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What is cross country hiking?
I like to go on a hike every Sunday which usually is between 3-6 miles depending on how I feel. I don't pack much but 2 liters of water when I hike. Usually I hike I state park unpaved trails that go uphill and downhill. Would I consider that cross country hiking?
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Ive been drastically gaining weight since I started working out
In 2016 I went from 250 to 180. Recently I gained up to 189 over the past 6 months. I have stopped working out and started eating crap again. I noticed it and decided to go back to my original routine to drop the weight I gained. I started working out more with 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of strength. My diet has…
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I am getting hungry more often?
I began this diet on January at 235 and now I'm 193. I am on a 1200 calorie diet and I workout about 6 days a week. I do mostly cardio like jogging, elitipcal, or hiking for at least 30 minutes-hour each session. I also incorporate some lifting about 3 times a week and noticed some muscle tone has developed. All of my…
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I started lifting now the scale won't budge?
Im 5'2 and 200lbs. Started at 235 and My goal is to get to 125-130. I weigh myself daily to keep track. I hit ONEderland last friday at 199.8 and have started adding more weight training and toning. Yesterday was leg day so I worked on squats, leg curls, leg extensions, leg presses, etc. Now I wake up and my weight…
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Everytime I lift weights, I gain weight?
Im 5'2 and 200lbs. Started at 235 and My goal is to get to 125-130. I weigh myself daily to keep track. I hit ONEderland last friday at 199.8 and have started adding more weight training and toning. Yesterday was leg day so I worked on squats, leg curls, leg extensions, leg presses, etc. Now I wake up and my weight…
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How have life changed for you since weightloss?
Iam 5"2 started at 235 and now Im at 200lbs. My goal is to get to 125 so I have 80 more lbs to go. Im to the point where it is now starting to become noticeable and I'm getting comments. I have lost 3 inches all everything and one clothes size. Im just curious what are the good and bad things I can expect for once I hit my…
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How has weightloss affected your life?
I figured I would get a thread started for others to see what they have to expect/look forward to when they reach their goal. What good or bad experiences, changes, etc have occurred since you have began this journey? Also include how much weight you lost/are trying to lose.
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Gained 3 lbs after working out will it go away?
Im 5;2 and officially 206 but weigh myself everyday just to do it and see how my body fluctuates. I only record the weight on here every sunday though. I have so far lost about 30lbs and I'm getting close to onederland. I usually do mostly cardio and some weights here and there but after having a difficulty rock climbing…
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Did you get more attention after losing weight?
Something I'm curious about, I started at 235 now I'm at 207 and my goal is 130. I'm 5,2. I am used to not getting much attention, n ver been hit on from guys, I don't get compliments that often etc. but I am now starting to get comments on the weight loss so far so it's barely getting noticeable. I reluctantly put my foot…
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How much weight did it take before you noticed?
I'm 5;2 started at 235 and now I'm at 210 with 3 inches off my waist and hips. Haven't noticed much aside from buying a few shirts in large when I am usually an XL and I can feel my collar bone but I wasn't sure If I was able to before the weight loss. No comments on my weightloss yet, My goal weight is 150 but I hope to…
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Confusing experience after losing some weight
Im 5;2 This is my second go around at weightloss. Last time I lost about 30lbs when I was in high school. I originally started at 170 and dropped down to 140. I wore a large in shirts and an 11-13 in pants. Since high school I eventually gained up to 235 which is an xl in shirts and 16 in pants and now I am trying to lose…
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Ate more and still lost weight? Is that possible?
Im 5;2 started at 235 and now Im at 211 I'm probably jinxing myself by posting this but these past two weeks I have been unable to maintain my normal routine cause of moving and going out more. I have been eating a little worse, but not near as bad as I have before I began this journey. I have found myself indulging in…
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I have dropped weight but I don't see of feel it?
Im 5'2 and started Jan 1 at 235 lbs I am now at 215lbs so I have dropped about 20lbs now and 2 inches around my waist and hips but I don't feel like I have dropped weight, I haven't gotten any comments on it and I still wear the same size 16 in pants that I wore when I started and it dosent even much feel loose. In fact I…
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Im 5'2 How many inches and lbs until weight loss is noticeable
Im 5'2 and began this journey at 234.6 and now I weight 214.6. Thats 20lbs lost so far. I haven't noticed really much of a change in my body. My measurements show I have lost 2 inches but I haven't had any noticeable changes. I wear the same clothes, some of my pants fit a little loser and belts went down one notch but…
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Is this an improvement on my endurance?
