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Yes, that was misinformation. How can it not matter? MFP is set up for you to lose weight without any additional exercise, so eating back your exercise calories is essential. Otherwise, yes, you will be starving your body. Your body needs 1200 minimum (for a woman) to run on just in order to survive, not anything…
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Love it! My personal favorite is Domination. Do you guys play x-box or ps3?
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This happened to me too! I bought the Nooodles brand. Shriveling up is the best way to describe what was happening. They didn't taste bad or anything, I just wasn't sure if I was doing it wrong or had left it for too long or what. Any suggestions?
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This is so not true. And it has been proven time and time again. There are a LOT of salads that are way worse than a burger or other sandwich options. I can't believe you've never heard this before. Check out some of the salads at fast food and other chain restaurants and compare them to the burgers. Here are some links to…
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As a teacher of philosophy and logic, I just have to say that I :heart: this!
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I had bacon and eggs on a pizza once in Italy. They called it the Bismark. There was literally an egg cracked on top of the strips of bacon on the pizza so it cooked in the oven (like sunny side up). Amazing!
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I make an amazing healthier version of Chicken Tikka Masala. 1 onion, chopped very fine 1 can of crushed tomatoes 7 (to taste, really) garlic cloves, minced 1+ inch fresh ginger, minced 1 tbsp garam masala spice pinch of sugar (I use cinnamon sugar, actually) 1-2 can Trader Joe's lite coconut milk 1-4 tbsp coconut oil 400g…
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I use Lilly's European style fat free sour cream or Trader Joe's Simply Sour Cream fat free and add a packet of dry dip mix- Hidden Valley Ranch, or vegetable, or french onion (whatever you prefer). I can't tell a difference at all between the fat free sour cream and the full fat and you can eat a ton of it and still be…
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I always weigh raw, before cooking. Because it shrinks when cooked you end up eating more than you recorded if you weigh after. Plus, depending on how you've cooked it, there could be other things contributing to the weight of the chicken (marinade, etc.). I find it pretty simple to stick the raw chicken in a baggie and…
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Trust me, it IS amazing. And you can totally feel good about eating a brownie! I haven't done out a comparison, honestly- I don't know how many calories are in a normal brownie made the box way but I can tell you that if you cut them into 24 pieces and don't add anything other than the beans and the brownie mix it is 106…
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Are you serious? It hasn't been 2 months since January 3, it has barely been over 1! 7 lbs. in a month is a LOT! What is your struggle, exactly? I've never been able to lose more than 5 lbs. a month, ever- I'd be thrilled with 7 lbs! And 21 lbs. in 2 months is unhealthy and unrealistic, by the way.
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Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!! NOBODY thinks that a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat. The statement is SO obvious it drives me crazy when people correct it like this and debate about it. That's just the phrase and there is nothing wrong with it. Everybody understands it unless they are a…
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Exactly! Looking at a food as "forbidden" or "cheating" is only going to make this that much harder and is unrealistic. Look at your options and decide if it is worth it for you. Have you ever had black bean brownies? They are delicious and so simple. All you need is a box of brownie mix (I like Pillsbury Chocolate Fudge)…
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Do you happen to be about to have or on your period this week? Because if you are, that could easily account for it. That is one mistake that so many women make: they weight themselves right before/during their period and freak out that they've gained weight. You didn't. You get bloated and retain water and all of that…
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This is so weird to me, because I live in LA, and my husband I were both commenting when we went home for the holidays (Boston area) how many MORE fat people we saw in New England than we were used to seeing in Los Angeles on a daily basis. It was really really weird for both of us because we never really thought about…
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I did. I was on birth control in the beginning. After I lost most of my weight the first year, I went off the bc. Whole second year I bounced back and forth, losing and gaining the same 10 lbs. over and over again. It sucks but it is worth it to not be on the medication. I hated taking it. For the first few months, I was…
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I totally know how you feel! I'm totally oblivious to everything, my husband has to point out when someone is looking at me, but when they come up to me and says things I'm a mess. When they are blatant and compliment me, I turn bright red and get all flustered and can't speak and trip over myself. Mind you, I'm happily…
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I'm not trying to conceive, but I've been really frustrated with losing weight because of my PCOS. I went off the pill a year ago, and in the past year, I've been gaining and losing the same 10 lbs. over and over again. I can't seem to get below my lowest (which is 15 lbs. from my goal weight, the top of the "normal" BMI…
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Coconut milk (they have the best- it is lite and cheap!) Vanilla meringues (really low cal delicious snack cookies) Naan (frozen) Lite feta cheese Crumbled oat cheese Spinach Organic celery hearts Eggs (they have the cheapest, even the jumbos!) Wontons (frozen- chicken and veggies. Easily steamed in the microwave. So…
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Heyyyyyyyyyy I've been looking for a thread like this! I need something to help motivate me to drop the last ~20 lbs. and get into REAL shape. This sounds like SUCH a fun way to do it, way better than a regular race. Sooooo how do we train for this?! I told my husband and he's in too, but we have no idea where to even…
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Yay I was hoping to find a post like this to show off! Mine is my profile pic! (Gotta click to my profile to see it though, LOL, my head is cut off in the avatar!) Anyone know who I am?!
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I hear ya. I'm under 15 lbs. away from my initial goal (on good days, LOL) and I have been having an incredibly hard time losing weight. Last year things were good, this year, things have continued to slow to the point at which I'm quite frustrated. I feel your pain. :grumble:
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Well first of all, BMI and body fat percentage are two different things. If you lost weight, your BMI has definitely gone down. It sounds like maybe you aren't eating enough, especially with all that exercise, which would cause your body to hang onto the fat. Eating a few processed things here and there isn't gonna kill…
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You can buy ring snuggies from Walmart- they are little plastic things that wrap around the inside of your ring to keep it on. I used them for a while ... at this point though, I've taken my rings off completely. I don't want to risk losing them!
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You always weigh before. Yes it shrinks, but that's how it is calculated.
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Exercise! LOL... gives you more room to play with. Also, how many cals are you eating per day? If you are at 1200 a day and are consistently hungry, you can up that a little bit so you can eat more but still be losing weight.
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Right?! A part of me was thrilled that I look so different from how I looked back then that I'm almost unrecognizable, but at the same time, I was *terrified* that they weren't going to let me on the plane! LOL
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Supposedly, if you wait 12 minutes, cravings will go away. So wait 12 minutes. If you still want it, have a tiny little piece- an amount that fits into your diary for the day. I don't think it is good to cut anything out completely- moderation is key. And if you go around eating other things instead that won't satisfy the…
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I have PCOS and I was on birth control for years- just went off it in December, actually. I always thought that I was just destined to be fat but I never really tried to lose weight until just over a year and a half ago. I'm now less than 15 lbs. away from a healthy BMI and my goal weight. Honestly, it is difficult. It is…
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Awwwwwwwwww you all are amazing! Thank you so much for all the love! You've brought such a smile to my face.
