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1 Year Fitiversary! 76lbs Lost and So Much More Gained!!!
One year ago, I started this insane, challenging, amazing journey towards weight loss and fitness. I’m so glad I did. 3/27/2015 (a couple days after starting) & 3/18/2016 My whole life, I’ve been overweight/obese. It was just the way things were. I never really thought I could be anything else because almost everyone in my…
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Off the Meds!
Today was the first time I've seen my doctor since I started this journey almost a year ago (i moved away and now I'm back). She was so impressed and happy for me. It was amazing to come out of a doctor's appointment with a smile on my face rather than depressed and frustrated. But the best thing... SHE SAID I CAN TRY…
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40lbs so far!!!
In the last 140 days, I've lost 40lbs. I've still got a long way to go to get to my goal, but I'm getting there, it's working, and for someone who has been overweight her entire life, I almost can't believe this. SW: 280.3 CW: 240.0 GW: 199 Longterm GW: ~150 Before: Now:
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My NSV this week feels great!
Two days ago I went out and bought my first pair of smaller pants. They are size 18, which is two sizes down from the 22s I started in (which had gotten tight when I started).
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Fitness Tracker Recommendations?
I've been thinking about getting a fitbit-like tracker, but I simply can't afford the nice ones - $149.99 is just too much for me to spend right now. I'm looking for something in the $50 or less range and I was wondering if anyone had an recommentations for a cheap, basic tracker. So far I'm looking at the original jawbone…
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Weird dinner recipe idea?
Ok, so this sounds weird but it really sounds good to me. I was thinking about making ground beef meatballs but adding cauliflower and feta (and a little onion and green pepper) to make them healthier and stretch them out. Does this sound good to anyone else or am I crazy? Will this work or will it taste terrible? I was…
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My numbers on MFP vs. calculated TDEE
I've been on here for 75+ days now and I've been doing well (over 22lbs down!) and, even though I've been managing it, I've been feeling a bit too restricted with my calories set at 1520 with a goal of 2lb/week. So i've been looking in to changing things up a bit with a less aggressive goal. To that end, I was reading an…
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63 days in, 20lbs down
I hit my first big milestone today: 20 lbs gone! I kept telling myself when I started two months ago that none of it really counted until I got to 20 lbs because for years I've been fluctuating 10+ lbs either way around a steady 275. Well, today, it counts.
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Delicious recipe I made last night!
Blackberry sage porkchops from Budgetbytes: http://www.budgetbytes.com/2015/04/blackberry-sage-pork-chops/ I had some friends over and the sauce with this is AMAZING. I wanted to just keep eating the sauce by itself. I will definitely be making this again.
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Beginning Strength Training During Weight Loss
So I'm mostly just looking to lose weight at this point, but I know it's a good idea to do some strength training along with my cardio. I own a recumbent stationary bike and use that 45 mins/4 days a week. I'm now looking to add in some light strength exercises 2 days a week, without going to a gym. I've been looking into…
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First small success
Today marks three weeks I've been at this with dedication and I'm officially down 8 lbs. I just wanted to celebrate this small victory. :)
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Calories burned: Go with what MFP says or what the machine says?
I have a recumbent bike that I am just starting up with again and I was wondering which will be more accurate for how many calories I'm burning per session - MFP, which knows my weight and height etc, or the machine I'm actually doing the workout on?
