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Looking for gal pals with similar stats/goals
Hey MFP sisters!! My name is Maureen and I am trying to lose the last 10-15 pounds. I would love to have more friends that share similar lifestyles, stats, and goals so we can encourage, motivate and support each other! Here's me in a nut shell: 34 y/o from California, married mother of 4, and work part-time at a hospital…
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Calorie in vs. Calorie out...
So I've heard over and over on MFP that as long as you stay at a caloric deficit you will inevitably lose weight. So I have a theoretical question: Let's say I eat 1800 calories worth of chocolate, and that is all I eat today. Aside from the fact that I would be feeling totally ill, if I stayed below my maintenence…
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Is upping my calories a mistake?
I just decided to UP my calorie goal and I am wondering if it's too high for weight-loss. I was trying to eat around 1500 but then I would allow myself to eat back my exercise calories. I workout 4-5 days a week - cardio and weight-training for about 60 minutes a day. On average I would say I burn about 400 calories a day…
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Do I have to give up sweets to lose weight???
Ok, I love sweets and I refuse to give them up completely. I thought as long as you have a calorie deficit, you will lose weight. My weight loss has been very slow (averaging .5 pound a week if that). I am anal when it comes to tracking what I eat (I measure and weigh my food whenever I can) and I exercise 3-6 days a week…
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Can going over sodium thwart diet success?
I have been doing MFP for a while and I have hit a point where I have stopped losing weight. It's been about 4 weeks at the same weight. I feel like I have been dong everything right - I have been netting at or below my caloric goal of 1500 which (for me) means I should have been losing roughly a pound a week. I have been…
