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Need Ideas for Lunch and Snack Options
Hey ya'll...I need some healthy options for lunch and snacks. Dinner I'm generally pretty good at but I struggle with packing a good lunch for work and snacks as well. I'm a huge fan of fruit but not so much veggies. Any suggestions you have would be very welcome! Only know I won't eat anything with artificial sweeteners…
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What's your workout?
There's a million different workouts out there. As larger losers, many of us have unique needs when it comes to working out. For many of us, lower impact exercises are important. So let's pool our knowledge. What's working for you? My workouts of choice are always going to be those natural outdoor play activities that…
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Larger Loser Group Discussion
Consider this the comment box. If you have ideas, comments, suggestions, complaints, or bad puns about losers this is the place. I will also use this thread to point out any changes to group rules or policies.
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Dating while Overweight
I'm sure I'm not the only one here who suffers from terrible self esteem. It's been a problem for me my whole life, so I basically just made a decision to never date because my brain (and society) convinced me that nobody would ever love me at the size I am. Fast forward to today, and I've come to the realization that I'm…
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Arthritis and Joint Pain
Hello everyone. I'm looking for suggestions for helping soothe my arthritis and joint pain. I've developed osteoarthritis in my hands,knees and feet. The pain in my hands has been unbearable this last week. My job consists of alot of driving, writing and using a lap top. I'm currently taking Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM for…
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Ladies, TOTM.... how do you cope?
So it’s that time of the month 😐 please tell me I’m not alone in struggling! A tiny bit background: I was always told I had PCOS due to my weight, acne, and zero menstrual cycle. Fast forward ten years, I’m nowhere near my lightest weight (in just shy of 18st, I was 14st when I was about 20-24yrs), but they reckon the…
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Dangerous Thinking
Hello friends! As many of us know from experience, mental conditioning can be just as important as physical conditioning when going through a life change. What are 'danger zones' or dangerous thoughts of your mind? And what do you do when you find yourself drifting there? For me, I've learned I'm headed for trouble when I…
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What helps you keep on track? And work out how your mind works?
Had a not-so-great-day today. Was over my calories goal but still under maintenance. I don't cope well with that, and in the past it would have set me off! I also couldn't do my planned walk as events conspired against me, keeping me at work till well after dark. I'm counting it as a victory that I haven't thrown in the…
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Migraines and metabolism
I read some research a while ago that migraine attacks slow both your metabolism and digestion during an attack...and it made sense in that once I had a migraine no medication I took would work...if my digestion had slowed down totally then the oral meds would just be sitting there until I threw them up. I wonder how early…
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Small Goals lead to Big Goals
One thing I learned the last time I was on this journey was to focus on my small goals. I want to lose AT LEAST 90lbs, but instead of focusing on that, I focus on drinking more water, eating serving sizes instead of platefuls. I focus on the first 5 lbs instead of the full 90. I focus on one or two at a time and eventually…
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Any health care professionals?
Hello all! Are there any health care professionals in this group? If so, what keeps you going? I am in my last year of pharmacy school and I am restarting my journey. 7 lbs down as of the writing of this post. 93 more to go. Some days I look at my patients and that’s enough to motivate me. After all. How can I tell them to…
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Down 121 pounds - now comes the HARD part!
Biggest challenge now? Everyone telling me "Wow, you look great, you don't need to lose any weight!"...when I know I am still 80 pounds above "obese" for my height, age, and frame. At the same time, these will be the toughest pounds to lose.
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Falling off the Wagon
So, moderation is key, but I have discovered I am a weekend binger and though that might work for some, it does not for me. It might be the amount of yo-yo dieting over the years, but I can’t seem to nake the use of deficit work. It was the last dinner party in my house before we move to Florida this weekend and I baked…
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A big Thank You!!
