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My first 5K... a little scared
I asked my almost 13 year old son if he would do a 5K Run/Walk with me. His response was "YOU are going to run a 5K??" with a huge smile on his face. My response was "it's a 5K Run/WALK, so I am sure I will be doing more walking than running". He said "yeah, I'm totally gonna beat you! I will do it with you." He is very…
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Its like a whole new language.....
WTH does QFT and SMH mean?? I normally can figure these things out.. like LOL, WTH, WTF... you know.. BRB, LMAO, ROTFLMAO... But for the life of me I cannot figure out what those 2 mean... and I see them on a daily basis.. I also know MFPand NSV... What are some of the others that you cannot figure out? Maybe we can all…
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Hurtful Comments can be turned into Motivation
Yesterday I took my mom to the Goodwill store and we were looking at pants. I was talking about how they had all these cute dress pants in size 8 and I could not wait until I was in a size 8 so that I could wear cute clothes like that. Her response back to me was something along these lines... "that is wishful thinking,…
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HELP!! Need book suggestions ....
I decided to go to amazon.com and see if I could find a couple of books for my kindle about weight loss, fitness, healthy eating, really anything to help me stay focused. There are so many options out there, I was wondering if anyone has read any good weight loss, fitness, health, or dieting books that have really helped…
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Reinventing the Wheel
Hi All!! I joined MFP a year ago and did really well for 4 months and lost 25 lbs. Then my year went severely downhill and I fell off the wagon HARD, gaining everything plus a few back. I decided to restart my journey on the 1 year anniversary of the day I started MFP last year (12/26). Hence the title "reinventing the…
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I'M BACK!!!
Many things have been thrown at me this year and my weight loss journey had to take a stand still. I have gained back more than half of what I had worked so hard to lose for the first 3 months of 2012. It seemed like everything was falling apart. March 31 I found out my dad had Colon Cancer, he had his surgery a couple of…
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Survey... I need your input/opinions
I know this is a fitness website and I am asking about sweets, but I have been asked to sell my cupcakes at a fundraiser. I am trying to make my cupcakes a side job because I enjoy making them so much. I make them completely from scratch and do not use mixes at all. So my questions are.... 1. What is your favorite cupcake…
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What is the best thing you have found on MFP?
I have just recently discovered the bar code scanner on the smart phone app for MFP for logging food and I LOVE IT!!! It makes logging my meals so much faster whenever I have just thrown together a quick meal such as a sandwich or side dish. The only time I dont use it is whenever I have actually made my meal and need to…
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75 days and my first clothing NSV!!
Yesterday marked my 75th day on MFP. I have had a really slow go at this and for approximately 4 - 5 weeks I had been hovering at the same weight. I was getting really down. 2 weeks ago I found a pair of jeans in my closet that I knew I had not worn in a very long time because they were super tight. I tried them on and…
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How do you cut down on your sodium??
I am addicted to salt and spices (especially garlic). I was wondering if anyone has found some good alternatives in foods or maybe spice alternatives that have lower sodium. It seems rediculous how much sodium is in most food. Just in my 100% tomato juice, 16 oz. there was 1360 in sodium. That is crazy!! And just in…
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plateau??
I know I will probably sound really dumb for asking this, but I just think I need to see if anyone else has or is experiencing this. Is it possible to plateau really early in your weight loss? I am only down 13-15 lbs of the 50 that I want to lose. I am 175-177 lbs depending on the day/week and I have been at a stand still…
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I see all these posts about eating 1200 cals a day.....
I see all these posts about eating a minimum of 1200 calories a day to lose weight. I am eating 1200 - 1300 calories most days and then also burning about 200 - 280 working out. I do not feel hungry at all during the day and seem to be eating good portions of food, they are just lower calorie foods, such as veggies,…
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I always fail at losing weight...
Hello Everyone, I am 32 years old. My goal is to lose 50 lbs so that I will be in the "healthy" category for my height. I fail at every diet I have ever tried. I have no support at home when it comes to losing weight. A freind at work suggested this site because her nutritionist suggested it to her. I really need some…
