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Maintenance at a higher weight
I am 5 ft. 8.5 inches and female, and 4 years ago, I weighed 147-150 lbs. and I was happy with that. Now, I weigh a steady 158- 161 lbs. and I'm not real happy with that but I'm learning to live with it. I used to eat up to half my caloric quota in sugar in the form of bakery cookies. One thing I've done successfully…
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Maintaining on 1400 calories.....
I lost 51 pounds with MyFitnessPal and now I am succeeding on very steady maintenance. I eat back my exercise calories and I do alternating days of yoga, or light calisthenics (for 30 - 60 min.), or treadmill (for 15 min.) I also practice piano (for 30-60 min.) each day, and that does burn calories. (About 170 calories and…
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50 lbs lost and kept off over 3 years time.
Hi! Yes, I still count calories every day and I never drink my calories. I only drink plain black coffee and plain tap water. I avoid all pop both sugar and diet. I exercise everyday and I weigh myself weekly. My exercises of choice are yoga, practicing piano, and taking stairs. And I don't smoke or do illegal drugs.
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Should we really be eating back the calories we burn??
It's much wiser to keep the deficit. You'll lose weight faster.
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Yes, I do count calories.
I was 200 lbs, out of shape, depressed, and drinking diet cola like mad. I was eating 900 calories a day and getting fatter and fatter and wondering why. Then I decided to do my own internet research on how to lose weight. I wanted to learn what works, and what doesn't. The first thing I learned is that it is impossible to…
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My Secret to Sustained Weight Loss.
Hello. My name is Gina Love, and I lost 52 pounds two years ago, and kept it off, by counting all of my calories on www.MyFitnessPal.com even after losing all the weight. Another secret I have is that I never drink my calories. And I avoid all artificial sweeteners and all alcohol like the plague. I drink a lot of plain…
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I'm 57 years old and female
I'm at ideal weight but I would like motivational support for my calorie tracking and daily exercise.
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I do yoga everyday.
I've been practicing yoga for the past 12 years and I am 57 years old now. For the past year and a half, I have been doing yoga for about 35 minutes every single day to counteract my arthritis aches and pains all over my body. It works really well too. I also meditate for 15 minutes, twice daily and that helps greatly with…
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I can easily turn down most desserts. And I am a sugar Addict!
I have discovered the secret to controlling sugar cravings!!!! And I have been a lifelong sugar Addict and former bulemic. My secret is a daily, hour long, yoga asana practice, and a twice daily, 15 minute breathing meditation practice. Candy bars mean nothing to me today. This is unheard of. Before, I was at their mercy!…
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Gained 5 pounds
There. I did it. I gained 5 lbs. from not getting on the scale and weighing myself on a regular basis. So, it's back on the more severe, calorie restriction merry go round for me. I can do it. I've done it before. What got me in trouble this time, was adding the occasional glass of wine, or Amaretto to my coffee per day.…
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Hello!
I'm 56 and female. 5"8" 152 lbs. I want to lose the 5 lbs. I just gained. I'll do it with MFP.
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Decided to quit being an "active" couch potato.
I got myself an alarm clock app today and set it up so that it goes off every hour between the hours of 10 am to 10 pm. This reminds me to get off my butt and go out and walk down the hallway and down, and then up a couple of flights of stairs, and then back to my apartment. I made up my mind to do this all day, everyday…
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Looking for Friends.......
Hello, I'm Gina and I would love to make some friends to both give and receive support. I have lost 50 lbs. recently, after years of no success. Now, I am happily keeping the weight off through a whole new way of living that I would love to share.
