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Welcome to the group, Icemaiden. It sounds like you're already doing a great job, keep it up!
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Eviebee, I know what you mean about clothes shopping. The last time I tried to find a pair of shorts, I had to go to 3 different stores to get something in my size. It's sucks you have a problem eating in front of people, but hopefully that will get better in time. Allensachers, I'm sorry to hear about that. You just…
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Anita, sorry you're having some problems. I sent you a friend request, I might have some suggestions that may help. In the meantime, I would stay off your bike for at least 2 days and give your body a chance to heal. Believe it or not, butt pain (or the fear of getting bad butt pain) has prevented me from increasing my…
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Hello everyone. I've been doing pretty good at hitting my diet and exercise goals. When I set up my goals, I selected 90 minutes of exercise 7 days/week. Little did I know that MFP doesn't count strength training as exercise - LOL! 90 minutes of cardio a day is an unreachable goal for me. So, I just changed my MFP goals to…
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Feel free to add me. I have to lose 133 pounds.
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Yes, I would go ahead with a protein supplement. But like I said earlier, read the labels and try to get one that's not too high in calories or sugars. Yes, you're making sense! :-) As for your meal planning, I really can't offer much advice other than try to do it. For me, meal planning takes the guesswork and stress out…
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Honestly I haven't used protein supplements very much in the past. I've heard enough negative things about protein supplements to discourage me from using them. The main argument was: If you eat a proper diet, you won't have a need it. If you load up on protein-rich foods like chicken breast, egg whites, lean cuts of beef,…
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My name is Marty, 49 years old, new to MFP. My endurance sport history isn't the best, but I sure tried like hell. I haven't entered a race in over 7 years due to making poor lifestyle choices and being in a bad marriage (STBD). I've had my share of injuries (7 foot/ankle surgeries) and THIS time I will not be in a hurry…
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OMG, I'm in tears writing this. My Ironman dreams have been cut short twice, once by missing the swim cut-off and the second time due to a training injury 3 weeks from the big day (they wouldn't even let me recoup even a fraction of my entry fee). To my lowest weight (about 8 weeks out of the 1st IM) I was at 155, and…
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It's all relative. There are people who say they're fat and only weigh 120 pounds, others "fat" number might be 150, and some of us began this journey in excess of 300 pounds. Sometimes I laugh when people say they have SO much weight to lose, and. Their goal is like 20 pounds away. I'm about 145 pounds away from my goal,…
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I just signed up for MFP recently and I'm active. Feel free to add me.
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49 here, sending friend request.
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Feel free to add me.
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Please feel free to add me. I also have over 100 pounds to lose, and there's no reason why I can't log every day. I'm also new to MFP and I think this is an OUTSTANDING, powerful tool!
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I haven't had time to read that posting completely (or all the links inside the posting), but I saw something that looks pretty important. Is anyone here trying to be on a 1,200 calorie diet? If so, please read that posting completely, as you may want to rethink your strategy. It looks to me that trying to only take in…
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Eviebee, I try to use the stability ball on every exercise possible. For ab crunches, if anything - it offers back support. Do a Google Image search for "ab crunch on stability ball" and you'll see how your back is supported while you do your crunches. It's SO much better for your back then doing them on the floor! I was…
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armywive, Thank you for sharing your story, my heart goes out to you. I'll probably spill my guts sometime in the future but not tonight. However, I will answer your questions so at least that will be something. 1) Why now? Well, my wife was just not healthy. I don't blame her 100% for my weight gain, because I was the one…
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Eviebee, sounds like you're off to a good start! Yes, strength training is definitely important to changing our bodies. Again, I hate strength training but I know that if I want to really change my life and my body that I need to devote as much as I can to strength training just as much as I'm devoted to cardio and to my…
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My first and main goal is to lose 2 pounds/week. But what drives me is my top 2 goals of completing another marathon and (the good Lord willing) complete a full distance IRONMAN triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run). I have no timetable for the marathon or the Ironman, but I need to train (and lose…
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This sounds too familiar to me. I ONLY gained 135 pounds in 7 years of my unhealthy marriage, that's all!!! Since I've been separated, I've lost 24 pounds but I obviously have a LONG way to go. Today I thought I would update my MFP account with some pics of the "old me" and I ended up crying for an hour. I went from being…
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Armywife - thanks for your response! About my strength training, I guess I'm not going the recommended route - I've designed a program that should work for me. What's recommended is to do a full-body workout 3X a week for 3 months. Here's my strength training plan - hopefully I'll follow it religiously for 1 full month and…
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Hello everyone, I just stumbled on to this website this evening - it looks like a great tool! I've struggled with my weight my whole life, but this time I REALLY let myself go. At my heaviest point, I was 305 lbs and I'm down to 281.5 this week. My end goal is to weigh 147, so I want to lose 134 pounds. This isn't my first…
