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Plank or prank
The title is just catching but misleading. :) Seriously though- how does a plus size person do a proper plank? I Youtubed it, watched, Googled it, read..................but still can't seem to get the form that keeps the very bottom of my back from hurting like hades. TIPS please or link me some great tutorials. Thanks in…
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Low Muscle Mass due to weight loss- What SUPPLEMENTS can I take to aid in my fitness routine?
I have lost right at 40lbs. YAY ME. I have started walking for cardio. Trying to slowly build strength in my legs and such. I do have a few hand weights that I am now using to build a little arm muscle. My blood work is stellar! Almost everything is absolutely perfect except too low levels of creatinine & creatinine/BUN…
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Fat loss verses weight loss
Curious...I attend a weight loss clinic once a month. The last weigh in I had lost 7lbs in the 41 days since my last visit. However, only 1.8 of that was fat loss and the rest 'other' which could be muscle mass and then another category they call water weight. I was told "you can lose weight eating just low cal but it…
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Experiments with your food plan..........
Experimenting with my eating this coming week. Kinda scared but excited to see what is going to happen. My calories are set for 1350. I have pretty much stayed calorie and LOW CARB focused. I have taken measurements and recorded my weight. From today until Friday of next week I am only going to focus on calories alone. I…
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Eating too fast.....Road Runner of Eating...
I eat entirely too fast. I can gobble up my meal without even really enjoying or tasting it. My mom eats like a turtle. Actually so slow its annoying! I want a happy medium. However, even telling myself to slow down................................does nothing. Give me some tips to slow my eating. The idea of chewing 50…
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My success doesn't automatically make them failures....JEALOUSY!
Do you find that the more successful you are in losing weight or changing your body the less people applaud? As in your will to eat better, do better, exercise more is somehow a reflection of their lack of desire or willingness. So instead of being happy for you they are indifferent and sometimes avoid you. Or when you…
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Calorie Calculator- How much is too much or too little?
What calorie calculator did you use to determine how many calories you need daily? I have been on MFP for so long that I can't remember if I just plugged in an amount or if it did it for me. I went online and looked at a calculator and it said I wasn't eating enough. I stay confused.
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Processed Convenience Foods- YAY or NAY
I love convenience foods; Quest bars & cookies, Atkins products, RSP Whole Bars, Protein powders. I also like chicken fingers, low carb wraps, and the like. I have been scolded by the people who seem to know more than I do. I was told that these types of meals/snacks are not good for me. Granted I do realize that natural…
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Calorie Burn
I have a question that I am not sure how to ask/word correctly. So forgive me if this doesn't come out correctly. Does a 240lb woman walking 3 miles at speed 3 burn more calories for the duration of the exercise than a 140lb woman walking the same distance, speed? Call me crazy but when I try to put in my walking and such…
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After a weekend of fooding..............
I am pretty strict during the week. On the weekends I tend to be less aggressive with my water intake. I also tend to eat a bit more 'fun and frivolous". However, this weekend I went full force into no no land. I ate all the goods. So what do you typically do? Do you go really strict the next few days after a binge or do…
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Need a diet buddy....
Looking for a few people to discuss diet, recipes, struggles, etc.. with. Instead of posting discussion topics it would be nice to have people to converse with. Thanks in advance.
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....to snack or not to snack...that is the question...:)
I have read snacking causes insulin spikes and therefore always keeping your 'sugar' up. The article states that it is best to eat only meals and to remove snacks. YET another article and my doctor states to eat every three hours or so to help stabilize your sugar. I am not diabetic however I am more on the hypoglycemic…
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Confused: Calories or Carbs or Combination for weight loss..
I was trying to find a thread regarding calories counted verses carb restriction for weight loss. I am just too lazy to go through the 1000+ discussions. So I thought I would start my own. So...help me out. Do you watch calories and carbs? Count calories only? Or do you simply cut out carbs? I had been watching my calories…
