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Flat foot runners
Has anyone who suffers from flat feet or collapsed arches been able to run a half marathon or marathon? How did you work around the inevitable shin splints, plantars fascitis, and other forms of tendinitis often associated with overpronation caused by flat feet and running? Did you strength train first or did you just cave…
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Making the switch from WW to MFP
I hate the new SmartPoints plan and I definitely do not want to pay for something that I don't like. Has anyone switched from WW to MFP because of their dislike of the SmartPoints plan? I like the flexibility of calorie counting but it's a lot more tracking and counting required than WW points. Does anyone have any tips in…
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What is your why?
When I read or listen to stories from people who have successfully lost weight and kept it off; the one constant piece of advice is that they say you need a strong answer to the question of why you want to lose weight. What is your why?
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Is carb cycling legit?
So I would like to start to get serious about lifting and my fitness. I have lost about 40 lbs just counting calories/points and did no exercise for that. This caused me to lose a fairly large amount of muscle mass and I am now very weak. I have about 25 more lbs to lose and have read that you cannot gain muscle mass while…
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Pre and Post Workout meals
If you don't plan on doing an hour long intense lifting workout, do you need a pre and post workout meal? For more moderate workouts, what is the fueling protocol?
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Being social while counting calories
Whenever I read over community posts, especially for people asking why they are not seeing progress, many commenters bring up weighing and measuring all of your food and that being the key to weight loss. I agree it is a key component, but I find this go to solution a little puzzling with eating out or in social…
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Eating out, traveling, and potlucks
I've started to find that losing the last 30 lbs is harder than the first, like many do. A couple of things seem to get in my way both psychologically and physically and that is situations where I am not preparing my food. I get so stressed out by those situations and they happen fairly often. How do you count calories…
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Halfway point motivation nose dive
Has anyone else reached the halfway point to their goal weight and had their motivation nose dive? I've lost 40 lbs and want to lose 30 more but the issues associated with my obesity seem to have fixed themselves at this point. I look okay, not great but not bad. I'm about a size 10 in ladies clothing but at 5'3 I could…
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For some, has avoiding fat been more effective than avoiding carbs for weight loss?
I've tried paleo/whole 30 because people swear by it and I also have PCOS, which is a condition that has low carb diets recommended for it. When I've done 30 day challenges for these types of diets, I would still watch portions or count calories but I actually lost less weight than when I ate normally. I lost even more…
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Approaching diet/counting burn out
Does anyone else get tired of counting, measuring, and weighing every morsel they eat? Playing guessing games at parties with portions and how much you ended up eating or drinking? I know you have to keep trudging along but I'm not the only one to get a little weary after awhile right?
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Getting past discouragement with weight loss
I just completed whole 30 while counting WW points and training for my first sprint triathlon. Completed the triathlon and whole 30 and ,besides the initial water weight, I lost 1 whole lb the entire month. Before that I lost about 40 lbs and am trying to lose the last 30, and I had gotten down to a 50 lb loss but gained…
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Not losing on whole 30 and tracking...totally confused
I've been doing whole 30 AND tracking my food, I have not lost anything for almost three weeks. I've been training for a triathlon so Im exercising intensely 4-5 days a week. I have however, been buying cheaper cuts of meat at the farmers market to off set cost which are higher in fat so I'm not sure if that could be it.…
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Why am I so hungry now?
From August 2014 to the Holiday season I was tracking like a pro, and wasn't hungry very often on my plan and was losing consistently and steadily. After kind of falling off the wagon during the holidays, I've had a hard time getting back on. One of the reasons is when I started tracking again I've found I am way hungrier…
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The point of working out on a deficit?
I've lost 25 lbs in six months just tracking consistently and eating healthier foods. I have not been exercising almost at all, except sporadically. So my body is now looking much slimmer but flabbier. I've read and confirmed with trainers that you cannot physically gain actual muscle on a deficit (though I know you can…
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loose skin...does anything help or just patience?
So I've lost almost a total 50 lbs but very slowly, and recently I've started to notice some loose skin. I read that it can take your body some time to catch up to your weight loss and it'll shrink back. Has anyone found this true and also did exercise and lifting help?
