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SURVIVOR EXILE ISLAND IMMUNITY CHALLENGE
As per the rules, you will be given 1 challenge per week. The winner of the challenge wins IMMUNITY at this week's weigh in!!! (so even if you don't lose 1 pound, you get credit for the week). Remember, you need 3 weeks IN A ROW of losing 1 pound or more to return to FITNESS ISLAND! Your challenge for this week........…
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SURVIVOR CHALLENGE
Can you SURVIVE the longest by consistenly losing 1 pound or more a week??? The rules are simple: 1) SIgn up in this thread to play!!!! I'll take sign ups at ANY TIME because I'm going to count your weeks that you consecutively lose 1 or more pounds. 2) The first week you don't lose 1 pound or more, your out! :-) 3)…
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1/9 THRU 1/15 WEEK 2 WEIGHT LOSS
For those of you that will be weighing in sometime in the next few days. Let WEEK 2 BEGIN!!! No pressure but we lost over 205 POUNDS LAST WEEK! Can we beat it? :wink:
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1/1 THRU 1/8 WEEK 1 WEIGHT LOSS
WEEK ONE WEIGHT LOSS: lilac daffodil -1 umer76 -2 monastempletransformed -.3 12774 -2.5 marshameadows -1.8 meaghan2008 -3 newman84 -2.2 eazieske -1 karebear22776 -2.5 gsallumbaugh -4.1 whittlelaura -2 asianpony -2 SO FAR OUR TOTAL LOST IS 24.4 POUNDS!!!!!! :noway: :drinker: :heart: :flowerforyou: :laugh: wasmws1138 was up…
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WEEK 1 WEIGHT LOSS
As we approach the end of week 1 (Tuesday) I wanted to start a place where we can ALL POST OUR LOSSES FOR THE WEEK! I plan to add up our losses each and every week but also keep a RUNNING TOTAL for the YEAR! How motivating it will be to watch that number grow! It does NOT matter what day is your weigh in day, just be sure…
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Fun, exciting GROUP ideas....
What are some fun & exciting group ideas that we could do throughout the year to keep us motivated? One thing I want to do is try to keep track of ALL POUNDS LOST SINCE JAN 1st..... Have this keep rolling over week after week, month after month.... It'll be EXCITING & MOTIVATING to see that number GROW throughout the…
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What healthy changes RU making?
I'm so sick of dieting. In the spirit of creating a "healthy lifestyle" vs. diet, these are some of my changes: 1) No FORBIDDEN foods just smaller portions or healthy alternatives. 2) I need to MOVE MORE! As a former runner/weight lifter, I'm really OUR OF SHAPE! I've started walking and plan to start adding in weights and…
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All I want for Christmas is healthy lifestyle tips!
Jlc1974 Merry Christmas Eve my fitness family! I weighed in this am and the scale tips at over 200 pounds. Guess I ate more than I thought on my cruise. :( . So I've decided to give MYSELF and my FAMILY the best Christmas gift I can... A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE!!! Yep, I'm starting tomorrow and NOT waiting until Jan 1st! So…
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Wanting some FITBIT FRIENDS.......
I'd like to have some friends that use ANY of the fitbits..... Mainly so we can compare steps and stairs each day and also teach each other how to use the sweetest little gadget on earth! :laugh: Just basically support each other to our goals! LOVE LOVE LOVE MY FITBIT!!!!!!!! :love: :heart: :smile:
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Fit by forty friends!
I'll be 40 in about 14 months. I REALLY want to reach my goal weight by the time I'm 40!!! I can do it if I remain consistent and make some LIFESTYLE CHANGES and STOP DIETING!!!! My goal is to lose 1 pound per week...... If your in the same situation as me.... Wanting to be fit by forty.... Let's be friends and support…
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I think I'm too fat to run right now.....
I'm a former runner. I've done some 5K's and used to run 5-8 miles a couple times a week. That was just 2 1/2 years ago. Now... I weigh 50 pounds more than I did back than and everytime I try to run, my back and hips KILL ME!!! Just last week I bought new asic shoes & walked 10 min, jogged 1, walked 4, jogged 1, finished…
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Fit by Forty Friends.......
I'll be 40 in about 14 months. I REALLY want to reach my goal weight by the time I'm 40!!! I can do it if I remain consistent and make some LIFESTYLE CHANGES and STOP DIETING!!!! My goal is to lose 1 pound per week...... If your in the same situation as me.... Wanting to be fit by forty.... Let's be friends and support…
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I'm just another yoyo armed with a pair of scissors...
ARMED WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS TO CUT THE YOYO STRING!! I've taken a lot of time recently to reflect on my previous failed attempts at dieting and the main conclusion is I'm DIETING!!! NOT CHANGING MY LIFESTYLE!!! I read it OVER & OVER & OVER!!! Successful people AREN'T DIETING!! They are making changes that they can live…
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Any Carnival Cruisers?......
