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Well, I guess I didn't get any exercise in yesterday. I was going to go after the kids got home from school, and Joe got home from work. But, it was such a beautiful day, which we haven't had much of since March. It has been so cold, cloudy, and rainy for weeks. The kids wanted to go to the park, so we went instead of the…
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I gained so much weight on the depo shot. I eventually had to go off of it. Which was a difficult decision because I CAN NOT remember to take a pill everyday. But I knew I was just going to keep putting the weight on, if I didn't. I was already 40 pounds heavier in 2 years, and so tired all the time because of the weight.…
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Good Morning, Everyone!! First-HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, KIM!!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful date night with your man!! Glad you got caught up on some sleep. Thanks for the advice, I am going to try lifting a bit more. I had to keep taking 10 second breaks last night while lifting, it seemed difficult, but I think after stopping…
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Hello all!! Hope everyone had a wonderful day!! It was a weird day for me. I was not hungry at all today. I made myself 4 eggs with butter and salsa for breakfast and 1 hard boiled egg around 4pm. I did make myself eat dinner-steak with veggies (green peppers, red onion, carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes and celery) out of the…
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Sorry to hear about your experience at the gym. We have a very small gym in our tiny town. It is at the park district and is full of donated equipement. The open hours are 9am-11am. If you go when they are open, it is free. But that doesn't fit into our schedule, so we pay $15/month for a key card to go 24/7. We have…
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I am 5'4". MFP had me set at 1200 and I stayed at that for the first 3 months but then I plateaued and upped it to1300-1400. Eating my exercise cals back is totally random for me. If I feel hungry I eat them, if not, I don't.
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I have New Balance 470 running shoes. I love these shoes(loved the first pair, went and bought two more identical pairs). Last week on Tuesday and yesterday is the only time I have gotten shin splints. I am thinking I am not stretching properly before, and a friend gave me a few more stretches to help. If those don't help,…
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I have started Intermittent Fasting a few weeks ago, and enjoy it. I had hit a plateau for over a month and tried increasing my cals and that only worked for a few weeks, so I tried fasting. I feel more energetic and have noticed weightloss again. Once a week, I have dinner around 5pm and don't eat again until 12 pm-3pm…
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I would say yes. BUT, you probably are not going to be happy once you reach your goal weight. I started in January and just reduced portion sizes. Stayed within my 1200 calorie goal, eating pizza, candy, lots of pasta, etc. I lost 20 pounds in 8 weeks (without exercise). I am now regretting my choices. I lost inches in the…
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Well, I only got in 42 minutes on the treadmill today (2.25 miles). I have been doing 4.5 miles in an hour everyday, but as soon as I got on and started running, I felt the dreaded sharp pains in my shins. I went ahead and pushed through it for 42 minutes. Hoping to do the stretches and be back tomorrow at normal pace.
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Fructose is the bad sugar that should be monitored. Glucose is the good sugar, can be used by all our cells for energy and is essential for some parts of our bodies. Fruit is half glucose and half fructose, so I count half of my fruit sugars, and eliminate all processed sugars.…
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Low carb can be totally healthy and sustainable. True, if you are just using it for a quick fix diet and QUIT you will gain all your weight back. But there are plenty of people who choose to follow this lifestyle. Search - No Grain...No Pain, and you will find a community of like minded individuals who follow a low…
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Week 1 Weigh In, May 3rd Kim, LW 204, CW 202.4, loss of 1.6 lbs Kimberly, LW 133, CW 135, 2 lb gain :( Nikole, MFP SW 264.1lb, LW 233.7lbs, CW 231.5lbs = loss of - 1.7lbs Stephanie- LW-140, CW-136.5 = -3.5lbs Amy, still 113, but I am not trying to lose, just eat better and get toned. Susan, LW 171, CW 170.4, loss of .6…
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Sorry it took so long to get back! I had to make dinner and hit the gym. Wow, ummm, caught me off guard a little. I would have to say.....Let's all try to get at least 30 mins of daily exercise. There are days I am tired or just feel like being lazy. I gave myself two rest days last week and at the end of the day,…
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Frittata- 4 oz. chopped bacon (approx. 3 slices) 4 oz. diced ham 1/4 c. chopped red onion 1/4 c. broccoli 1/4 c. mushrooms 1/4 c. pepper- green, red, yellow 1 Tbsp. Butter or Coconut oil 1/4 c. Italian blend or cheddar-shredded cheese 6 large whole eggs 1/2 tsp. black pepper Sautee first 6 ingredients for 10 minutes, in 1…
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Thank you! I was surprised, down 3.5 lbs and lost 7 inches over all. I wasn't as strict with eating and exercise over the weekend.
