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I purchased a FitBit last year and used it sporadically until a couple of months ago. The device is not perfect, but I do find it helpful. Since I wear it all day, it is a reminder that I need to get up an move. It also motivates me when I am working out because I am pushing a little more to increase my steps, etc... The…
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Thanks for all the support. Onward and upward... I mean downward... P.S. I need to do a better job proofreading before I post, I am pretty sure my English teachers would not be pleased.
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Welcome back... I also just returned after crashing and burning big time because of my lack of discipline and focus. Good luck and stay the course!
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Thanks.... request sent.
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How about turkey bacon blt's. We use Jennie O turkey bacon and load it up with lettuce and tomato with some .... add some light/low fat mayo. Depending on the type of bread you use, each sandwich could be less than 200 per sandwich. I like using Stop & Shop's whole wheat sandwich thins which are only 100 calories. Give it…
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Welcome to MFP and good luck. I joined Jan. 2010 and had quite a bit of success dropping 30 poinds to get to 270, then I thought I had it figured out and stopped actively using MFP. Well that was a huge mistaken because I fell back into my old habits. You have definitely established a routine for yourself which has been…
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I left off the time in my last sentence of my post.. I meant to reference 20 minutes.
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Good question. I havent thought about it until now. My daughter received the game as a Christmas gift. We have played it often and generally do 5-7 dances against one another. Each song is between 3-4 minutes long, and if you are really moving.... you get your heart rate up and break a sweat. I would say that you should…
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I am hoping to try them out this weekend. My only concern is find egg roll wraps. Are they readily available at the grocery store?
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I have been away for several months and now I am paying for it. Hopefully this will assist with establishing momentum going into the New Year. I weighed myself this morning and I was at 300.6. The first time I have ever been over 300 officially. Definitely a wake up call. I am in and good luck to all!
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Ok... I am very behind on several things due to work and my kids' activities. Luckily I have nothing scheduled for tonight so I will updated and post the weekly challenge tally along with the total challenge tally through week 7. In the meantime, my check-in is as follows: Weight = 273.8 Water = 4/7 Cardio = 5/7 Calories =…
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Good morning everybody. I am working on tabulating the challenge points and hope to have them posted around noon today. Also we will stick with the same challenges through week 7 which are: 1. Water Intake 2. At or below calorie allowance 3. 20 minutes of daily cardio
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Today's weight - 275.8 water - 5/7 cardio - 5/7 under cals - 4/7
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Here is what I have so far for Week 5 challenge points. Week 5 Water Cardio Calories Total augustbells 7 7 7 21 Bammie 0 bzcjak 0 CC 0 clheide 4 7 7 18 constancemwj 5 6 7 18 dchief30 0 Doreenpao 0 DreeDub 6 6 7 19 egglestone11 0 fbref9 6 2 3 11 karlaw 3 4 7 14 lildebbie 0 2 3 5 luv2learn2day 0 melody6387 2 3 5…
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Ok. Here goes week 5. Weight: 279.2 (1 lb lost) Cardio: 2/7 Water: 6/7 Calories: 3/7 Now I am off to the gym so I can improve on a 1 lb. loss. Good luck to all and have a great day!
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CC - I will volunteer to track the challenge points; however, if I screw it up nobody can yell at me!
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Holly, Congratulations on reaching your 10 lb. goal in 3 weeks. Nice job!
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I have found that Slim-Fast's Double-Dutch Chocolate snack bars (100 calories) satisfy my chocolate sweet tooth. They are small but are enough to satisfy the craving.
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After a big week last week, there is no change this week. I can live with no change vs. a gain!!! Last week's weight: 280.2 This week's weight: Same Challenge: 4/7 Good luck to all! CC - Great job keeping all of us focused and for taking the time to organize this event.
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Welcome to MFP. I have been on since the start of the new year, and I will say that the site has been great. My advice is to use the food tracker religiously and make sure you eat your day's worth of calories. One thing that has had a huge impact so far is making sure that I drink all of my water. I am sure you will get…
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I weighed in this morning and was pleased to see that I hit my 10 lb challenge. My goal was to be 280 by 2/1/10 and as of this morning (1/20/10) I was 279.2. It is nice to achieve something early for a change. Now to work on the next 10 lbs.!
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I am very pleased with this week although I still need to get off my butt and do some exercise. What has amazed me is the amount of weight I have lost simply by watching my calories. My initial weigh-in was 290 with my first week's weight at 287.4. As of this morning, I weighed in at 280.2 which is a 7.2 lb loss. I did…
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I have found that almost any low sodium turkey breast (store brand, name brand, etc...) is pretty good. I buy the Stop and Shop low sodium turkey breast which is about 60 calories for a 2 oz serving. At first I was embarrassed to ask the deli person for the nutritional information, but when I did he gladly brought out a…
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We bought a Thinner brand electric scale about 6 months ago. It was about $65 and it has proven to be very accurate. Before you weigh yourself you need to tab it with your foot so it can calibrate but once you see 0.00 you can step on. It weighs you to the 2 tenths of a pound. I highly recommend it.
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This journey is a challenge so we will encounter hurdles from time to time. The important thing is to refocus and stay positive. As Jstar513 said, "it happens". What you need to do now is work on not let it happen again. If you beat yourself up, you will just find that you will begint to slide down that slippery slope! You…
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You look great. As for me, the only before picture I was brave enough to post is my profile picture. And this picture is part of me hiding behind a mini-mouse ear.
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So I did well last night at dinner by limiting my calories after having the chocolate cake at yesterday's luncheon. I had vowed to stay off the scale until next week's weigh-in but I had to know if I had digressed. I jumped on after showering and I was pleased to see that I had droped about 0.4 pounds since Tuesday. Then I…
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I hear ya.. and I also hear the oreos in the pantry calling. But I have started brushing my teeth after dinner which helps because food does not taste good after you brush your teeth.
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kookla33, Going over your calories is not terrible as long as it is within reason... now before you yell at me, hear me out. I just joined MFP on 1/8, and I have gone over my calories each night. The difference is that I have not gone over by more than 150 calories. When I consider that I was likely eating close to 3000…
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In the past breakfast mainly consisted of an egg sandwich or muffin from Dunkin' Donuts. Now I am hooked on Weight Control Maple & Brown Sugar oatmeal (I know you said that you prefer anything other than oatmeal and cereal). I will also have a cup of lowfat Yoplait strawberry yogurt with a 1/2 cup of Bare Naked Nut…
