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Should I wait another 10/15lbs to wear this outfit?
I'm proud of what I've accomplished, but still kind of feel like this makes me look like a stuffed sausage. My "uniform" is jeans and a t-shirt...
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This makes me happy! Picture!
This is four months of logging 98% of the time, exercising more than I ever have in my life, and only losing 13lbs. March 17 @ 186lbs & July 21 @ 173.
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Only 4lbs, visible difference? :))
1 month of sporadic weight lifting and eating right. :) Four lbs lost, but my legs are changing dramatically. :) ) (The after shorts are from HS, AND they aren't tight! Happy dance*) 5'7 183 on the left, 179 on the right. :)
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Just found some before pics...-40.2lbs as of today!
Hello! My name is Katie, I'm 23 (now) and 5'7" these are from July 2009. I was 220 lbs the last time I got on a scale... who knows, I may have been bigger. :huh: I was so miserable. October 2010 weight unknown... Here I am, about four months into using MFP religiously... I lost 30 before I got into it here. :) I was eating…
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My Garden Pictures! Share Yours!!
My garden is two weeks old, 100% organic and I am just amazed by it's progress! Anyone else have pictures of their gardens this year, mine is small, but it's my first attempt. :) I've got black cherry tomatoes, yellow bell peppers, red bell peppers, big red tomatoes (Mortgage lifters), purple bell peppers, cayenne peppers,…
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Bright RED face... does it get better?
Since I was a kid (never been athletic) my face turns bright red when I exert myself. Is this because I am chunky? I mean, I know it will probably always be red/pink because I'm very fair skinned... but will it always turn fire engine red, or does that get better with conditioning? Anyone notice a change? I hope...?…
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A very expensive lesson...
I want to tell you about a lesson i learned the hard way. This is a story about John. We were so in love. :) He loved me regardless of my size, told me I was beautiful in anything, and that he thought make-up was silly. Absolutely the best relationship I've ever been in. John had dealt with depression in the past, but so…
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Question about Macros...
Ok. If a gram of Carbs or Protein has 4 calories, and a gram of fat has 9... how can I have only 230 calories left in a day, but am 81g short of my macros? Getting them would require 334 calories... I have them set at 40% carbs 30% protein 30% fat. I'm not that concerned, just wondering if I'm calculating something wrong o…
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Exercise novice.
Hi! My name's Katie, I've been signed up for months, but just started using MFP faithfully about a week ago. :) New to the forums also. I have been keeping to the nutrition part, but I am woefully lacking in exercise. Any life-long couch potatoes have any suggestions for starting out? I got into walking/jogging/running and…
