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Watermelon is a great source for Potassium.
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I guess it depends on the packaging. If it gives calorie counts in Oz - I use Oz - if it gives in grams - I use grams. I also weigh and log the majority of stuff - but some I guess at. I don't care if I ate 1 cup or 1 1/2 cups of lettuce. It's only going to be maybe 10 calorie difference. But I definitely weigh meat, rice,…
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My mom has lymphedema in her arm (resulted from Cancer Treatments) - no matter what her weight is - up/down (not morbidly obese) - it NEVER goes away. She has tried EVERY treatment possible and even some experimental ones - nothing has helped. I wish you the best!
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I live right smack in the middle of corn and cow country. Sorry - I don't want to eat a fake burger -not even to try it. give me my beef and call it good. Now I'm not opposed to making a burger outta something else (turkey, ground chicken) - but call it what it is - a turkey burger or veggie burger - but I don't dress it…
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I make it into fried rice. Add veggies, soy, chili sauce, butter, and some protein (egg/shrimp) Pretty good and keeps the calories down (ok, except for the butter...) But still helps. easy for when I'm home alone a night.
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1) Find calorie dense foods as suggested 2) treat yourself - as long as you are in calorie goals have the beer, have dessert, etc. I eat anything I want - and as long as I am within the allotment - I still lose. (I'm also 48) but have done this a few times.... I find it easiest if I don't cut anything out forever. Have the…
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I struggle- always have. But this time around it was getting pretty bad. lately I've added benefiber (or store brand equiv) to my drink 2x a day. In my morning coffee, and in my water in the afternoon. Seems to be helping. You just stir it in and it doesn't change the taste or color or anything. I was pretty miserable for…
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I have a group of friends on here...mostly women...but every week we set a BC (Bathroom challenge) and you do it every time you get up to go! This week - 20 jumping jacks. We've done push-ups off the counter, wall sits, leg lifts, squats, whatever....we change it every week. Also just trying to add extra steps anytime I…
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Food Scale and my FitBit (so I can track my daily burn better) I have had the food scale for a while - love it! But lately knowing what my exercise is doing to be more accurately logged has really helped too!
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YES! I have goal pants in my drawer - they are Converse jeans - size 2. I LOVE converse anything and stumbled on these jeans at a thrift store for $2 - So I bought them (at the time I was about a 6!) they've been in my drawer for a LONG time -but I refuse to get rid of them (have lots of other stuff that has gotten too…
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I need MORE fiber in my diet - it's something I have just started watching and find that I am not getting nearly enough. I have even bought benefiber to mix into my drinks to start slowly increasing it.
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I agree with both - get the food part under control. Not saying you are out of control tho. Just start prepping, weighing etc. You can't out exercise a bad diet. Work on food and portions, I found mine were way outta whack! And maybe add in some walking or extra steps throughout the day. A 15 minute walk over lunch at work…
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I have my nightly wine - sometimes more, sometimes less. As long as I log it I am fine and lose - the problem sometimes is I go over because that 2nd glass or 3rd sounds really good - or because I am out with a friend and I didn't budget for the extra glass or two - or I get to a point where I don't care that I go over.…
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It's Keto Flu - and it does seem to go away (or least did for me) after a few days/a week. Like your body has to get used to being in ketosis. If you want to eat carbs do - if you want to do keto - do. Just know what is happening when you do it. (I lost and kept 17# off doing keto - and although I stayed full and stuff - I…
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I think you are ok - see where you average out in a couple more weeks - seems like you get a water weight bonus whoosh at the beginning that jump starts you. I bet it slows down...
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1) Turn off my phone 2) Go do something physical - a walk, a bike ride, time on elliptical 3) Listen to music to change my mind set 4) Meditate 5) don't laugh - I color in a color book! (It totally simplifies my mind - and keeps my hands busy so I don't eat)
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I have a FitBit Charge 2 - seems to keep things pretty accurate - and once I got them synched it works pretty good.
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As long as you are in the allotted calories you will be fine. The trick is to make sure you measure your food to avoid portion creep and to make sure you really are within your calories. Sounds like you are plenty active - so I'd just start weighing and measuring food to make sure you really are where you are supposed to…
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I think you can be healthy at a lot of different sizes. My co-worker works out 5 times a week at Orange Theory, rides her bike to work in good weather, is very active, eats well - says her BP and all tests come back fine....yet if you look at her - you'd think she needed to lose 35-45+#. She is solid and in great physical…
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I just eat less than my FitBit says I burned and am doing alright with that.....Also - in MFP if I want to log exercise to know exactly what I did - I just say 30 min on elliptical for 1 calorie. That way I know I did the elliptical - but don't double count my calories. Even if I log 5 things that way - I don't think 5…
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Congrats -Looks like it's been almost a year since you started the thread....you still losing....met goal...keep it off? Just curious?
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I love the photos - but more so - I LOVE how you are sharing your progress and that you keep going! I hope you post a photo of you in Boxing Gloves! You go! You are motivating - and definitely give the rest of us NO EXCUSES!
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Do things with the kids. Leg lifts/airplane rides! have them sit on your feet for crunches.... find a Yoga video - my granddaughter (just turned 4) loves doing the poses with her dad - Tree is her fav! Take the kids for long walks at the park (and at one time I saw a workout that used the playground) that you could do…
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Take it slow - you didn't get here overnight - and you won't lose it overnight. Make small changes one or two at a time so you can sustain them. Then add the next thing.
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Eat back some of your exercise calories (like 50%) or so. MFP wants you to log and eat those calories
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It's hard - but you really do need to log everything. Use a scale - the biggest eye opener for me when I used it was to readjust portion sizes in my eyes. I needed to know what 4 oz of steak looked like, or what a true serving of cereal was. Makes a HUGE difference. Now when my weight creeps back up - I get that scale out…
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Seems to be.....now I'm not an expert on figuring my total expenditure anyway....but I know if I eat less than that thing says I burned - and consistently at about a 200-300 deficit - I lose. Sometimes I hit even bigger deficit depending on what I did that day...but it seems to help keep me in line. I figure to allow some…
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I think it tastes like a fishy chicken - I know weird description - but I did like it.
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I'm just a hair over 5' tall - currently at about 140 and would like to get to around 120-125 (depends on how I feel and look more than the scale #). I eat around 1200-1300 now - don't know what maintenance is exactly -but I am figuring around 1500 - as long as my activity allows for it. Basically if I eat less/equal to…
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I usually bring whatever I had for dinner the prior night - in a smaller portion. In a pinch - it's a salad with protein (tuna, chicken, beef - whatever I have). This week it's been beef stew since I made a BIG pot due to the blizzard. I'll make a spaghetti squash on the weekend and eat it with spaghetti sauce a few days.…
