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Serial Stater Looking for Advice
Hi there! I have started this to many times to count. I am looking for the best route for a mom who works full time and is taking care of her household and 5 kids. I am not looking for keto, paleo, or intermittent fasting. I am just looking for old fashioned advice on diet and exercise. I know it seems simple but I feel no…
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Walking Vs. Cardio at home
Hello fitness family! I am trying my hardest to get back into the swing of things to get this weight off. Not to mention in June I have my best friends wedding to attend and it will also be a little vacation for the husband and I. So it would be nice to have lost a decent amount of weight to not look back at all the…
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Restarting healthy eating
So I have been on a self distructing eating habit for a while now. Either I eat like crap or don't eat at all till dinner or late. I need to restart my eating not only for myself but health. I need some advice on how to start or what to do or some sample eating plans. I can be picky so it's hard sometimes but I need help.…
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Hyperglycemic and Severely Anemic
So after finally getting decent insurance I went in for a just a check up and my doctor ran some tests and it turns out my anemia is now pretty bad and I am now hyperglycemic. Diabetes does run in my family on my dads side and I had gestational diabetes with both my babies so I always knew the possibility of me getting it…
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Overwhelmed, stressed, and not sure where to start
I am defiantly not new to this site. I have posted before about my struggles to start again and yet I am still here. I am a 36yr old mother to 5 kids and work full time(I am currently in between jobs). I am 195lbs and would like to be about 140lbs to 135lbs. I suffer from depression and anxiety, since I have no insurance I…
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I have been here too many times!
I feel I have been here 100 times. Constantly starting and doing well for a tiny bit then falling back off and feeling sorry for myself and hating how I look and feel. I got lucky almost 2yrs ago now and lost about 30lbs during and after my pregnancy, then like always put most of it back on. Then recently back in July when…
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Total loss of Motivation, not sure what to do
So back in July and part of August I got really motivated and was walking 2 miles about 5 days a week or working out at home and started to eat better. I lost about 12lbs. I was taking advantage of the fact that 3 of my 5 kids were in Mexico visiting their grandma for about a month or so. But once they got back and we now…
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Concerned for my 10 year olds health
So this one is not for me. My 10 year old daughter who will be 11 in March is starting to put on weight, now I love her no matter what but I am getting worried for her health. My side and her dad's side of the family both have a history of diabetes. She is around 98lbs currently and probably about 4'4 (maybe taller, I…
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Fitbit Versa 2 or Versa 3
I know there are a lot of these types of posts on here, I have a FitBit Blaze currently and wanted to upgrade. I have seen hit or miss reviews on both of these. So I was wondering what y'all thoughts were on them. Thank you!!!
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Walking or Cardio Workout
So I have finally started working out/walking again. I have really been enjoying my daily walks after work with the hubby and baby. But a few times since it has been too hot to go for a walk I have done my cardio workout video in place of the walking. When I walk I usually do about 2 to 3 miles on a trail. So it got me…
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Salads! Need ideas!
So I seem to have the hardest time finding a salad recipe I like! Maybe I am just super picky but I find something try it and then don't like it and end up with nothing for lunch for the week at work. Like this week I did a salad with avocado, chicken, and lemon honey vinaigrette, it sounded yummy so I made 5 days worth in…
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Finding time with 5 kids to work out
Hello all! So my husband and I are a blended family so we have 5 kids all together. Their ages are 10, 10, 9, 6, and 1, we are also still in a 2 bedroom apartment at the moment so space is defiantly at a minimum. I also work full time and I am at work from about 730am to sometimes 5pm. We don't have all 5 24/7 but with all…
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Eating healthy and diet help
So I am back again to finally attempt to getting on track. I have a hard time with my diet since I am so picky. Some have said for me to do Keto, which just isn't for me. I had gestational diabetes with both my daughters and was basically on Keto and it was so hard, I just love my breads, pastas, potatoes, and beer too…
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Trying to get back at it yet again!
So here I am for probably the 100th time trying to get my body back to where I want it. I was doing good back in 2013 then I started to put on weight I think due to being in toxic relationships. In 2018 I finally was in a healthy and very happy relationship with my now husband. We got pregnant with our daughter (my second…
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Can't seem to get motivated or start ever!
So I have actually been on MFP for awhile now but this is a newer account as I wanted to start fresh. I had a good start after my second pregnancy for whatever reason I lost about 45lbs while pregnant and some of that after, so that dropped my 70lbs I had to loose before I got pregnant down to about 30lbs and I was so…
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Meal Prep Ideas
So I'm looking for ideas and almost everything has chicken!! I love chicken but I know I'm not the only one that thinks chicken is nasty reheated. How do you get around that or how do you meal prep?
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Trouble sticking to my diet
So I have been attempting to be healthier since my second daughter was born in March. I made a new plan about two weeks ago for my diet. I stuck to it through the day except when I get home I indulge, and now I am doing it at work whenever there are sweets around. Like downstairs they have girl scout cookies and today we…
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Food, diet, and exercise help
So I have been attempting to be back at it since I had my baby in March and started working again in November but I am failing again. I'm trying to make good food choices while at work but I tend to cheat on candy and what not at work and then when I get home I start snacking on bad stuff. And don't get me started on the…
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Still having the same problems and failing
So I deleted my old account and started this one to start fresh. I got lucky and actually lost weight during and after my pregnancy, about 40lbs or so. I was determined to keep it up afterwards but I am failing. Between loosing my job the day I was suppose to go back to work from leave and now us struggling to keep a roof…
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Should I be working out with muscle pain?
Ok, so I have no idea how it happened but for about almost 2 weeks now my left upper but cheek has been hurting, a lot like it did when I was pregnant and had bad sciatic pain on that side. It hurts off and on when I walk or even when I sit. The pain can be so bad I can barely move or loose my balance. I think the muscle…
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Feeling totally lost and not sure where to start
It has been awhile since I have tried to loose weight. I was in a string of horrible relationships and depressed, then I got with my husband and I have never been happier. I recently had a baby 5 months ago, so its been awhile. Surprisingly during and after my pregnancy I lost about 40lbs all together, I was about 210 when…
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Back yet again!
I am here yet again! I wasn't on much in the last year since I was pregnant, so I decided to start again and make a new page. I got up to 210 after my first child and never got back down. When I was pregnant with my second child I actually lost weight and of course after she was born. I lost a total of about 40lbs. Since I…
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Starting up again
Hello there! I am back here again after about a year. I was pregnant so I didn't do much tracking. I actually lost about 40lbs total during and after the pregnancy so I am off to a good start. But between looking for work and taking care of 4 kids and an infant I am having a hard time getting started with healthy eating…
