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What stupid things did you do this year?
-I brought a vivofit pedometer and didn't wear it most of the time -Went to the gym, worked hard for an hour then somehow ended up at the drive through several times -Binged on boxes of salt and vinegar rice crackers two or three times a week -Didn't scan any food items into myfitnesspal because the thought never crossed…
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If I can do it, so can you!!! (weightloss on Bipolar drugs)
I am nowhere near my goal weight, but due to being on lots of drugs for Bipolar disorder, I started eating lots, which caused me to put on a good 15 kilos/33lbs (I was already classed as severly obese BEFORE I put on that weight). I have been on the site for a year, and have now lost that weight, plus a little bit more,…
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What part of your body took the longest to shrink?
I feel like my lower body is harder to lose weight from, I have gotten better results on the top half. I had to try on jeans today, and I couldn't get a lot of them past my calves.
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How do you reduce your appetite/stomach size? Should that be the goal?
I am greedy and want to eat the time. I have thought about making low calorie vegetable soup and drinking it through the day or trying out volumetrics, but that doesn't deal with learning to eat less, and it could end up being expensive and time consuming... one person seemed to suggest eating up to 10 egg whites at a…
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Is it possible for your legs to shrink?
I started at 275lbs and my goal weight is about 140lbs. I read somewhere that the reason large people have bigger calves is because they develop bigger muscles in their legs to support the weight they have to carry. Is this true? Someone said my calves were big because there was a lot of fat in them, but when I squeeze…
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Post healthy snacks you prepare in advance here with pictures and recipes
Looking forward to your contributions!
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What do you think of the calorie challenges on youtube? 10,000/20,000 etc
And how many do you think you could eat in a day? I think I probably eat 3000-5000 calories a day if I am not paying attention, so 10,000 calories probably wouldn't be that challenging to me. I think it is a waste of food and money, and a weird thing to aspire to. It makes me wonder how many calories I consume when I…
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Giving myself more calories to play with
How do you increase the calories you burn? and eat more with less calories? I have given up things like bread, rice and cous cous because I felt like they weren't fulling enough. I miss that stuff sometimes though. I like my food to have a lot of flavour. If I am anywhere near the kitchen, I am constantly eating. I don't…
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How many points do you have?
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Curiosity: Getting to goal without exercise
For those of you who got to their goal weight without exercise, do you feel like you can do more (physically) now? like you are lighter on your feet, you have more energy, you are fitter etc, or did it not make much difference
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Does anyone NOT eat bananas?
I've been adding them to as a base or main ingrediant to smoothies- they taste too sweet/sugary. I definately prefer the savoury stuff these days, I don't think I enjoy many fruits.
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Do any of you guys use scooters?
I'm thinking of getting one and commuting with my niece in the mornings and afternoons to and from school, for exercise and bonding time. I feel a bit embarrassed, as I have only seen one adult in New Zealand with a scooter, although apparently its quite common in Wellington. I always wanted a scooter as a kid, but my…
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What is the best kind of milk?
I'm not talking about brands, but where milk comes from. I usually drink skim milk. I am wondering if it is not as good as regular, full fat milk, because it is a watered down version and our body needs calcium and stuff. I've read that you should drink full fat milk because your body needs the fat and the milk has really…
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What are some of your cooking disasters?
Bonus points if you provide pictures! -I had to make a chocolate cake at school, and I nearly put it in the oven without any sugar! do'h! -The cooking teacher was demonstrating how to make pastry, and she used pieces of macaroni to show where to put the butter in the dough. I wasn't paying attention, and stupidly asked…
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Has your friend circle changed?
At my heaviest weight, the main people I hung out with were obsessed with food. If we spent time together, we would stop by the bakery for lunch, buying at least three items each, or have kfc after walking the dog (or in other words, sitting down somewhere and throwing the ball for the dog, while he walked/ran), go to the…
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Is your weightloss eating for enjoyment and macros/health
Why do so many people on myfitnesspal only seem to focus on iifym and not on how nutritious a food is? I see lots of articles in magazines or online about the health benefits of certain foods, or the nutritional values of certain macro/micronutrients and how important they are for your body. Do people on here care about…
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Chia seed smoothie recipes?
I think chia seeds are disgusting, but I brought a pack so I should use them. I got them because of the health benefits. What do you put in your smoothie that tastes good and drowns out the taste? or what else do you use chia seeds for?
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The health benefits of tea? too much caffiene?
When people mention the ''health benefits of tea'' are they talking about herbal tea, flavoured tea, green tea or english breakfast? is it black or with milk? can you add sugar? I have english breakfast tea with milk, and usually I will add stevia or something like that. I drink a LOT of tea, so I am thinking of switching…
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Today I didn't want to... (but I did it anyway to reach my goals)
Today I didn't want to move. Or walk. Or exercise. I spent 20 minutes skyping my dad from the treadmill, then an hour walking slowly on the treadmill listening to music, singing my heart out. I still had some steps left over after that, so I considered walking the dog, but decided against it, because it was nearly…
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Never realised I would get so hungry from intermittent fasting!
The goal was to stop eating between 8pm and noon-2, but I have been finding it tough! If I woke up one day, I could go until 4pm without eating and be fine and happy, but now that I made a rule about not eating, so I would have a smaller window to spend my calories, I am starving between those hours. I feel like somethings…
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Lemon/orange water first thing in the morning
I have read a few threads on this site about lemon water, first thing in the morning being really good for you. There were lots of benefits listed (apparently not all of them so accurate). I was wondering, if I put a peeled lemon with some water in the blender, would that be ok for me? the only negative I read was that…
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Disordered thoughts, how to love the process?
Some people lose weight by doing things they love, making simple changes, eating foods they enjoy etc... I am doing a lot better than I was a year ago, but I still feel like I have to torture myself. Like I don't deserve to do fun things, or be happy or like the way I look because I am overweight. I aim to walk 10,000…
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Eating other peoples food
I've started helping out with my sisters kids, and at the drop of a hat, I often end up at her house, often for several hours. She offers me food shes made, and I have no idea what is in it or how much it weighs. When I ask *cough*/interrogate people about what they have put in food, they tend to get annoyed, and rush…
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Liquids
I weigh liquids on my food scale, then enter them as grams, or mls if they are available. Is that accurate? I get really confused.
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How do you feel about garden salads?
I hate them. Should probably stop eating them. And when I say garden salad, I mean salad with lettuce and carrot as the base, then other things added, like tomato, cheese, egg, etc. Sometimes we have it with stuff like grapes, strawberries, beetroot etc. I guess I'm just sick of them because that's one of the things I grew…
