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Here, here!! Very well said :-) Many people don't realize this.
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You may also want to check out "starvation mode". Meaning, if you are not consuming enough calories (yea, that sounds cRaZy) - you're body will go into a starvation mode where is stores everything it gets to preserve itself. A good "rule of thumb" I've used is that if I 'earn' 800 calories from exercise, which is added to…
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Hey - I am a USAF veteran, spent some time in Italy; AND my husband & I joined MFP about 6 months ago to lose weight "together" (all of which are why I am responding - we have a wee-bit in common :-). My husband & I have been quite successful so far - he has lost 45 pounds and I have lost 30 pounds. This whole…
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@ ccandy08 - THAT sounds like it makes alot of sense. Thanks :-D
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Wow, you guys are REALLY giving me alot of good advice. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! I like the "be reasonable" advice. Based on that one alone, I'm on target for what I'm doing. I guess my expectation just seems to be very high. BTW: Sorry, about the "edits" - I was correcting a typo (working out 3x per day vs. 3x…
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Yea, it is typo - sorry. I meant I'm working out 3 times a week, not a day. Wow, that would be crazy :-D
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Huh - your response is VERY insteresting. No one has ever explained it to me like that. Pretty cool :-D Based on what you've said, it looks like my goals are just too high for myself. Thanks so much! I really appreciate it.
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Thanks!
