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Will cutting grains and sugar help me to lose weight?
I have fluctuated about 15-20 pounds in the last couple of years, and I have lately been at the higher end of that range. I have tried lots of exercise, have been eating healthier (I am not a fan of calorie counting, because I used to have an eating disorder, but I am doing it now to get some accountability back into my…
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Calorie Goal VS Eating Exercise Calories
Hi All, I'm sorry I know that this topic must be posted all the time in different permutations... I tried searching and couldn't find the exact answer I am looking for so bear with me! I am 26 years old, female and 149 pounds (5 foot 3). My calories goal to lose 1 lb a week is 1220 per day. I ride my bike to work (a very…
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Work stress
So this week was a REALLY long, exhausting one at work. I have been trying to go to the gym 5-6 days a week and have been good about it but this week I have skipped exercise EVERY DAY. I mean, I walked to work (15 minutes, easy) but I sit at a desk all day so it doesn't really count for exercise imo). I am beating myself…
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Dieting/Hormones/Weight Gain Study
http://news.google.com/news/more?pz=1&cf=all&ncl=duTDcn302qmCyeM8DiIRnEWOgEz6M&topic=m Has anyone seen these stories about weight loss and how after one year of dieting hunger hormones make your body want to eat more! It seems like alot of these are related to crash diets, I am willing to believe that even moderate caloric…
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Eating to Maintenance for almost a year, trouble cutting cal
Hi, I am trying to figure out why it is that every day, no matter what balance of carbs, protein and fat I eat, I CONSISTENTLY EAT BACK MY CALORIES. To the point where MFP tells me in 5 weeks I'll still weight almost the same as I do today. I do cardio and usually eat back my exercise calories plus the deficit MFP gives…
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Fitness, eating and moving on from an ED
Hi All, I keep reading articles that say I should find an online support group to discuss my goals, so here I am. Where I am coming from: Two years ago I was in the thick of an eating disorder. I lost 20 pounds exercising 2 times a day (at least), in college, eating obsessively clean, dealing with a breakup and…
