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I remember from being a teenager that I didn't take my mothers advice, ever. However we had no candy, chips etc in the house and mostly ate home-cooked food. As for your husband, sit him down, tell him you love him and you're worried about his health. Ask if he is willing to go to the doctor with you and get all his…
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I donated a whole garbage bag of clothes, because they were too big :D Now, shopping, which I have mixed feelings about, I used to know exactly which size to get where, but I don't anymore, especially with vanity sizing running rampant xD
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Actually I've recently seen a study that showed that the cholesterol in eggs was unrelated to the amount of bad cholesterol in humans. If your husband doesn't have high cholesterol, then I'm not sure if eating a couple of eggs a week is harmful. However, I'm not a doctor and don't have high cholesterol, just wanted to put…
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I lost my jawbone band at a wild outside party (the stupid clasp wasn't very trustworthy). Although I'm really bummed about losing something that valuable, I feel much more free without it. Strange how tracking some data can hold you hostage.. (note: i didn't use it as a tool for weightloss, just tracking steps and sleep,…
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I told 2 of my friends my current weight and both thought I must be lighter than that, so I guess I look skinnier than I weigh. I half-joked that it must be all my muscles, they actually agreed... :D
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Hip thrusts & I second the recommendation of checking out strong curves!
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I don't think 2100 are your maintenance calories if you're that active. I'm a 5'7" female, 66 kg and easily maintain on 2000 on weekdays (mon-thu) and 2500 in the weekend (fri-sat-sun) and I average around 8000 steps. If you've been low on calories for a long time, upping your calories and gaining weight is likely water…
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Haha no one noticed my 15 pound loss. Now that I've moved into maintenance and bought new clothes/ started indoor rock climbing and a fairly physical part-time job, people notice. I have lost inches and am seeing biceps etc. I think it might also be that people feel awkward. Last weekend I asked a few female friends about…
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I went stopping yesterday and bought all smalls!! (Might be a bit of vanity sizing but I'll take it) And i dropped another jeans size!
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@ prettyleelee You look AWESOME! Proof for how weight doesn't tell the whole story :)
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Before going abroad for my studies, I told my stepdad about mfp and calorie tracking. 10 weeks later when I came back he lost 5,5 kg (about 12 lbs.) using the app :) I maintained my weight during the 10 weeks, but I did go down a belt notch! On the last one now, yay! But the real NSV is that I came back and jumped back…
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I hit the last hole of my belt this morning!! :#
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I have adorable tiny biceps popping out :) And it turns out a pint of ben & jerry's can last for a few days if you measure out servings... Who knew :o
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My diary is closed (it's mostly in Dutch so pointless), but I've had wine and ben & jerry's every day for the past 3 days. I just measure out 100 gr of b&j, who knew there's more than 4 servings in there? I could eat the thing in 2 sittings!! :P And I've still lost weight. I found it's easier to fit in if I prelog meals.…
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SL seems to be the go to for everyone. If you want a great lower body, you can check out strong curves as well. They have a lifting program, a bodyweight program and a lower body only program. I do the bodyweight work outs every once in a while and can't get up the stairs the day after because my butt hurts ;) However, if…
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So 2 weeks ago I left South Africa after a six week trip, with a broken heart. However, I did not gain on that massive trip!!! :) And I also did not resort to Ben&Jerry's to deal with the heartbreak. Then a second NSV, today I went to buy a pair of the exact same jeans that I bought last autumn and I wore so much they…
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Yes, it's probably water retention. Your muscles hold water when they are recovering. Especially if they are new work-outs. I step on the scale every morning and usually am heavier the day after a work out!
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Hey! Good on you for starting! For yoga, why don't you try some free youtube videos? I really like yogawithadriene Just look for beginner/low-impact videos and remember, they might be really flexible, practiced people, but the point of yoga is to do the exercises within your own abilities, pushing towards a little…
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The above should guarantee succes. In addition, what helped me was learning to say 'no, thank you'. If going out for coffee, don't eat the cookie, say no to *kitten* storebought birthday cake etc. Saying no to calories I don't really like but eat just because they are there, leaves me room for oreo's, ben&jerry's & some…
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Victory indeed!!! I'm slowly moving into maintenance (leaving on a six week backpacking trip next week, during which I hope to maintain since I don't have so much to lose). So because I'm stalling I did not really measure lately. Took measurements today, turns out I lost 7 cm (2.7 inch) across 4 measurement points in 4…
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Weight loss, most are indeed trash. No scientific back-up, restricted for no reason and van promote diets on way too little calories. Exercise, I really liked new rules of lifting for women (which has suggestions for meal plans with decent amounts of calories). I've heard good things about all the new rules of lifting…
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Wow what an amazing difference in such a short time!! Keep it up :)
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Depends. I have a charge and find it really usefull and motivating. If I'm pnly at 6000 steps afer dinner I'll go for a walk. It's useless for tracking many other sports though, Although if you get one with a hr you can override the steps and it will calculate calorie burn for the work out (not sure how accurate). I wish…
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Coffee & Tea (hot or cold-brewed). Water with a slice of lime. The only calories I like to drink are those with alcohol :p
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Potato chips. If I have it at home, I will eat it all, the entire bag. Still eat it when having drinks/dinner/movie night with friends. Other than that I regularly eat everything I want. I plan ahead for a 900 cal pizza and a glas of pinot if I feel like it. Heck, once I had a pizza just because I had the spare calories...
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Why would I want to? I drink mine black, no calories and healthy for you. I only drink water, green or herbal tea, black coffee and alcohol. I'd have to replace it with cocktails to get me through the day! That won't do me much good :)
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So I had a really busy week with a major deadline yesterday and 2 dinner/drinks out. Another dinner out today for my dad's birthday. So, I don't think I've lost weight this week (haven't weighed in yet). But I did manage to do my 2 regular strength work outs, got in a walk every day and I noticed I am getting a teeny tiny…
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I think working out it always useful! Better do it before and take a rest day after a night out I think ;) Just have a proper meal in between!
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I second the chocolate/PB smoothie, I use unsweetened soy milk and add raw cocao powder. Also really good with a shot of espresso if you like coffee. http://ohsheglows.com/categories/recipes-2/beverages/green-monsters-beverages/ Here are some awesome recipes as well :)
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It might help to think about what stopped you before? Was it because you only had carrots? Try flexible dieting (anything goes as long as it fit your calories (or macros). Was it the high intensity of working out? Start with once or twice a week. I create room for oreo's and ice cream because for me it is about creating an…
