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How much to lose for a flat stomach?
I am almost to my goal of 135 but I still have a fat bulgy stomach. I know that I can't spot lose so the big question is how much more would I have to lose over all to get that flat stomach? Do I have to go down to 125, 115, lower? Trying to see where I need to move the goal posts to.
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Curious
I inadvertently fasted from about 730pm Friday night to today and still have yet to break it. (why Ty, depression.) that being said, I now weight in at 138 when I was at 141.6. How much will come back once I start eating again since it was probably a lot of water weight that slid off.
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The Magicians S3 E5
Was anyone else absolutely destroyed by last night's episode because it left me a sobbing mess. (Spoilers, duh)
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Mat Pilates on YouTube
Does anyone have a favorite mat pilates video they like to use on YouTube, especially one aimed at beginners? I'm getting the hang of having a daily yoga practice thanks to YWA but wanted to add in some pilates as well. Thanks y'all. :)
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Walking indoors = Boring.
With winter nigh, cold temps have forced me indoors for my lunch walks. The problem is that walking inside bores me to death. (I still do it, I'm just achingly bored while I do it.) Is there any way to make it less boring or do I have months of boredom to look forward to until the weather turns decent again?
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Step Trackers
Attempted to use MapMyWalk to track steps while doing laps around my building and gave up because it was so woefully inaccurate. Are there trackers that work on a smaller scale of a building as opposed to a longer loop of city streets or am I SOL?
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Barre Exercise
How would one log a barre exercise video? I'm doing one tonight to see if I like it but I have yet to find it in the exercise database. Any ideas?
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To nosh or not to nosh, that is the question
I have just under 300 calories left for the day but I'm not hungry. Find something to nosh on or just call it with slightly over 1K eaten for the day?
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Piyo + Bad Knee = ?
I found some Piyo videos online that looked rather intriguing and wanted to give them a go. However, with my buggered knee, I am not sure if it would wise to attempt them. Has anyone done it with ACL issues and not had any issues? Or can they recommend adaptations that would assist?
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Lentils for one
Is it possible to cook just enough lentils for one person? I don't want to have to make a whole mess of them if I don't have to since I'm only wanting to make enough to mix with a serving of brown rice for lunch for myself. Sorry if it's a dumb question. I'm a bit of a cooking dunce.
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Stuck
For the last couple of months I appear to be yoyoing around 156-158 with a momentary dip to 154. I am weighing food and staying within the 1510 that MFP has been assigning me for calories but I can't seem to break through to get to the lower 150's and under. Currently I have it set to lose at .5 lbs a week but I'm not sure…
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Feeling frustrated.
I'm working on losing weight but I am feeling so frustrated. I'm tired of having to weigh and measure my food all the time. Of having to watch everything I eat, of not eating even if I'm hungry because I don't have enough calories that day. I just want to be able to eat without fretting about calories or anything. It's…
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Bra question.
For those that have boobs and are working on losing weight, at what point did you get yourself new bras? I keep feeling like mine don't fit right but I'm afraid to get new ones because I have a feeling they're gonna change again by the time I get to goal. Thoughts, opinions, help making these work for right now?
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Slim down w/o strength training, possible?
Unfortunately, I am not able to do strength training programs thanks to a bum knee since their backbone seems to be a ton of lunges and squats which are instant sources of pain for me. Is it possible to still slim down with just cardio like walking? I'm hoping to shrink the ugly c-section pouch and build things up around…
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How long for the weight loss to be visible?
I started properly tracking a bit over a month ago and have managed to lose about 9lbs of the 35 that I'm looking to lose but I don't look any different I still look and feel hella fat. Will it be noticeable when I hit goal or will I still look the same? So far, I don't see any differences and it's a skosh disheartening.
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Bodyweight exercises with an ACL injury
I'd like to incorporate some body weight exercises to work on definition but I have an injury with my ACL in my left knee where it's only attached on one end. As such I'm somewhat limited with what I can do with my lower body and wanted to see if anyone had any recommendations to help me get more defined without any…
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Best responses to "You look pregnant/Are you pregnant"?
So my mother met me for lunch yesterday to bring me my half of a kilogram of salmiak pastilles and her first words upon seeing me are "T! Are you pregnant?!" Of course I'm embarrassed as all get out and response "God no, I'm just fat!" I know my mother wasn't raised in a barn but IDK how to respond when she asks me that…
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How much water to nix hunger pains?
I am an idiot and managed to not only forget to bring a lunch but also forgot my bank card to snag something out of the vending machine. I am mad hungry but eating is not an option for 7 more hrs. I remember that water can squash hunger pains but I don't recall how much to drink. (No, I can't run home and get it. I live 45…
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Stupid question...calibrating food scale
I acquired a food scale off Wish and my husband adv me it was pretty much useless unless I calibrate it. Is this truly necessary or can I pop batteries in the thing and just use it?
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WWYD...short on calories but not hungry.
I am finding myself having to force myself to eat at the end of the night because I won't be hungry but I'm shy of the 1K calories I need for the day. Like tonight, I ate lunch, I ate dinner, had my coffee for the day but I am shy of the calories it will let me complete my diary at. I'm just plain not hungry. Should I go…
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Birthdays and holidays
So I realized this morning that since I am trying to lose weight, I am now cut off from things like birthday cake, treats at holidays, and my favorite thing in the whole 'verse second only to pumpkin: eggnog. This is gonna make the next 4 months absolute Hades. (I say 4 because this is also the start of birthday season in…
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Starting over...again.
Here I am again, unhappy with my body, unhappy with the weight I've gained, determined to lose it. Goal is at a tidy 115 so the means...58 lbs. 58 lbs until I can get down to where I was before pregnancy almost a decade ago, 58 lbs until I can fit into cute clothes and wear a swimming suit without feeling like a Gods…
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Possibly silly question... Do I *have* to weigh my food?
I have seen several posts as I've gone through the forums talking about weighing everything you eat and that just boggles my brain. I am having a hard time getting behind that because a.) I can't justify having yet another gadget in my kitchen taking up space and b.) I can only imagine how weird I am gonna look to my…
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The C-Section Pouch
Does it ever go away or am I gonna need to get a tummy tuck when I hit goal? I really hate the way it looks and it is a nasty reminder of a traumatic moment in my life.
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EASY Beginners Yoga Workouts?
What are some of your favorite easy beginners yoga routines? I am looking at doing yoga on days where the weather won't cooperate with my going on a daily walk. Extra Bonus if they are easy on the knee since my left ACL is only attached on one end.
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Eating 1x day to stay under calories
Worst idea ever? I started tracking yesterday and thought I was doing OK only to see I was 300 calories over goal for the day. I am not even sure how to stay full on 1400 calories a day with a limited grocery budget. ($50/week) I am debating just not eating save for dinner and and getting some diet pills to crush my…
