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Intro and Search For Like Minded Folks
I'm 42 yr old married female who is swimming for physical therapy and weightloss due to a back injury. I am not a morning or a Monday person. In fact I am so anti-monday it takes me til Wed to get motivated, lol Today I actually felt motivated and did laps at the rec centers HUGE swim meet pool. My goal was 6, but I did 8…
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General Discussion
Hi. I couldnt find a topic geared to meet my needs. Im sure there are a lot of people like this. So I started a General Discussion group to fit almost everyone. Feel free to post whatever interests you. It can be about food, nutrition, fitness, maybe a recipe or poem to post. It can also be a clean joke to exercise those…
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need advice....may seek professional help
hi ya'll..... i have been on mfp for almost 2 years. i have successfully lost 75 pounds after having my daughter and i am ALMOST happy with where i am. i have also successfully maintained this weight loss since May, so 5 months. i would like to lose another 5 pounds and have been trying UNsuccessfully for the last couple…
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General question regarding EM2WL
I joined this group and I thought that the overall idea made sense. The body has a mechanism to combat potential starvation by generally "slowing down" to make more efficient use of energy (stored fat, calories, etc.). This would eventually hinder continued weight loss (or at least make it more difficult). My thinking was…
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HASFit and MFP
I just spent the $2 for the app to get some guidance on barbell exercises (I'm a little rusty). I know they track a few things, not sure about calorie count? Has anyone integrated HASFit into your program and logged on MFP? How did you do it? I don't see an app integration, so I guess it will be manual. Thanks! Trish
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Having a hard time with the last few lbs.
I am 32 female 5'4" and 124lbs. I had my 3rd child (who is now 9mo old!!) I have worked my butt off at the gym doing mostly HIIT training in a awesome group fitness class. My goal is to see my abs and I would love any advice for the last bit of body fat??
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Besides protein powder, any good meal recipes low fat but high protein?
I'd love some low fat high protein meal ideas. Any meal. I'm using the default % of protein, carbs and fat (20/50/30). My fat is going over budget and protein under. Not so worried about the carbs as I think my % is close enough to balance out. Plus I love carb foods in general. When I noticed protein was low yesterday…
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Help please?
Hi joined the group as I like the idea behind it and I would like some help if possible, I'm in the uk and over the past 18months have lost 56lb through dieting(slimming world) and gym mainly cardio and machines. However over the past 10-12 weeks I've started lifting weights at the gym and I've quit the slimming world and…
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Another long intro and activity level question
Hey everyone - long time lurker here :) I was already used to 16:8 intermittent fasting when I joined this site last November. It took me awhile to get a hang of food tracking, then I started a cut using numbers I'd found with an online calculator. It kinda went downhill from there. I starting playing with other fasting…
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Is there any way to adjust my news feed?
I love seeing "completed her food and exercise diary for 10/22/2014 and was under her calorie goal" on the news feed. The problem is that it doesn't differentiate between staying within a reasonable number of calories or being 1000 calories under. If I'm not careful when I'm stressed, I often drop below 500 calories per…
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How do I...?
... How do I increase my calories from 2200 to say 2600 without eating a huge volume of food? Right now, my macros are 40/30/30, and I really don't want to bust out on the fat (say by eating nuts). Honestly, I'm happy with the volume of food I'm eating but I do need to increase my calorie intake (my fitbit tells me I burn…
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I'm gonna do that! (Progress log)
Hello there! My name's Julia (I'm from Spain so my English will sound weird to you sometimes), and firstly let me say a big "AT LAST!" for all this EM2WL thing. I'm willing to try it, I have been doing my research for several weeks and I'm committed to share with you my progress along this journey. Let's start with my…
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Just wanting to find local Houston/Katy, TX folks
Hello, Looking to get linked up with people in EM2WL that are in Houston. If you are, hit me up!
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Would like advice please.
Hi, I am unfortunately someone who has all her life believed in the 1200 calorie route. The past 6 weeks I have ate 1300 calories daily (thought I was being a slight rebel having an extra hundred!!) I have also worked up to walking 90 minutes Monday to Friday at a reasonable pace with my small dog, which we both enjoy. I…
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Hi From OKLAHOMA :)
I was young and dumb, when I started to not eat as much, That was 35 years ago and even as a diabetic (diet/excercise only) I still have a very hard time eating more than 1 meal and a couple snacks a day. I'm 52 years old and I'm very overweight (251 lbs) because I made my body go into the starvation mode, so instead of…
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Scooby or fitbit?
