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Anyone struggling for 5+ years to lose 30lbs?
So I've been doing some deep contemplation and I've taken a long look at my journey of health and wellness. I kept my weight down in the past by walking daily in my neighborhood. I walked pregnant, walked my babies in strollers and now that I'm headed towards my mid 40s the weight is creeping on. One thing that I no longer…
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Haven't lost a pound but lost inches???
I love to see the scale go down but I am doing strength training with JIllian Michaels and the Biggest Loser and I am losing inches but haven't lost a pound!!!! I am a scale addict and weigh myself every two weeks and I see fluctuations everywhere which is also disconcerting. Some people are losing pounds every week and…
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Really tired???
I want to know if anyone else is this tired when started out a new workout regimen. I am not new to MFP or to working out. I just started the 30 Day Shred and the Biggest Loser DVDS in addition to adding the The Firm strength training DVDS. I am mostly on a high protein low carbohydrated diet. Yesterday I had a crazy cheat…
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Not feeling good about myself at all :(
I have image issues and I have had them since I was 14 years old. I have been on a diet since I was 12. It has put me in chronic depression. Over the hears I have been a size 2-12. This past weekend my girlfriend whom has always been overweight recently lost 40 lobs in 8 months. I am beside myself with jealous and this…
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0.6 weight increase
Drinking water but have increased my strength training a lot. I am working out 6 days a week. What the !@#$ is going on? My waistline is definitely smaller this week than last week and hips I know...everyone is going to say muscle weighs more than fat but my brain is wrapped around numbers I feel so disgusted. I have never…
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Would like to buy HRM?
Can you recommend any good ones under $50.00? If not I will have to save and bite the bullet. I want to know how many calories I am burning everyday exactly not what a program is geared towards everyone you know what I mean? Thank you! :)
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Jillian Michaels & Biggest Loser workouts???
What do I log these exercises under for those use the DVDs I would like to know and see my calorie burn. It makes all the difference in the world to me to check the minutes and add it to my goals. Thanks! Tina
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How many calories burned w/ Training w/ Jackie DVD?
I did her 40 minute intense strength training circuit with weight and I am wondering how many calories did I burn. Does anyone else workout to this DVD? Also I need a workout plan I just do whatever every other day maybe six days a week but I would really like to see my progress besides the bar graph here on MFP. Any…
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Obesity today vs 40-50 years ago.
In my grandmother's day the men and women didn't have to workout as hard and as long as we do. I have noted that some members log-in 1,000 calories (deficit) with their workouts. Did our grandparents burn this many calories on a daily basis with housework, chores, walking etc? It just seems that we have to mechanically…
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Need advice from moms with little ones under 5 years.
I need some serious motvation support from mothers with little ones under five years of age-multiples like two children under the age of 5. I feel so defeated so broken today. I am slowly putting back the 10lbs I fought lions to get off. I feel like such a horrible waste of a mother a wife. I can't even take care of myself…
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Vacation weight gain!
I feel horrible I am showing a 5lb weight gain in one week the reason I have been absent from the boards. I am swollen and feel terrible. How do I get this water weight off fast? Please I need reinforcements. I look like I swallowed a small child.
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Overeating while stressed?
I am working on a new project and I am so stressed. This new business venture is leaving little time for a walk on the treadmill let alone the vigorous cardio/strength training workouts I need. I know there are a lot of things I can do to deal with my stress. I need help organizing my time. 5am wakeups to get the cardio in…
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Zumba DVD?
My treadmill workouts are getting pretty boring. I need to be able to zap 250 calories in 30 minutes. Suggestions please! Thx Tina
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Losing my resolve?
I need to be reminded of why I am on this program again. It is taking forever to get his weight off! I am finding that I am beginning to feel deprived and losing sight of the big picture. What do you guys do to recharge your batteries. I have never come this far and not made it to my goal. Normally I stay with a program…
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Every week are you losing?
Scale is showing .4lbs increase in weight. Is anyone out there losing consistently every week 1lb - 2lbs weekly. I haven't been drinking my water the way I should so I know this can defiitely be my body holding onto water. I just want to hear stories from those who have lost 15lbs or more how their journey-experiences has…
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Spouse is a junk food junkie?
What has made my battle to lose the weight even that much harder is not having the support from my spouse. My husband and I have been married for five years. When we got married I knew that he didn't have the healthiest eating habits and I did but I fell in love with him anyway. Five years and two kids later I have 28lbs…
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Moms with toddlers trying to lose?
I would like to add mom buddies on MFP who are trying to lose old baby weight meaning your child is two or even 3 and 4 years old. I read and article in Redbook Magazine that mothers of children eat approximately 300 extra calories a day than women without kids. Well that is definitely me. Anyone else?
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Tough day today!
Today was a tough one. I am truly being tested. Our loan remodification is on hold for now, my two and three year old boys are acting out and not in a good way. My husband still hasn't found a job and he doesn't appear to be motivated to search anymore in this economy. Everyone in my family needs something from me. I put…
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Looking for a 24 oz water bottle.
This may sound easy at first but I have been on the look out for the perfect water bottle that can help me reach my water intake goal. Even the WW water bottle doesn't fit my lifestyle. I am a sahm and it should be able to move with me and my kids, be unbreakable bpa free, smell free etc. My favorites really are the double…
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1220 to few calories?!?
I am getting really confused now. I have logged my calories for five days now and I recently received a message I am eating too few calories? MFP setup this calorie allotment for me when I joined what gives? Now that I am exercising 4x a week do I need to increase my calories. Frustration is not good for me when I am…
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So hungry last night!!
I was up with my husband watching a movie and got so unbelievably hungry. I drank about 16oz of water thought I was just very thirsty and still was starving. I know it is my body burning off the fat for that day but last night was so hard. I didn't cave though I just went to sleep. However, this morning I consumed an extra…
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Looking for a light alternative to hamburger bun?
Can you please give me the names of some good tasting low-calorie hamburger buns please. Today I am over my cals and I know I could've stand on target if it weren't for the bun. I am trying to eat healthier while still feeding a family of four my husband too who isn't dieting. Thanks! Tina
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Does anyone drink Lipton Diet Green Tea?
Wondering if how much caffeine is in it? Any health benefits at all. Thank you! Tina
