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Weight Loss, Blood Pressure, Thyroid, and So On
So, not looking for a diagnosis but just experience. I am going to my endocrinologist on Monday so the thyroid questions will likely get medical answers next week. I'm a 55 y/o woman, sedentary right now due to tenosynovitis of the posterior tibial tendon (been sedentary for a year). Over the past year or so, I put on…
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Not Getting Enough Nutrition/Calories?
Hi everyone. Well, I got back on the calorie counting almost one month ago. I am a sedentary 55 y/o woman (office job, hurt ankle, so I truly am sedentary). MFP calculated that in order to lose 1/2 pound per week, I should eat around 1450 calories. I think I've done pretty well with that. I've had a few days where I went…
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Trying to Get My Head in Right Place for Brunch Today
Hey everyone, just looking for a pep talk, support, strategy for this one this morning to keep me from falling off the wagon here. Normally, when I'm well into "eating right" a situation such is this I would get through but I'm worried about today. During the past year, I've put on 20 lbs due to poor eating habits. I'm…
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Confused About Recent Weight Gain
So this one has me stumped and I'm sure there must be a reasonable explanation for it. Over the summer, I was weighing more than I would have liked. I'm 5'7" and I was back up to about 151 lbs. Clothes were getting tight again and I knew it was time to start moderating my intake better (again). But, I had a vacation to…
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Back To It Again-Need Positivity Because I Hate Starving
So here I am AGAIN. I am struggling to get myself back into some routine. I'm lazy, I don't like to cook anymore, and I'm super busy with trying to get a degree after working full time with a long commute. I've done MFP twice now, each time losing about 10-12 lbs. I'm not significantly overweight: 5'7" and (now) about 157…
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Need a Pep Talk...Struggling with Calorie Goal and Weight
Oh, where to begin. So, I'm always trying to either lose or keep off those "last ten pounds" which, as we know, are the hardest to deal with. I am on my third go-round on MFP since 2016 in losing 10-12 lbs, getting it off, relaxing over the holidays, packing it all back on very quickly, and starting over again. The last…
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I Think My Short-Lived Running Career is Over
Just here to whine. For the second time in the past 2 years, I completed C25K. In fact, for this second time, I managed to continue to run for another 2 weeks and actually get the 3.1 mile distance. Previously, I only did the time portion of 30 minutes. I did the 3.1 miles in about 38 minutes. I feel okay when I'm jogging.…
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Getting Better at Running When You're Older
So yesterday I completed Couch to 5K for the second time. I am soon-to-be 54 years old, female, not overweight, but *never* have had a good level of fitness lifelong. In fact, now that my life has settled down, kids are out of the house, I'm probably more active than I have ever been as far as structured activities. My…
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Do You Think C25K Increases Too Fast?
Just really a discussion here to see if others feel the same way. I'm on my second round of C25K. Did it last Fall and made it through but week 8 was a sloppy mess! Then I spent the winter and the summer being an inactive slug. Decided to take it up again. I am pretty much at goal weight. I'm 5'7", 145 lbs, sedentary…
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Working Out in the Morning
Just thought I'd post this to see if there are others that have the same issue. Basically, I can't work out in the morning. First problem is that I get up at 4AM already for an early work start time. So there's that. But on weekends, even though I'm an early riser and I would like to get my exercise out of the way early, I…
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Should I Lower My Caloric Intake or Be More Patient?
Hi everyone, looking for a little advice. Last year I did MFP and lost 16 lbs. I started at 1200 calories, no exercise, and after about 3 weeks took my calories up to 1450. Gradually shifted up to 1600. During the 1200-1400 phase, I lost 16 lbs in 3 months. I did also do C25K one month into the process so that helped. I…
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Really Hungry Today - See Anything Wrong With My Food?
Probably should have posted this in the Food forum but I've already copied the below in here. So, I'm back on track with MFP and this is day 3. I did pretty well the last 2 days at the same calorie count; however, today I am just starving. I haven't exercised since Saturday so that's not the cause. Take a look and let me…
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Uugggh...Back to Where I Started
I just need to get this out!! :'( It's part of my "getting back on the wagon." So I started doing calorie counting back in late September. I wasn't all that overweight (5'7" and 156 lbs) but menopausal and the weight was creeping up rapidly. I put myself at 1200 calories to start (no exercise). It took about 3 weeks to see…
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Sedentary Office Workers: How Do You Get Your Steps In?
So, kind of a spin off on the other thread about Sedentary Office Workers. I am one. My job is basically sitting at a computer all day. If I get up and roam around, I'm not doing my job so I can't force steps in without possibly getting in trouble. I find that my steps are VERY low, even in on weekends. I get up in the…
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One Good Reason to Weigh Your Food...
Sometimes you get more!!! <3 I mainly have noticed this with canned soup. It happens every time. So today I am having soup for lunch that is 110 calories per cup (or 245 grams). Turns out 245 grams is quite a bit more than 1 cup. Of course, I do hate when it works in reverse but, so far, I've found more things working in…
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Resting Heart Rate: Do I Need to Be Concerned?
Good morning all. I am in a little bit of a hypochondriac mode right now so I thought I'd put this out there. I started MFP in September with about 12 lbs to lose. I ended up losing 16 lbs. I also started C25K and completed it. Prior to that, I was VERY sedentary for about a year or more. I am a 52 year old female. Most of…
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The Odd Mystery of Maintenance (for me, at least!)
So, I finally reached my goal a few weeks ago. Actually, I went below my goal. Started out and 1200 calories, upped it to about 1400 and after 3 months, I lost about 16 lbs. I was shooting for 12 lbs. I posted here about going into maintenance and being nervous because adding calories back in is just a slippery slope for…
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Scared of Maintenance!
Hi everyone. So, after getting on the scale today and losing yet another pound, I've decided it's time for maintenance. I am almost 53, female, 5'7" and currently teetering between 139 and 140. I started MFP in September at 156 with a goal of 142 lbs. At first I was not exercising at all and was set to sedentary (I'm a…
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My First *Real* Meal Out in 45 Days...
...and it didn't go well. Okay so I've been doing MFP for 40-ish days. For "going out" I've mainly been hitting Panera or Cava Mezze Grill, or Nando's. At all three places I can pretty much keep dinner at around 500 calories and feel very satisfied. Yes, it's a lot of salad eating!! But I enjoy it. Well, my husband is sick…
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Need Advice or Just Discuss a Slow Weight Loss
Let me start out by saying, I'm not yet really discouraged or down in the dumps yet about my weight loss but I am wondering if I'm doing anything wrong. I posted about 2-3 weeks ago about my caloric intake. I was set at 1200 and while I lost an amazing 6 lbs in 10 days, I was feeling very, very tired/lethargic and didn't…
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1200 Calories Too Little?
Hi! I'm a 52 y/o woman who started MFP just about 2 weeks ago. I am 5'7" and weighed 156lbs. I have a fairly small frame, so while 156 lbs doesn't sound awful, it's WAY too much flab for me. Due to menopause, I was getting very thick through the middle and then my legs were starting to get big too. So, I decided, enough is…
