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Stuck
I got back on the wagon over two months ago. I'm 5'7", started at 238.5, and as of 3 weeks ago I got down to 220. And then...nothing. As of this morning I even gained 2 lbs! I'm pretty sedentary and aim for 1300/day. I weigh nearly all my food with a scale. At first I thought I needed to up my calories for a day or two to…
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Nothing Bundt Cakes calories
In a moment of weakness I ate an entire Bundtlet I was originally planning to split with my husband. Tried to look up the calories so I could plan the rest of my day around it and there appears to be absolutely no nutrition info about this chain. There are random entries in MFP ranging from 220-440, but I'm suspicious that…
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Really Dumb Boiled Egg Calorie Question
Is the USDA weight for calories calculated with the peel or without?
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Breastfeeding, Counting Everything, and Scale Isn't Budging
I was a MFP regular a few years back and lost about 50 lbs. My progress was slow and steady over a year and I had very distinct patterns. I'm currently nursing my 8 month old and need to lose the 40 lbs I gained while pregnant. I'm 5'7", 212 lbs, and work a desk job with little to no exercise. I got serious over 2 weeks…
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The Same Two Lbs For Two Months
In the past 10 months I've lost 55 lbs. In the beginning the weight melted off with 1400 calories a day. I never adjusted calories down as I lost weight because I feel anything less would be too restrictive, and as expected, the weight loss slowed (but continued!). I have another 10-15 lbs to lose before I'm at my goal…
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Recommend a Weight Loss Tracker
I've been consistently losing on MFP for 10 months. Realized that MFP only shows charts for the past year of weight loss. I really want to find a website where I can enter in all my old weights for the past 10 months and continue tracking on there, so I can see my progress a year, or two, or three from now. The few…
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Can Low-Calorie Equal Low Blood Sugar?
I've lost nearly 50 lbs over the past 8 months by (mostly) following a 1400 calorie diet. I'm now at 187 at 5'7. I eat whatever I want in moderation (yay for nightly Cheetos!) but my everyday staples tend to be oatmeal, fiber bars, ham sandwiches, chicken/pork/fish, nuts, and fruits and veggies. My husband and I recently…
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I'm Overweight! Yay!!
After losing almost 45 lbs, for the first time in over 10 years I'm not obese according to BMI calculators! Barely squeaked by with 29.9 on the BMI scale, but I'll take it. Think I need to celebrate somehow today.
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Motivation When You Stall
After losing 37 lbs in 5 months, I've lost a whopping 5 in the last 2.5 months. A lot of that has to do with two summer vacations, a family emergency, and a health emergency that knocked me off my feet. In addition to working full time, having a toddler, and buying a fixer-upper house that is slowly sucking my soul dry.…
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I Got Hit on Yesterday!
It's been so long I honestly forgot what it felt like to get hit on. It's probably been over 10 years. Except for the time I was at a bar my senior year of college and got told "I like you. You're not like all the other girls in this bar...they're all so pretty and thin" (pretty sure that compliment doesn't count). But…
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The Fair! Deep Fried Everything! Taking Bets...
My work is awesome and is letting us go to the fair next week for Organizational Day. I'm allotting myself $20 to spend on fair food. My guess is I can probably eat 4,000 calories with $20. What do you think? (I've lost 40 lbs so far and willing to indulge to my heart's desire on this one, splendid day a year...well, that…
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You Can Bounce Back From that (Month-Long) Binge!
Five months of hard work. Logging consistently (with a nightly in-calorie allotment treat), watching my portions, being good. 35 lbs lost. I was doing GREAT. Then I got pregnant. I was concerned about eating healthy, so doctor said to follow an 1800 calorie diet, and I did. Then a miscarriage. And nearly a month-long…
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Calories Burned While Sanding/Painting/Etc
My husband and I bought a house that needs some major TLC, and before the general contractor starts work next week I've been cleaning, sanding, painting, etc. I spent 9 hours there on Saturday sanding cabinet frames, bleaching the inside of the cabinets, wiping everything down, and painting primer on. I never really got my…
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So Close to Onederland...
Only 1.3 lbs to go until I hit Onederland. I haven't seen it in the last 8 years. I'm so freakin excited. I think I'll treat myself to a new work outfit!
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Marriage Where Only One Person is Watching Calories
I've been watching my calories for about 3 months now and lost nearly 30 lbs. I'm faithful about eating within my calorie range (1430) and usually for dinner I do low-calorie things like grilled chicken, turkey, seafood, etc with vegetables. I also do most of the grocery shopping. Lately my husband has been complaining…
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Just Came Back from Vacation....
