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Jillian Michaels Fitness App and Starting Over
Hello everyone, Yet again I am going to start over. I have been in this cycle for years, and I need to get healthier. I recently signed up for the free trial for the Jillian Michael Fitness App. It helped to get me motivated to begin again. I canceled before my free 7-day trial was over. I really liked some of her advice,…
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Setting Calorie Goal Higher Than Recommended
I have been on every diet known to man/woman. I have done weight watchers, sparkpeople, MFP, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, the Cabbage Soup Diet, the Big Breakfast diet, Atkins, Southbeach, etc. I am at my highest weight (other than when pregnant years ago). When I do calorie counting I usually start at 1200-1350. I do well…
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Could use a bit of encouragement - finally making slow progress
Hi Everyone- I have belonged to this site for YEARS, and have had times where I was able to lose a few pounds. I have tried every diet under the sun (weight watchers, Atkins, Jenny Craig, Nutrisystem, The Five Day Diet, etc). My youngest child is getting married, and seeing her dress shop with her bridesmaids put me in a…
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I failed on the DASH diet
I started the DASH diet about a week ago, and I am not doing good at maintaining it. I have been using MFP for quite some time, and haven't done very well. I am decreasing my calories by about 100 this week to leave a little extra room. I have actually liked a few parts of the DASH diet. I am now eating Fiber One with a…
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Not doing as well as I had hoped
I started counting calories around October 21st or so. I seem to do ok doing the week, but fall apart on the weekend. I am 5'1, and current weight is 131. Starting weight was 132.6. GW is around 113 to 117 (I will decide more when I get there). I am going to try a bit of a revamp this week. I am on 1450 calories a day, and…
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New Plan - pure calorie counting
Hello everyone, I have been on every diet imaginable. Cabbage Soup diet, Atkins, Slimfast, Big Breakfast, Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers. I am probably missing some. But I am going to try to find a more permanent way of eating. To start my diet, I am going to try calorie counting. I wasn't going to worry too…
