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I didn't know anything about counting calories when I started either. Start logging your foods, make healthy choices, and you learn. I can pretty accurately estimate how many calories are in a meal/snack, can eyeball weights and measurements fairly accurately as well, because I put in the time and effort. Drinking protein…
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what is the 7 minute workout??
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Your meal plan looks great provided you are getting enough calories (looks like it might be a bit low with a quick estimate). But if you are weight training, you need more protein. Chicken, milk, protein shakes with fruit tossed in, anything to add in. As for the swelling, especially if you just started working out again,…
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A more important question than that would be how to not hit your calorie limit before eating dinner...since you said this happens a lot. Either your limit is too low or you aren't eating low-cal filling foods. Pre-planning your day is the best way I have found to make sure I budget my calories throughout the day, its just…
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My recommendation would be to get used to vegetables!! You aren't going to lose 195 lbs and BE HEALTHY (isn't that the ultimate objective afterall?) eating meat. Not eating enough veggies and fruits is likely what got us all where we started anyway! Try things with real flavor, not steamed broccoli. Baby carrots and corn…
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Hell, mine are 44-37-39, want some of mine?? lol
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You are actually supposed to be gaining 1-2 lbs a week throughout your pregnancy, 60-70 lbs isn't that unreasonable... especially since your starting off at a healthier weight. I don't think forcing yourself to spend an hour after the elliptical after eating ONE smores is going to be good for you or your baby!! I think you…
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It really doesn't matter how u divide up ur calories, snacks can be just as nutritious as meals if u make them, and it sounds like u are. The only reason I would see for thinking too many snacks is ur lunch isn't keeping u satisfied so possibly add another hundred calories or so to ur salad and that may help u not feel so…
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When you are slightly dehydrated, your body can confuse signals and you'll feel hungry. If your working out that much and not getting enough, this is very likely!! You should be drinking at LEAST 8 cups, more if your working out!! You could just be thirst. But also get your fiber!! Fruits, veggies, and brown rice can have…
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I would suggest that until your work schedule slows down, just focus on your diet and not exercise. It sounds like you are getting enough to begin with right now, 2 miles a day, plus walking your dog, your probably burning at least 300 calories a day right there. You don't want to jump into exercise with a busy schedule…
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When I had my wisdom teeth pulled I ate a lot of baby food. Like those pasta pick ups raviolis, they are so delicious and low calorie, fairly affordable for short term, i actually bought extras as snacks for school after I recovered :P also, tomato soup was really good for me because its much higher calorie than other…
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bananas! I always get hungry between meals, I can't go more than 2-3 hours without needing to eat something, and even though I don't particular like bananas, they are only 100 calories and will definitely hold me over to my next meal, as opposed to a handful of cheez-its or nuts which will leave me hungry again 30 minutes…
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Don't look at it that way!! don't look at the big picture and how far you have to go, you'll only overwhelm yourself and that's when those negative thoughts and *giving up* come back! I know how you feel, I lost 40, gained 20, lost 15, gained 20 again, now I'm trying to lose that damn 20, AGAIN. lol break it up into small…
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I won't give up my beer! lol But, I know that once I start drinking, that voice in my head that tells me to stop eating goes away and that totally derails me, soooo....2 solutions that I use are 1) if its not worth it, don't drink for the night, 2) I know I'm going to drink, so I work it off beforehand, watch what I eat…
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Anything that gets you up and moving is good for exercise!! And I'm not sure where you possibly read swimming doesn't work for weight loss, with a decent amount of effort, you burn more calories than jogging, with the added bonus of not ruining your knees!! If you are doing lap after lap, at any pace, you are burning a lot…
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mine is always in bed with us! lol that being said, mine only weighs 7 lbs and doesn't take much space. If its too the point that it is interfering with your health, either get a bigger bed or I am sure your dog will be just as happy sleeping on a dog bed or in his crate/kennel at night next to the bed. It may take a bit…
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It would be significantly cheaper to just get a netflix streaming subscription and watch it there, but absolutely it is totally worth it!! And if you only have time for 1 or 2 episodes, then it will last you a nice long while, rather than binge watching the entire series like i did, TWICE lol. It's an amazing show I…
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I have no advice for you, but a supportive shoulder! I leave the stores crying almost every time i go shopping! I try on a bunch of different stuff, nothing fits, but i do feel like I have a weird body type! Extremely muscular thighs but no butt, no hips, 36DDD bra, and only 5'3 and only about 20 lbs overweight. Everything…
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Thin-side out: how to have your cake and your skinny jeans too, I just read it, seemed to help me!! I had a big issue with binge eating, this book tries to get at the non-emotional reasons why people binge eat. Of course there are emotional factors as well, but working from both angles can't hurt any! It's like 10$ on…
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Provided the calorie counts are correct, if you're feeling full on what you're eating, THAT IS GREAT!! Not a bad thing, you shouldn't feel like you are on a diet because this is to be maintained the rest of your life. You don't have to feel deprived to when losing weight or once you reach your goal and try to maintain.…
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That's a pretty presumptuous claim to make. What makes you think just because YOU don't burn that many calories that everyone who burns more is wrong! I am heavier, have a significant amount of muscle, so yes, I CAN burn 1000 calories just walking alone, and can burn well over 700 in one hour of Zumba. It's called working…
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safeway has their own brand now called eatingright that it's significantly cheaper andhas a lot moreveggies in it. I think its more satifying than smart ones and lean cuisine for sure, I can feel full off of some of them. but sometimes I also add my own veggies or somethingto them. but I agree with others, I lost 20 lbs…
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I have found the oposite to be the case for logging exercise. I use a heart rate monitor for everything and I burn TWICE as much as what MFP says usually. I personally tried 1200 calories total, it didn't work out well for me at all, trying 1200 net calories worked much better! With that, you eat 1200 calories PLUS…
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That has happened to me too! like everyone else said, initially water weight, but also since you were eating more food for a few weeks, that probably revved up your metabolism so when you cut it back down again, you start losing more! Although I would guess if you were eating out a lot, there was some underestimates…
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While Unfortunately I haven't figured out how to manage stress with healthy eating, I too am at University and finals weeks just destroy my progress!! I don't have many tips on how to fix that, I'm trying to figure that out too, but I just wanted to say your not alone! For me, knowing other people are having the same…
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I actually appreciate the comments! The point of the app is to eat healthy and lose weight/gain weight with the right foods! I don't find it judgmental at all, I find it helpful cuz I tend to ignore macros/micros and only focus on the calories, so I think its just being helpful and letting you know! A lot of the comments…
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MFP said the same calorie goal for me when I first started and I've learned a couple things since then. 1)MFP recommends 1200 net, meaning you eat 1200, and then if you exercise, you eat those calories as well. so if you burn 300 cals on a walk, you eat 1500 in a day instead of 1200. 2)1200 calories was nowhere near enough…
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It's so true! I've been around for awhile, but I've been seeing a lot of posts lately from new people who need some guidance and not sure what to do, and are getting a lot of negative input from people! It's sad, makes me wonder how many people are being pushed away because they aren't getting the encouragement they…
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I definitely noticed this, and lost my best friend over it! She never tried to do anything about being overweight, as I continued to lose more and more and would talk about it, she would constantly degrade me for it. Going so far as to say I use weight loss to avoid my problems and in the same way alcoholics use alcohol…
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Aiming for 74 lbs body weight? I hope not, that is waaayyyy below a healthy weight range and a very unhealthy, unrealistic goal. You should re-evaluate and aim for something a little more...healthy.
