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Deciding on a goal weight
How did everyone decide on a goal weight ? I know a lot just go by the BMI charts but wondered the reasons if anyone else chose differently. I already weigh less than I did when I graduated high school and about 17 pounds away from the goal I set for myself. I don't think its too drastic but people that have known me my…
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Protein Bars
I would really like to make my own protein bars as I find them awfully expensive for the good quality ones. I have seen recipes but most of them don't seem to pack a high protein punch . Anyone have any recipes where each bar gives you at least 20 grams of protein but still not extremely high in calories ? The recipe…
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The Fat Burning Zone
So I am just wondering how many people really pay attention to this rule? I tend to have a lower resting hear rate so for me I tend to stay close to the "Fat burning target heart rate zone' however I never try or paid any attention until it was mentioned and certainly I am losing lots of fat lok and I want to improve…
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Repeat MFP'ers
I successfully lost over 60 pounds with MFP. I fell off the wagon after a few health issues but I have stopped the pity party and got back on track. Thankfully I didnt gain back every single pound but just about . Looking for friends in a similar situation .
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Weekly weight in????
What do you guys think about a weekly weigh in ? If everyone is up to it maybe we could pick a day ?
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Progress Pics 1/2 way there but lonng way to go
Hopefully this works as I wasn't able to resize my pics. I rejoined MFP at the beginning of April. It was time to change. I am over 40 and have gone through 5 pregnancies. I know my body will never be perfect but I want to feel confident . I still do not accept the change. It is hard to accept compliments when you have…
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Son wants Mandarin Chinese Buffet for his Bday
And of course I am letting him choose and I am going . I have a plan and want to know if you think I have a good one or if you have additional suggestions . So my plan is this : -Drink lot of water that day -Don't go there starving -Fill up on the salads - watching the dressing -Avoid anything deep fried or battered as I…
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25 pound loss pic's
Please be kind and yes I suck at taking photos. I have already lost 10 in the before photos so this is actually a 15 pound pic difference. Please tell me you notice a difference too? I have lost 6 inches off my waist and 4 off my hips. I think my arms look better too and my bust even a bit better... but if you don't have…
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Shaving your legs
Does everyone shave their entire legs? I only shave the bottom half. I am not hairy at all and my hair is blonde but it seems like everyone I know shaves their entire leg. Just bored at work lol
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Body Fat Percentage
For those of you who have had their body fat analyzed what did you think of it? I had mine done today and they told me that for my weight and height my body fat is actually not as bad as I thought. I am 5 ft 7 and weight 184 and my body fat was 29.2%. yes I went through full pinching of fat and submersion to get accurate…
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Setting my goal weight question?
So I originally set my goal weight to be 160 pounds. I am 5 7 and that was a 42 pound loss and it put me within range but the high end of what I can weigh. I figured that since I struggled with weight all my adult life this made sense so that I wasnt setting an unrealistic goal. My question is : Should I stick to this and…
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Looking for weight loss buddies
I am rejoining Fitness Pal . I never used the community boards before and would like to have some buddies to chit chat with to share best practices and to have around for motivation. I need to lose at least 40 pounds and I can't keep throwing my money away so I am really wanting support and people to talk to.
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Chinese Buffet
So I cannot get out of going and I was wondering what is the best thing to eat at the Chinese buffet?
