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Hard candies. Cooking. Shopping (you'd think I'd be skinnier). Dancing around for fun. Glass of wine (though it hardly does any better than food). If I'm ever thinking of food and happen to have a puff of someone's cigarette that will put me right off. I wouldn't suggest it unless you're eating through a locked cupboard…
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Thanks all. Obviously vastly varying opinions. Tomorrow is my rest day and lying around for 2 days in a row will just kill my motivation. Obviously I'm not going to work my calf, but I guess I didn't make that apparent enough to some. Ibuprofen seems the most common suggestion so awesome, but if anyone has any idea of what…
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Not trying to start anything, I can see why you'd suggest it if I was someone who just went HAM every time - I'm just saying that it's not something I usually do. I don't do anything to irritate my calf and I've certainly never done anything to take me out of the game for four weeks. I'm careful even when I'm pushing…
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I do always take days off. This is just one week where I want to push myself a bit further than the usual. I'm not a "novice" and my program isn't the problem in this instance. If people want to do exercise runs with electroshock and fire, I think I can do a couple more crunches than usual. Just looking for suggestions.
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8-12 weeks?? How?? My mum got a lap band and had to Optifast for only two. Lost 15lbs in two weeks. Of course she was miserable and couldn't have so much as tea.
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Just out of curiosity - as I had great success with WW - why do both that and MFP? I use MFP because I like the community, layout and food database more than WW. Also means I'm not sitting at my desk calculating points for my lunch. I see benefits of both but wouldn't doing both at the same time drive you insane with all…
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Add me or lurk me if you like. I'm a big fan of soup for filling but low cal. Also I just posted a recipe on it today for portable breakfasts under 100 cal. :)
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As long as you're under your calories, no reason to avoid fruit! Especially this time of year. Yes, sugar is sugar, but your body gets more of a benefit from REAL sugar, I think is what people are meaning to say. It's more balanced nutrition to eat 200 calories worth of sugar than to down a hot chocolate. Just stay under…
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Hmm, no one close yet. Age: 25 Height: 5'4" HW: 162 SW: 151 CW: 148 (but with a crappy scale) GW: 140 or under
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The Weight Watchers scale is so far the most accurate I've ever used besides a doctor's. Only off by half a pound to a pound, depending on weight. I don't usually support digital scales but this was the best.
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It sucks but, cut out carbs. If you're willing to go hardcore, stick under 20g a day avoiding even the healthy stuff like fruit and milk. When I was doing the old version of Atkins 10 years ago the wright melted off in just over a month. High-fat low-carb. Blah blah, unhealthy, but you'll feel good knowing that you've lost…
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A sash around the waist would look amazing on this! A satin in either white to match or even one of your wedding colours (and/or the colour of the bridesmaids' dresses) If you have a friend who sews they might be able to do a quick temporary stich on this to tighten it a bit in the back during this week too. But you do…
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Height: 5'4" HW: 167 (I was 13 and 3 inches shorter - my adult HW was 162) LW: 130 (In high school - LW adult was 140) Current: 148 (my scale is off though) Goal for now: 140 UGW: 135 Age:25, female
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I followed this for a shirt while circa my old Weight Watchers habits but adjusted. I now don't record watery veggies - lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower - just the starchy ones like peas, carrots, corn (and anything canned). I do record fruit (since I ate at least a pound of cherries today) because the sugar makes a…
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I know the feeling. It's not a matter of "being a grown up" and saying no. It's not that easy when these are your peers and it's kind of like a ritual to try these things. God forbid you've only been at the company for a few weeks and you just want to fit in. I'm on a charity committee at work and one of our sponsors was…
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True - especially at fast food places! But if I'm going out for dinner to a proper restaurant, I'll almost always get salad because it's the lowest calorie thing on the menu besides water and Coke Zero. If I'm ever going to a chain restaurant I check the nutritional info if they have it on the website. Usually, a salad.…
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I've been there. It's crazy, right? A coffee table would look appealing if you put some ketchup on it. But above I agree with. I love processed food and sometimes when I spend all day eating chips or something and I end it with a salad, it'd like the hunger storm's over. My body's happen with some actual nutrients. Try…
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Isn't that the worst? Those cakes always LOOK so good. But then you're recording the calories and thinking "Those can't seriously count. They didn't even taste good!"
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As we speak, there are two square cupcakes with cream filling - perfectly sealed and prettily packaged with the E! Network logo - in a fridge 30 feet from my cubicle. This is really mild consider we were once offered cupcakes 3 times in one day on my first week of MFP. Oh the willpower. So, all cupcakes. Ever.
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My entire last weekend was unrecorded. Huge wedding (with decadent treats and flowing liquor) on Saturday then of course on Sunday, I needed a pizza to soak up the alcohol. I went for an hour walk but it was still a pizza. I loosen the reigns a bit on the weekend (some drinks here, a small bag of chips there - as long as…
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It sounds bad but I'm fairly sure the reason I don't do this is because I don't want to confirm that I'm failing. If I find out it's not just the scale then I can't walk around all day telling myself it's just a bad day.
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I'm so glad I'm not alone! I always hate seeing friends who just casually work out drop like 5 lbs a week while I'm counting the minutes until my crackers for lunch and losing buck-all. I ate a lot of processed meat yesterday though, so I figured the sodium. But to counter it, I drank 4 glasses of water before bed. None of…
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I do prefer weights, and doing them requires more recovery and your metabolism is higher for longer after a session. Cardio has nothing to do with that bro's muscles though so it's full of **** - if you need to lose fat then you need to lose fat! Not that cardio is the most important part (I only do 20 minutes because I…
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I know what you mean. I'm supposed to stay under 145 to not be classified as "overweight" but 140 is where my body likes to sit (5'4" ideal is 125 - I'd be skeletal). BMI's kind of a load anyway. Your body gets a say in the matter and as long as you're happy and no weight-related health problems, why aim for some number?
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Ditto to all! Haha I was the same! I imagine when I get to 140 again (for like, the third time) I'll still think I could be better but it's a weight that I can maintain without starving myself. And being able to still eat the concessional pizza is important enough that I'm willing to be a couple pounds more than my high…
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What are you talking about? Totally hot!! You're just stunning. Amazing, congratulations!
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No way you even *look* 172! Your legs are so twiggy! Great job!
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In addition to judging them, you're making unqualified assumptions. What makes you think a majority of them don't go to the gym after work and do 45 minutes on the elliptical? I know a lot of people in my office go to the gym regularly because working in an office like that is common and deadly to your weight and they know…
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Bad music. Pop. Rhianna, Britney, the works. Not too picky when I'm doing weights. Half the time I'll just put my iPod down because my workout pants don't have pockets (can we please stop designing those by the way?) I download jog.fm on my iPhone - it's supposed to change music based on how fast you run. However I mostly…
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This past weekend was my worst. I'm willing to loosen the reigns at bit on the weekends just to relax but not half-a-pizza-and-KD amount, like last. Just find out and eat under your BMR and as long as you don't gain, you don't need to beat yourself up over it. Losing 2-3lbs every Monday-Friday will still be awesome!
