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What foods have suprised you during your weight loss
Hiya all I have recently dicovered brown rice and love it!! actually prefer it to white and I am loving wholegrain bread and lunch slices , also something really odd that I have become addicted to are veggie shakes basically every morning I blend up some vegies with some water and juice and off i go It got me thinking what…
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set goal to maintain my weight to lose weight?
Just wondering has anyone set their goal calories to maintain my weight and just tried to stay under that, I'm back here after throwing my weight loss plan out the window about 6 months ago and now want to start back up and want to lose weight real slowly because the moment I become to obessive and start counting to many…
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Thinking of using diet shakes ?
So i was thinking of using some diet shakes , i wasnt planning to use them to replace my meals more just as a breakfast as i hate eating in the morning and i never have time to prepare anything i want something thats got what i need to have a good constant amount of energy and to feel full for the morning and low in cals…
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Having one of those BUT WHY? moments
Have been doing pretty great all week except for one take away chinese meal during the week have excercised everyday for a hour or over low on sodium drinking soooooo much water and yet today on my usual weigh day i have gained 1kg ,,, I cant find a reason for this normally if i see a unexpected gain that shouldnt be there…
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Am I being unrealistic ? your input please
How realistic do you think my goal is ? I'm starting to have doubts basically i want to lose 40.2 kg (88.62 lbs) in the next 12 months or to be exact 52 weeks it didnt seem so impossible when i started I have MFP set to lose 2 pounds a week and while i am losing weight its not exactly 2 pounds a week its more like 0.4kg…
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Building muscle , calorie deficts and toning??? confused
Okay so i probably sound like a bit of a nuff nuff but ive read allot of posts that say you cant build muscle on a defict which i understand, makes sense to me but what i guess confuses me is what happens to mucles when you work them out on a defict do they "tone" do they become stronger can you see a noticable difference…
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A question to people who have gone from not eating to eating
I've decided that i may give eating my excercise calories back a try,, usually i dont eat any of them and consider them added weight loss or a buffer if i choose to eat more for that day. Im not one of those heated debaters on the subject I honestly really couldnt careless if someone does or doesnt I just have decided not…
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Eating calories back looking for some help answers and motiv
Okay so ive started to eat my excercise calories back over the last week , my cal allowance is 1300 a day and i usually burn 600 cals through excercise a day whhich i measure with a hrm so ive been eating 1800 cals a day leaving 100 cal buffer incase i have miscalculated etc so far the scales are telling me i have gained…
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Another Aussie looking for more adds from Australians please
Hey was in another thread trying to add some fellow Australians but could only add 5 at a time so would love to get some more adds Im in NSW and would love adds from all over aus ,,, and anyone else for that matter :)
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30 DS what size hand weights do you use?
What size hand weights do you guys use when doing the 30ds , i had a really hard time the other day lol then realised the hand weights that i was using weighed 2.5kg (5.5 lbs) each which is probably to heavy when starting out
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30DS dissapointed with myself
Had a go at the 30 DS today and didnt make it through only made it through 19 minutes and was stopping allot towards the end feel so dissapointed with myself ive seen people on here that are heavier than me being able to complete this so why cant I especially when i thought i was allot more fitter now since ive been…
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What can i replace the sugar i have in my coffees with?
Hiya everyone i have a bit of a coffee problem i usually have up to three a day and in each cup i have 2 teaspoons of sugar i was wanting to find something thats lower in calories and better for my health to replace the suagr with because i dont see me cutting out my dear old friend coffee anytime soon I have heard bad…
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Wow would you try this to lose weight!!!
I'm not sure how old this is or how many people have read it before but i just stumbled upon this article on a weight lose treatment you are drip fed just 130 calories a day for 10 days in a hospital no food or anything else heres the article if you guys want to check it out…
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c25k on wii fit???
Okay so im interested in doing the c25k but im not ready to start outside just yet so i was wondering as sort of training run before doing the c25k outside do you think it would work or be worth while to do the c25k using the free run jogging on wii fit for those who dont have wii fit basically you hold the wii remote and…
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How can i included weight i lose before joining mfp?
