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Can you trust your appetite and/or hunger/fullness cues?
Now that I've been using MFP consistently for about six months, my appetite and hunger/fullness cues are much healthier than they've been. I'm also a lot better now at discerning hunger cues from just wanting to eat and at discerning fullness cues from just not wanting to eat, and then I can act accordingly. I've seen a…
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Complete this entry.
How do you use this little button? I imagine most people push it at the end of the day, but today I wondered if anyone pre-logs and then pushes right away it as an extra motivation to stick to what was pre-logged. I also wonder if people push it even when they've only partially logged. So, in short, there's really no…
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Do you have a hard time getting yourself to the gym even though you like being there?
I love lifting weights and stretching. Cardio's not favorite, but overall I really enjoy the gym. I still have a mental roadblock sometimes though, and it feels so hard to make myself go. It's not interfering with my goals. I'm just wondering if anyone can relate.
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Who lives in the PNW? Where?
Just curious! :)
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How do you maintain that initial excitement!?
I'm way beyond the initial excitement of getting healthier and stronger. I'm beyond the initial excitement of my new job. I guess it's not uncommon to be easily excited about new things and less excited as you get used to those things. But I still want to be excited about things! Any tips on how to do that? Not necessarily…
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How would you log this?
I'm happy with the way I do it. I'm just curious how y'all would log it. You jog/run at a steady place for a ten-minute mile. You alternate walking and sprinting on your second mile for another ten-minute mile.
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What's your favorite thing about your body?
Doesn't have to be a specific body part.. just something about your body you love! Why do you love it? I know I don't speak kindly to myself nearly as much as I should. I imagine I'm not alone, so I just wanted to make a positive post! Looking forward to reading responses.. thanks!
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Do you know your MFP friends in real life?
If so, did you already know them, or did you meet in person after meeting here? Just curious!
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Ok, who here actually eats fruit salad with a glass of tomato juice?
It's a nice picture, but I got to thinking the other day that it's not a very appealing taste combination if you ask me.
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My body is not a democracy.
Just wanted to share. Because, well, I recently heard a few stories about people hearing unsolicited, dehumanizing comments about their bodies from complete strangers. I guess I'd rather send this message to those people who are so eager to share their opinions, but I can't. So here I am. Because it's a good message to…
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I want to track my daily distance as accurately as possible without buying anything new.
Does anyone use Map My Walk for this? I'm thinking about trying it tomorrow while I'm at work. I'm assuming it'll eat up the battery, but does it work otherwise? The pedometer apps don't seem that accurate because they seem to count a step every time I move my phone. I don't want to buy anything new, but I want an accurate…
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Sandwiches!
Am I the only one who eats around the outside first and then eats the middle!? How about burgers!? Yes, this question is ridiculous and largely irrelevant, but I've been wondering and figured if I can't ask it here, there's no right place!
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Calling all uncoordinated, rhythm-less fitness pals!
Have you ever tried Zumba or any other dance-like exercise class? How did you like it? I've been thinking about trying one, but I'm not exaggerating when I say that I have absolutely no rhythm. I went to a pilates class and had trouble with the warm-up! Marching to the music? Ok. Add in the arms, and I was getting mixed…
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If you work out twice a day, what's your routine? If you had time to work out twice a day ...
... what would be your routine? With school starting up, I'm about to start work again, and with only one car, I'm at the mercy of my husband's schedule. That means dropping him off at 6:00am and picking him up at 5:00pm. I work from 8:00am to 2:30pm in the same neighborhood, and we live fifteen miles from where we work,…
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Are you willing to share one thing you used to binge on that now ...
... astounds you when you think about it because of the sheer volume of what you were eating? I was just thinking back today, and even being removed from that time in my life, I still feel shame at some of the things I put in my body. Luckily I can't now bring up those feelings with the same intensity, but I remember…
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TMNT-inspired pizza!
Am I the only one? As kids we ate pizza with peanut butter. I just ate it again tonight.
