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BANJO BOWL HERE WE COME! Woot Woot! When I can't get off my butt, I allow myself no more that 2 days. Day 1 is generally my body telling me I am worn out and need to recover; sometimes I need that on day 2 also. If I go 2 days I don't let myself say I will go after work - I set my alarm bright and early and high tail it to…
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To the OP - If you are having issues with certain fast food places, rather than trying to find something healthy there, I think by resisting temptation altogether and not going there in the first place is a better alternative. If you do takeout, make sure to go to "healthy" fast food places. Subway, extreme pita/pita pit,…
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I wore my first bikini EVER when I was 34 years old - it was my first sunny holiday. I had just lost about 60 lbs and we booked a trip to Jamaica. I weighed 165. But, I had the mommy body, stretch marks, loose skin - it all. My travel agent told me to buy one biikini to take with me and to trust her. So, I had two full…
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My basic recipe before adding veggies is so easy and the basic recipe (including cheese) is . These flat out flatbreads are great - the ones I got were 140 cals each: http://www.flatoutbread.com/ - I think they are the wraps not pizza crusts. Then I add 2 tbsp bottled pizza sauce (20 cals); 30grams low fat shredded cheese…
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To the OP - Please, don't be discouraged by this - discouragement can quickly turn to self defeat and it really sounds like you want to make lifestyle changes and get your weight to a healthy level. I read the frustrations in your post. I can read that desparation that you want to change but you feel that nobody wants to…
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I agree that it may not become the norm for all people - I am living proof of that. I had maintained a weight loss of about 110-115 lounds for close to three years - I always was quite aware of my calories to maintain and I was able to do more and more mental tracking. If I had a bad weekend or week, I would write it down…
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Awesome thread title - Well I lost 16 pounds in 24 hours once. My daughter was 8 pounds and when my water broke....well lets just say it rivaled Niagra Falls - lol.
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Oh - and anything by Bob Marley. It reminds me that I am staying bikini fit for my once or twice a year vacays in Jamaica, mon
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These are my top three for pushing through walls when running: - ESPN Let's Get Ready to Rumble Mix Jock Jam - It's my life - bon jovi; and dont laugh - Rasputin (boney m) - this is a great pace setter song
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It seems that the runner makers are always changing the fit of their shoes - I have to try on at least a dozen pairs until finding one that feels perfect - I always wear a sports bra shopping so I can jog around the store a bit and make sure they feel right. I also look for very light shoes - I don't want the extra weight…
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I did the running room learn to run program - I couldn't run 30 seconds when I started. 15 months later I finished my 1st half marathon in just over 2 hours (2:03). I found (and was chuckling about it this morning with my running buddy) that the 5min run 1 min walk is still the absolute hardest - it was harder to me than…
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Thanks everyone for the motivation. I am about to enter into the evening portion of my day. If I am going to slip up this is always where it will happen. But today is today and I cannot look to tomorrow, only today. I will fight the evil craving monster and when I wake up in the morning I will have a smile on my face…
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For the first time ever this morning I wrote down all of the food I ate last night. I am using Myfitnesspalf for support (not really using the online logging) - I am old school and like writing it down. Writing what I ate and reading it back really made me say WTF was I thinking. I also tried to write down what I was…
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I was incredibly healthy and maintained a huge weightloss (125ish loss) for three years - just a chain of events got me off track (hence needing to loose 15 -20). I was allowing myself treat nights - generally on the weekend. Motivation for me and to get my family eating healthy. I just find it can be just so hard - a…
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I never thought I would say this (being overweight most of my life) but being thin absolutely can be hard. I just want people to know you just need to stay true to you and find people in your life you can trust. And whatever on losing your boobs - that's what push ups were invented for :)
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To the OP - Do you smoke by any chance? There are certain factors that attribute to side effects of birth control - one of the most serious being blood clots. I had an extremely serious blood clot (in lungs) in my early 20s. I was overweight, on the pill and smoked - it turned out to be an almost deadly combination (I was…
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I cannot eat for a least 2 hours before a workout - this is something I learned training for a half marathon. I literally would get gut wrenching stomach cramps and/or nausea and wouldn't be able to run. I talked with a dietician who works with alot of runners to see what I could do - I couldn't run after eating but I…
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The digital scale was a life saver for me as well. It really helps me with portion sizes also. If you were to weigh (for example) a 1/4 cup of sliced almonds and a 1/4 cup of whole almonds, the "weighing" approach would be WAY more accurate.
