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good read
http://www.yourfairyangel.com/1/post/2013/07/an-open-apology-to-all-of-my-weight-loss-clients.html
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math off in MFP?
So I discovered something a little strange in MFP today. I'm a little bit of a nerd and track macros and calories in a spreadsheet. Up until now, I always just logged in my spreadsheet the total numbers from MFP (cals and macros) at the end of each day. Today, while killing time at work (hehehe), I decided to plug in some…
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got blood results yesterday...? hypo? hashimoto's?
So, I got blood results back yesterday and i'm totally surprised to see a possible thyroid issue. I've always had a lot of trouble losing weight, but i never suspected that my body might have been the issue. So here are my symptoms: -joint pain (this might be another autoimmune issue according to blood work; sent to my…
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a few questions from a paleo newbie
Helloooo -- I'm a Paleo/Primal newbie, with only about 3 weeks under my belt. Now that I've done it for a few weeks, I have a few questions. 1) Since I've started this new way of eating, I'm never super hungry but I also noticed, I'm never FULL. Is that normal? I still roughly count my calories and I've been reaching an…
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another...THE SCALE SUCKS...thread
i've been taking progress pics since starting EM2WL but i haven't really taken the time looking at them. yesterday, just for the fun of it, i did a side-by-side comparison between may and this weekend...i was pleasantly surprised. i gained about 7 lbs during my initial 6-week reset, going from 138 to 145 (i think i even…
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RMR tested....the good and the BAD...
sooo...... i had my RMR tested b/c i wanted a more concrete number than what fitbit and scooby was telling me. i was totally convinced that my metabolism is just slower than everyone else and eating more was going to backfire. various internet calculators gave me a BMR ranging from 1390 to 1440. after the test today, turns…
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nsv...? this is a first...
don't think it's a NSV really, but i thought it was pretty cool, albeit random, and wanted to share. as close to perfect i've gotten. (minus the sodium...hehe).
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changing numbers
First, my stats: 28yo 5'3" 143-145lbs TDEE 2150 (according to a month with fitbit) 15% less: 1850 (my daily goal) workouts: 1-2x week boot camp/2x week zumba/2x week stronglifts (usually 2 rest days/week) In May, I upped my calories from around 1200-1400 calories a day (w/o eating back exercise calories) to 2150 (TDEE). I…
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NSV!!! - macro related
i posted this on my wall but thought i'd share with the EM2WL group. so, i planned/logged all my food for the day on my way into work this morning. decided to take a look at what my macros look like and they're at 40/31/29 (goal carb40/prot30/fat30)!!! i guess kiki and lucia were right when they said that after a while,…
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new experiment
FYI: CW:145 (@ 5'3") TDEE: 2150 (according to fitbit avg) cut value: 1850-1900 so, i'm sure many of you have seen me post here and there b*tching about feeling bloated and crappy since starting my cut on 7/1. after a few freak out moments and just down right feeling :explode: this week, the conclusion i've come to is that…
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cut starts TODAY!!
so i just completed my 6 week reset. SW: 138.8 CW: 144.2 TDEE: 2150 15% cut: 1828 (322 deficit) 10% cut: 1935 (215 deficit) i was torn for a while whether to do a 10% or 15% cut. i now have roughly 20lbs i'd like to lose, but more importantly, i want to get my body fat % down to 20% (i'm currently at 27%). i think i'm…
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sodium intake patterns
this might be a "no duh!" comment but, i'm finding a direct correlation between how good/crappy i feel and my sodium intake. i eat out a lot so, i tend to eat a lot of high sodium foods. when i do cook, i cook a lot of korean food, which i didn't realize until recently is pretty high in sodium, also. i'm finding after i…
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lifting in the morning, cardio at night -- too much?
if i lift in the morning (Stronglifts) and do zumba or bootcamp at night on some nights (these 2-workout days would only be like once or twice a week), would i be overtraining? thanks.
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boot camp or heavy lifting?
hello. some background info: i'm about 10-15 lbs from my goal weight. i've been doing zumba twice a week and boot camp 3-4 times a week for the last few months. i can tell that i'm noticeably stronger and have lost a good amount of fat, but i want to see if i can accelerate the process. if my goal is to lose more fat and…