Im 24 and I have been working out regulary since the year began. I have been starting to do the interval program on the elliptical and I noticed that when I do the hard part my heart rate will go up about 170ish and when I do the moderate part my heart rate will drop down to 140ish immediately. When I hold onto the monitor…
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I need help going through this plateau
I am 5;2 and I started at 234.6 on New years. Today I weighed in at 219.6. For the month of January I have dropped about 15lbs but since February started I have been fluctuating between 119-222 despite doing the same thing as I did in January. I am on a 1200 calorie diet and I pretty much eat the same thing everyday. I eat…
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Do you eat any of your exercise calories back on a 1200 diet?
I am 5'2 currently 220 lbs and on a 1200 calorie diet with my activity set at sedentary. I do cardio usually for 30-1 hour about 5 times a week. The cardio I mostly do is elliptical, Zumba, AMT trainer, incline walking and a weekly ~5 mile hike. All of which usually gives me about a 600 calorie burn per hour readout on…
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How many lbs to lose until it's noticeable?
I am 5'2 started at 235 and now I am 220 and so far lost 1 inch. Sometimes I notice a difference but other times I don't. My goal weight is 135 so I need about 85lbs to go but how long until it is noticeable for me and others?
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What is vigorous exercise?
I am 24 and a female and a month into getting fit. I have noticed that usually when I work out I can hit a heart rate of about 160-180 I break a sweat but its not a super intense feeling. I can keep that going usually for the entire hour of my workout. Isn't vigorous exercise where you are gasping for breath? I noticed…
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Any advice for a calf/Achilles soreness?
I overdid it on the incline training and now my lower leg feels tight whenever I try to do anymore than walk. I didnt think it was that bad until I tried to do a trail jog and had to give up cause it started throbbing. I have been taking ibuprofen and icing it and even bought a compress sock to go over the ankle. I dont…
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Any advice and exercises recommended for a sore achilles?
I overdid it on the incline training and now my lower leg feels tight whenever I try to do anymore than walk. I didnt think it was that bad until I tried to do a trail jog and had to give up cause it started throbbing. I have been taking ibuprofen and icing it and even bought a compress sock to go over the ankle. I dont…
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Pain in the achilles area. How do I workout?
I have been doing a lot of incline training and now my achilles tendon area feels really sore. It wasn't as bad at first but now its bothering me while walking at work. I don't want to cut out my cardio so how can I safely continue exercise while this is hurt? How long does the soreness of this area last? Is it a factor of…
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Do I half the calories on the machine or mfp?
im on a 1200 calorie and I exercise regularly for the mood boost and cardiovascular benefits. I would like to eat as many exercise calories as I can since I'm on a low calorie diet. Mfp usually gives me much higher numbers of calories burned compared to the machine. Today I did 45 minutes on elliptical on 10incline and 8…
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How do you not eat out as much?
I go out a lot with friends and its always seems to be centered around food like going out to lunch, or dinner or some activity that involves us eating or drinking before or after. I already cut out soda and I usually stick to ordering an appetizer whenever I do go out with them but I still feel like I'm eating restaurant…
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Why can I do everything but jog?
I started really working out aFew weeks ago. I noticed for an hour, I can do the elliptical with 10 incline and 8 resistance, the stair stepper, stationary bike, the cross trainer, and the incline trainer at a 2.5 speed and 15% incline. I even hiked about 5 miles Sunday with no problem. All of which had my heart rate up…
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Is Burning off almost an entire day's worth of calories normal?
Well my calorie goal is 1200 and today before dinner I burned about 600 calories on a 20 % incline walk for an hour and then some friends offered to do a Zumba class which is estimated to burn about 500 calories for that 45 minute duration. These are all rough estimates I got using multiple calculators online taking my…
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I have 900 calories remaining to eat today?
I'm on a 1200 calorie diet right now Well I woke up today a little late like at 12. I had an apple and went to workout I spent an hour on a cross trainer and burned 600 calories according to the machine. I usually go by the machine because calories burned is less then what mfp tells me. I did some arm training and came…
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Will a cheat meal hurt my efforts?
Well I'm on a 1200 calorie diet and I just worked out and burned about 650 calories before dinner so my net is 1230 calories right now. I haven't ate dinner yet and my family ordered papa johns :/ . I really don't want to have just one slice cause I'm really hungry so would a cheat meal hurt my efforts? Any tips so I don't…
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Calories burned too high or Should I start eating more?
I'm on a 1200 calorie diet but my meals are usually around 300-400 calories each. I exercise for about an hour each day and mfp usually estimates my calories burned as really high so I half that number it gives me. Lately I have been having a really huge calorie deficit due to workouts. Like today I went hiking for about 3…
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Hello Everyone
Im Jacki and Im looking for friends for support on this journey to get my healthy body back. Im recently single and I have about 5 years of relationship weight to lose. I have been using mfp for about a week now and I think its awesome :)
