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Hey all, First off, please allow me to explain that I'm not saying anything to you from my own store of vast experiences... I'm actually about to repeat something that I've read here on the forums. What I will say from my own experience is that there are a LOT of smart people here, and you did exactly the right thing by…
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The FDA being the exception to your rule... they've been for sale to the highest bidder for more than a decade and maybe two, IMHO.
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You are absolutely rocking this - really great work! Onward and upward - you're halfway there!
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What about edamame - aka soy. Full of protein, no lactose, and nicely crunchy. :-)
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First off, you're simply beautiful - no matter what. Regarding your hard work... WOW, what a visible difference! You can really see how much you've lost, especially in the chin and neck area! Thanks for figuring out how to post the pics. All of us would congratulate you anyway, but it is SO inspiring to see what a…
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I've spent the day reading threads like this and I'm upping my cals for the next month to see how it goes. I've been SO hungry since starting to exercise regularly (and hard!) and from what I've learned today, I've consistently been hundreds of calories under what I need to lose. LOVE this site - and thanks to the OP for…
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Thanks so much! I'll do that for a month and keep measuring as well as weighing. For exercise I have been doing traditional calisthenics such as lunges, squats, curls, kickbacks etc . with resistance bands. I am enormously out of shape and, at 242 lbs, a lunge is... well, most often an epic fail. However I am getting…
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Hi psulemon... Okay, so I'm trying to ignore the scale and rely on measurements, but I still want to understand. Here is the way I'm interpreting what I've read so far. My BMR is 1,740. According to this site: http://www.fitnessfrog.com/calculators/tdee-calculator.html my TDEE, NOT including exercise, is 2114, but it's…
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I'm not experienced enough here to know, but I've read numerous posts that advise we should look at our calorie intake and burn-off in terms of a week instead of a day. So that would suggest that you have some calories left over the week that you can use. I'm working on just leveling out so my body knows what to expect.…
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Thank you - very valuable info!
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HAHAHAHAHA! Coffee out the nose and everything! Epic!
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I feel for you - my husband has been on a "radical diet cycle" for decades. One of them had him taking in 500 calories a day. He totally messed up his metabolism. Bunnzye2 -- you may have a damaged metabolism slowing you down. There''s a whole scientific study about this kind of thing... I have been reading up on it…
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One observation is that you aren't "friends"' with anybody here. The buddy system may not be as important to you, but for me... I'd' be lost without my MFP family. We watch one another's food diaries and make really great constructive observations of what each of us is doing. We bounce ideas off each other and keep each…
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I really think the only thing to add to what everybody else stated is to be careful that you don't fall for the idea that you have to eat under 1000 calories a day to lose weight. I know others here said "stay in your calories" here but it's important to know WHY they say that. You have to eat to lose weight. Maintain the…
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My favorite diet soda is Diet Dr Pepper. From the company''s website: Diet Dr Pepper Nutritional Facts Size: 8 FL OZ (240ML) Calories: 0 Total Fat (g): 0 Sodium (mg): 35 Total Carbs (g): 0 Sugars (g): 0 Protien (g): 0 So the questions for me personally are: 1. How do caramel colored drinks affect my urinary tract? 2. How…
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I did this too. Except - mashed potatoes and corn. I mixed them together and topped with butter, salt and pepper. OH! And I had to dip my McDonald's fries in my chocolate shake. HAD to! :-)
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I have this inexplicable fear of putting my hands in soapy dishwater if there is silverware in the sink. I'm not afraid of the knives specifically - as a matter of fact, I'm just as afraid if there are no knives as I am if there are knives. Thank God for the dishwasher!
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^^^ THIS! If there's no sex after 80 - I ain't going past 79. :-D
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His children - I tend to believe they'd be at least partly yours, also - and so it begins. I had two marriages in which God was coolly and reluctantly admitted into the home. They both failed. I'm in a marriage now with a man whose Christianity is as strong as my own, though we were raised in different denominations. To me…
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In some states there is a store called Fresh & Easy. They pre-make real food meals from organic, healthy foods that are great. They even have a microwave in-store so you can buy a frozen meal, nuke it, and take it back to the office. Of course, they'r'e a grocery store so you can pick up just about anything for healthy…
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Congratulations for taking control of your health and considering outside opinion. I know a person's self-image of their body can be way off of what others see (mine was!) and it takes a good deal of courage to open yourself to the opinion and suggestions of others. I would love to have the link to the post by a gal who…
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WOW! You've done GREAT - don't get de-motivated now! :-D
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I didn't think I was going to die - I was hoping for it, though. My first week was hell week. It got better from there. The hubs' turn is next. Stay the course! It's like anything else we learn to do. Start very basic, and very slow and over time it will get better. Challenge yourself within reason, and always consult with…
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I read a really great article about the various "zones" and what they're good for. You might like it, too: http://www.medicine.ox.ac.uk/bandolier/booth/hliving/startoex.html I'm an ex-smoker and WAY out of shape. I'm staying in the first zone most of the time to burn more fat per calorie but I'm starting to try to get into…
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You are such a beautiful young lady and you're going to be a stunning bride. I hope you stop stressing about weight and start focusing on health. It's a whole different mindset, and you've got a bright, promising future that you want to be healthy and energetic enough to tackle. Right? I'm much older, but I just got…
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Hi there, I was a grazer, too - that was the first habit I broke, because you're 100% right - if you don't measure it, you have a hard time reporting it on your tracker. The second thing I did was bought a $5 kitchen scale to measure what I put in my mouth so I'd have a lot better idea of how many calories I was eating in…
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Jess, thank you so much for sharing that! I respect what you've done and will share it with another who may need that nudge to get going. :-D By the way - you are looking GREAT! Keep up the fantastic effort because it's certainly paying off. Schelly :flowerforyou:
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Now you're talking my language! LOVE guac and toast!
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Please confirm for me that "1g of pro per lb of lbm" means 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass? I'm really trying to learn, also. Thank you!
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This ^ -- and you DO look fab in that dress. Some super-sexy tight leggings/spandex and jewelry = HOT MAMA!
