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Eating fast food all this week! Will I ever get to 299!
Hello everyone. The past 3 weeks have been horrible for me! It all started with a craving for salt and vinegar 3 weeks ago. I was also having symptoms like my cycle was about to start and possibly that was the reason for the cravings. I purchased a bag of salt and vinegar chips and munched on those periodically. Then the…
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Feeling overwhelmed and depressed with my life at this point
Hello. I have a lot going on in my life and it is taking a toll on my mental well being. I am a teacher and a grad student. I love my career and studying to further my education. However, I feel so low. I am short on cash and I know that it is temporary but I am tired of living paycheck to paycheck. I am also dieting and…
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Sabotaged a relationship Currently about to let go and give up
I am not sure why I can not put a handle on my life! I have called therapy to see if I can come in to talk to someone but no one picked up. I will try to call back later. I need help and looking for someone to talk with and this is my last resort. My family will not listen and nor my friends. I have no one else. Everything…
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Please Help! I am not having a healthy relationship with food. How to stop
Hello everyone. I post here frequently about my struggles with food. So far I have lost 34 pounds and hoping to be down by 36 pounds at the start of next week. However, I am a teacher and we are out this week for spring break. Being that I am out for a week, it is hard for me to stay on track with eating the right amount…
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Diet may have to come to a halt over reproductive health issues
Hello everyone I am having some major issues going on with my reproductive health that concerns me. It all started almost a year ago when I caught a sexually transmitted infection(trich). It was cured. Suddenly after I began to have cramps. These cramps have been on going for months until last week I finally had relief. I…
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Ate lunch but still hungry what to do
So I've been on my diet since December and have lost 34 pounds. I now starting to sense that my body is asking for more foods. Today for breakfast I had 2 boiled eggs a half banana and a baked peanut butter toast. I then ate a smart one meal for lunch an apple and a half of banana. Usually I can endure 2 meals a day but…
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Is it OK for me to have a rest day
Hello everyone. I am new to losing weight I lost 30 pounds and I am loving it. However, I feel bad when I have rest days during the weekday because those are the days where I should be active. Wednesday I had a rest day because I went to the doctor office and had to fast for the whole day because I had to get blood work…
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Ovarian cyst or endometriosis? How do you all deal with these problems
So since June of 2017, I developed this dull pain in lower abdomen that radiates to my lower back. The dull ache comes and goes. I started charting when I would feel this pain and it always comes during ovulation, a week or days before my menstrual cycle, and towards the end of my menstrual cycle. Some months I will have…
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What the flip up with my SCALE!!
So this Sunday I had a major weight loss victory. I have lost 25 pounds since I started in December. I was 340 pounds which is the largest I have ever been in my life. Today I am 315. Although I am happy with my weight loss, the scale refuses to move! I weigh myself every day after work so that I can see how much water…
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Please help! I ate one cupcake
Hello. I am a prekindergarten teacher in the US and today is valentine day. We are celebrating by making cards, eating candy and cupcakes. I ate only one cupcake and it was so sweet that I couldn't stand it and had to throw half in the trash. The sweetness of it also hurt my tooth/ I assume my reaction to the sweetness…
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No more Cheat meals for me! I gained 6 pounds in one day
I am utterly flabbergasted! Sunday I had a cheat meal. I cooked a nice pot of chicken rice for dinner and ate a McMuffin from McDonalds for breakfast and ate two lean turkey sandwiches on wheat bread for lunch. I also had a few helpings of the Chicken and Rice because it was so good. I stepped on the scale this morning and…
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I been on my diet for almost a month can I start doing other workouts
Hello, some weeks ago I was 340 pounds! I am now down to 324. I usually do cardio and strength workouts. I want to start doing squats to tone my butt. Should I consider doing this or should I wait until I get to 260 pounds. My height is 5'8
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What is a bad food choice??
For lunch, I had a footlong roast beef sub sandwich from subway. I had veggies and oil and vinegar and mustard for the topping. I was reading that roast beef contains less sodium. I did not eat breakfast this morning and was extremely hungry. The sub sandwich has made me full enough and I will not have dinner tonight. I am…
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What's going on with the SCALE! HELP
I stepped on the scale yesterday morning and I was 329. I started at 340 6 days or maybe 7 days ago. This morning I am 330.5. I ate within my calorie range yesterday. I researched that the body fluctuates. But would it fluctuates during the mornings? I feel myself waist line shrink as some of my clothing are loosening up…
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What should I focus on at this moment in my journey
Hello, I weigh 332 pounds and want to know what should I focus on for weight loss? Should I do ab workouts at this point or should I wait? Should I do a mixture of workouts? So far I do cardio and resistance
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Depression and a new start
Three years ago I lost over 80 pounds. I was 232 pounds when I stopped. Somewhere along the way, I lost myself. I thought I found the love of my life and became engaged only to break up three weeks after the engagement. He left me for another woman that he just knew for six months, and she became pregnant. I then ended up…
