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The hardest part for me in getting started was making the grocery store run to get the right foods in the house. Once I did that, it wasn't so bad. It helps me to fill out the food diary before I eat the food so I can see what the damage is. I am losing slowly but I am not torturing myself either. I always save enough…
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1200 calories doesn't leave a lot of room. I would just focus on the fat and calories for today and hit the protein harder. Cottage cheese, yogurt, eggs and you get the picture. Tuna is also pretty low calories. We all have days where we go over. The important thing is to get on track the next morning. Good Luck
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You lost a lot of weight very fast. It is probably a matter of your body regulating your hydration levels. Just to gain one pound, you would have to eat 3500 calories plus maintenance calories. Even with a blow out that would be almost 6000 calories in one day to gain 1 pound. I doubt you ate that many calories.
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I have sweet teeth Ha Ha. Cinnamon and raisin bagles give me the illusion of a cinnamon bun. Mix a chocolate cake mix with a can of pumkin and follow baking instructions. Mix a yellow cake mix with 2 cups of apple sauce and follow baking instructions. Only add the pumkin or apple sauce, nothing else and you get a pretty…
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I love success stories - it keeps me going. You look amazing - love your hair.
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Wow! You really lost a lot in the tummy area. That's the place most people have trouble losing myself included. What a difference 30 pounds makes. You look great. Good Luck
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First, losing 26 pounds is a great accomplishment whether it be man or woman so congrats on the loss. Based on experience, the man in my life does lose weight faster than me but he still has to work at it. Most men do lose weight faster than women and they usually get to have more calories than we do for the weight loss.…
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Seems like I have had a hard time staying on track today myself. We all have days like this but if you have a lot of them, check with your doctor. There are some amazing medications out there to help us keep our life on track. Good Luck
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First, you need a better doctor for your thyroid. I did not that your thyroid can contribute to you having a heart attack until it happened to me. Maybe you have an endocronologist (sp?) but if not, you need one asap. The thyroid controls every cell in your body. It is so important that new born babies have thyroid test…
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Relax - Tomorrow is a new day. Most of us have days like this from time to time. If you want it bad enough you will figure out how to get back on track. Good Luck!
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This site is amazing. I still can't believe it is free but so happy that it is. Just thought I would pass on to you that it helps me to enter my food in the diary before I eat it. It keeps me on track and if I mess up in one place, I can tweek it in another. Also, there are lots of chain outlet dinners in the data base. I…
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I am on the "little black dress" train for classy. Drop the zebra print hose and go with sheer hose since it is a classy event. I have the thighs and hips so I go with clothes that don't cling to that area. I think it makes one look smaller where as the cling draws attention to that area. If you want some color, you can go…
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I have a thyroid problem and still lose of the MFP guidelines. A 1000 calories isn't much. Are you on medication for your thyroid? I am losing about a pound a week (same as you) on 1480 calories but I am on Thyroid Medication.
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WOW! You have come so far. You give me hope and motivation. You look amazing!!!!!
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This happens to a lot of women especially if they have had children. The stomach muscles weaken a lot when pregnant. When my thyroid went down, I started gaining lots of weight right in my mid section so I was close to my belly sticking out further than my boobs! I have not lost a lot of weight yet but most of what I have…
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The government needs to create some jobs to help people get back on their feet. Once they get that done and get the economy out of the toilet, maybe, just maybe they can spend a little time making fat people feel worse about themselves than they already do.
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I do a mix of dried fruits and peanuts then divide into half cup servings which one serving has 221 calories so you can't eat a lot of it. However, it has me completely off the cake, cookies and so forth. I use pineapple, cranberries, raisins, banana chips and roasted peanuts. If I would drop the banana chips and peanuts…
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Click on tools then BMR. That's how many calories your body needs each day if you did nothing but stay in bed all day like someone in a coma. That's right. Your body needs the calories to breath, for your heart to beat and other bodily functions. Two pounds a week is 108 pounds a year. That's a lot of weight. None of us…
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Ha Ha - Like you I considered coffee breakfast. The first week on MFP I gained 2 pounds. I started eating something for breakfast if it is nothing but peanut butter and it made a difference. It is worth a try. Good Luck I noticed you are not tracking your protein. If it is a space issue, I would drop the fiber column and…
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Glad you found this site. It is amazing and will help you get to where you want to be. Just an FYI - I enter my food before I eat it so I can see what the damage is. If it is a lot higher in calories than I thought, I delete and find something else. Good Luck
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Glad you found this site. It is amazing. A friend put me onto the site and I have learned so much. It is like I told her, I have dieted for forty years and this is the first time I actually know what I am doing thanks to MFP. I wish you well on your journey. We vacationed in Dublin, Ireland about 10 years ago. It is a…
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I am top heavy just like my mother, grandmother, aunts and sisters. It is genetic for us. I have accepted that it is what it is. I know that if I can keep losing weight it will eventually come off of my top part where I look more proportioned - at least I hope so. It is really hard to get good fitting clothes when one is…
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Hi, congrats on the huge weight loss! Back a couple of weeks ago, another poster had the same situation. She ask if any one had clothes in her current size that she could buy cheaply and pay the shipping cost. A lot of people responded with free clothes for her. You may want to put your sizes out there and see if any one…
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Hi, congrats on the huge weight loss! Back a couple of weeks ago, another poster had the same situation. She ask if any one had clothes in her current size that she could buy cheaply and pay the shipping cost. A lot of people responded with free clothes for her. You may want to put your sizes out there and see if any one…
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The dietician told me that a calorie is a calorie. Obviously, some calories are better than others but as long as you stay within your MFP guidelines, you will still lose weight.
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I changed my MFP weight loss goal to a half of a pound per week today. I am just going to do the best I can and hope I don't gain. I have a thyroid issue and already lose weight slowly. Happy Holidays
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I noticed when I got to the 10 pound lost mark, it ask if I wanted to recalculate my calories based on weight loss and I said yes. It did lower my calorie allowance.
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Definitely see the difference. Thanks for posting. You give me hope. I have not been losing lately and that makes it hard for me to keep going. Seeing photos like you give me the will power to keep trying. So looking forward to losing 30 pounds myself. Good Job
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I enter my food into my diary before I eat it. It helps me stay on track and if something has way more calories or fat than I thought, I just delete it and find a better food choice. Good Luck
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It is an amazing website. I have dieted for forty years and this is the first time I actually know what I am doing. You will find amazing folks on the boards and some post amazing low cal recipes! Just an FYI that helps me - I enter my food before I eat it to help me stay on track. It has been an eye opener for me. Good…