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For the next six months, you can only eat ten different food items.
Which do you choose? The stipulations are.. .. drinks count! Water goes without saying, but if you want to include anything else to drink, it counts as a food item. .. they must be relatively simple food items. For example, a taco is not a food item. The ingredients in the taco would each count as a separate food item.…
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That moment when you realize ...
... you're going to be one of those "after" pictures one day! Who else can see it now instead of just vaguely dreaming about it?
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Those of you who had to train yourselves to drink a lot of water ...
... did all the peeing eventually stop!?
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Do you share my mirror goal?
I've never remembered a time when I didn't turn sideways in the mirror to see how fat/visible my stomach looked before I left the house. I know I'll never stop looking in the mirror, but I'd love to be able to leave the house without feeling like I had to turn and check. I've done it a couple times when I was in a big…
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Critique my dead lift form!?
This is only my second or third time trying it. The first couple times my husband kept thinking I was doing it wrong, specifically putting it down incorrectly, but this time he thinks I'm doing it right. I think I've done it the same every time I've tried it. I guess that's neither here nor there! We'd just like some…
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Crunches make me sad.
Ok that's a lie, but I do hate them! And as a result I'm sorely neglecting my core when it comes to my strength routine. I want to remedy this, so I'm wondering if y'all can help me figure out how to work my core without doing crunches (and preferably without lying down at all!). I do squats and bench press. I know those…
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Anyone else overestimate how many calories you're eating?
At home I use a food scale. I weigh and measure everything. When I go out to a restaurant that doesn't publish their calories, I'm pretty certain I overestimate a lot. I think I've heard too many times that the average person largely underestimates caloric intake, leading me to err on the side of caution.. maybe too much.…
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Discrepancies among weight machines in different gyms.
Have you experienced this? I use two different gyms, one on the military base and a ymca near my house, and on multiple machines the weights don't match up. The first ones I can think of are the shoulder press (I can do 30lbs at one gym and 45lbs at the other), abduction and adduction machines (145lbs at one gym and 120lbs…
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I can eat without anxiety!
I've learned to separate feelings of fullness from feeling fat. It might sound stupid, but I can now get to a point of feeling overly full without being anxious that I'm gaining weight! (I sometimes get that full because my appetite tends to be low, not because I'm overeating a ton.) I can now go back to my normal routine…
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About a month and a half of lifting.. do you see a difference?
The picture on the left is from October 2014, and the picture on the right is from June 29th. I just started lifting weights on May 18th. I think I see a difference, but it might be wishful thinking. So be honest. Thanks! Oh, and sorry about the dirty mirror and being farther away in the one picture.
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Is there any reason dairy shouldn't be my primary source of protein?
I watch the fat content because I know dairy can have a lot of fat. I'm a vegetarian though, and a lot of my protein comes from Greek yogurt, cottage cheese, milk, cheese, and whey protein. I eat other foods high in protein too, but the dairy is probably the most constant. I recently read a couple posts saying that dairy…
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Am I the only one? Don't judge! Please :)
Every once in a while vanity kicks in, and I get anxious that I'm not going to like the way my body looks when I'm more fit. I suppose it's mostly a fear of losing the curves I like (and a little fear that I won't slim down where I'd like). I'm pretty good at shutting down those thoughts because I know they're trivial. I…
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Do you track your progress outside of MFP? How?
I used to have a chart on my fridge, and I would check a box for every pound I lost. I'm not really trying to lose anymore, so that's out now. I take pictures, as I'm sure a lot of you do too. I also put a sticker on my calendar for every day I go to the gym. It's a little juvenile, sure, but I like to see how much I've…
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Who has pictures of successful recomposition?
Can I see them? I'm working on this right now, and I love what's happening so far. Even though I know it will work if I do right things, I can't honestly see myself reaching my aesthetic goals (namely a flat or mostly flat stomach) without dropping some weight, which I don't particularly want. So I'm just looking for, I…
