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I need support
Last 9 years I have yo yo up and down 40 pounds . Huge life changes destoy my progress everytime. Divorce, single mom , working 5 to 7 days a week and one thing remains the same. I dont have anyone to support or who understands. I am hoping to find someone who is interested in adding on whats app snap or something else to…
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slippery slope
My weight loss story is long and complicated heres a summary so you can understand my problem better.I also posted this on the support thread. I had a baby 5 years ago lost the weight. Fast forward 2 years later i have my second child and i spiralled out of control as a result of PPD. I lost 40 pounds , 6 months later I…
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Severe depression
Anyone else have the unseen war going on on their head? With the medications and fatigue forcing myself to get up and workout can be rough.some days i feel like a million bucks other days not so much. Would be nice to have a couple motivators who know the struggle of having a mental illness.
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Halfway
I had a huge struggle with eating right to cut calories and loose weight. When the counting stopped the weight piled on. I only started to loose weight When i started eating to nourish my body instead. First pic is year one of messing it all up. Year 2 i went from loosing to maintaining to loosing. It has taken 6 months to…
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Vitamin powder?
I drink most of my calories which i know people say you shouldn't but i would choose a smoothie over food anyday. Most of my diet is liquid because i have chrones disease and its easier for me to digest. I would prefer a powder vitamin to mix in water vs a pill or gummy. Any specific brand recommendations?
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Lifting weights
I usually do body weight workouts for strength training i recently started doing free weights and machines. My lower body is never never sore. After the workout i reel if in my legs but goes away. Does that mean im not doing enough? On the other side of things i have been doing upper body workouts as well and it never…
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Gym stares ?
Sounds silly but I am super new to lifting weight and it looks like it . Takes me a while to read the machine instructions and adjust etc. I get self conscious because I get a lot of stares and I have lost a lot of weight but the stares make me feel like how I felt really over weight doing cardio . I don't want to get…
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Eating only when hungry
I know this is usually the opposite of what most people deal with but I am going through a huge lifestyle change . Eating more fruits and veggies no red meat and limiting carbs . Most of that is because of my health problems it's necessary to be strict with my diet per the doctors request. My question is I have a hard time…
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Weight loss with Colitis?
hello I was hoping to connect with a few members who suffer from gi colitis. Successfully or those who are just beginning again like me. Any tips and pointers with balancing this condition and weight loss will be so appreciated . Thank you
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Sharing your weight when your tall problems
I have had the pleasure (yay) of people starting to notice that i have lost weight how ever there excitement for me diminishes when they ask "oh great how much do you weigh now??" and i tell them 216 they frown and go oh alright. My mother who i am not close to at all is 5'4 and was extremely over weight after unhealthily…
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Endometriosis, weight loss, and yaz
I hate hormones, hate hate hate them. Unfortunately I hate the pain and bleeding my endometriosis causes MORE. During my cycles I have low iron and go through 1-2 heavy tampons an hour for 5-7 days STRAIGHT. Some months I spot/bleed CONSTANTLY and still get my week of hell. head aches, groin, hip, bowel, nausea, fatigue,…
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Garmin users?
I use the vivo and was hoping to find some other people who use Garmin connect i can add and motivate/get motivation from. Add me or message me your tag and ill add you on the Garmin side of things ;)
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knee injury +lunges
I had knee surgery 2 years ago after physical therapy its been a long road to recovery and to feel great, I used to LOVE to run I was in the military and now im 50 pounds heavier than I was. I started up running again, and dancing and I am starting to feel great I am weight lifting and started to notice I am getting…
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working out while sore?
Do you wait until your not sore to work out again? Very very sore today so i skipped the weights and am just going to do cardio tomorrow if im still sore can i lift again or would that hurt the forming muscles? I don't want to get off track i am one of those people that if i skip a couple days its out the window so i need…
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Need a partner
Someone to yell at me a little bit ;) watch each others journal spot things and give suggestions to me. Please add me ! =]
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question about heart rate monitors
I am using one that records your height and weight to help set your "calorie burn" range which i believe mine is 150-165 i dont know at the top of my head. I had my 2 child 5 months ago and have started my total body workout plan to loose the weight! My question is I will go on the treadmill at an incline at 3mph for 30…
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A really rough patch
I am a new mother to a 4 month old son I am a reservist so i am military part time, house wife/mother full time. Since having my baby I work out 3-4 times a week INTENSE workouts. Jillian Michaels kicks my butt every time and yet I haven't lost A POUND not even A POUND. I am dumbfounded. I do not eat like a rabbit but I do…
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Weight loss slowed down
I have an injured knee that prevents me from squatting, pulling, pushing, lifting (20 pounds or more) running, or even walking long distances. With me keeping to 1350 calories a day for the first 6 months I didn't loose A POUND, then suddenly in a month I lost 8 pounds almost 9 now. Now it has slowed down and I am pretty…
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Loosing weight with knee injury
I have multiple surgeries comming for my right knee I cannot squat, walk long distance, or run at all. Also cannot do push ups, I am gaining weight and trying to eat right. Been going on ellipical (spelling) 4 times a week but nothing is happening, situps doing 80 5x a day. I need help =( what are my options? I need to…
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-sigh- no support
I think my husband has an addiction he always wants me to make junk food like fried chicken, big breakfasts, and always tries to get me to agree to eat out. He knows how important it is to me to better myself and be healthy I constantly tell him exercise isn't enough to tone up you need to eat well. I'm not forcing him to…
