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My Top 10 Mistakes
1. Giving in after 1 bad day 2. Self defeating voice "well I am off the band wagon so I will just eat anything I want" 3. Accepting "this special occasion" as an excuse to eat badly (we are lucky enough to have special occasions almost every week in many parts of the western world) 4. Giving into peer pressure - "one slice…
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Hello
Hi I have been on MFP for many years but not too much on the message board. I am doing pretty well after close to a year of dedicated lifestyle change. Happy to help others and could always use more support I live in Florida. Hit me up if you are looking for a buddy! Dave
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Plan advice
Hi I wanted to share my plan and see what you guys think. I have been getting a lot of good advice and learning and reading but feel like a newb. All I have ever done in the past is cut cals and I got results - sometimes huge ones. But now I want to do better and do weight training and cardio and do something like a CUt to…
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Running before and after weight loss
Question about running? For those that went from being clearly overweight to slim, what are the biggest differences in running you have found? For example can you go further and do things hurt less? I think reasonably I should lose maybe another 20lbs and I think that should make running much easier. But wanted to know…
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Looking for more friends ?
Hit me up if you would like more friends for motivational encouragement
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The 10 reasons I really want to get in shape
There are many reasons I want to lose weight. My main reason is to be healthy and live the life I want and be there and around for my family. But what does that really mean. Here are ten real reasons behind this. 1. I don't want to be faced with a diagnosis of diabetes or other weight related illnesses. That sounds totally…
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My routine vs my goals
Hi I have struggled with "being fat" since I was a boy. When I was 30 I weighed 240lbs. I dieted and did not exercise and got to 170. Since then I have never been more than 219 and stuck in the range of 190-210. I have only ever dieted and found I have been able to lose 20-30 lbs doing just this. In the last year I got up…
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Hi my name is Dave and I must get fit
Hi I have struggled with "being fat" since I was a boy. By the time I was 30 I weighed 240lbs. I dieted (but did not exercise much) and got down to 175lbs albeit for a brief period. Since then I have never been more than 219 and stuck in the range of 190-210 most of the time (better but still not healthy). I am now 44. I…
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Not lost much weight but wait..
So far I am down about 8lbs in a month. This is not a lot for me. Usually when I get going I can drop more than 12. However this time I have been building a lot of muscle and noticed a massive improvement in how my clothes fit and how I feel. Just a reminder that weight is not the only measure of success. Hard for me to…
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Weights or Cardio or Both
I've come to believe that exercise has a limited impact on losing weight and food is all that mattered. It certainly has never really helped me very much in that respect except when I was young and lived in the mountains and could hike 30 to 50 miles a week, in that case I noticed some difference. With that said, I have…
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Exercise and Mental Capability
I have noticed as I have increased my workout regularity I am much sharper mentally. Anyone else had that experience or am I imagining it?
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Breakfast Food
I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for breakfast. It seems like most options for breakfast are very carbohydrate oriented. I have been doing bagels with cream cheese for about 300 cal total and I've been doing oatmeal as well which I do find help fill me up in the morning. Another option is a parfait but that…
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More Friends
Yes please add me and encourage me! I am on my 900tg try (or so it seems). Counting calories carefully and working out but seem to be stuck at the gate. I have successfully lost weight multiple times before so can't fathom why I am slow dropping the pounds.
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Losing Weight in your 40s
Hello, I have on and off struggled with keeping my weight down all my life. The heaviest I have ever been is around 242 and I managed to get down as low as 175. In the last few years I was able to stay around 200, but in the last year I have gone up to about 215. I am eating just my calories every day but the weight seems…
