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Anyone on Wellbutrin?
I went to my PCP yesterday for anxiety and smoking cessation and he prescribed Wellbutrin to "kill 2 birds with one stone". The more I read about it, the reviews seem mixed but *most* people seem to have a good experience with it. I'm now seeing A LOT of reviews mentioning weight loss which is something my doctor didn't…
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Plexus- You'll Lose 20lbs for only $1,000 and your first born!
I'm so sick of my newsfeeds being full of Plexus crap! A good friend of mine since kindergarten has been harassing me to buy it from her because "it's a miracle worker for busy moms!" She's spent God knows how much money on it herself and is now an ambassador for the crap and has lost like 6lbs since January... I can poop…
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Help me "reset" my brain
I feel like I'm starving. Not the actual hungry kind of starving, but the kind where I'm eating less than I ever have before so my brain thinks I'm dying. Now I'm craving a bunch of sugary junk food and chips. I know I'm eating more than enough to sustain life (1,330cals daily) but I can't shake the feeling that I NEED to…
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How does this work?!
I wasn't sure what to title this, or really where it should go and please bare with me while I try to cohesively explain my train of thought... I have always been overweight. Everyone in my family is overweight. I know now that overeating has always been the norm for me because its all I've ever known or seen. But now that…
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Cravings-Lady Time
I'm having the hardest time sticking to this right now!!! Its that time and I could eat myself out of house and home. I'm very proud to say that I was craving ice cream but after checking the calories I opted for non-fat yogurt instead and I was able to walk by the break room that was housing tons of cupcakes and cookies…
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Tracking the little things
I just ate 2 M&Ms out of my trail mix to kick the sweet tooth I have. We went to a restaurant last week and I ordered a turkey wrap that came with chips and salsa. The difference in eating just the wrap or having the wrap with the chips and salsa was 370 calories! I ate 3 chips and lightly dipped it in the salsa. I know I…
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Free kids clothes
Not sure if anyone is interested, I just wanted to share because I LOVE this website! They take donations from schools and send a % back to them for each item you buy. The link will give you $15 to spend plus free shipping. This isn't a scam (I thought it was at first). I buy stuff religiously off of here. NOTE: Most of…
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Kids wearing makeup
I'm just curious about this subject. Do you think it's inappropriate for a 7 year old to wear the little makeup kits? Would you allow your daughter to go in public with pink lip gloss or is that just asking for a pedophile to abduct them? Also, do you think that playing with makeup at that age causes them to grow up with…
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Scales and frequency of weighing yourself?
I started MFP 7 days ago and put my starting weight as the last time I was at the doctors office roughly 3 weeks ago. I've refused to own a scale for years and finally broke down and bought one last Wednesday and was pleasantly surprised to see that I was actually 5lbs less than the doctor's scale said a few weeks earlier.…
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Social eating and counting cals
We have pot-luck style lunches at work pretty often and although they're supposed to be "healthy" one of the girls always brings a fruit pizza. Sugar cookie dough, cream cheese (or something like that) topped with kiwi and strawberry. That's kind of how most of the dishes are- something that looks "healthy" but its…
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The thought of exercise makes me sick
I see so many users on here that were 300+ pounds before starting their journey and now they're mountain climbing personal trainers! I'm super jealous and want to have that too eventually but I really hate exercising. Is it just because of my weight and how physically and emotionally taxing it is for me right now? Will I…
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It's only day 2 and...
I'm really disgusted with the amount of food I have been consuming my entire life. My friend recommended MFP to me and actually had to set up my account because I wasn't able to. When she told me I needed to eat roughly 1,900 calories per day to lose a pound a week, I told her she was nuts. I thought 2,000 was the general…
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Kitchen Staples?
I'm trying to kick my habit of ready-to-eat meals but that's pretty much all I've ever known, therefore, I feel like I'm starting at square 1 in my kitchen. I think I'm going to ransack the fridge and cabinets tonight to rid the house of temptation but I don't really know what to replace my french fries and chicken rings…
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It's time to take accountability for my weight!!!
Hello guys! After a complete melt down to my very fit friend, she recommended that I start my journey here. I have seen so many great success stories and I'm bursting with envy right now but I'm also incredibly excited to share my own as I conquer the weight I've loathed my entire life. I feel like I have missed out on so…
