel.......
................bluhhhhh!!!! I've been very sick for the past few days and I need some encouragement to keep up with my routine. I work out a lot and I've been resting so I know it will be difficult to get back into it all. I've been keeping track of what I eat and I didn't feel like eating much, but I would eat what I…
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Discouraged
First I hav e been very encouraged and motivated by all of you. YOur honesty, support to one another and good ideas have been really great. (I never did "introduce" myself. I m 28, three kids in the past 4 years, ALWAYS been overweight to some degree.) I have not been able to lose ANYTHING for about 4 months now. Tried…
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feeling the strain
hi, i'm new to this site. my names lucie, i'm 25 and have 2 small children under 5. i have been following the recommened calorie intake advised to me for a week now. i'm now starting to feel the stain just like i have with every other diet i've been on. i'm the sort of person that if i don't see results straight away i get…
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Any spouses not supportive even though they are unhappy abou
I was married in 2005, I was a lot thinner but had my second son 2 years ago. I quit smoking 2.5 months ago and was findinb that I was gaining to fast. I don't want one bad dependancy to go to another one. I am 130 lbs at 5'2 my husband is 270 lbs at 6'5. I don't know how to make healthier choices without starving him? Any…
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Hey - It's working!
Okay, I started 4 weeks ago at 158. I always promised myself that I would never weigh more than 150. But of course by the time I got around to doing anything, I was at 158. Today, I weighed in at 149.4 - - - - Yeah!!!!! It's the first time in almost 2 years that I have weighed less than 150 (even though I'm just a little…