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A fresh start!
Wrote in my journal a new pledge to myself about getting healthy! It's so much more than the number on a scale! It's the simple things that I want to do-like riding a roller coaster, riding a bike, not being afraid that I will fit in an airplane seat. Here's to new beginnings!!
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Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb
Hi! I'm headed to Australia this week and someone scheduled the Sydney Harbour Bridge climb- if anyone out there has done it, do you think it's do-able/ they would let someone overweight do the walk? Would I fit into a jumpsuit? I really want to do this and I just hate myself for being to big to miss this opportunity!
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Motivation Desired and Required!
Good Morning! I was going through old pics and I was so dejected when I saw what I have done to my body over the years. At first I thought I'm never gonna get there, I have too much to lose, BUT today is a new day and I choose to take small steps towards my health! I can and will succeed! Please add me if you need…
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Gained weight after a major loss the week before
Hi Everyone! So I hopped on the scale last week and lost 5.6lbs! So this past week, I worked out even more and stayed on point! Hopped on the scale again and gained 3lbs!!! It's beyond frustrating and now I just want to know what I am doing wrong?! Has this happened to anyone else? Let me know-I'm feeling a little dejected…
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Running when morbidly obese
So I am over 300 lbs but I have dreams of someday running a half marathon and a marathon! Are there any tips or has anyone ever been in this situation and started running? I mean I know to start slow, but let me know how you led up to your runs!
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Juneau Alaska Anyone??
Hi! So this is totally ransoms but I am seriously contemplating moving to Juneau or somewhere in southeast Alaska next year. I blame the Discovery channel and all their Alaskan shows-but mainly I want a change of pace and some adventure in my life! Any tips for this Lower 48 gal from Alaskans on moving up there would be…
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Doing this again and need some support!
Hi Everyone, I am starting MFP again and I need some support and friends. Please add me and let's all help each other!
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Inspiration Wall
I have a blank wall in my room and I have wanted to create an inspiration/motivation wall for a long time, and I thought what a great way to do that! Which made me want to ask has anyone out there had an inspiration wall? What do you all do to motivate yourself?
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Refocusing and getting back on MFP
Hi Everyone, I have done MFP before but I really really really want to be serious and recommit again -please browse through my HUGE blog post. Long story short-I was 290--then lost weight and got to 198--then gained a lot back and got to 240, my goal weight is 140. I know that through MFP and the fabulous support system…
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Sodium vs Calories??
Hi Everyone! So it is my Dad's bday and he wants to get takeout, so I look at the menu of the restaurant he wants to go to and they have a lot of somewhat low cal options--the lowest option is 300 calories BUT it has the HIGHEST AMOUNT OF SODIUM ( 2950 mg) , the other one I would want to get is 450 calories and has 1910 mg…
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New Year's Cleanse??
Hi everyone, So with the holidays and the HUMONGOUS amount of processed food I've been eating...I've been doing some serious thinking about doing a cleanse in January...just to get rid of the toxins and start clean! I've spoke with my personal trainer and she has told me its perfectly healthy...just do my research, so…
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How to get over a bad weekend?
This weekend, I was bad...I mean bad...los of salty chips, ice cream, carbs, and to top it all off not a lot of activity...in fact Ithink a sloth would have found me lazy this weekend. BUT I plan on hitting it hard this week! Any tips for what I can do to get rid of the water retention and weekend mishaps? I'm already…
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Let's talk about snacks baby...lets talk about you and me :)
Let's talk about snacking...of course I am sure that I am not the first person to post a topic on this. Let me break it down for you. I will have a FANTASTIC day when it comes to nutrition--I will resist all office function fattening foods and bring healthy snacks, plus I try to eat around every 3 hours. Ok, now I'm sure…
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Us elves stick to the four main food groups!
For lunch today I had my favorite raw vegetable to snack on...BROCCOLI! I love broccoli--raw, roasted, heck I could pull a Buddy the Elf and pour syrup on it and still love broccoli ( although that would be defeating the purpose of getting into a healthy lifestyle). Ahem, anywho, I used to HATE broccoli, now I can't get…
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Office Celebration Help!
So every week like clockwork, our office has a celebration and I have been resisiting like MAD! Now we have a chili cook off and guess who is in charge...ME!! UGH! It smells SO freaking amazing in our kitchen and I have to man the money. Its not that I don;t believe in splurging...but I was so bad this weekend...I splurged…
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Personal Trainer
I'm worried about plateauing as for as exercies goes. I was thinking about getting a personal trainer to work out with a few times a week to kind of push me and my body more. Anyone out there ever work with one before or is now?
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Tips on what to eat when giving blood
So I am going to try and give blood tomorrow, but I wonder if there is anything I should be eating like should I include more protein, starch, etc in my diet? Should I up my calories for that day? Any pointers would be awesome!
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Newbie at Yoga
So one of my friends got a Living Social deal for 20 yoga classes for $20 a bunch of us gal pals are going to the classes, but I have a confession to make.... hello, my name is Andie, and I have never done yoga before! I'm super nervous, I'm more of a zumba and ellipitical lady myself...so any pointers or tips or words of…
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Rewards
So I'm sure this topic has already been used, but I'm curious, what are some ways other than food do you reward yourselved when you've hit a goal? I don't weigh in till Sunday and I'm trying to get some ideas hopefully that I can use!
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Say No to Cake
So...here at my office, we had a huge retirement celebration for one of my supervisors with tons of sandwiches, fruit, cheese...the usual stuff. I knew I was going to be good and avoid all this by bringing my own lunch and my plan was working! But there was also a terrible evil enemy lurking in the shadows....a huge cake,…
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Whitman Walker AIDS Walk October 29th in Washington DC!
Hey! If there is anyone in the DC area interested in getting some exercise for a cause, checkout the Whitman Walker AIDS Walk. I've done it before and it was an absolute blast! You can either do the three mile walk or a 5K Run. I think anything where you are walking or exercising for a cause is incredible. Anytime I don't…
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Trying to recommit myself!
Hi Everyone, Just have to say I think this is such a wonderful website for anyone who is going through a weight loss. What a fantastic support system for anyone who wants to get healthy! So I just started last week. My goal is to lose 60 lbs. I started losing weight back in 2010 and I've lost over 100 lbs! Unfortunately…
