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Frustrated with weight training - considering cutting back
I started my weight loss effort last Christmas, weighing in at my non-pregnant high of 170, which was a lot on my 5'3" frame. Since then, I have lost weight super slowly, especially in the last couple of months, but I am down roughly 23-24 lbs. I am 4 lbs away from getting out of the overweight BMI zone, which I really…
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Hot weather replacement for hot herbal tea
Hello! My initial weight loss goal is a total 28 lb. loss, which I am taking very, very slowly (.5 lb per week). I am over half way there (16 lbs down since Christmas - woot!) and one way I have kept the munchies away all winter has been by drinking TONS of hot herbal tea. No calories, and lots of tasty (even indulgent)…
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Three mini goals down - three to go!
I’m 5’3”, started at 170 lbs on Christmas day. I have been doing this at a very slow pace (.5 lbs a week) and setting mini goals of approximately 4 or 5 lbs at a time. Looking at an initial goal weight of 142. Today, I acheived my third mini goal of 157 (actually 156.5!). I am about half way there and can’t believe how…
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"If you're REALLY serious, you'll do XYZ"
I am pretty guarded at work about my weight loss journey, but I somehow let it slip out over conversation that I have dropped 12 pounds since the New Year. The following irksome conversation followed: Co-worker: What are you doing? Anything special? Me: Really just counting calories. Co-worker: Well, if you're REALLY…
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VENT: I hate it when work derails my weight-loss progress :-(
This is just a vent . . . My entire department is out of the office this week, so I have been flying solo, while trying to care for my sick kid, who is home from school on Winter Break, and a sick husband. Super, super stressful. I have been so good about getting to the gym five days a week since Christmas - I don't do…
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MFP weight loss veterans - I need strategy advice!
Good morning, all! I am a 44 year old female and hit 170 lbs at 5'3" at Christmas -this is heaviest weight I have ever been without being pregnant. I have an ankle injury that will never fully get better because of arthritis, and I know that it has been exacerbated by the extra weight. I was just starting to feel…