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Yummm!! I love Frittatas for breakfast. I could eat them 7 days a week! I made ours with ham, bacon, cheddar cheese, mushrooms, red onion, green, yellow, and red peppers, and broccoli. It was really pretty, lol, tasty and filling! For dinner, I made steak stirfry. Mine was actually just steak strips and steamed…
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Week 1 Weigh In, May 3rd Kim, LW 204, CW 202.4, loss of 1.6 lbs Kimberly, LW 133, CW 135, 2 lb gain :( Nikole, MFP SW 264.1lb, LW 233.7lbs, CW 231.5lbs = loss of - 1.7lbs Stephanie- LW-140, CW-136.5 = -3.5lbs.
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Are you close to your goal weight now? I read on here somewhere that the closer you are to your goal weight (within 10-15 pounds, I think) the smaller the deficit should be. Once I hit 142, and only have around 15 left to lose, I stalled and have lost and gained the same 4 pounds. Once I changed to a 300 cal deficit, I…
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Agree 100%.
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Agreed. I read that the closer you get to your goal, the smaller the deficit needs to be. I would try it for a few weeks and see what happens. I was at 1200 for 2.5 months with 23 pounds lost, then came to a stop for about 6 weeks. I increased my cals to 1350-1400 and lost 5 more pounds in a weeks time.
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I like it better than potatoes. I boiled it then threw butter, pepper, and garlic in it before mashing. We told the kids it was mashed potatoes and they ate it up, didn't know the difference. I have made it as a side and put it on top of the hamburger pie I make, and everyone ate it. I think it would be something you have…
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The family is getting there. I do all the cooking so they eat what I make, or go hungry, lol. No, not really. I first made things for them, and things for me, but am slowly learning to sub for the things I don't want. I found a recipe for primal bread, so we can still have sandwiches, spaghetti squash instead of pasta, I…
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I noticed the same results. I also have a lot of diabetes and heart disease in my family and wanted to make sure I didn't follow, but noticed that my other issues were cleared up as well. I am a clutz and tripped down a step with both kneecaps hitting the concrete 5 years ago and was told I would never be able to be…
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I think the best part of sticking to this lifestyle change is to find substitutes for those things. I have recipes for shredded zucchini or eggplant pizza crust, use spaghetti squash instead of pasta, mashed cauliflower instead of mashed potatoes, and even one for bread made without flour (couldn't stand the thought of…
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There is a thread you can join for support. Search- No Grain...No pain, and there are alot of us on there. It is for low carb/low sugar etc. I think you will find a lot of like minded people on there for support!!!
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Yes you are drinking more than 6-7. It is 19-20 (8oz) glasses.
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I loved it, other than the weight gain. I have been on it three times since I was a teenager, because I never had a period. No cramps, no spotting, ever. I could never remember to take a pill everyday either. But they would always take me off of it after two years and then I would wait at least a year and a half and go…
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9 years?!?! Sorry, it is just a shock because I had it for 2 and a half years and they told me that they don't want anyone on it for more than 2 years because they are realizing it is causing oestoporosis in woman as young as 30, among other problems. I had actually went in to stop it and get something else, because of the…
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Name: Stephanie Age: 27 Kids: 2 awesome little boys-Logan, 7 and Matthew, 5 Pets:1 lab/chow mix named Rudy Huxtable (hubby named her, don't know why, lol) Married/SO: Happily Married to Joe Eating Lifestyle: Slowly easing into Primal, have successfully omitted pasta, bread, well all grains. Carbs under 100, sugar under…