...and ouch. Was only gone for 5 days and yet I gained 6 lbs. I'm really hoping that 3 of them are water weight from all the sodium I had (used yesterday as an excuse that I was "still on vacation" when I got a Wendy's Baconator for lunch and had Milk Duds for dinner, despite getting home at 10 am). However, I AM proud of…
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Mourning Binge Eating
I've never officially been diagnosed with a food disorder, but based on my habits starting as a young teen (buying food in secret, gorging on junk food, hiding all evidence) it's obvious I'm one of the millions that has a very unhealthy relationship with food. It shows it my weight. For the past two months I've been on MFP…
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Only Lost 21 Lbs So Far, But NSV!
After losing 21 lbs, I still have at least another 40 until I get to my first goal (175 lbs). My husband's said he's noticed my weight loss, but I can't really see it and I'm still in the same size clothes. But today I was sitting down at work and something just felt "different". I couldn't quite place it. I finally…
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Need MFP Friends!
I don't have many, and I think having a little encouragement along my journey would help immensely. It's sad seeing my home screen say "you lost 20 lbs so far!" and there's no one to say "yay!". A selfish reason for wanting MFP friends, but I'm hoping we can help each other!
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New Closet Once I'm at Goal #1?
Sort of rambling here. Right now, my goal is to get to 175 lbs (I'm 5' 7". Started at 235 and CW is 216...haven't been 175 lbs since I was 17). I'd love to go even lower, but I mentally can't get past the thought that I haven't been 150 lbs or less since 6th grade so I truly can't imagine it ever happening. Know it's a…
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MFP New Goal Prompt?
Long story short: Was on MFP for 5 months before my wedding, on 1250/day (2 lbs a week loss). I started at 237 lbs at 5' 7", have a desk job, and don't exercise. I lost about 30 lbs. After the wedding I stopped MFP (dumb, I know). 3 years, 235 lbs, and one baby later I'm back on MFP to make a real change, this time at…
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All Carbs, All the Time
I'm following CICO, but did set my macros to 40 (protein)/ 30 (fat)/ 30 (carbs) just to gauge where I'm at and have a very general guideline. Well, I have learned that I am a carboholic. While for dinner I try to have grilled chicken or fish or another lean protein, my side items tend to be potatoes and a green vegetable.…
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Really Body?
I finally start to lose a few pounds and the first place I lose it is my boobs. Is this some sort of cruel joke?
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How Long Can I Expect to Be Stalled?
This isn't one of those "WHY ISN'T THE SCALE BUDGING??" posts. I know that sometimes the scale doesn't budge for a while. I just started (again) on MFP 2 weeks ago. The first 4 days I lost 5 lbs of almost pure water weight. But here I am 9 days later at the same exact weight. I'm weighing most of what I eat (overestimating…
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Calories in Chicken Wings?
Going out tonight for dinner and planning on chicken wings with mild sauce. The calorie counts in the database vary wildly, from 650 to 1500 calories for 12 wings. I know the way they are prepared will vary the count, but I'm sorta lost here. Any ballpark estimates for 12 wings (not wimpy-sized like Pizza Hut wings but not…
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I Can't Wait to Have a "Style"
For almost all my adult life, I've been stuck in plus sized clothes. That, coupled with the fact that I'm a huge cheapskate, has led to my wardrobe being a mishmash of clothes just fit and not much else. I can't wait until I can get to a normal size and define my "style". I can't wait for corduroy jackets with jeans and…
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Calories in Chinese Food
I am so lost. Other than big chains (like PF Changs) it's nearly impossible to know how many calories are in Chinese food. We're going to grab Chinese from the little family place down the street for dinner and I have 850 calories to spend. Would like to keep dinner at around 600ish. Does anyone have a entree that standard…
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Losing Weight and Pregnancy
So I'm back at my starting weight and just started eating "correctly" again. I'm about 65 lbs overweight for my frame (the same weight I've fluctuated around for the last 8+ years). My husband and I want to start trying for #2 soon. I know you should only be eating about 100 extra calories a day when pregnant, but how does…
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Want to Do Couch2 5 K...But Don't Think I Can
I fell off the MFP wagon and I'm trying to get back on now. My workplace has recently instituted a new fitness policy where we can have an hour three times a week to exercise, so I really want to use this as motivation to do a C25K. The problem? I've tried it twice before in the last 5 years, and failed. Classic cases of…
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Symptoms of Anemia
So for the past week I've felt lightly dizzy when standing up. The last few days I've had a very low grade fever of 99.8, mild dizziness, mild headache, weakness, and shortness of breath with minimal exertion. Being the internet doctor I am, a lot of my symptoms line up with anemia, but there's some controversy if it…
