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If it's an ongoing thing, and you're confident that you're getting enough calories, protein and fat every day, and that your meals are decently spaced, I'd recommend talking to your GP. There are common medical conditions that can cause severe hunger even when your intake is seemingly good, so if there's nothing obvious on…
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I'd say it depends on what you're looking for and what type of motivation works for you. I got a Zip a few months ago, after I noticed that I respond well to measurement and feedback in other areas, and having already started to up my activity levels. Since buying it I wear it every day without fail and have considerably…
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Another extreme night owl here. I've made big gains in the overall activity stakes in the last couple of months (yay) but mornings are still very much my Achilles heel, which I'd like to do something about. A few people already mentioned joining/creating a group for support & challenges from co-am-sufferers. I couldn't…
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When your reward for an after-work run is a poached egg. (Seriously. More yummy than chocolate!)
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I'm just below 45, down from 50. My favourite cardio exercise is jogging on a mini-trampoline. I do it at home, with the radio or tv on, so there's no barrier of getting to the gym or having good outside weather or being in the right frame of mind to be around other people. More importantly, it's fantastic for the joints,…
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Yeah, I'll cop to having skim read on the run :) I just came from a thread where someone was being advised to dehydrate so my mind was primed for dumb advice!
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"People are being VERY rude to you in this thread." The guy asked if his plan is healthy. A bunch of people emphatically replied that it's not. That's not VERY rude at all.
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No. I don't give tips on how to damage your health.
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1lb per week is a healthy rate to lose weight. What's the rush? You're not on a stupid tv show risking your health for money (I hope). So there's no reason to be discouraged. (Add me to those who think 1200cal is probably too low, btw. I'm about 10% heavier than you and losing at a similar rate on 1800/day, which is easily…
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I use one, and it's the best fitness purchase I ever made. You get the cardio benefits of running without any knee or ankle pain, so I run faster and longer than I could manage on hard ground. I use a step counter to estimate equivalent distance covered and use that to calculate calories burned. I like to exercise at home,…
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That's certainly worth being proud of. Good on you! I've started making a point of patting myself on the back (silently!) each time I make a good decision. It really reinforces the willpower and unexpectedly has shown me how often I used to habitually give into temptation. Keep up the great work :)
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No iron deficiency - I donate plasma regularly so I get a fortnightly haemoglobin test. It's always fine. Had a great big slap of (lean) steak for dinner tonight and hit my protein target for the first time in I don't know how long. Shall be interesting to see if I can sustain a higher protein & lower carb mix for more…
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Thanks for the feedback folks. I'll try to reduce carbs and increase protein a bit and see how it goes. I have a week of steak or fish and salad dinners planned. Happily for me, it's perfect weather for that sort of food and I make a delicious salad :)
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I'm a night owl. Working up the will to get up early to exercise will never happen for me--if I ever manage it I'll be shattered all day. It's hard enough getting up early enough for breakfast before work. So I exercise in the evening. I found it easier to make exercise a habit when I found something with obvious personal…
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Ooh, I thought of another one. The formerly solid reasons I came up with for not exercising are much less convincing to me lately. Same goes for the justifications for picking up junk food snacks/take away dinner "just this time". I fear this means I am losing the power of persuasion :(
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Won't someone think of the cats!
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A few month ago, a 10 minute slow jog would give me a strenuous workout. Now I need to run for 30 minutes straight AND do a weights session to achieve the same level of vigour. It's seriously cutting into my sitting on the couch time.
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I am wearing out my tyres driving back and forth to the op shop to donate clothes that are too big for me. I saw a cardiologist a couple of times, but have no need to see her again. This is bad because she was the nicest doctor I've ever met. If I don't get to go for at least a 20 minute run each day, I feel like I'm…
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PS: For the record, I didn't actually start using MFP until almost a year after my official joining date. So it hasn't taken 14 months to get this far!
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Medical NSVs are my favourites. Well done you!
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I was about 295 at my biggest (although I use kilos so wasn't aware of almost hitting a round number in pounds). I'm just over 260 now. Very happy for you to add me, if you like (anyone else on this thread too, for that matter). And welcome :)
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Wheat and dairy.
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Caught a glimpse of my side profile in a fell-length mirror and thought that my *kitten* is looking smaller :)
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The only thing I've cut out entirely is sugared soft drink. I've reduced eating pastry treats to almost zero, but not from "banning" myself from having them--just that every time I'm tempted I think about whether I want to spend all those calories on a Danish, and it turns out that I don't :) Still having chips, chocolate,…
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This morning after church a nice old lady asked if I was on a diet (I said "not specifically" because I don't think of what I'm doing as a diet) and she replied "well, you look great". She's actually the first person other than medical staff to mention that she's noticed my weight loss. I have a long way to go, but it's…
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Bananana... Hey Jude!
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Best: The cardiologist I'd seen a couple of times for screening because of my appalling family history of CVD said "You can fire me now". My cholesterol had dropped by 20% in 6 months, to within the normal range, my blood pressure was spot on, and I'd lost 5 kilos, mostly around the waist, all due to some straighforward,…
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Im losing kilos, not pounds :) but otherwise am in the same boat. Happy for anyone on this thread to add me. I'm in Australia and do my workouts in the evening so I tend to be online around 8am - midday GMT. cheers, Veronica
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Now that is fantastic!
