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I finally lost 20 pounds!!!
I've been saying for years that "if I could just lose 20 pounds" I'd be happy. And as of this morning, I did it!! I seriously still can't believe it. Just wanted to share a few things I've learned.... 1) exercise helps. STRENTH TRAINING helps more. It's not the only factor but it helps. 2) you really can eat what you want…
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Looking for new friends!
Hi! I'm 5+ months into this and need to lose my last 10-15 pounds. Add me! My stats: SW - 186.5 CW - 169.5 GW - 155/158 5'7" female I eat at a small deficit and love to do Zumba and strength training. I'm am only losing about .5-.75 pounds per week but I still eat lots of yummy food!
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Down 10 pounds in 3 months....
It's been so damn slow. But. It's gone. I've weighed 10 pounds less than what I weighed in December 2 days in a row now. I consider that a "sticker". This is the longest I've tried in several years. No one has said "I can tell you've lost weight!" yet but that's ok. I can tell. And I feel a million times better. I only…
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Do you have to be friends with someone....
To view their diary?
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Protein after weightlifting.....
What's a good number to shoot for? 10g? 20g?
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Learning to be "ok" with slow weight loss....
I've been in this same spot every year for the past 5-6 years. I start off strong in January after the holiday "plump" and I hit it hard with workouts and better eating. And, normally, I come here and realize how I need to tighten the calorie counting and I slowly lose 7-8 pounds over those first 2 months. Then March comes…
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Hi! New here and some questions....
First, I've been off and on MFP for a few years. I am 40 now, 5'7" and weigh right at 180. I've hovered between 170-180 since I started MFP. I've never been able to maintain weight loss for very long. I started thinking recently about a workout instructor I had in 2012 who told me (and some friends) who were all on MFP and…
