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Frustrated and feeling defeated....advice please
I lost a bunch of weight last year. My ticker doesn't show it all, but I lost around 120 lbs. I've gained about 30 back since last June and I feel so defeated. Losing weight made me feel so much better physically and mentally, but now I feel like a complete failure. I need to get back to my healthy lifestyle and get to my…
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Constipation?
It seems like since I've started eating healthier I'm always constipated. I can go days without using the restroom whereas before it was 2-3 times per day. Anyone else experience this? Any remedies? I drink a ton of water, but I'm not really sure of my fiber intake. I need to start watching it more.
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Question about left over cals.....
I'm not really sure how to put this question in a way where it's understandable, but I never eat all my cals everyday. I always have 50+ left at the end of the day. Before you lecture me, I am morbidly obese and can get away with this, so save it. Anyway, tomorrow is my 'cheat meal' day where I don't log that meal.…
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Getting back on track! Help!
I've lost around 100 lbs since 10/11 and I was on a roll and feeling great. Well, the last 5 months or so I've struggled so hard with staying on track and continuing my weight loss. I've gained about 20 lbs back since June of last year and I'm tired of it!!! I need to find that motivation that I had in the beginning. I…
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Frustrated!! 10 lbs of bloat overnight?!
I'm beyond frustrated. Yesterday I had a bad eating day. I had some chocate, Doritos, pizza.....so basically yesterday was my 'cheat' day for this week. Weighing myself this morning I 'gained' 10 lbs of what I'm assuming is bloat from all the sodium I consumed yesterday. This is so freaking frustrating!! I lost 117 lbs…
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I'm addicted to.....
Spinning!!!! Tonight was my third class and I absolutely love it!! After the first class my bum hurt terribly, and I swore it would never get better but the pain has subsided. I'm pouring sweat when I leave and it's such a great calorie burner!
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Protein shakes for lunch?
Does anyone have a protein shake for lunch or any other meal? I was thinking of starting to have smaller lunches because that's when my sodium intake seems to be the highest. Today I'm having a protein shake (whey) and an apple. Anyone do this?
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Can someone clear the confusion?
I've lost over 100lbs in the last year, but I still need to lose another 100. My general doctor tells me to just focus on cardio because I have a substantial amount of fat to still lose, whereas on this site and many others I've heard to add strength training in there as well. Which is correct?I had a strength training…
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Question about homemade recipes...
So I've used the recipe calculator on MFP, but I have a question about servings sizes. Today I created my chili recipe, but how do you determine how big a serving size is? My calculations say that each serving is 361 cals, but exactly how big is that serving size?
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Since losing weight.....
Have you noticed that you're more sensitive to the cold? Just curious. Since the weather has started to get chilly, I've noticed that its really hard for me to stay warm. Today my daughter had a soccer game and it was freezing!! When I weighed 395 lbs I didn't care about the cold...
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How to get back in the 'groove'
I've lost roughly 120 lbs since last October. I'm happy and proud of my accomplishments, but I still want to lose another 100. Problem is, I've been so lazy with my eating and exercise lately. I was so focused losing the 120 and nothing could derail me, but now I do great for a couple of days and then fall off the healthy…
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Jeans?
I've lost 129 lbs since last October (not sure why my ticker updated). Anyway, it's starting to get cool here and I have no jeans that fit. If I find a pair that fit well everywhere else, they're too long. Before I didn't care what I looked like and honestly couldn't even fit into a pair of jeans, but I wanna look hot this…
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Protein Shakes?
I always have a lot of cals left over at the end of the day and lately I've been waking up in the middle of the night starving. Obviously I can't get up and raid the pantry/fridge, but I was wondering if a cassein protein shakes would be ok? It would fill me up and help me eat my cals back. Anyone do this?
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Protein shakes around 8 pm?
Here's the deal. For the last few night I've been 'sleep eating'. I wake up around 2 hOurs after going to bed and snack on junk. I've recently started weight training with a routine that my trainer set up for me so I'm not sure if my body is craving more food to make up for this or what. So, I'm thinking of trying a…
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Should I change my activity level?