Hi I'm pretty sure I know the answer - but want to check. I've been wearing a fitbit for a few months now - so have a good idea what it says my average burn is. Scooby comes in lower than this (just under 100 calories a day). I'm thinking that as fitbit has been tracking my movement for the last few months I should start…
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when you're exhausted becuase your babies don't sleep and all you want is SUGAR
Ok so, this is my first post here and I am a bit nervous! I have been eating more for about 6 weeks and am almost at the end of Stage 1 in NROL4W. I have been spying on these posts and discussions for some time, they are great and so helpful. 6 weeks in I have started to see some good results, my clothes feel looser, the…
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Hi! Just joined in!
Hi! So I finally joined the group since I'm pretty ready to give the Eat More approach a shot. I'm about 5'7.5" (since my height tends to vary at the doctor's apparently, and I tend to round up to 5'8"), and last weigh-in I was at 217.4 (SW was 261). I've been pretty steadily losing with the straightforward subtract 1k…
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Hi
New member here. Looking to find out about this life style, as im always gonna eat. I cant not chew on something so dieting is rough. Plus i live alone, and cooking is always too much food.
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New Here
New to group. This lifestyle I believe suits me best. Trying to get started. What does a typical day of eating and exercise look like for the EM2WL lifestyle? Thank you.
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I just joined. I agree with this forum.
I lost weight by eating more food. I ate more fruits and vegetables, less candy and cookies. I ate fish, less red meats. I did not eat refined sugar or sugar substitutes. I drank water instead of pop/soda. At that time I lost 20 pounds in 21 days. BUT.... gained it back when I started eating sweets again. I am addicted to…
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Also new
I am an avid fitness enthusiast. No problem with working out, but I struggle with eating. In general I eat healthy, but I know sugar is my biggest culprit. I can't seem to get lean. :( I would like to learn more about the way you guys eat and eat to perform? I love training hard, but I want to eat more when I do.
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Has anyone lost a large amount of weight eating more?
I know I'm supposed to wait several weeks before making a judgement, but I've been eating at higher calories for over a month (up to 1600 from 1290 for 2 weeks, now at 2000 - netting 1850 BMR at the lowest) and still am looking at less than a pound total loss and no inches lost. I have a LONG way to go, I need to see…
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EMTWL and quiiting smoking
Hi guys! So glad to have found this group! I initially came to MFP, because I quit smoking and don't want to balloon. Last time, I gained weight- and stupidly started smoking again. This group tells me that I can lose without starving! Almost too good to be true :)
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Quite pleased
I've been writing in the forums of the EM2WL website (personal journals) but thought I'd share here. While I haven't been eating at a major deficit while trying to lose weight (I went down to 1600 for a short period at the beginning) mainly because I love food and found the whole TDEE method (so moved up to 1880), I…
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new and need advice
Hello. So I joined this group a while back and have finally decided to take the plunge. I just got back from 2+ weeks of vacation (plus a week of pre-vacation where I was not tracking and eating too much). So I have a few questions. First, there is talk of a "re-feed" period here. Since I was eating over maintenance while…
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Different results using the 2 scooby calculators
Hi, Just a bit confused about which Scooby calculator to use - I've seen click through links for both the World’s Most Accurate Calorie Calculator + Free Fat Loss Calorie Calculator. They both give me different TDEE results when I put in precisely the same info. I was wondering if there is general consensus for which…
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Hi!! New to this group!!
Hi everybody! After using MFP for 2 months, even tho I did lose 15 lbs, I always felt hungry following its recommendation of 1240 calories. (I did choose 1lb/week) I think it also had to do with not truly understanding the whole net calories thing, eating them back... Last week I got tired and just ate like I normally did…
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Kettlebells vs. Weight Lifting DVD programs
Hi Everyone! I had weight loss surgery in 2000 (it was tweaked in 2003) and have now regained weight. I want to start lifting weights at home, but don't know if I should do Kettlebells or use a DVD program like Beach Body's Body Beast or Les Mill's Body Pump? Also what does STS stand for? Thanks in advance! Cynthia
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New to this and needing help to understand it all
Hi all. I joined this group to help me with weightloss. In a nutshell, I've been trying to lose 20-30 lbs for over 8 years now. Absolutely every method I've tried has failed. I've tried eating at 1200 calories. I've tried eating at 1500 calories. I've tried working out 3 times a week for half an hour each time. Nothing.…
