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Trouble keeping nutrition balanced
Anyone else have a hard time keeping their nutrition goals balanced? I am always under in carbs and fats. (if I wasn't trying to eat "good and healthy" it might be easier :-) I know I need these in my diet and am trying to get into better balance. Any tips on getting enough healthy carbs and good fats?
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What do you do when a friend looks anorexic?
One of my gym buddies started dieting last year. She wasn't overweight to start-maybe size 8. She lost about 30 lbs. and looked very slim. For the last few months she is losing more and more. When I saw her yesterday she looked skeletal. We are not good friends, just gym friends. In an instance like this do you say…
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Uneven weight loss
OK this is a weird one. I've lost 63 lbs. Yeah! But the last pounds are coming off in the most uneven fashion. Not top or bottom but left and right. My right side is now smaller - less fat - than my left and it's noticeable. I am right-handed but I work out evenly for both sides. Anyone experience this? And what to do?
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What's your favorite NSV?
What's your best so far non-scale-victory? When I started MFP I hoped to get get out of the plus size department into a regular size 16. Now I'm a size 10 and still going. I am still in shock!
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Anyone try zija as a supplement or for weight loss?
Just wondering. Heard of this product recently and it sounds great. Full of antioxidants and healthy stuff. Anyone tried it?
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Losing weight in random areas?
This week I swear my upper back lost weight. When I lean back in a chair or drive I have more room! What random area have you noticed weight loss?
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For mom's of teenagers: A compliment from an unlikely sourse
Last night my teenage son looked at me and said, "Mom, you look skinnier!" It took 45 lbs for him to notice but for him to say anything about the way mom looks was quite a big deal! Thank you son, you made my day and just provided the motivation I needed to keep going!
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Tonights Halloween dessert concert–how to resist?
Tonight is my kids school Halloween concert. It is The tables will be covered in candy and treats. The only food is dessert. Lots and lots of dessert. Oh boy, I haven't had to deal with this much temptation. Any ideas on how to cope without blowing it? I am afraid if I eat one piece it will be over for me. Maybe bring my…
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Anyone customizing nutritional goals?
I want to customize my goals but not sure of the best source to base it on. For example I'd like to adjust the carb to protein ratio for my age and diet style. Any input on finding help on determining this?
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Why has the weight loss slowed so much?
I have lost 43 lbs. At first it was 2 pounds a week consistently. I loved it! Very motivating. For the last few months it has been maybe .5 a week. Not very motivating. I still have 35 pounds to go! At this rate it will take forever! I don't think I can stay motivated for that long! I have stuck to my 1200 calories and…
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How to Shrink my Lower Ab Area?
Everything has been toning and looking better except for the lower abdomen. You know, the belly area below my waist that has been stretched by 3 kids including twins and of course all of the weight gain over the years. I can actually begin to see some definition above the waist but below it is still fat and not a muscle in…
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Old skirt - new life
When I started this weight loss plan I just wanted to fit into the plus size clothes hanging in my closet that I couldn't fit into. When I started getting too small for the plus sizes I decided to check out some old smaller clothes that I had saved. The "box in the back of the closet" was full of clothes from the last many…
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Identity and Changes…
I am very happy to have lost a few sizes and weight but feeling out of sorts with changes. Anyone else feel some identity issues while losing weight?
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Success! ~ On to the next goal!
I finally made it out of obese BMI! Here I am at a BMI of 29.7! How funny to be happy to be "just overweight" and not obese. Over the last several years I have tried every diet out there. I would lose around 20 pounds, start to feel better and then gain it all back. This is the first time in about 8 years that I have…
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Vacation- to track or not to track…
Going on vacation to Boston for the next week. Trying to decide if I should take the week off of tracking with MFP and just watch it - or to track. What do you do on vacation?
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130 pounds lost in 4 months?!!! How the Heck!
Has anyone read the Allure Magazine September issue about Jen Ramey who worked with Angelo Sorrenti to lose weight? She lost 60 pounds in the first month! She went on to lose 130 pounds in 4 months going from 240 to 110 pounds. Says she has no loose skin issues and looks and feels great. She went about her normal life…
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32 pounds lost!
I don't have pictures but I am so happy to finally get into some of my smaller sized clothes! Lots of things fit and I am so excited. I thought this day would never come!
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Need motivation. What size will I be when…
I've lost 30 pounds and need some motivation to keep going. (35 more to go to my goal) I am now wearing a regular size 16. Yea! Finally out of the Plus size department! Anyone guess how many more pounds I need to lose to get to a size 14? Thought having that in mind would help me motivate to stay with this.
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What's your vice?
Quit smoking 20 years ago. Quit drinking about a year and a half ago. Now with this eating plan my big vice is a diet soda! (I'll probably have to give that up too!)
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Tummy flab
Hi all, I've lost 25 pounds. Yeah me! The bad news is my tummy/abdomen is hanging down in the most unattractive way. Three kids, twins, and age are working against me here. Any ideas on help trimming the area (besides surgery). I have about 40 pounds more to go.
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My vent.
I have worked really hard to lose weight and change my lifestyle and I want people to notice! I know I shouldn't care what other people think but I would like more validation. Positive feedback would help me stay on this healthier path. This came up for me because I saw family yesterday. Big group gathering. I'm wearing a…
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Loose Skin: Does taking collagen help?
I picked up a bottle of Super Collagen+C to help with some muscle/tendon issues I was having. It also states on the bottle that it helps build strength and flexibility of skin. I have close to 100 pounds to lose, am older, and have concerns over ending up with lots of loose skin. (I know we should lose weight slowly, build…
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Getting to goal and then blowing it.
I have a pattern of dieting and getting to my goal then gaining it right back. Anyone else have this problem? Any ideas of how to stay motivated to keep it off? I am doing great with this site and losing steady. I just want to keep it off this time.
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Thinking ahead…how to you maintain your target weight?
I have a question for anyone who is at their weight loss goal or thinking ahead like me. I have lost weight before but gained it back, and then some. So this time I am looking ahead to find a way to maintain. How are you managing maintained weight loss? Do you use MFP after weight loss to maintain?
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Doing great and then up 3 pounds!
Anyone else have this happen? I've been really really good for 4 weeks. Stayed to my calories, making great food choices and eating very healthy. I had lost weight but then I was up over 3 pounds this week end. The only thing different is that this week that I added in exercise. I had an injury so hadn't been exercising…
