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Worth it
Celebrated finishing my job today by stopping at KFC for lunch. I now have 16 calories left for dinner. Oh well. :smiley: I've got a few weeks to chill out before I start my new job... so will be getting lots of exercise in and filling up the freezer with home-made meals. I'm in this for the long haul. So the occasional…
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Weight Loss Maths
OK, so I'm totally onboard with the whole CICO thing. And being a data monkey, I thought I would crunch some numbers to work out my average calorie intake, my daily deficits (i.e. TDEE minus Net Calories) and my total cumulative deficit to date to see whether my total deficit number closely correlates with my actual weight…
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Accurate Logging vs A Messy Database
First let me start by saying that I LOVE MFP. And I'm 22.5lbs down in 9 weeks so, believe me, the love is real. <3 But I'm short, so my calorie target is low (1300), and my goal weight maintenance is only c.1600. I don't have a big margin of error to play with, so I'm trying to develop good logging habits now, because I…
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Dark Chocolate and Quinoa Crisps.
Two ingredients - Dark Chocolate and Quinoa. * Melt your chocolate. * Toast your quinoa. * Mix Together. * Set in the fridge. * Enjoy. ZOMG. Delicious. I made mine in little heart-shaped moulds. <3 Planning on making them again with Espresso Dark Chocolate to turn them into little after-dinner treats for guests to have…
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Sabotaging parents
I've noticed a lot of comments recently about parents (particularly mothers) being... less than supportive of their children's efforts to lose weight. My own mother is overweight, diabetic, has high blood pressure, an ulcer and arthritis that is exacerbated by her weight. But she has no shortage of advice for me on…
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My first 4 weeks on MFP - some thoughts...
1) I'm feeling great - eating really well and feeling satisfied by my meals. I've started out with maintenance in mind. Whatever I do to lose the weight, I need to be able to sustain forever. As a result, I'm not depriving myself of anything. I've eaten chocolate, fast food and chips/crisps every week - but all logged and…
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Thank you, MFP Community
I've been mostly lurking on these boards since Jan 1st, absorbing the good advice, and occasionally rolling my eyes at bad advice), and it seems like something may have stuck. After losing 14lbs in my first two weeks (Yay!), I've been completely stalled all this week. Usually what happens at this point is (a) I give up,…
