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The real moment for me was when one of my husband's sisters posted a picture of me on FB holding one of his nieces...and I looked huge to myself. My facial features looked ill-defined, my head looked small on my body, my thighs were big, and my stomach was bulging out. I untagged it immediately, because I found it…
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Same thing happens here. I heard once that reversing direction for a bit can help...not sure if that's true or not but I figured it's worth mentioning!
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Wednesday QOTD: Ladies, have you tried to lose weight before? So is this just another "one of those times" or is this different? What makes it different? What are you doing to ensure that you are not right back where you started? I never had a weight issue until I hit college...I was almost always 140-150 lbs. Then in…
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Have you been reading Mark's Daily Apple by any chance?? Those numbers look familiar!! :bigsmile: I think it depends on how you metabolize these types of things...my husband can eat huge amounts of carbs and do a slight increase in activity and lose weight...on the other hand, I tend to have much better results keeping my…
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Looking at your diary, I see a few trips to Dunkin Donuts in there!! :tongue: There's also a lot of chocolate stuff, and your snacks tend to be very high carb which only adds to the hunger/eating cycle. Not sure if you're a fan of dark chocolate or not (if not this next bit of advice won't help you), but what has worked…
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Tuesday QOTD: I think we all struggle with eating well, especially when eating out. How do you deal with restaurants and get-togethers? I'm with everyone...I try and sneak a peek at the menu before going and plan ahead. The other thing (and I did this last night!!) is to stay VERY aware of your hunger/satiety signals. One…
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I definitely agree with the folks who say you need to eat more...looks like some days your cals are low. The other thing it could be is some carb flu (you can google that)...lots of folks experience this when they change diet to lower carb. Lower carb is not necessarily a bad thing like some folks believe, especially if…
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I think the important thing here is...how does he look? You said in your eyes he's "strong and sexy..." so I take that to mean he looks healthy. Why are we all worried about the numbers?
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Monday QOTD: Oh man...I'm torn between Tony Horton or Mark Sisson. Tony is hilarious, and P90X really worked for me when I did it about two years ago (I felt BUFF haha!). But Mark's routine is what I've been following lately and I like it a lot. However, I'm off the primal wagon because of apple-picking season...apple…
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Wed 10/19/11 12:57 PM Impromptu Wednesday QOTD: Is there a person in your life who has inspired you to lose weight? Either someone who has lost weight themself, or someone who has developed weight related health issues? Not really for me either...I think I just hate the fact that the scale was slowly creeping upwards with…
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Tuesday QOTD: How many cheat days/rest days do you allow your bodies and how would you describe your cheat days? I don't do a cheat day if I can help it...but I usually try to take one day off from physical activity per week. In a perfect world! When I'm working, however, it's nearly impossible to get a workout in. I get…
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MONDAY QOTD: What exercise combinations work best for you/do you see the best results with?? Over the past two years I've become a fan of workout videos as well...that 30 minutes saved by not going to the gym often means the difference between workout and no workout for me! In general one of my absolute favorite workouts…
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Wednesday QOTD (sorry, a little late!!): It depends for me. My schedule is so variable, that when I'm on a streak of 12-hour days I'll usually convert to taking the stairs. Working in a hospital with patients on all units really helps...back when I used to wear a pedometer I'd log 10,000-12,000 steps per day easily at…
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Monday QOTD: In general I do best with planning...I am probably the queen of a hectic lifestyle!!!! For example, tonight I work overnight 7:30p-7:30a, have meetings Thurs, then 5 straight 12-hour shifts Fri-Tues with house guests Saturday night. That's a typical week. Then, in November: over two weeks I will go…
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Same here blue team! Although usually my gains are followed by a big loss. 'Tis the water weight! Although I did splurge this weekend (and am paying for it dearly). Back on track today!
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Thursday QOTD: A healthy replacement for egg rolls???? I suppose Viatnamese egg rolls...they tend to have more veggies like spinach, etc in them with rice instead of wheat wontons.
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GREAT idea with the yogurt/pumpkin!! Gonna try that to be sure...
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Tuesday QOTD: I chose my pic cause my husband and I always like to get away to the Caribbean for a week each year. We live such busy lives that decompressing on the beach for a week is becoming a mandatory activity for us. We've said that if we don't have to move (aka sell and buy houses) for his residency, we're going to…
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Hi everyone both new and not new (not gonna say old haha!)! My name is Devon and I'm an acute care nurse practitioner. I'm married with no kids but we do have a 2 year old labrador retriever. My husband is in his final year of medical school, so between the two of us our schedules can be pretty crazy (I'm just coming off a…
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Thursday QOTD: What have you changes have you noticed since the start of your fitness journey? I know we have discussed this in the past, but now that we are nearing the end of the challenge, I thought it would be nice to revisit, especially for people who were just starting their journey at the start of the challenge. The…
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Go team blue!! Excited for round 2. Off to find a blue pic... Friend me too! Just put "sexy in six" so I know who you are...
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Wednesday QOTD: I think just holding me accountable. Even today at work I would have normally started snacking in the afternoon, but didn't because I'd had a big (and, actually, quite filling) lunch. I'm hoping those small decisions will add up eventually! Other QOTD: in terms of treating myself....I made coconut chocolate…
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Yes, squats!! keep doing tons of squats. Really works the booty and keeps it muscular. For the Tuesday QOTD: I'd leave my legs/calves. They tend to not gain weight even when I do (I get topheavy LOL), and tone up really easily. My stomach is my trouble spot to be sure...I don't think it will ever be totally flat - genetics…
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Monday QOTD: I'd have to say Jessica Biel. She's got an athletic look to her that I just love, and it makes me feel better knowing that she works hard to look the way she does (unlike Gisele who always tries to claim "I don't watch what I eat..." what a load of horses$%& and just so irritating).
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Absolutely! The worst is when I go out for sushi...soy sauce AND alcohol! 5lbs easily. Drink lots of water and you'll probably notice it "resolving" tomorrow hehe! As my cousin once said: "It's amazing how you can drink all night and still be thirsty the next day." :bigsmile:
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Friday QOTD: Definitely motivation and accountability. Even though I had crappy internet access last week when I was in Philly, I still ate better and exercised more than I would have if I hadn't had this challenge. I still gained weight (I think most of it has been water since I was low-carbing before and then started…
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THURSDAY: Do what friends/family say about you (and it doesn't just have to be about your weightloss... it can be any comment about you as a person...negative/positive) affect how you lose? If so, why? And if it affects it negatively, how do you overcome their comments? My friends and family haven't really noticed, but…
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:laugh: Actually, I'm kinda the same way...just seeing the changes is reward enough for me (although I totally stalled out the last two weeks...those philly cheesesteaks happened...back in Massachusetts and back on track this week!)
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I've done both and loved them both...they're challenging and you'll be sore (depending on what you do now). They key with those programs is they come from very different philosophies, so it will depend on which one fits you better (and, for P90X, what kind of equipment you have). P90X is more about building lean muscle as…
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Great question!! I have a 2 1/2 year old yellow lab named Kona. She's the best...just a ball of energy and love! It always gives me an excuse to get some exercise because "Kona needs it." haha. Also, I have a 7 year old parakeet named Bubbles...Bubs for short. Bubs was actually raised by me from an egg so he's really tame.…
