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Low Carb Plateau
I've been having great success with a combination of low carb and intermittent fasting, but I have now hit a plateau. Currently stay at or below 20 carbs, eating about 1300-1400 (MFP recommended calories are 1600) calories, and fasting 16/8. Has anyone else run into this? What are your suggestions to break through? I've…
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How Much is Too Much?
I have been working towards losing 100 pounds. I recently hit a plateau after losing about 25 pounds with diet alone, so I introduced exercise (it was always my plan to add in working out, I was just trying to wait until I hit 50 pounds gone to make it easier on my body). I have been working out for a few days, and…
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Waiting to Begin Working Out?
I have quite a bit of weight to lose (180 pounds), and have read a few different places that I should wait to start working out on a regular basis until I lose about 50 pounds through diet changes alone. Is there any basis to this? I'm pretty physically active as is on the weekends, and am young and healthy aside from…
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Friends!
Looking for friends to keep me motivated - would love to be able to see your food diaries! I have gone up and down since I was a teenager, and started in earnest again at the start of the month because I am going on a big trip in August and I would like, for once in my adult life, to not be nervous when sitting down in my…
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Eating Out with No Nutrition Info
How do you log meals out when the restaurant doesn't provide nutrition info? I've run into this a few times, but usually it's little stuff that's missing like salad dressing, etc. I am headed out of town this weekend, and most of the restaurants are small, family owned places, so I'm doubting they'll provide much info.…
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Advice from Ladies (Possible TMI post?)
Ladies - do you find that your weight loss stalls while you are menstruating? I have been losing consistently anywhere between 3 to 5 pounds per week for the past three weeks (when I began). I understand this is high, but at a starting weight of 330 lbs, everything I have read said that it will be quick at first and then…
