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I know what it's like having friends who are all naturally thin, and also a mother who tends to be more ciritical than supportive. Feel free to add me.
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In the spirit of compromise and "can't we all just get along", I opt for red meat.
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Since starting my weight loss journey (well, more of a trek) in the fall of 2010, I've lost about 195 pounds. Went from a 58" waist down to 34". Feels so great! Especially since I'm now winning the fitness challenges that my company's fitness center offers. I've gotten some nice prizes out of those! What a difference after…
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I had gastric bypass surgery in September 2010, after resisting it for 20 years while watching my weight balloon up and up and up. I was close to 400 pounds when I finally realized all the dieting, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, etc just were never going to work for me. I was willing to accept getting the lap-band procedure…
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Strangest thing I've seen at a gym...as I was leaving one day, upon exiting the men's locker room, I noticed an elderly Japanese man walking up and down the hallway stark naked! Apparently, completely unmindful of the fact that the group exercise room which had windows opening on the hallway was in session with an aerobics…
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Welcome aboard! I'm relatively new to this site myself, although not new to weight loss. It's a pretty great site with lots of information on food in the database. Makes a great tool for tracking your food (and water) intake as well as calorie out-take through exercise. Key words in this is, as always, Diet and Exercise.…
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Eating more calories will slow the weight loss down even further. Weight loss is a function of the calories needed to maintain your body at a specific weight. If you weigh more than that but eat the number of calories required to maintain that weight, you will lose weight. Rate of loss depends on how close you are to that…
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Congratulations on being a new mom! I was a brand new parent (father) many years ago and I vaguely remember what it was like. Mostly it was a blur of sleepless nights and exhausted days from dealing with triplets. Getting your weight under control while taking care of a newborn can be very challenging. My weight spiraled…
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Yes it is possible to lose weight just through diet alone. Of course, that means healthy eating and a strict adherence to a calorie limit as defined by a BMI/BMR. Diet alone will also be more effective if one is already way above a healthy weight. If one is close to one's 'proper' weight, then dieting alone isn't going to…
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I drink a protein shake almost every day, usually for breakfast. I use the Premier brand that I can get at Costco. I find it's a great way to add protein after my usual morning workout. On weekends when I don't go to the gym, I still take a protein shake just because it makes sn easy breakfast. Sometimes I'll have one for…
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Diet and exercise are the two easiest ways to do this. Walking is a good way to start. 3 to 5 miles a day is good but may not be easy for a beginner. It's not absolutely necessary to do it all at once. When I started, I just did a short walk to the corner and back and increased it every day. By the end of the first week I…
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In general, women at "normal" weight need around 900 to 1200 calories/day. Men can typically get away with around 2000 calories/day. A BMR calculator shows how much you need just to maintain the weight you are currently at. To lose weight, eat fewer calories. Of course it's best to eat the best calories. If you want to…
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Two years ago (summer 2010) I weighed nearly 400 lbs. I decided to go for the bariatric surgery and it was done in the fall of 2010. Since then I've lost 200 lbs and am now incredibly active physically. After blowing through several goal weights I finally settled in a 180 lbs and have maintained that weight for more than 6…
