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  • Supermel
    Supermel Posts: 612 Member
    This great, Thanks for posting.
  • maurierose
    maurierose Posts: 574 Member
    bumpity bump ta bump de bump! :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:
  • cometnurse
    cometnurse Posts: 62 Member
    At stage 4!!! Thanks this was GREAT!!:happy:
  • Mande_G
    Mande_G Posts: 599 Member
    Bump (this should be a sticky post, methinks.)
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    Bump (this should be a sticky post, methinks.)

    It is referenced on page one in my http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/23912-links-in-mfp-you-want-to-read-again-and-again

    ...and it is also referenced on page one in http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10665-newbies-please-read-me-2nd-edition
    (Both of which ARE sticky!!)
    :smile:

    Flip through all the pages on the "Links" one, I continually add on new threads. It's not all just a bunch of "bumps"




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  • Raphi
    Raphi Posts: 124 Member
    Thanks... I'm on level 2, and going to Cuba in 4 weeks... Guess I'm gonna have to accept that I'll be a little bit chubby on the beach this year :ohwell: seems there is no quick fix or easy way out of this
    Thanks for all the infos you provide :flowerforyou:
  • DeeDeeLHF
    DeeDeeLHF Posts: 2,301 Member
    Just wanted to bump this along. It is just that good! Be sure to read page one to find Bank's addition of Phase 6!
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Looks like it's time for a bump on this one.

    So much discouragement/unrealistic expectations on the boards lately.:angry: I blame the BL.
  • lvfunandfit
    lvfunandfit Posts: 654 Member
    great advice! and very well said!
  • JeriAring
    JeriAring Posts: 2 Member
    This was very helpful! I am "stuck" around phase 4 and 5. I was starting to second guess what I am eating or how I am excercising! I am committed, I am all in!!!!! Thanks for the detailed explanation!
  • ReneDavidson
    ReneDavidson Posts: 86 Member
    wow, very true! Thanks for this...I'll be on the look out for stage 2....
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    Friday nite bump
  • bridgett_shorter
    bridgett_shorter Posts: 9
    Thanks hun! I am new to the site so it was nice to get some info from a pro! I am somewhere on stage 5 . I started changing my life style abou10 months ago. I started at 254lbs and now at 212. Its amazing how much alot of water and going to the pool 5 days a week helped! I am now raising my goals to lose more ! You info has been a god sent to help me keep it up! Thanks!
  • demerson
    demerson Posts: 1
    This is great! Thanks for sharing.
  • jmarie9
    jmarie9 Posts: 108
    so helpful
  • rlsluvr
    rlsluvr Posts: 130
    Bump it up!!!!
  • here_I_go_again
    here_I_go_again Posts: 463 Member
    bumpety-bump
  • healthycat31
    healthycat31 Posts: 99
    Bump. My first bump. :tongue:
  • farmgirlh
    farmgirlh Posts: 240
    so true.....bump
  • pearlyfatcat
    pearlyfatcat Posts: 31 Member
    bump so I can find it later!
  • eyemadreamer
    eyemadreamer Posts: 41 Member
    Awesome post, thanks for the motivation and encouragement :)

    i personally am a little different in stage 1 i guess, ive been at this for 2 weeks so far and i have only lost 2 lbs.. rather than the 4-8 lbs you said to expect. but my coach mentioned that everyone is different and sometimes our bodies does weird things to adapt to sudden changes in eating habit and acitivity levels.
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    Awesome post, thanks for the motivation and encouragement :)

    i personally am a little different in stage 1 i guess, ive been at this for 2 weeks so far and i have only lost 2 lbs.. rather than the 4-8 lbs you said to expect. but my coach mentioned that everyone is different and sometimes our bodies does weird things to adapt to sudden changes in eating habit and acitivity levels.

    It's true, while the majority of people will experience dramatic weight loss at the very beginning followed by a significant drop off, there is a smaller subset that will experience little or no weight loss at the start that leads either to more steady weight loss throughout, or higher loss later on down the road. This can happen for a variety of reasons, but just know that while the steps may not fit you exactly, the concept that you need to fit the program to your body still holds true. Best luck to you!
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
    I lost 4-5 pounds the first week and I KNOW it was water weight. I used to eat high-sodium, and NEVER drank water, just lots and lots of diet coke and coffee with lots of splenda! I felt bloated ALL the time.

    I cut back to one coffee a day, NO splenda, and very little soda if any, dropped 4 pounds in 5 days. And I FEEL way better because I'm drinking water now!

    I'm at the end of my second week and haven't lost any more, but I haven't had a cigarette in a week and feel more energetic and just "better" in general.
  • jpark38
    jpark38 Posts: 7 Member
    bump :)
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    Great post!
  • vixey2906
    vixey2906 Posts: 30
    Bump :)
  • FrankyOsage
    FrankyOsage Posts: 275
    A win as usual!
  • ncjc
    ncjc Posts: 9
    This is so acurate, it's scary. Thanks for the motivation!!
  • fivefatcats
    fivefatcats Posts: 368
    BUMP
  • cjrss03
    cjrss03 Posts: 22
    Great information for all!
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