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What's different this time?
I saw a thread on the boards and thought it would be interesting to hear what's different this time for the larger losers. Most of us have tried and failed in the past. What's different this time around that makes it easier for you?
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FitBit Exercise Adjustment
I never thought I would be asking this question, because I thought I knew the answer, but here we are... I've been using my FitBit Flex 2 to track my steps the last couple of days. I have MFP set to sedentary, as I work a desk job and am not really that active in my day-to-day. Currently set at 2 lbs/week loss because I…
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Cheat Days
I am sure many people have shared their sentiments on "cheat days", but I wanted to get something off my chest. I struggle(d) with disordered eating. Not an eating disorder - there is a difference - but a disordered thought pattern surrounding food, and a very unhealthy relationship with it. There were a lot of different…
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High Glucose, Normal A1C?
I recently had some bloodwork done and because of my BMI and rampant family history of DM, she checked my A1C. It came back at 5.5%, which is within normal range. However, my glucose (fasting) came back at 115, which is higher than average and considered in the "pre-diabetic" range. My doctor said it's nothing to worry…
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Venting
I have had a "stomach bug" for 3 weeks now. I see my doctor on Monday finally, and only because I scheduled an appointment for a physical and plan to sneak that bit in, because the earliest appointment for a new problem that was available as of a week ago was end of August. I don't think it's a stomach bug though.…
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What are you looking forward to doing as you lose weight?
Not necessarily once you're at your goal weight, but things you want to do along the way! Here are some of the things I want to do as I lose: - Ride a rollercoaster again - Go skydiving (I pretend I'm scared, but it's because I know there must be a weight limit) - Wear a shape of dress that isn't fit and flare - Go zip…
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25 pounds gone!
This morning I hit my first mini-goal - 25 pounds gone! Technically, it's 25.8, but who's counting? ;) I started on May 4th after visiting the doctor and seeing 360 pounds on the scale. It was the heaviest I've ever been. I lost about 10 pounds of water weight before I started tracking in mid-May (yes, when you're my size…
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What to eat with a stomach bug
I posted a few days ago with a question about weight fluctuations as they relate to stomach bugs, so my apologies if you're tired of hearing about it. I'm currently on day way-too-many (day 6) of a stomach bug of some kind. It's way different than I've experienced before and it's torture. ETA: My doctor's office said if…
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Stomach bug...
I've had a stomach bug the last 2 or 3 days. Yesterday I was able to eat a nice amount of calories because I kind of forced myself to (heads up: don't do that) but I've only had around 1200 for a few days this week (I'm 338lbs, so 1700 is my goal and that's already a 1000 cal deficit) and I'm planning on ingesting nothing…
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Depo Shot Experiences
I searched the forums for this, but found that most came from women who turned to MFP after gaining weight on depo or from new moms (which is what I'm actively trying to avoid lol) I'm ~20 pounds in to my weight loss and I'm thinking of starting the Depo Provera shot. Before anyone asks, I already have an appointment with…
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Weight Loss and Lower Back Pain
Not really sure where to post this and not really sure what the point is of this post, I guess just to vent. For at least 6 weeks I have had low back pain. I just woke up with it one day and brushed it off as period pain. My period stopped and the pain continued and got worse. It was at a point where I had to call out of…
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20 pounds down!
On May 4th I stepped on the scale and realized I was closer to 400 pounds than I'd ever been: 360. I decided that I need to be kinder to myself and stop eating the things that made me feel weighed down, bloated, tired, and gross. I really focused on how foods made me feel rather than thinking of them in terms of "good…
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Estimating calories burned confusion
I haven't exercised in a laughably long time, and plan to start working it in now that I've lost my first 20. My back and ankles hurt a lot more before those 20 pounds, which is why I'm slowly introducing it. I'm very obese (SW 360 CW 340) and don't intend to hit the ground running, as it were. I'm going to start going to…
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Chicken strips
Today I'm finally feeling like my back isn't going to snap in half, so I'm making crispy chicken tenders in the oven. They're dipped in a batter of egg, dijon mustard, lite mayo, and flour, then rolled in toasted panko breadcrumbs and finished in the oven. I have nothing else to say other than 🤤 (that's a drooling emoji…
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Is my goal reasonable?
Starting weight: 360 lbs (5/4/19) Current weight: 339 lbs Height: 5'6" Age: 27 Goal weight: 140 lbs Goal date: July 2022 (my 30th birthday) Currently have MFP set to lose 1.5 lbs a week and planning to adjust lower as needed when I lose weight. I have never lost this much weight before so I feel like I have no idea if…
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I've got cold feet...
Literally. My feet are freezing! I've lost 17 pounds so far and was having trouble seeing any difference (when you're as big as I am, 17 pounds really isn't that much) but I've noticed recently how cold my feet are all the time. I've been taking a few different meds and I thought for a bit that maybe they were causing…
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Eating Inconsistent Calorie Amounts: Good, Bad, or Neutral?
Hi everyone. For some background because I know that can be helpful: I'm 26. Currently 343 lbs, started 2 weeks ago at 350. Work an office job. Started using MFP to help improve my relationship with food by planning my meals for the day so I know what I'm going to have and when. So far it's been very successful in keeping…
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Vacation Time - Help Me Avoid Old Habits
So I'm going to visit my folks in a couple of days. I have recently started working on my relationship with food and developed new habits that keep me from binging and keep me from making choices that my body doesn't like. My entire immediate family, myself included obviously, ranges from morbidly obese to overweight. They…
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Is my deficit too high?
Hi all. First, I did search the forums but I'm looking for more specific opinions. I'm a 5'6", 342 pound, 26 year old female. Based on the BMR calculators I've used, my BMR seems to be somewhere in the 2300-2400 range (interestingly, I got different results with each one) but probably closer to 2300. Up until 2 days ago, I…
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Here we go (again)
Hi. I'm Brittany. I'm very fat. A few years back, I joined MFP after realizing I was over 300 pounds (303 to be exact). And you know what? I lost 16 pounds! And then I hit what I now realize was a small plateau and stopped trying. I didn't just stop trying, but over the course of the next 5 years, I packed on lots of…
