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Unnnnnfortunately, MFP weight tracker apparently uses where you were one year ago, instead of where you started, as its baseline. Ergo, it's still showing 0 lbs. lost. Too bad - it used to go right back to where I joined MFP. Not a big deal, but would be nice to see some progress when I log in. Anyway, I'm almost there and…
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Glad to see so many posters telling you to log it. That's my best motivator - restarts the engine quickly. I spend time looking closely at just how much I put in the well, so to speak. Funny thing is, you know it isn't going to put on ten pounds or even three, so making good, well thought-out choices the rest of the day…
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I hear you. I always tell people that summer is far worse for me than Xmas. Parties, barbeques, potato salad, pasta salad, steaks, burgers and drrrriiiinks way too often. My big commitment is to log, log, log when the season rolls around this year - that's usually been when I've stopped coming on here and back comes the…
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It's not about the cookies, really. It's about your over-consumption and reaction to it. I've had plenty of those episodes, where a little breakdown (I'm talking a few cookies or a couple of pieces of chocolate) leads to a binge. For me, there's a) a sense of panic b) angry disappointment with myself - "I just can't stick…
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Hi, all. I need to lose, @ 5 '7" ... a lot - but my goals will be in stages. First 225 (from 266) by summer. Then 190 by Xmas (that will be tough - too much?). These were my original goals in 2011 when I found MFP and lost 25lbs pretty quickly. Right now, I am a lb. over my starting weight, but with clearly less muscle.…
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Ha! The photo was indeed manipulated to suggest an ideal outcome. I got fairly close to that, which was really just a first stage goal anyway. Sadly, that was as good as it got. Habits are huge, but what I meant was the cunning little things you can tell yourself to excuse the indulgence or the lack of exercise. For me,…
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Yes, I'm more active in the summer with gardening, golfing, and generally moving around more outside, - and I eat more salads and fresh foods - but I find I have more of an appetite as well. The barbeque is the killer, the food is so good, and somebody is always bring potato salad .... Exercise and food intake probably…
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I wonder what you're hoping to find in these answers? They are not going to help assuage any insecurity about your partner's fidelity, if that's what you are after. Keep communication open and support steady for your SO - that's all you can do, because some cheat and some don't. And I sure hope it's not a temptation you…
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Nice going! Even if you are stuck, maintenance is still a significant achievement. Keep at it!
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Oh, wow! That's funnier than the fake abs. Nicely said.
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You must feel proud - I had hoped to be where you are by now. Excellent progress and determination!
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Key question: do you snore? If so, get to a sleep clinic and see if you have apnea as well. I was diagnosed and put on a CPAP machine. After that, acid reflux in the night - gone, gone, gone. And of course, losing weight helps both problems. However, in the experience of myself and my friends who also use the CPAP, the…
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I'm on 1600/day for, I think, a 1.5/week goal. I have found - when I've stayed true and kept with my logging, that is - that by deficiting most days by 100/day and exercising 4 or 5 times a week (boosting me to an allowed 1900 - 2000 on those days), that I lost 2 lbs/week. I'm male, but also short @ 5' 6". I'd say a…
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Sometimes you've gone over in calories - exercise gets you back on track, under or at your calorie intake limit (designed to take off weight, don't forget). Or, you are really, really hungry - the exercise will let you splurge (a bit) - after weeks or months of sticking to your plan, you may want that outlet. Just have to…
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I find that consistent loss depends on the regularity of my exercise and beating my caloric intake goal by 100 - 200 calories. If I do even 1/2 hour on the bike 4 times a week and stay under my calories I lose 2 - 3 lbs. If I have a few days at and a few days over my goal and don't exercise more than once or twice in the…
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Will you be able to do that? Probably not, unless you have a major exercise program going on. The question is really whether you are going to live by what MFP tells you. If I want something special to eat or drink I know by dinner time whether I have enough calories left to do so. If I don't, there are only two choices:…
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Non-Scale Victory. Well done, BTW!
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I found that I lost weight like crazy the first week and was weighing in several times a day - and that was a great motivator. If you have been doing a 1 - 2 lb/wk rate, you have probably lost, too, just through the system flush. Do you feel better, thinner? If so, go ahead and weigh yourself. Be sure to do it at week's…
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What you need is an alternative obsession! Try the weather! Great for Canadians. Another good one is the length - no, that won't work ... how about the latest tablet devices flashed about by your trendy pals? Seriously, logging the food and staring at the reality of it is the best thing I have ever seen for keeping my hand…
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Binging is tough and I think often has an anger component - angry with yourself for doing it, and punishing yourself by going overboard? Makes no sense, but there it is. Anyway, I particularly wanted to say, put everything in the counter - everything! A teaspoon of mustard, two figs, etc. It's astonishing how it adds up…
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It's a pisser, alright, and you want encouragement, but you really have to ask yourself what you're in it for. The answer is likely contained in all the very positive accomplishments you've mentioned in your post. You are doing it for health and self-worth and companionship, all of which you are finding in your class. It's…