Hey im wanting to know if i can change my weight loss total on here to include the weight i lost before joining mfp sorry if this has been asked i went to try and search it but wasnt exactly sure what to search for ,,, do you think i could just go update my weight to my starting weight then just change it back to my…
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Has anyone tried this with a heart rate monitor
Okay so today im going to wear my heart rate monitor for a full 24 hours and record the calories im hoping it will give me a look into the calories that i burn in just my day to day life while looking after the kids cleaning up etc and im interested to see how close it comes to my bmr , im also planning to wear it to bed…
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Should i update my weight when i gain
when you gain weight do update it or do you leave it until you lose again ,,, I'm pretty sure ive gained in the last couple of weeks a comination of not using mfp to count food, being sick, not excersing, TTOM, and bad food choices will probably garuntee it but im not sure if i should update my weight on here or wether to…
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Feeling like my butt might just be hanging over the edge of
I think I’m getting close to plunging down from the wagon, not certain why I’m writing this really I know what I’m doing wrong but yet I’m still starting to fall again maybe a declaration of this to the 100’s of people on MFP will help set the guilt in , who knows I’ve noticed my habits starting to slip a extra choccie…
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How often should you or do your take your measurments?
I was just wondering how often should you/ do you measure yourself its kind of strange but i have never used it as a way of tracking progress and i'd like to start especially because im about to start the 30 ds I was thinking maybe once a week ,, or should it be longer like once a month to say any substantial results
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Wierd Question about spray tans ?
Not sure where i should have posted this but i have a wierd question about spray tans I have never had one because ive been always to worried about my weight and i havent asked any of my friends because i guess its kind of embarrassing as a 25 year old woman that i dont know this stuff anyway my biggest concern is id have…
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LOL lots of questions about 30 ds please help oh Knowledgeab
Sorry if these questions have been asked but i did a quick search and lol there are lots and lots of posts about the 30 ds ,, way to many to sort through to find my specific answers soooo ..... I'm thinking about giving this ago, have mostly read and seen good things on here about it but i have a few questions Is it…
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Could you guys suggest a product that covers some of these
Hey guys could you suggest a product that covers some specific things, im looking for some kind of a workout video thats basically all cardio im looking to burn high cals I need it to be something that would be suitable for someone of my weight 109 kg, I gave zumba ago and right now at my weight i think im just to…
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Question to people who use or have used Zumba
I'm just wondering wether zumba works im thinking about using it as part of my cardio because it would be something easy to use while my daughter is sleeping , but ive heard people call it a gimmick and rubbish etc and that it doesnt doo anything and i really dont want to put allot of effort into it if it doesnt pay off…
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A Question for the ladies :)
I had a bit of a search and i dont think this specific question has been asked (yes its a period question) lol Anywho this week i turned into a raving lunatic and completely ditched my excercise, stuffed my face and stopped logging my food :/ I have not felt this way during a period in years im starting to wonder wether my…
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In such a daytime funk :(
Well so far ive been on this lifestyle change mission for about 3 months all together and in that time ive tackled some major hurdles have cut fast food out, have cut out any alcohol during week nights, healthier food is now the norm on our dinner table, my main drink is water before it was mainly coffee coridal and soft…
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Unexpected bad day :(
I have been going steady with my lifestyle change since i have started trying to lose weight but today i just fell off the wagon and i have no idea why. I have eaten badly and drunk badly i just feel so angry with myself i woke up this morning feeling in control and excited about my day of healthy eating and my excercise…
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Not trying to start a argument but...... somethings really b
Hi all i don’t want to sound mean or to start a negative post but this has been bothering me I’ve noticed that not allot but some people on here seem to be more concerned with peoples spelling and grammar than they do with the question the person is asking and being supportive I have had mine pointed out quite rudely a…
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why do so many people think you have to eat you ex cals back
Ive seen a few posts actually quite allot about how you should eat your excercise calories back ?? why why do people think its sooooo unhealthy to to lose a bit extra it seems to me people are forgetting what we are in essence that is a animal and our bodies are designed to guide us to eat properly its just that we have…
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Looking for some new friends :)
Heya :) im looking to add some more peoples ive really found being able to read status updates peoples ups and downs very motivating especially when this journey can seem to feel very lonley when every one around you is happy healthy and "normal" i guess its comforting to know that there are people out there all around the…
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Feel like i might be heading back to a bad place
Im starting to feel like i might be heading back down a bad road ,,,, about 6 years ago after the birth of my son and a lifestime of being super obese i decided to lose weight it was litterally the first ttime in my life i had lost and not gained i was only 18 ,,,, it became an obession and i went from 99kg to 56kg (218…
