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Looks like it's just the two of us...
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I love me some yoga pants. Right now my defaults are the Old Navy compression tights, which I put under a skirt or a tunic-style dress. I also have some scar tissue on one side that means my front belly is lopsided, so I feel you OP. The compression tights are great at just holding in around that area without…
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The next time it happens, be direct: "Jane, I do not appreciate comments about my diet, my weight, or my body. They make me uncomfortable, it's none of your business, and I want you to stop making them." A good friend will apologize. A questionable friend will try to rationalize, justify, etc etc. A *kitten* friend will…
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Chatterbox.
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Honestly? You have to decide to want it. All of the motivation must come from within, or it won't come at all. You must decide whether you want to be having this conversation at age 20 with 70 lbs to lose, or at age 30 with 70 lbs to lose. Start today. Put in honest numbers, set to a comfortable, slow weight loss pace, and…
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I have always preferred water or plain (unsweetened) iced tea. I occasionally drink a black coffee with a bit of cream in it, no sugar. I just don't care for all of the sweetness of everything else. And like OP I get annoyed when the first advice given to overweight folks is "Stop drinking so much soooodddaaa" because, um,…
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Name: Spatula! Age: 31 Height: 5'11" Start Weight (1st July): 236 Goal Weight (1st August): 228 1st July: 236 8th July: 232.6 Weight lost/gained this week: Lost 3.4 lbs! Weight lost/gained this month: 3.4 lbs so far Successes/struggles this week: It's strange getting used to not weighing every day, but ultimately I think…
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I'd really like to join too!
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I only try to log things that are (a) above and beyond what I would consider normal part of my daily life, and also (b) done continuously with a raised heart rate. So If you don't normally garden, and you spend a solid 45 minutes hauling in large containers of plants, digging holes for them, planting them, hauling in…
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Flat stomach. Because then I can fit into my Wonder Woman costume while continuing to be bamin' slammin' bootylicious. Best of both worlds.
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BTW if any of you want to add me, I'm a pretty solid motivator! :)
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Name: Spatula! Age: 31 Height: 5'11" Start Weight (1st July): 236 Goal Weight (1st August): 228 1st July: 236 8th July: 15th July: 22nd July: 29th July: 1st August: Weight lost/gained this week: Weight lost/gained this month: Successes/struggles this week: My goals are to weigh everything I eat, log accurately, and…
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Well first of all, congrats on your 5 month nursing mark! That's a victory in an of itself, so be proud. Secondly, I would caution you not to rush in to feeding your little one solids just to see if it will help with your weight loss goals. Not all babies are ready or even interested in solids at 6 months, and so it's…
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Jethro Tull.
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I am not a doctor and I don't play one on TV, but I would strongly encourage you to consult a second opinion as regards weight loss and diet while pregnant. Consider a certified nutritionist or dietician, who can help you plan a healthy, balanced meal plan that gives you and your baby the best nutrition possible. While…
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Yogurt is supposedly good for you. It also tastes like satan's wrung-out gym socks. Therefore I do not eat it. I'm willing to try new foods and usually end up liking a lot of things--not a picky eater at all--but yogurt is on the no-fly list over here.
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I've always been bigger, taller, always. So I don't really have a pre-fat self. It's kind of a difficult mental picture to wrap my head around, to be honest. Interesting question. I know a lot of people look at fat adults and just assume we can't put the fork down or whatever, but after major surgery at age 9 I couldn't…
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Find a podcast or audiobook you love? That or netflix makes the time pass quickly for me. Either that or just listen to nothing but the soundtrack to Pacific Rim and then you'll be like AWW YISS LETS GET IN OUR GIANT ROBOTS AND GO DEFEAT THESE OCEAN MONSTERS FROM ANOTHER DIMENSION.
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My go-to site is EXRX.net. Click on Beginner's Page, and read through some of their 'Starting Out' articles. There's a lot of good info there. You can also go to the example workouts page and look at what they list. You can design your own sequence of simple exercises that works your whole body. Also, if you have any…
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^^^ All of this.
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I suppose, if you had the extra money, you could order one meal there and one to go and pretend it's for a friend. Then go home, eat it while re-watching all of Daredevil on Netflix, in your pajamas. Um, I mean... is that just me?
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I had a coupon and decided to treat myself to some new ones from VS. They fell apart in the first wash, the stitching came right out from the waistband. Plus the workers there kept insisting they had bras that fit me and I was like, sweetie no. Never again! That said, I love Old Navy's activewear. Affordable, hold up well,…
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And the other thing, too, that helps me, is considering the long view of things rather than worrying about day to day, or even meal to meal. Using the FitnessFrog calculator, your TDEE (given the data you posted) is probably around 2200 - 2400 calories a day. That's 15,400 - 16,800 calories a week. If you want to lose a…
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Sometimes, it helps me to just find a formula that works for me for a particular type of meal. For example, lately I have been loving making wraps for myself--one wheat tortilla, something with protein inside, something for flavor, and something that's a veg. So that could be salmon + yogurt dill sauce + dark leafy greens,…
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I'm 5"11" and I have a large frame. That's not the nice way of saying overweight; I'm definitely overweight. But like many of you have said, I've got the large shoe size, large wrists/hands, broad shoulders... I'm just built like a valkyrie. And when I lift weights I don't get lean, I get muscular, and I'm totally ok with…
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5'11" here, with a lot to go. All hail the viking women with birthing hips!! Feel free to add, I'm a giant goofball.
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I had norovirus about three weeks ago and believe me I understand where you are coming from. Look for clear broth-based soups, rice or rice pudding, bananas, applesauce, plain crackers, buttered toast, tea with a bit of honey... mashed potatoes can be good. Don't worry so much about calorie goals for now, just work on…
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Yeah, just thinking about those three times a day is giving me a headache. OP, what's your height/weight/age/activity level? Can you make your diary public?
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I think it's a non-announcement. Word on the street was she was going to announce something else, but changed it at the last minute.
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My favorite vegetarian meal lately has been taking a nice block of firm tofu, wrapping it in a clean kitchen towel, and setting a heavy plate on it to press out more of the moisture. Then you slice it once across the middle and then into slices. Put those on a baking tin and roast them in the oven, brushing on some tamari,…
