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Fat balls/marbles under skin after weight loss
Hey Guys! I've lost about 60 lbs and am now in the top "healthy" BMI range. I have noticed what feel like "fat balls" or marbles underneath my skin. They are ALL over my body, and they don't hurt or change size. I'm fairly certain they are not cysts after talking with a few health care professionals. They are most…
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#MotivationMonday: Down 50 lbs & Sexified
I'm down about 50 lbs, and although the scale hasn't moved much in the last several weeks, my NSV last week was that I hit 200 lbs on the leg press! Woo hoo! I'm feeling like a sexy beast! And if you piss me off I will keeeeeel you. With my thighs. ;) Reminder to all you beautiful gym bunnies: Even when you're not losing…
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What's your excuse?
Weight loss is hard. Thinking about it all the time is hard. It's hard in the summer when all I want to do is sit on sunny patios and drink beer and stay up late. It's hard in the winter when it's dark by 4:30pm and all I want to do is eat comfort food and be a hermit and go to bed early. It's hard in the spring when the…
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In case no one told you this today...
Happy Transformation Tuesday, friends! I'm already looking forward to the weekend as I'm hitting the mountains for some hot springs, hiking and pool time! I used to hate wearing a bathing suit or showing my body (and these hot springs are even clothing optional) but now that I'm getting healthier and fit, I couldn't give a…
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Zombies and a fine *kitten* inspire me...What inspires YOU?
I just updated my inspirations for health and fitness goals. They include: 1) Kicking *kitten* during living room wrestling matches 2) Gazing at my *kitten* every time I pass a reflective window 3) Surviving the Zombie apocalypse 4) Being Sexy as F@*K! I think I covered my strength, endurance, nutrition, health and bad…
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Cheesy/Clever/Tragic Pickup Lines
What's the worst/best/funniest/most tragic pickup line you've ever heard? I get such a kick out of these. One of my top faves: "How much does a polar bear weigh? Enough to break the ice. Hi. I'm Nora." =)
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Feelin' like a Bad *kitten* today!
Good Morning you Beautiful Babes! Happy Weight Loss Wednesday! How is your progress going? My new progress pic reminds me that NSV are just as meaningful and important! Getting stronger, leaner, happier, and healthier each and every day! Tap into your inner Bad *kitten* today and show the world what's up! You are all…
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Progress pic! I have a waist!
I often don't see the progress I have made when I look in the mirror. So..... that's when I do a 'before' and 'current' picture so that I can remind myself that hard work IS paying off! I am 5'7 1/2 SW in the pic was 196, CW 153! I have shaved 4.5 inches off my hips and have also discovered...I have a waist! One day at a…
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New to 5:2 & starting today!
Hey guys! I'm new to 5:2 and decided to give it a shot starting today! It's almost 12:30pm and I'm feeling pretty good....and only 5 more hours till dinner! =P I read lots of of your posts about how you manage hunger pains so thanks for all the ideas! (gum has been a great suggestion!) So far I feel ok...just a little…
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Low calorie days for high calorie nights? Food Ideas please!
I usually space out my daily calories so I'm consuming on average 3 meals a day between 400-500 calories...(and sometimes smaller meals to allow snacks in between.) However, there are some nights here and there that I want to "save" my calories for a dinner out or a meal higher in calories. If you sometimes do this, what…
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Can you explain why I wake up in the middle of the night RAVENOUS???
I eat dinner at around 6pm, go to bed around 8pm, and wake up around 4am. If I sleep straight through the night, I wake up not feeling hungry at all. I go to the gym, have coffee, and don't have breakfast until I'm hungry....about 9 or 10am. However, when my sleep is disturbed and I awake in the middle of the night, I am…
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How do you motivate when you are just BURNED OUT?
Maybe it's the Monday blues or this rainy weather here, or that I've hit a plateau and can't seem to get my *kitten* out of it, but I'm feeling burned out today. How do you self motivate when you are just burned out from all endless days of working out and eating well? I've been at this for several months, 6-7 days a week…
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How do you accurtaley log your exercise calories burned?
Everything I read insists that MFP grossly overestimates the burn that you get through exercise. I read an article yesterday that said elliptical machines were the worst culprits in inaccurate information and could be as much as 40% off in what they display as calorie burn. What I see most often here is that people will…
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Sugar free, chocolate, sweet tooth, low cal recipe!
Hey guys! I just discovered a neat trick that I thought I'd pass along. Did you know that you can mix one can of diet soda with a box of chocolate cake mix and bake? That's it! No eggs, no oil, nothing! Just diet soda and cake mix. (For chocolate cake use dark soda for vanilla cake use light soda.) For folks that are…
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Can someone explain Macro nutrition to me?
I understand that weight loss occurs when you create a calorie deficit. What I am confused on are the macros of daily nutrition. Is it really as simple as a calorie is a calorie, weather it is from carb, protein, sugar or fat? If I go over MFP recommendation for daily fat intake but am under my overall daily calorie goal,…
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Seeking Ladies who LIFT!
Hey ladies! I'm down a total of 60 lbs (wooo hoooo!!!) and I'm within 15 lbs of my goal weight and I'd like to start lifting. So far I have been using weight machines (2-3x week) but I see these amazing results with women who lift free weights! I'd like to incorporate it into my fitness plan, but my gym is pretty guy…
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Plateau madness...help!!!
Hi guys! I've lost about 20lbs in the last couple months through diet and exercise on MFP. (CW 156, GW 140) I have been consuming 1200 net calories a day...(about 1700 actual with burning about 400 daily through cardio 6 x week and weights 2x week) I was pretty steady at 2 lbs a week of weight loss, but in the last 3…