I'm taking a family cruise aboard the Carnival Dream and I'm trying to get info on their Spa Carnival healthy choice menu.... Not having any luck! Do you have a link to see the menu or can you tell me a bit about it? I can't seem to find calorie count for Carnival food anywhere!!!!
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Eating out disappoints AGAIN! - BOYCOTT
I don't eat out a lot, mainly to save money. The last couple of times I've eaten out, the food was NOT GOOD!! Over cooked, dry chicken, Chinese buffet that was ALL moosh, egg roll that was hard as a rock, hubby got an undercooked burger..... I think I'm gonna BOYCOTT eating out for the REST OF THE YEAR!!!! I think my…
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Tell me your low carb workout routine........
Ready, set, go.................
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1200 net.... Really?
Very simple.... I'm not hungry. Can't seem to "net" 1200...... Should I worry? Will my energy bottom out? Do you all make sure you net 1200? I'm not sure I buy into the "starvation mode" theory. Just trying to be healthy. :-). I eat when I'm hungry but don't want to force feed myself.
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Eggs.......
I LOVE EGGS! Is 3-4 a day too much? I don't have cholesterol issues. I love 2 egg omelet for breakfast and usually throughout the day I can eat 1-2 boiled eggs...... Oh, and sometimes egg beaters, scrambled, before bed...... Too much?
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No workout=feel GREAT! Workout= feel TERRIBLE!!
So a few weeks back I was eating pretty low carb.... Under 75 per day... And I have to say, I FELT GREAT! No afternoon crashes, slept great at night, felt full- not starving at all and....... I was only doing some weight lifting and walking. It was hard to not eat carbs though. So............ I decided to add back in carbs…
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Kids and summer SCHEDULES
I have 4 kids (15, 13, 8 and 6) and I can't handle CHAOS!!!! I love having them at home over summer but THEY DRIVE ME CRAZY! They fight over the ps3, the tv, just about anything! In years past I've always had them on a schedule... I practically schedule their ENTIRE DAY in half hour segments and it helps with no fighting!…
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I've WASTED over a year of my life!!!
By trying to diet! I've tried low carb- several times! 17 day diet- several times! You name it, I've tried it!!! I've watched others who started after me on MFP have GREAT SUCCESS! I'm happy for them but not me! Why.....?.... BECAUSE.... I think I'll lose the weight faster by being on some super strict diet and time and…
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Low carb or just high protein
Do you eat very low carb or just very high protein and count calories? I'm a week into low carb (under 100, most days around 50 per day). I just don't have ANY ENERGY!!! Barely able to work out! Wondering if I just need to give it more time or eat more carbs and have energy to spend more time in the gym. :) Your thoughts?…
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Low carb vs. controlled calories........
Do you REALLY lose more weight FASTER eating very low carb? Or is eating fewer calories from ANY FOOD group and burning more than you eat help you lose weight faster? I'm in a wedding in 6 weeks and trying to lose the most that I can the fastest way? Like 3lbs each week. I have from 8:30-1:30 daily to work on this but I am…
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Wanting low carb buddies and body builder buddies!
I just love the women in Oxygen magazine and hope to someday look like one of them! If your a body builder/ women on weights sister- be my friend and help motivate and inspire me!.!?!!? Please! :)
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JOIN ME IN A STRONG FINISH TO THE END.........
LOSE 10# BY THE END OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!! This challenge not for the faint of heart..... :wink: THAT'S OUR GOAL........ LOSE 10 LBS BY JAN 1......... I AM STARTING THIS CHALLENGE SUNDAY & THAT GIVES US 3 FULL WEEKS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a competitive person, so issuing a challenge is great…
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NEED SUPPORT/DAY 1 AGAIN...AND AGAIN..AND AGAIN............
AND AGAIN.....AND AGAIN.........AND AGAIN............... AND AGIAN........ MUST STOP THIS INSANITY!!!!!!!! :explode: I have started & RESTARTED so many times I can't count! This time will be different and here's why...... 1) LOTS of you will be my "friend" and support me & I'll do the same for you! PLEEEEEEASSSEE be my…
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Cardio everyday?
Debating if I should do some form of cardio everyday or should I do cardio one day and weight train the next....... Hard to truly factor in weight lifting calories. Does daily cardio make you exhausted or does your body get used to it? I have 4 kids so I need to have energy left in the evenings to tend to them. :)
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PLEASE HELP ME!
Today is my half birthday and I so desperately want to reach my goal by my birthday. (Feb 17). As of today I weighed 182.8. :sad: My goal is to weigh 145. I am 5'4 so that's a healthy weight for my height. I'd LOVE to see 130's but I want to set reasonable and attainable goals! I NEED YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!! I have a…
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Give me your BEST TIPS!
For years I have been a yo-yo dieter. I am a perfectionist by nature and an all or nothing person. I have lost tons of weight and gained tons of weight throughout the years. I am currently 37 and started having weight trouble at age 17. Tomorrow is 6 months until my next birthday and I SO DESPERATELY want to get t o my…