I wanna give out a big thank you to @Novusdies for getting me involved in this group. It's a great group of people who are going after the same goal, and I don't feel like I'm going at this alone! There are lots of great people here with similar goals, and we all need help from time to time. I find myself coming into this…
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VLCD: Yes Or No
Hi all, I was going to post this in an existing topic but didn’t see one which really followed suit. So essentially what are people views on very low calorie diets. I often don’t get very hungry, as in I’ll eat about 600-800 calories a day a few times a week and that’ll be about it. Obviously for me personally I should be…
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Discussion: Additional Weight Loss Difficulties for Larger Losers
This is what I have come across so far: 1) Loose skin - It isn't just ugly it develops rashes and other skin irritations very easily. I now use Hibiclens 3 times a week now and that has helped. 2) Fat weight distribution - It seems that shifting a large amount of weight can cause pressure in places that can cause pain. For…
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Loose skin
Anyone have any suggestions on how to tighten up loose skin? I have lost some weight and now I am buildng just a flap of loose skin where all the fat was. Is there something you can do besides just fold it into your pants? I know in the navy on tape day everyone smelled like prep h for the 1/2inch it gave you, but I need a…
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Sharing: Weekly Weigh In Group
Hola, with the permission of @NovusDies (thank you) I would just like to share my weekly weigh in group which is open to all we have had people looking to lose anything from 12 pounds to 150 pounds and there is absolutely no judgement. You can weigh in whatever day of the week suits you, I weigh daily but use my Weds weigh…
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Personal Trainers
Anybody here have, or used a personal trainer? I am looking at getting one soon. He is a pro bodybuilder, not one of the "trainers" you see at goodlife or something. It's just convincing my wife to let me spend the money. He charges $50/hr, which I think is a good price. Goodlife is $80-$100/hr. It would be 8 sessions per…
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Irony
My son made me a play list for walking. I always just have it on shuffle. Yesterday's was hilarious. Forecast was for thunder, lightning and rain. I headed out in a break with a patch of blue sky to Kenny Rogers "The Gambler". As the skies opened and the rain came down, the music switched to Eurythmics "Here Comes the…
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Need another group leader
BJ hit a bit of a rough spell with her health so I am not sure when she will be back to posting again regularly. It is important to me for this group to keep growing and stay focused on sensible progress while staying pretty casual about being on topic. As most of you know I will be facing surgery pretty soon and I may not…
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How often do you update your calorie goals?
I've been putting my weights in the check-in screen every week or so, but my daily calorie goals have stayed the same. Through a search in the MFP message boards, it looks like you have to go into goals & update it manually. Is that correct? If so, how often do you update?
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Non Scale Goals
I know I'm not supposed to be hung up on the scale, and I'm working very hard on that. This morning has been a struggle since the scale was not very nice :( I know it's mostly water weight, but it's still a bummer when I've been working so hard. I let myself be sad and mopey while I got ready for work, but now I'm ready to…
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Accountability friends
Hello. I just joined MFP this week. I have 100 lbs to lose. Looking for some friends for my new adventure! Thanks!
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Food Item and Satiety Rating
The purpose of this thread is to help people think of the food they eat and how it keeps them full or makes them hungry again in a short amount of time. Different people find different things satiating so there is not one right answer just one right answer for you. We will use a 1 to 10 rating. 1 being the lowest meaning…
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Fitbit?
I have a Fitbit that I wear, track steps with, and link to MFP. If any of you guys are interested in setting up some group challenges, or just want to be Fitbit friends hit me up.
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Cravings
Who here has cravings for the things they can't have? RIght now, I'd kill for a pop! It's been a week without one. I find that I have to battle everyday over certain things that I want to throw down my pie hole.
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What's your daily goal?
Being new to the whole forum thing here, maybe this was posted somewhere else or maybe this is a taboo subject. If so just point me to the existing thread please. What are your daily goals? At the moment I focus mainly on calories. My daily goal is somewhere between 2000-2500 calories. I also have a fitbit and my set goal…
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Don't jump to the end
This is a mistake I made many times in my various failed attempts to lose weight. I would assume, like many do, that I had to eat the "diet" food like grilled chicken and broccoli. I think one of the few advantages to having a lot of weight to lose is that we typically have a larger calorie budget and we have time to…
