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I weigh in every morning after using the washroom, showering and blow drying my hair, and I do a good full-body stretch first so I feel nice and limber. It forces me to reflect on my choices the day before. I'm two pounds up if I ate pizza for dinner and drank a lot of water to combat the sodium. Then it usually takes me a…
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I know, I weigh in every day (so sue me, I like to watch the fluctuations); this morning my scale was not working quite right and kept giving me numbers all over the map. I'm SO bummed and now I have to wait til tomorrow to find out where we're at. UGH.
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I can go up 5-7 lbs in the days leading up to (which are so sporadic I never know when they are). When I see that I suspect that its the "bloat before the storm." As a poster said above, for the first 2 days of the actual TOM I feel so bad from the cramping that I don't want to eat extras, which generally evens it out.
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I'm going to request to add you as a friend because we have a lot of similarities and I think I can help! I've been on MFP for over 3 yrs. I maintained 135 lbs as a teenager, and went up over 200 lbs in my early twenties; and from the picture it looks like we have a similar build. I'm now at 135 (26 yrs old) and working to…
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A lot has already been said (habits over motivation, etc), but it can also be as simple as comparing your dietary habits with another aspect of your life. You don't feel like getting up and going to work but you do anyway, because you need to pay your bills. You want dessert, but it doesn't fit in your calories, so don't…
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Sometimes settling for things because they're financially responsible actually makes me feel good. I didn't NEED that super expensive bathrobe I really wanted last winter. It would have looked good on me, but I know that $300.00 was better put toward my Visa debt. It kind of sucks but I don't regret that. I made too many…
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Its like... my body is "comfortable" at 135 lbs and whenever I go below that I get these weird cravings to eat until I gain the pound or so back. I wanted to get to 125, but like posters have said above, the SLIGHTEST deviation from my set calories puts pounds on instantly as soon as I dip below 135. I was 135 as a…
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Sorry, I don't like prunes!
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Air. HAHAHA. No, really. Tictacs.
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Everybody's different. You could be plateauing while your body adjusts to the change in calorie intake, or your age could be a contributing factor (I lose weight less easily than I did at 22 when I started on MFP, and I'm only 26 now). You will also have to make bigger sacrifices the more weight you lose, it will get…
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I eat about 2000 a day, but my daily calories are 1600ish before exercise (to loose 1lb/wk). So I do two bike rides a day to commute to work and that gives me some wiggle room. I also have a hunger rotation: every 3 days I am STARVING so I eat a lot that day, then on the days I'm not so hungry I eat much less. One week…
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It's really hard to communicate your weight goals to people who don't understand that self-restraint is a healthy thing. Even when they see that what you're doing is working, they still pity you instead of encouraging you. Most people aren't willing to put in the effort to count calories and log every day. When you do you…
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I help people sell appliances.
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"Oh make sure you don't lose too much weight. You're starting to look really thin." I know what a healthy weight looks and feels like, thank you.
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Thanks guys, great stories! It took me about 8 months. I'm nearly done with losing weight and mostly focused on toning with daily exercise now. :)
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I think you need a reason beyond just telling yourself you're doing it for you and nobody else. Like, my reason is it makes me feel great. Simple. If I didn't eat and exercise like this I'd go back to feeling bloated and kind of sick most of the time and weeks, months, years would go by wasted! I'm done with that. Also, I…
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I get hungry most days before lunch. I work in a coffee shop so I make myself a double tall nonfat latte with one sugar packet. It fits in my calories for the day, wakes me up and fills me up. And there's enough sugar in the milk that I can't trick myself into thinking I can afford a cookie for dessert later. I like to…
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This! It will get better. :flowerforyou:
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If it's recently gotten worse I would go see someone. They can do a breathing test at the doctor's office. It takes 5 minutes, I had one done once. Checks to make sure your lungs are doing okay.
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I actually think this is a good approach. I can see a time when I'll have been counting calories long enough to know what I can and can't eat throughout the day. That being said you can't do this if you're prone to having small indulgences that you brush off as though they don't exist. A bite here and a bite there does…
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well if I'd been there I would have asked if you were okay! Great job completing your workout despite that unfortunate experience :)
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My excuses were: I eat relatively healthy anyway, I could lose this weight in a week or a month, tops, if I really wanted to ... I'm a student, so I spend a lot of time sitting down, putting on weight is normal. I feel under the weather today and I don't want to go to the gym, I might get sick and then feel worse. Urgh.…
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5'8'' (almost 5'9'') SW: 198 CW: 166 GW: 135
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I went through this five months ago. I am so sorry for your pain. Congratulations on getting out and focusing on you! I found it helpful to distance myself from him as much as possible to encourage healing, especially for the first little while as you adjust to life without him. It'll be tougher for you to avoid him with…
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my "why" started when I left a relationship behind that did a number on my body and my mind. I don't want to be a stranger to myself anymore. Sometimes it's really hard to keep going but I haven't given up yet and I don't plan to.
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This is a really good point! I was a student for 4 years and now living on a very tight budget! Avoid the aisles! I drink herbal tea nowadays or eat a handful of grapes or almonds so I can feel included on the binging when everyone around me's eating nachos. :wink:
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Chai tea lattes and danishes (I work in a coffee shop). Eating one or two a week is much more rewarding than stuffing my face with them every day.
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oh good. Thanks everybody, I can relate to all these posts. Maybe I should stop stressing and take it easy for a few days.
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Hi! So I'm pretty sure you're referring to the number for your calorie count for the day, and it does cover the hours that you're asleep as well. Basically if you're up from, say, 8am to 11pm, that number is the amount of calories you should be consuming throughout your day. As you log your foods the calorie count goes…
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Even though the scale isn't moving, do you feel like you're constantly improving and gaining more energy? I'm focusing on little tricks like drinking herbal tea before meals to make me feel full. Also, tracking your food IS super important b/c you might be eating more cals than you think you are. Don't get discouraged, the…