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My blood pressure is now normal!
I've lost 50 lbs total so far and have 20 more to go but yesterday I went to the doctor and for the first time in about 5 years my blood pressure was 111/80!!!! My body is responding to the weight loss finally. I had a blood pressure of 140/90 at 23 years old and was on beta blockers and now been off meds with normal blood…
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Am I not meant to be a runner?
I love to run, it makes me feel alive but I have been plagued by injuries from running for a long time. I've tried everything. I bought top of the line motion control shoes, highly rated inserts, went to PT, tried minimal shoes, have lost weight, and stretching and nothing seems to prevent injury. I just came back from 3…
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Beginner exercise routine
Whenever I start exercise routines I almost always end up injured a few weeks down the line; usually because I think I'm more fit than I am and go too hard, too fast. I am now almost too scared to exercise because I get injured so easily. I assume this is because of the damage my sit down job caused and also being really…
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Am I not meant to be a runner?
I love to run, it makes me feel alive but I have been plagued by injuries from running for a long time. I've tried everything. I bought top of the line motion control shoes, highly rated inserts, went to PT, tried minimal shoes, have lost weight, and stretching and nothing seems to prevent injury. I just came back from 3…
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Losing friends after getting married
I've noticed friends have been treating my husband and I differently after we got married earlier this year. However, we were together for ten years beforehand and never have been the type of couple to be attached at the hip. We were always a very social couple and hung out with friends together and apart. I've noticed…
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Did anyone else feel this way after weight loss?
So for the first time ever, I've been able to stick to tracking for a consistent and long term period of time and its working. I've lost relatively consistently for a few months, which should be great but I don't feel great. After so many years of trying to slay a dragon and trying and failing, I feel a little lost now…
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Naturally thin people...what do you eat in a day?
Though there may not be many of you on here, I am just really curious to see the everyday diet of a naturally thin person. Does anyone have an open diary they'd be okay with me looking out or just copying and pasting a sample day?
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Emotional Eating...has anyone actually overcome it?
Going to get a bit deep here, I am struggling with emotional eating right now. I've bought books and been in therapy but man I just cannot seem to let go of it. I've been disappointed a lot by people in life on an emotional level (mostly parents) and its hard for me to let go of the constant comfort and guaranteed comfort…
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Those who've been successful at weight loss
Emotionally I am tired of fighting the little child that wants to eat all the things, I've been sitting at work for the past 3 hours fighting it. Trying to keep busy, drinking tea, having small snacks, and STILL I can't stop thinking about just eating all the food. Did you or do you not feel this way anymore? Or did you…
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Has anyone else felt sick after eating unhealthy foods?
So I've been pretty consistent with eating clean and healthy foods for a number of weeks now, I do allow myself "unhealthy" foods once a week or every two weeks. I find that I feel pretty sick after eating highly processed or sugary foods. Has anyone else found this after long stretches of eating primarily healthy foods?
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People who love exercise and why
So for me its really inspiring getting to hear from people who love exercise, Im learning to love it but not head over heels yet. I thought itd be refreshing to hear from people who love exercise and their reasons why, since most of the time you hear people complaining about how much they hate it.
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Advice about snacking at work
I have a desk job, that sometimes i really do enjoy but it can be boring. I'm relatively busy at work but Im still sitting so for some reason hunger bothers me more when Im sitting than when im up and moving. This has made dieting a challenge for me. I followed all the advice, I eat high fiber, high protein, whole food…
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Lagging motivation...needing some help and inspiration :-(
So I know in theory I want to lose weight and one of my biggest motivators was being beautiful and desirable to my fiance. Recently he told me that I was just fine the way I am and attractive just the way I am right now, which is wonderful but it kind of knocked me off the wagon a little bit. Clearly my motivation was a…
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Pushy co workers who give out food
I cant stand this! I have a few coworkers who literally shove donuts or baked goods in my face. I will try to politely decline and theyll be like just have some, and plop it on my desk and walk away. Sometimes I just put it the trash but other times its hard to toss gourmet donuts and food in general in the garbage. Does…
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What is worse at work
Do you think its worse being super busy at work or having a really slow day at work?
