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THAT is the way to do it! Everyone wants the secret to weight loss, and you sir, have found it. ;)
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I have PCOS with insulin resistance and I was until I tested okay last year, borderline hypothyroid. The main issue for many with PCOS is insulin resistance. Do whatever you have to do, regarding your diet and exercise, to help your body with your insulin resistance. I don't think there's a superfood or an easy answer…
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I use the MFP plan and the MFP calories based on setting myself as lightly active when I'm working and sedentary during my vacations. This way, as others noted, I do not have a moving target for calories everyday which was really hard to figure out when I started using fitbit. I link my fitbit to my account. I do not turn…
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I have insulin resistance from PCOS and I've never heard of this 'linking formula'. Although I have heard of balancing carbs with protein (just not a 2:1 formula for it) and eating high-fiber carbs to lower the net carbs. There are anti-carb purists out there and the PROtein crowd might jump in, but my advice is simply…
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Just hide the buck knuckle and everything will be okay!
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^^^ THIS! I am constantly shocked by how stuffed with sodium most food, especially restaurant food is. I can exercise to eat more calories and cut back on other days after a high day, but what do I do when my sodium hits 5k because I had to eat at restaurants twice in one day? I can't walk that off. :( I hate it and the…
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YES! Whenever I have a week when I'm losing, I'm constantly shivering, all over. I mean it's not like teeth chattering, hands are shaking, but I'm very cold in my hands and feet and my muscles tense and shiver. It's very hard to fall asleep because I'm so cold at night. I've always been very warm. It's always been that I…
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There are great ideas here. Stock your house with: high fiber carbs fruit - fresh and dried vegetables - fresh or frozen or canned, whatever you guys like protein choices - cold cults, eggs, cheese (just watch out for MAJOR sodium loads from cold cuts and also cheese) nuts - a good source of healthy fats left overs from…
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I agree with whate everyone has said, do what you enjoy, don't worry about anything else. I like walking and stepping. I also enjoy tai chi. I'm very heavy, which my knees have had to put up with for a long time, so I take it easy on my joints. If it's an exercise you like, do that, don't make yourself do things you don't…
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First of all, troll alert. Second of all, if you're a real person, you're being foolish. Third of all, if this isn't all a pack of lies, and I suspect it's just a bored person making a fake account -- if you can internet search enough to find My Fitness Pal, you can internet search enough to find a BMI chart to locate an…
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^This And if going over your daily calorie goal on MFP makes you sad, try linking your MFP to Fitbit which will tell you pre-planners out there, like me, that you're overeating ALL DAY LONG. I like my fitbit, but that dashboard is freaking brutal.
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They're at the gym doing their thing, so who cares how they do it? As long as they're not hurting themselves or hurting someone else, it doesn't matter.
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"Fitbit trackers have a finely tuned algorithm for step counting. The algorithm is designed to look for motion patterns most indicative of people walking. One condition for a motion pattern to be recognized as a step is the motion must be large enough. The algorithm implements this by setting a threshold. If a motion and…
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If your money is tight, I'd go for the Fitbit Zip, unless you really want the sleep tracking and stairs / floor count feature. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=m570.l3201&_nkw=fitbit+zip&_sacat=0 They're half priced all over ebay. I just finished my first day with the fitbit zip, and if you do get a fitbit, what I've…
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No matter what you eat or how you exercise your body, you cannot choose where you lose. I'll repeat that: You Cannot Choose Where You Lose If you've always had that ratio, it's not going to really change. You'll always be you just a smaller you. Women who say they do not want to diet because they might loose their boobs or…
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Dude, I just woke up. >_< But, I totally did two step aerobics sessions yesterday afternoon so I had calories to spare for eating a litlte extra and drinking wine on New Year's Eve night. Will workout for wine! :drinker:
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For anyone who thinks walking is not a form of exercise . . .
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Do not, do not, do NOT FORCE yourself to eat or drink things you DO NOT LIKE for a diet. Do not do it. Do not like milk? Do not drink it. There are plenty of other ways to get calcium, fats, proteins, or whatever else it is you're after with milk. Don't worry about it! Like milk? Drink it! It doesn't matter. I avoid cow's…
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You're not 'winning' just because you ate under your calories that day. In fact, I wish MFP would remove that recognition for eating under calories. You either logged that day or you did not. Move on imo. So many people celebrate that 'under calories' thing and it's stupid, especially when they set their daily goal low to…
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Eggs are good for you, but everyone's metabolism and the way their body deals with cholesterol is different. The only way to know is blood work. Some people are fine with eggs every day and have no cholesterol problems, but for other people, eggs everyday can raise the LDL. When I was eating 1-2 eggs a day, my LDL was…
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I'm very happy for you! And that's the way to handle it. :) Hydration helps and I just love green tea and black teas. :) Sometimes it can take 2-3 days to shed a bloat, but it can go away in a day, too. Either way, now you know so it won't be weird for you the next time.
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Don't panic, 3 lbs over 10 days, heck 3 lbs over 24 hours, is not big deal. For perspective - this is a weight range of around ~20lbs, over a period of 90 days. I weigh daily for data tracking. Every week balances out to my caloric deficit AND hits my exercise goals. The fluctuations are water weight from sodium, exercise,…
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I would echo what everyone said about getting the right shoes. Shoes Shoes Shoes! They're so important, especially when you're a high weight. There's so much more stress on our joints and feet. That said, I would suggest low-impact, moderately paced cardio as you shed weight, and then begin running when you feel up to it.…
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You're really ignorant. That's not a slam or an insult. It's a statement of fact. You insult anyone who disagrees with you and are purposely making false statements to incite arguments. You are a flame troll. I apologize if you think that your ideas are correct. That would be a real shame though. I hope you are just…
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http://www.thinbeautiful.net/forum/forum.html Their forum is down MCD, that's why they come here!
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Your sister is making it all up. She's ruining her friendships for the sake of a wedding day. It's terrible. My sister bought matching earrings sets for her bridesmaids, so the thing about jewelry, is just nonsense. My sister was reasonable to her bridesmaids. She picked the colors of her wedding and all we had to do is…
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Amazing! Great work
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Sorry, MyChocolateDiet, I only read your posts to try to understand why there's a woman grabbing her breasts in your tracker. Is it because you want to lose weight but hold on to your boobs, as in not lose them to weight loss? Or do you just like boobies? Also, boobs.
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From reading vet posts, 4 weeks is not a plateau. However, the best way to break a plateau, as I understand it, is to change it up! Exercise more and eat more. You're hungry so eat. Cardio will let you do that. This isn't supposed to be a personal torture or punishment. A calorie deficit shouldn't make you feel weak or…
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What she said! If your boyfriend doesn't love all of you, your boyfriend doesn't love you. Why waste your time trying to have a meaningful relationship with someone who doesn't love you? Flaw fixations or exacerbations are the beginning of the end of any relationship. It can go from a joking nag to abusive, and there's no…
