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Post-Workout Insomnia
Hi everyone. Has anyone ever noticed post-workout insomnia and have any tips to beat it!? I normally only follow my calories and don't exercise much due to pure laziness and bad knees but each time I try to squeeze a workout into my life I can't sleep that night and have to stop because I NEED my sleep. I have tried…
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What Creative Measures Have You Used to Maintain Your Weight Loss Goals?
This morning I ran out of the house and did not have time to weigh my grapefruit, so I used the postage scale at work to weigh it and figure out the calories. :p What creative measures have you used to maintain your weight loss goals?
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Cottage Cheese in place of ricotta cheese for lasagna??
Hi everyone. I am not much of a cook and was wondering if it would be a good idea to use cottage cheese in place of ricotta cheese in a lasagna recipe? Does the cottage cheese melt? I don't even know if the calorie count would be beneficial I just have cottage cheese at home and not ricotta. Does anyone know if this trade…
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What reward system did you use or are you using?
I am currently reading The diet beck solution...which focuses on the Cognitive aspect of weight loss. I digress, it suggested a reward system for weight loss as you go. And I have come up with my own: I have always wanted a nice charm bracelet but have never had the occasion to spend that kind of money on myself, but now I…
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How much weight have we lost collectively?
I know, I know math is hard :D but lets figure out how much weight we have lost collectively. I have lost a total of 76 pounds. Add yours to mine and lets see :p
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Singles???
See a lot of married with kids, engaged, and couples on here...where's the singletons? I can't be alone. Anyone here make a lifestyle change in order to find their mate?? Ps if your talk, dark and handsome My phone number is 555 ....JK :laugh: Add your stats cuz I'm a regular matchmaker Lol 28 yo from Atlanta Ga
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Should I weight to start lifting waits?
ok, ok, ok, now that I got your attention let's be serious. :laugh: Should I wait to start weightlifting once I have lost most of my weight? I have heard nothing but good things and seen AAAAhhhhmazing before and after weightlifting success stories. However, a lot of these success stories is: 1) someone who was "skinny…
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Is all fat created equal??
So I guess this is kind of like the question should I worry about all the sugar I am getting since it comes from only fruit and not added sugar...which I know is still debatable across the board. With that being said: I am adding a lot of "good" fats to my diet...(avacado, coconut oil, almonds) which is making my fat grams…
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Bully
The movie Bully comes out tommorow. And according to http://thebullyproject.com/indexflash.html 13 million kids will be bullied this year. I personally have never dealt with bullying. Which is pretty surprising because I feel like over weight people probably are one main target in bullying. I guess anyone who is DIFFERENT,…
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How can you hate water??
I read a lot of posts with people wanting ideas about water because they HATE water :huh: I don't get it. IT HAS NO FLAVOR, how can you hate it??? To me its like saying... Damn it!! Can someone tell me another form of breathing!? I just can't stand AIR!!!! LOL :laugh: Be nice people, its just a question :flowerforyou:
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Guys: I have a question...help a girl out?
I’m single, will you date me?…hahahha just kidding. :laugh: I have a date this weekend and my friend wants to give me a makeover for it. She is the type that wears the fake nails, big made up hair, fake eyelashes, tons of heavy makeup…the whole nine. She is beautiful don’t get me wrong. But I call her Barbie…
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What keeps you motivated??
The following picture (its actually an old I.d card from school) is on my fridge door.... Anytime I reach for anything I am reminded of what I had been and how easy it is to get there again. Please notice the multiple chins !!! And wtf?? I was so big I barely had eyes!!! Lmao...ok but above all this can someone please tell…
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Is my size "normal?" and what can I expect to be...
Weight really isn't important to me and if I weighed a ton but was a size 10 to 12 I would be happy (I have curves and I want to keep them) So in an effort to try and decide my ULTIMATE goal size I have been looking around and... The other day I found a website through MFP (((and now I can't find it)))) but basically you…
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What does your grocery route look like??
I read somewhere that in order to be eating healthy you should only be shopping on the "outskirts" of the grocery store. As in meats, fruits and veggies, dairy, and basically away from the middle. As in frozen, canned, and processed food. I realized yesterday as I was grocery shopping that I really do basically stay away…
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Georgia Singles
Come on where ya at :bigsmile:
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So what have you lost??
Over the last two years I have s..l...o...w...l...y :grumble: lost 68 pounds!! (With 10 of those being here :wink: thank you mfp!) And sometimes I think when you lose weight so slowly (which I agree is the best way) we tend to lose perspective on just how much we have really lost. So I have lost the equivalant of nearly:…
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best feature...
We all know how this works.... What is the poster above yous best feature....?? I'll start with myself I know its My amazingly huge and ginormous.......eyes :love:
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Laughing burns calories
I don't know how true this is: "It may not be as good for reducing the waistline as going to the gym or resisting that ice-cream sundae, but American researchers have found that 10-15 minutes of genuine giggling can burn off the number of calories found in a medium square of chocolate" If it is lets post some jokes and…
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What makes you salivate??
So ever heard of pavlovs dog? The whole ringing bell and suddenly the dog knew he was about to eat so he would start salivating...Well I was talking in another post about this and it got me thinking of my co-worker..(I am sure she would love to know I am comparing her to a dog in an experiment....:ohwell:) She is LITERALLY…
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"Are you really enjoying that crap???"
^^^^^^^^^ is what My naturally thin, wouldn't have to count a calorie if it bit her on her tiny perky butt sister asked me today. I was enjoying My dinner plate full of steamed veggies and tiny peice of broiled fish. I savored every bite and talked about how tasty it was. She said I was lieing to myself! Lol....I know I…
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BEFORE AND DURING PICS...57 POUNDS LOST
Hey Everyone: I am posting these pics almost more for my benefit to keep going on my journey. I have lost 57 pounds total (athough at one time it had been 70 pounds total) doing something similar to MFP. Now as I am restarting with a goal wieght of 220 pounds (or 101 pounds to goal) I needed a little motivation. I found…
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New to Fitness Pal....OOOOLD to Lifestyle Changes
Hey Everyone!!..:flowerforyou: .My name is Esperanza and I am new to MyFitnessPal...however I have been overweight for 28 years of my 28 year life (lol) :laugh: , so I am not new to the whole changing my lifestyle. I have used something similar to MFP in the past and was very successful. However, I thought I would try this…
