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Restarting! Going to lose 30 lbs by my 30th birthday!
Hi everyone! I've been around here a looooong time. Which also means most of my friends are inactive lol. My birthday is July 1st and I'll be 30! I restarted on Jan 17th and have lost about 6 or so lbs since then. Started at 187 would like to be 157 by then! 157 is also my offical "normal BMI" weight (I don't have much…
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Going to lose 30 lbs by my 30th bday!
Hi everyone! I've been around here a looooong time. Which also means most of my friends are inactive lol. My birthday is July 1st and I'll be 30! I restarted on Jan 17th and have lost about 5 or so lbs since then. Started at 187 would like to be 157 by then! 157 is also my offical "normal BMI" weight (I don't have much…
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Favorite Flavorful Sauces/Marinades/Spices
Hello everyone! So I'm looking for some ideas for sauces, etc to add a flavor punch to foods! Example: I looooove pesto. Very strong flavor that (even though it's relatively high in cals) you only need a little for a lot of flavor. I'm willing/able to practice portion control with these types of things for the flavor. I…
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Exercise induced asthma help!
So today I did my first day of Couch to 5k. Woo! This past weekend I did day 1 of "zombies, run" but I didn't like it much since its not quite as structured telling you to run vs walk etc. Anywho, I'm 5' 7" 168-ish, so not terribly over weight. And after walk/running both times for at least an hour after running I am…
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1200 or 1400 cals??
Ok so I'm 5'7" started Jan at 178.4, currently 168, goal is 150 to start (in the healthy range, we'll see from there if I want to lose more). Desk job/no exercise for now. MFP gave me 1200 which I've been doing well on but I'm worried I won't have anywhere to go down eventually if I have to cut more cals to keep losing. If…
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Does lacking specific nutrients cause specific cravings?
"Im on my period, mmm I'm craving steak. Must be low in iron" Haha we've all heard this sort of sentence. I haven't ever had this personally happen to me, so I was just wondering if any of you have thoughts on this. Is it legitimate? It just seems to me that our bodies just wouldn't be that "smart" to know a steak is high…
