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I eat the same food every week! (and like it)
I have found myself in a pretty firm food choice pattern, with very few exceptions. Limiting my choices seems to help me stick to calories and I am losing nicely. I used to try to get maximum variety but the result was feeling stimulated to eat more by too much choice. I wondered if others feel too much choice helps or…
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Surprised by my exercise hunger
I am 4kgs away from my goal and decided (as was always my plan) to increase my exercise now that I have lost most of my weight and start behaving in the sort of way I would in maintenance. I have joined the gym at my office and since early Jan am now exercising 3 or 4 times a week at the gym and in addition to the 10 000…
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10 pounds to maintenance - should I be changing my strategy?
I am 5kgs/ten pounds away from my goal and I wonder if I should perhaps be changing my strategy as I head into maintenance. I am interested to hear what others have done to transition as they got down to the last stretch. My strategy since April when I started on MFP (I have lost 13kgs so far) has been to eat between 1200…
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Nailed It! Post pics of the healthy recipes you have tried to replicate... and failed.
There is another thread with beautiful food pics. This is not that thread. Here is the inspiration: a fresh salad made with roasted butternut, avo, feta, beetroot, cashews and salad greens. Here is what my attempt looked like. Nailed it!
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McVember replaced by Fiber Target Month - get this right and the rest will follow?
You might remember me as the one who had plans to have a McVember (just eat McDonalds and see if I can balance my macros and lose like that other guy) but I decided to shelve the idea for a couple of reasons. The first reason was that I tried a couple of full days of McDonalds last month and the salt and sugar balance in…
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Cheese *addiction* supposedly validated by science
I was tempted to post this under "Chit Chat and Fun and Games" so that I did not get gutted for it. Perhaps they are using the term "addiction" in a colloquial way? http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-cheese-addictive-drugs-20151022-story.html I am extremely fond of cheese and I would struggle to cut it out my…
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Americans, should I fear your doughnuts? :)
The first Krispy Kreme in Africa opens up down the road from me next month. Should I be worried or are they nasty? South Africa is pretty useless at doughnuts, we have always done them badly. How tempting are these? If you tell me they are awesome I will plan a day around them :)
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Square Shape. Any exercise tips, or should I just get used to it?
I have lost 10kgs (22 pounds) and I have 7kg (15 pounds) more I would like to lose. I am 1.7m tall and currently weigh 67kgs (148 pounds), with a goal of 60kgs (132 pounds). I have a small frame. Small feet & hands, tiny wrists, small hips, despite my height. Before I started, I was what some people call an "apple" shape -…
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Food Control Discipline vs Exercise Discipline
I find it interesting that I find my food discipline much easier to manage and sustain than my exercise discipline. I think this is because I know I will still lose even if I never exercise, so I am less motivated to get on my bike or whatever. If I don't control my food intake, nothing will happen, so that part is non…
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What has this weight loss cost you?
I had a therapist tell me once that our language around weight loss can hold us back, because no one likes to "lose" things. You lose your grandmother. You lose your car keys. Loss implies that it cost you something and we don't like loss and cost. We like abundance. We like to gain wealth health and happiness. We like…
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Protein Powder?
What is with putting protein powder in everything? I have been visiting a lot of websites, including the MFP blog, looking for new recipes ideas, particularly for breakfast and I notice tons of protein powder added to regular food. Even in the so called "clean eating" sites, protein powder abounds. It is in overnight oats,…
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Are you hitting your fiber macros and how important is it?
I added fiber as a macro about two weeks ago and I am finding hitting my daily fiber number almost impossible. I did it for the first time today adding chia seeds to all three of my meals in addition to a day which included oats and veggies. This doesn't really feel sustainable, particularly for someone like me who likes…
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Tell us about the stupid diets you took part in before MFP - We have come a long way baby!
Tell us about the stupid diets and schemes you put yourself through over the years before waking up and facing the realities of calories in/calories out and a sensible lifestyle. I find it motivating to remember that even though I don't yet know it all, I am certainly much more evolved in my thinking than I used to be! My…
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How hungry are you, most days? Are you comfortable being hungry?
I have been hungry every day since starting this. Every single day. Not a problem - I can manage it - it is not going to kill me or anything, but there it is. Does anyone not get hungry, eating at a deficit? I can't see how that would work. If you were having enough, I imagine you would be eating at maintenance, not a…
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Losing Weight, but what is blocking me up?
This is my third week on MFP. I am finding my calorie allowance manageable and since getting my digital scale a few days in, have been logging carefully. The weight is coming off and I am happy at the rate I am losing, the only problem is that I am very blocked up. I have always had a sensitive stomach, but this is…
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Life begins at 40! (or carries on and becomes more fabulous)
I am a child-free career woman in a committed relationship, living in Joburg, South Africa. I turned 40 this year and I feel manically compelled to make all sorts of changes in my life, starting with the extra weight I have put on in the past few years. I was a total gym bunny in my twenties but I need to reform all the…