My activity level is currently set at sedentary. I have a desk job, but workout at least 5 times per with 30 min cardio sessions and 2-3 times per week I do a full body weight routine. Should I change my level to lightly active?
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100 lbs lost....still a long way to go, but this is surreal!
I've lost 100 lbs since October. The first pic is from December I think and the 2nd pic is from today. I don't 'feel' 100 lbs heavier, but I'm so happy with my progress.
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ODD Question...
Tonight I'm planning on having chicken for dinner fried in some olive oil. My question though is how would I log the olive oil? Let's say I use 2-3 tbsp, how much of that am I actually ingesting? Any ideas?
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Anyone else get like this?
I've lost 104 lbs since October. I have a lot more to lose but I am proud of my progress and feel 100X better but some days I don't feel it. The last 2 days have been like this. I feel like I havent lost anything at all. I guess it's a mental thing. It's annoying because everyone keeps saying 'awesome job', but I just…
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Dinner ideas anyone?
I need ideas for dinner. I usually eat chicken/tilapia and broccoli daily. I'm getting burnt out. I need something obviously low calorie and something with veggies, but I'm stuck. What does everyone eat?
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Face Difference
I'm not brave enough to post full body pics yet, and honestly I don't really have any as I'm always the one behind the camera. Anyway I started MFP in October and have lost 89 lbs so far. I was flipping through pics the other day and found some face shots. I'm sure some of you have this problem, but I don't see the drastic…
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Confusion- cardio vs weights
I recently added strenght training into my workout routine. I used to be strictly cardio 5-6 days per week with no resistance training at all. I still do cardio everyday, but 3 days per week I do a full body strenght session. I'm confused because I've read on her that cardio is counterproductive to weight training? Is this…
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Confusion- cardio vs weights
Tue 04/10/12 10:26 PM I recently added strenght training into my workout routine. I used to be strictly cardio 5-6 days per week with no resistance training at all. I still do cardio everyday, but 3 days per week I do a full body strenght session. I'm confused because I've read on her that cardio is counterproductive to…
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Can someone look at my diary right now?
I'm frustrated and scared of my weight loss stalling. My goal is 1740 calories per day. I normally eat around 1500 or so but then go to the gym and burn off 500+. I'm still very overweight so I burn huge amounts at the gym. I am using a heart rate monitor so I know it's pretty accurate. My food intake today was decent as…
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Completely worn out!
This whole week I've been completely worn out. I feel drained today and I don't know why. I've recently lost 82 lbs and I go to ge gym for cardio every single day. Has anyone experienced this with a large weight loss?
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Not catching up mentally.....
Since Oct 14th I've lost 50 lbs. People are starting to notice it, but I still feel 50 lbs heavier. Is this normal? Of course I feel great and its awesome being able to fit into my old clothes, but I look at pics of myself and I don't see what everyone else does. Has anyone been through this?
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How do you determine calorie content of recipes?
I've been on my weight loss journey for 2 months, and I usually just stick to single ingredient foods so its easy to calculate. Well I also have a fiance and 2 kids to cook for. I want to start enjoying the meals I cook, but I don't know how to determine the calorie content of them. So, tonight I am making baked ziti for…
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Should I be eating more?
When I plug my info into MFP it says I should be eating 2290 calories a day, I have however been eating around 1200 and with exercise it's less on most days. I have my info set to lose 2 lbs per week. Currently at 369 ad everyone keeps telling me that I need to eat more, but this is all so confusing. Any ideas?
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Had pizza for lunch and have no idea how to track it....
Today a customer at work bought my staff pizza and I had 2 slices for lunch. I have no idea how to count these ad incorporate them into my diary. I found a generic pizza slice an it totaled up 850 calories for 2 slices yikes!!! With the pizza and my other meals added in plus my exercise my net calories were 1281. Feel free…
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New here with some questions
Hello everyone! Im currently on my 4 week of mfp and I'm confused about a lot of things. First off I am considered morbidly obese and when I plugged in my info to lose 2 lbs per week, it sat my calorie goal to 2630? Does that sound rignt? The other thing I'm struggling wIth is I can't seem to get 1200 calores in! I work…
