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You weigh the pasta before cooking. Adding water doesn't add calories.
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Same thing just happened to me! I lost 20 lbs last summer and was exercising and cooking at home, then grad school started in the fall and I was tired and stressed all the time and just dropped everything to focus on school and gained 15 pounds back... It took me about half way through this semester to get back to things!…
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Oatmeal is great! And can be very filling! I hate plain oatmeal l so i usually mush a banana into it or some apple and cinnamon or a little honey! Can even mix greek yogurt with raw oats and soak them over night!
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It can be hard to notice changes in our physique because we see ourselves all the time! And the tiny changes don't get noticed because they are so gradual! I would suggest taking progress photos, they help you see the big step differences as well as taking body measurements instead of just weighing yourself! Maybe you…
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I'm not sure if this happened to me or not or if it was just my paranoia? I lost a good 20 pounds between last February and July and it really felt and seemed like more hair was coming out in my hair brush or in the shower, but I wasn't really aware of it BEFORE I started loosing weight so I don't really have anything to…
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Unfortunately I LOVE pizza! But I do similarly, I'll bake a frozen pizza and eat the 1/3 serving size and salad for dinner and then take another 1/3 serving for lunch the next day or something! Or my husband just finishes it for me...haha I try to cook the right amount that there aren't leftovers but it's not an exact…
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We have an instant pot but I haven't learned to use it yet haha I bake the chicken in the over still, my favorite is lemon pepper! And you can buy the seasoning pre mixed or just put lemon slices/zest and regular pepper on the chicken and a little olive oil! Shred it and mix with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots!…
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It kind of depends. I'm working on my Master's degree right now so the afternoons and evening are still taken up by school... I do meal prep my dinners and some lunches for the most part at the beginning of the week but since I'm not a super big breakfast eater I liked the idea of just drinking something in the car and…
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I really like: "You're lapping everyone on the couch." its simple and kind of comforting, even if I'm going super slow and really struggling I'm doing better than everyone not doing anything! AND "A year from now you'll wish you started today." This is my goal! A year of fitness and health! So excited for this day!
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Well if you really want to you could wear any of them all day under your shirt. But it's mainly for workouts. Why would you need to track your everyday walking around the office heart rate? That's basically your resting heart rate and the calories you burn there aren't really accountable for your dieting, those calories…
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Fitness trackers can be largely inaccurate. If you are insisting on using one, try getting a chest strap one, because it will be better able to track your heart rate and estimate your calories burned. If your wrist strap is saying stuff like you burned 900 calories in 50 minutes its probably inaccurate. Another method that…
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I plateaued for 3 weeks. A fitness trainer friend recommended adding BACK 200-300 calories a day fr a week. She said sometimes the body gets tired of being in deficit for so long and can hold on to weight harder and adding back calories jump starts hormones to trigger weight loss again. I added back in 250 calories a day…
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If you are just starting out it can be difficult to go from not counting calories at all to going straight to 1200. I'd say the first couple of weeks I felt pretty hungry and not satisfied but after that I got used to it. I do about 1200-1300 a day now and it's always enough, you get used to what foods you can eat and how…
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I have just started incorporating some strength training into my weight loss. I was just running as well, but I found these HIIT workout videos, and they are really easy and well made with lots of modifications if you have bad knees or a beginner too! and best of all you can do them all at home! So no awkward gym time,…
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Weight fluctuates, with water intake and sodium intake. Maybe try weighing yourself every other day or so to get a better idea of what your weight is doing. It is very possible that today you were up half a pound but tomorrow you may be down half a pound! Keep tracking and give it one more week and see how its changing…
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i THINK you can only post pictures using the mobile app, so not from a computer. https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2794444-posting-on-your-newsfeed
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I would cancel some of those streaming programs first! Remove some temptation! Then, if movement is very painful, try going to an indoor pool and working those tendons and muscles in an aerobic class or just light swimming! The pool will reduce the amount of force and shock that your joints are experiencing and allow them…
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Or make Monday your rest day! I am always soooo tired on Mondays that I usually skip the gym/workout and go on Sunday instead to make up for it! Not to sound too much like Garfield but.. I hate Mondays :wink: haha
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Yea XD he's the best :)
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I wouldn't say they were the worst, but they were kind of lame/funny lol. When I first started dating my husband, it was our first valentines day and we'd been together 6 months by then. He got me the stereotypical stuffed animal and heart shaped box of nasty grocery store chocolate lol and then this random pair of pajama…
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I would seek out counseling or therapy. It sounds like your eating habits have a lot of emotional and mental motivations that should be worked through first. A healthy mind can make all the difference. We go to the doctor when we are physically hurt and there is nothing wrong with going to therapy when me are mentally and…
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Saltwater taffy is one of my favorites!! You can have 5 or so of them and stay under 100 calories and if you suck on them they last a long time so it feels kind of like your getting more out of it? if that makes sense, haha, but they are the best and you can get all assortments of flavors from Sprouts/Trader Joe's! A…
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You loose 1-2 pounds PER DAY?? And you eat 24 tablespoons of coconut oil PER DAY?! Why are you eating this much coconut oil? Who told you to do that? Where are you getting these ideas? Are you actually counting your calories or just guessing from all the coconut oil your eating? Do you have a nutritionist or are you just…
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When I plateaued my fitness trained added back in a few calories to my diet (about 200-300), saying that sometimes the body gets tired of always being in a deficit and it can freak it out, causing it to hold on to weight more. Adding back in a few more calories jump starts hormones and restarted my weigh loss process. It…
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Getting a good nights sleep is very healthy for weight loss, in that it at least cuts down the time you are awake to be eating. Do you NEED to be awake during those hours? Try going to bed earlier if that is an option. As far as being hungry, check you calorie intake setting and make sure they are appropriate. Did you pick…
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That's awesome that the shoes worked, what store did you go to? I was thinking of trying New Balance but I don't know if they do gait analysis. Did it cost extra for the analysis?
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Motivation is kind of a personal thing. I find it helps to remember the reason I started working out and dieting in the first place. Whether its health or confidence or appearance or whatever, you have to keep that original reason in your head. It helps to put tiny motivations throughout your life to remind you as well!…
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If you just use calls and texts and the occasional internet I def recommend getting the Walmart Family Mobile plan and getting one of their simpler phones! Its $25 a month for unlimited talk/text and 1GB of data! I got the LG Fiesta and it has a good camera and does all the stuff i need it too! it doesn't have much memory…
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You definitely want to keep logging calories regardless of doing IF or not. I think there's some research that shows IF increased the metabolism in rats, or can increase longevity but not much has been done studying how it effects humans. But other than that, IF is just another way to help restrict calories. The idea is…
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If you wear makeup you can use the scraps and bottle liquid makeup remover to remove your makeup instead of buying towelettes! Or dusting cloths or head bands or oil rags for car repair or stuff them into an old pillow case and make a knee mat for when gardening or repairing cars or make reusable grocery bags or doll…
