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hour glass isn't a bad thing! I am one too. (wish that the top wasn't so large but in the end it balances me. ) I have lower body strength in spades!! but I want my upper body more toned...quest of the year! love the life you live and live the life you want!!!
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thanks! didn't want to just eat for eating sake....
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I think that people forget what is important.....people. there are always people who are willing to cut you down, make you feel small or inadequate to feed some need or inadequacy of their own. don't listen to them. they don't matter. you are in this for you....and you are worth it. no one knows all of the struggles that…
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don't give up! when I started I could only do 1/2 mile a day and thought I was going to die.....and I didn't want to do it. I kept at it and every day was hard for a while then it became easier and I went a little further and then a little further...I am now at 3 miles a day and 3.5 miles an hour....and it totally relaxes…
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add me please. I have never exercised and no diet for years....now metabolism (and lack of knowledge of what I am doing) really have me down. I started in Jan. walking 1/2 mile and needed a chair and fan (thought I was going to die) but I have kept with it! slowly I have built up to 4 miles a day and my endurance is much…
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im a school nurse.....no one parties with fat food like teachers!!! I pack my lunch every day into the donut, pizza, taco casserole that is the break room. then the afternoon bowl of chocolate candy.....presented by non other than the principal...talk about stress food. add me !!
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add me please! this is a journey that needs all the support we can get!!!:drinker:
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I go in to work 1 1/2 hours early and do my power walk there! there are no distractions, climate controlled, get my tunes and take off down a hall. (6 rounds -3miles in my bldg.) also every hall has surveillance cameras and security. for me this is a win win situation...and there is no excuse for me to not walk every day…
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kinda thought so but......there is a lot of stuff out there that I don't know about....so, thanks!!!!!
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we are all in this together!!! Welcome!:drinker:
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in the same boat. I started 1/5/14 and lost 12 pounds within 2 months....and then super slow nothing.....I started walking 1 mile at 1st then up to my current 3 miles a day. 1200 calories.....nothing. I have looked everywhere on this site and everyone stated that I must be not truthful about my food intake or not…
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if you have a smart phone...there is an app for that! also, I pods have a GREAT pedometer .just plug in ear buds, hit go and throw it in a pocket...tiny thing that measures every step during the day!
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you are stronger than you think! my ex. thought the same of me. he couldnt hold but one job and did nothing to help at home. i did the kids, 2 jobs usually, a side business of making/selling fudge, overtime when the offers came, farm animals care, house/laundry/shopping/cooking and he use to tell me ....walk?...if you cant…
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i had to do the same thing....some one told me to walk 2 miles a day....lots of water and 800 calories a day....i was dumb and listened and ....gained. i was crazy with sorrow and i got on MFP and some friends told me to eat more and to eat most of my exercise calories....i lose steady weight....it has been slow but…
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everyone does now and then....but you have all week to balance that out! sometimes having some of what we love and doing with less for another day is so worth it! in the long run....it wont make a diffrence. :wink:
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measure everything (and i mean get a measuring set and use it with every little thing....document honestly, eat your alloted calories...all of them..and walk. sounds too simple but it works. i didnt think i had that kind of time and money either. thanks to some of my brilliant friends here at mfp i go to my work early...no…
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i have read the nutrition threads, the BMI,BMR, and other threads for newbies. some were helpful...some confusing...well, most....i am trying to lose weight and eat a little healthier. i (for the 1st time in my life) am walking daily....im up to 3 miles a day. i have a sedentary job for the most part but am trying to get…
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i got a knee injury jogging and my doctor put me on it for a month. i adapted to it after a week and didnt gain. losing was super hard while i was on it!
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great idea! thanks...i will check pintrest today:happy:
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that isa great idea! i did start walking slowly.....just getting up and making myself walk. then as the endurance improved i stepped up the pace...and this is an easy way to increase my tone and endurance!! thanks !
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the doctor restricted me jogging because it goofed my knee. she wants me to lose more before i really start to stress the joint. she says that the increase of walking everyday will strengthen the muscles around the knee and give a much more stable base to support jogging with out injuring my knee again.
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Also, the juice hits your system like a rocket and then lets you crash.....do fruit instead....1.it slows the sugar conversion and gives you energy longer and 2 you will feel more satsfied longer. sugar is my enemy too. i use to eat a bag of york peppermint patties a day.....for me....i went to whitmans sugar free candies…
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bump!
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log and measure everything!! dont weigh but 1 time a week at the same time of day. eat your calories, drink tons of water and MOVE!! i didnt believe it either but i listened to the people who know and post here and bam.......it is slow and steady but measurable. also, if you can go in and read all of the new person posts…
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i dont usually get a lunch but....what i have been doing is going in to my work and walking for 45min to 1 hour. there is no one there but security (and cameras) it is indoor, so no excuse for not walking, climate controlled, and quiet so there is noone to stop me with office chat or other stuff. this has been a wonderful…
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my best friend is type 2 diabetic and her dietitian told her that stevia is the only sweetner that does not effect blood sugar at all. it is the only one that they endorse....if that helps. all the others raise glucose levels (not as much as sugar ) but they do raise it.:smile:
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I also take large bags and portion into baggies so that if i have a bag...i know exactly what the nutrition is and the calories. ( i learned the hard way....my eyeballing things isnt even close...measure everything!! :)
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incorporate it into my day routine if they truly are what i want to keep me from feeling deprived...because the quickest way to derail is to feel deprived!
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sounds like a plan!
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i use to weigh 360 and i am 5'5 tall. i had the bypass and have never regretted it! it does not however totally take care of the problem. i stayed around 150 for 22 year and now i had put on 40 or so and couldnt take it off. i am relearning to exercise and eat properly again. but in the long run, i did what was best for me…
