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Glad to hear he is making sure before you start treatment! I hope it all works out for you and your foot feels better soon!
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How did he determine that your left leg is longer than your right? I just ask because I was told that by an orthopedic doctor, and started treatment based on his diagnosis. Unfortunately for me, it was a misdiagnosis. My pain and problems got worse until one of my dad's co-workers suggested I go to a chiropractor. I went…
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I'll try to clear this question up a little (although I may end up just muddying the waters more:wink: ). When you put your information into the MFP calculator, MFP automatically subtracts calories so that you will meet your weight loss goal each week. For example: if your maintenance calories are 2000, and you put in that…
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I don't know if this is what is happening with you, but I do know that muscles that are being used store glycogen. Glycogen is essentially sugar water that muscles use for energy. What MAY be happening (I'm not a doctor or anything like that so I don't know for sure!) is that your muscles are retaining glycogen on the…
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Before you start counting those, what did you set your activity level as when you put in your weight, height, etc? If you put sedentary, go ahead and put in all those calories. If you put "lightly active" or "active", I would be leary of counting them for the simple fact that a portion of them would be double counted (in…
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I'm BAAACK! May 3: 167 May 11: 166 May 17: 165 May 24: 168 May 31: 169 June 7: 167 June 14: 166 June 17: 166 June 28: Didn't weigh in July 5: 165 July 12: Didn't weigh in, on vacation in NM July 19: 169 July 26: August 2: August 9: August 16: August 23: August 30: September 6: Goal- 160 Ugggg. Looks like all those cookies…
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Hi all! I am so close to done I can SMELL the finish line! I have class tomorros, and then all that's left is the shouting. Oh, and papers!:laugh: I am almost finished with 2 of my 3 papers, so that should be a snap. After I return home tomorrow night, I will do some quick laundry, and then begin packing for vacation! We…
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May 3: 167 May 11: 166 May 17: 165 May 24: 168 May 31: 169 June 7: 167 June 14: 166 June 17: 166 June 28: Didn't weigh in July 5: 165!:noway: July 12: July 19: July 26: August 2: August 9: August 16: August 23: August 30: September 6: Goal- 160 So, the trick to losing a pound is to NOT consistently log your food, NOT…
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I'm no scientist, but this is what may be happening (as I understand it!): When you start working out again after a break, you reactivate muscle fibers. Those muscle fibers need energy. That energy comes from glycogen (which is basically water). These newly awakened muscles store a bunch of this for anywhere between a week…
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Hello all! I'm checking in, but I don't have a weigh in to report because I'm not at home. I am still at my aunt & uncle's house taking grad classes at Kansas State University. My aunt keeps making cookies! Aaaaaggghhhh!!!! Then, she suggests that maybe rather than dinner, I'd just like to use my calories for cookies and…
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Here is a post by a gentleman I trust (he's done a LOT of research). http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/101833-10-answers-to-common-questions
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I PM'd Mike about this not too long ago. He assured me that one was in the works for MFP. In the meantime, I use www.sparkrecipes.com to enter my recipes. It calculates everything for you. Another way some people do it is to add all the ingredients, save as a meal, and then enter only the fraction of that meal that you…
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It's simply a math formula. It doesn't take into account anything about our bodies. As water4life said, it only uses the numbers. If your deficit today was 1500 calories, if you did that everyday for 5 weeks, you would have a deficit of 52,500 calories, or 15 pounds. Now, will that really happen? If you kept your deficit…
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I don't claim to know everything. However, a really knowledgeable gentleman on here (SHBOSS1673) helped me gain some insight into what was happening with my body. I'm going to start with a couple assumptions here. If they're wrong let me know! 1st I'm going to assume that you had been doing little to exercise before you…
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Welcome, cuz! I promise you can do this! If I can, you DEFINATELY can!
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No weigh in for me this week, but I do think I'm not doing TOO bad.:laugh: Really difficult with all the wonderful food my aunt likes to serve, and all the cookies she likes to bake. (There are currently 3 different kinds in the kitchen:ohwell: and I :love: them all!) My uncle does have a workout room (he was a regional…
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Hi all! I thought I would check in really quick before I head to bed. I have a pretty neat story to share. Ok, so I mentioned I was headed to class for a few weeks. The town class is in is 2.5 hours from my house. I stopped at a popular truck stop along the way to use the facilities and refresh my drink. As I was walking…
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Well, I will try to make you laugh. Here's my embarrassing story for the month (hopefully:ohwell: ) My almost 3yo son is potty training. He had been doing great, so I let him wear is big boy undies when we went to the library. He was working the puzzles, while DD and I were looking at the books. I needed to use the…
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May 3: 167 May 11: 166 May 17: 165 May 24: 168 May 31: 169 June 7: 167 June 14: 166 June 17: 166 June 28: July 5: July 12: July 19: July 26: August 2: August 9: August 16: August 23: August 30: September 6: Goal- 160 I am weighing in early because I leave tonight for my master classes and won't be near my scale until July…
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Just sent a PM! (A little leary of announcing my exact whereabouts on the net:laugh: Even though 99% would have to look it up!) My daughter is the DEFINITION of the "Kansas Princess"
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I am SO glad I'm not alone!! My daughter is 5 now, but she is also WAY taller than the rest of her class (like 5 or 6 inches!). She is currently in size 7/8 at the age of 5!:noway: I am a teacher, and thus we have been home together for a little bit now since school is out. I am beginning to wonder if she's eating just…
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Sian- I seem to coming in on your great advice all over the place today! Another thing I have done to help me up my cals, as I approach maintenance, is to switch back to full fat foods. No more skim milk for me!:wink: :drinker: It doesn't add a LOT (since I can't handle the thickness of whole milk:laugh: ), but switching…
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Sian- Good explanation. A couple tweaks I would make in it, but a good explanation! A gentleman by the screen name of SHBoss (aka Banks) just posted this GREAT thread. It covers a bunch of questions (not the "What time" question, but several others). Check it out:…
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Thanks! I'll keep this as a reference for when these questions pop up again!
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Welcome to all the new people! We are glad to have you! New "Challenge" for all of us! I challenge us to tell a little bit about ourselves. I'll start. I am 31 yo. I am mom to 2 beautiful kids. Ray will be 3 the end of this month. Ruth is 5 1/2. I teach music (band and choir) to 6th-12th graders in a SMALL rural district.…
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May 3: 167 May 11: 166 May 17: 165 May 24: 168 May 31: 169 June 7: 167 June 14: 166!:noway: June 21: June 28: July 5: July 12: July 19: July 26: August 2: August 9: August 16: August 23: August 30: September 6: Goal- 160 After a week at my dad's house, I actually LOST a pound! I couldn't believe it! It was a great week. We…
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When I started all I did was record what I was eating. Once I saw how many calories I took in on an "average" day, I was appalled!:noway: My next step was to start controlling portion size. I only ate ONE serving of my Hamburger Helper rather than 2. Of course, that left me hungry, so I ate more veggies (super low cal!) to…
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Personally I would leave my settings alone because that is what a typical day would look like. Then I would enter my shifts as exercise. That's just my opinion! That and a buck 50 will buy you a bottle of Diet Coke!:wink:
