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Feeling really discouraged today.
I'm typing this with tears in my eyes. I am getting so frustrated. I have been eating at a calorie deficit for months now and I'm not seeing any progress. At my weight (350) the pounds should be melting off in the beginning shouldn't they? In the beginning I lost about 15lbs, which I now realize was probably just water…
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Rewards?
I've been thinking about this for a while, I have a few ideas in mind. But I've been looking online to see how other people use rewards for their weightloss, and I saw that there are a lot of ideas out there. My main reward is going to be a tattoo. I don't know of what yet (I have plenty of ideas, and plenty of time to…
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I neeed a fitbit!
Does anyone know a good place to get one on the cheap? Which one should I get? Is there a cheaper alternative? Any help/advice is appreciated. I don't want to rely on MFP's estimates of my exercise anymore.
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Workout Album?
What do you listen to when you work out? Is there a specific kind of music you really only listen to when you're working out? Do you make a playlist? If you could only listen to one album which would it be? Me, I listen to rap sometimes when I'm working out. But I never really listen to it otherwise. I like the beats. I…
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HIIT? Am I doing it?
I keep reading people mention HIIT and so I looked into it. And I think I've been doing it all along. I do intervals, I can't remember why I started doing it I think I read something a while back about it and so I started doing it. What I do is I'll get on the treadmill and warm up until I'm walking comfortably at 2.0,…
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Strength Training?
Do you log it? If it doesn't effect my calories, I kinda wonder if it's worth the bother of logging every machine I went to, every set, every rep... What's the consensus on this?
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Tea?
I love coffee, but I tend to drink it with sweet creamers which aren't really helpful when you're trying to lose weight. Not to mention on the average day, getting the kind of coffee I like is a pain and the coffee they offer at work sucks! But I know that on the days when I drink a cup of coffee I have far less trouble…
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Tendonitis?
Is that what this is? And how can I help it? I noticed when I started working out that the outside of my leg from my ankle up through my calf ached like heck. It gets super tight, painful, stiff... I've been powering through it, trying to stretch it out, and just dealing... but today it was really bad. I've been doing…
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Planet Fitness 30 Minute Circuit Training
Hi! I was just wondering if anyone knew how to log this? If any of you are familiar with the set up, it's a 30 minute work out with 20 stations. You work at one station for a minute and get a 30 second period between stations. I don't know if I should log it as 20 minutes or 30 minutes in the Circuit Training - General…
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Morning work outs?
Anybody work out in the morning? Lately I've been having a really hard time getting up in the morning, and I've felt sleepy and crappy all day. I thought maybe if I start working out before work I might feel better through out the day. But one of the things I'm worried about is the fact that I work in a factory, and…
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Calorie Cycling
So, I was on a plateau for a while and it sucked. Because of the plateau there were some days where I was just like, meh screw it I'll eat what I want, it doesn't matter since I'm not losing anyways. I didn't go too out of control or anything, but I did eat over my calories. Well much to my surprise I started losing again.…
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Roast Ideas?
I bought these awesome English roasts on sale, they were buy one get one. How could I have resisted? I already knew what I was going to make with the first one. I made an awesome stew with mushrooms, tomatoes, and red peppers. I really like making things that I can cook on a Sunday and then eat for dinner for the rest of…
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I'm addicted to the scale!
So, yeah... since buying my scale I've gotten on it at least once a day, sometimes like 3-5 times a day. I don't know why, some days it's interesting to see the weight fluctuate, and some days it's really a downer. So last night I put the scale under the sink and told myself that I wouldn't weight myself again 'til next…
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Calorie Cycling Again
So I posted a topic last week asking about Calorie cycling (you can see that here http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/444699-calorie-cycling) and today I sat down and worked out a cycling schedule. I wanted to see what you all thought, does it look ok? MFP reccomends about 1440 calories a day for me, so I took that and…
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Working Third Shifts
So I finally got a new job, yay! Unfortunately the only shift they had available was thirds, that is 11pm-7am. Which sucks! I've become a morning person, and I'm not to sure how I'm going to cope. But, it's a job, and I need a job. Anyways, I was wondering if anyone else works night shifts and how it effects their…
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Wii Work Outs?
Lately I've gotten back into working out with my Wii, mostly because of the weather change and because I'm out of work right now. Anyways, I have Wii Fit, and the Jillian Michael's Fitness Ultimatum 2009. Are there any others you all recommend? How do you log your work outs?
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Healthy Christmas Treats?
Hi guys! My church is having a Christmas gathering on Sunday, and I need to make something to bring. It's going to be mostly baked goods and the like, and I thought that I should bring some kind of Healthy alternative since I have no doubt that everything else will be chocolately sugar temptation! Also, I'm working on a…
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Work vs. Working Out
So, I've been meaning to write this for a while it's always on my mind, even more so recently. Is it ok to consider your job your workout? I mean if you do really physical labor. I work at a warehouse where I am a material handler, that means that my job is packing, hauling, and shipping frieght. My average day has me…
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Short Term Goals
Today I reached my first short term goal, I saw 250 on the scale. Sure it was 250.8, but I really don't give a damn that 250 was really nice to see! In my head I heard, "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!" I totally would have yelled it had I not been at work when I weighed myself, heh.…
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Funny...
The last one is the best! Which ones have you come across? http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-8-people-who-will-ruin-your-attempt-to-lose-weight/
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Looking better naked?
I didn't know where to put this... but here goes... So far I've lost close to 50lbs, and yesterday I saw myself in my undies in a dressing room mirror for the first time. I thought I would be happy with what I saw, but I wasn't. I wanted to cry. Since I lost weight things are starting to sag, my stretch marks are showing…
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Logging Water
Just a quick question, I'm sure it's been asked before. But, do things like tea count as water? I rarely drink anything other than water and coffee (which I don't count) but once in a while I'll buy a Diet tea, usually when I need a new bottle for my water, hehe. I can't bring myself to buy bottled water, I think it's…
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Pedometer?
Hi everyone! I've been thinking about getting a pedometer, cause I walk A LOT at work and I get curious about how much and all that. I don't have a ton of cash, but I want a good one. I've heard that there are some that you can program your personal stats into and it will tell you how many calories you've burned and all…
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The incredible edible egg!
Lately I've been cooking up a lot of egg whites for supper, and just tossing in whatever I have in the kitchen. It's become one of my favorite quick meals. So far I've made scrambles with mushrooms, onions, spinach, ham and of course cheese (not all at once but different combinations). So I was looking for new ideas!…
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Condensed Soup
So question, I went shopping the other day and I picked up some soup on sale. It's getting cold here, and it's going to be a really busy week for me so I wanted to get something quick and filling. I picked up a few cans. Anyways, the calories on the back of the can, do they include the milk that you add to complete the…
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30 Day Shred
I keep seeing this all over the forums. I was wondering if anyone could advise me. I'd love to try it, but I'm very new to working out and I wonder if it's going to be too hard for me to do? Like so much so that I'll get discouraged? I've been starting the c25k program, but it's only been a week. I'm currently 280lbs and…
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Late night snacking...
So, I've noticed lately that all day long I'm really not all that hungry, and I have to push myself to get some calories in me. That is, until right before bed. Then I wanna stuff my face with something, not even really something unhealthy, but eating anything at that time is not good. I wonder why it is that I get hungry…
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Cheap protien
I need suggestions on cheap protien. My food budget is really low (about $40 a week) so I can't afford the shakes and bars and all of that stuff. Even things like nuts are really too expensive. So what do you all recommend? Anything? Please help.
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Calorie deficit?
I just finished reading this article, and I may be dumb but I'm still confused. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/173853-an-objective-look-at-eating-exercise-calories My BMR is around 1900. MFP recommends I get about 1800 a day. Is a 100 calorie deficit really enough to get 2 pounds a week off? This doesn't seem…
