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Can weight loss cause joint pains ?
Hi I started on MFP on 1st January 2012 and have now lost 30 pounds. (1580 calories / day). I have recently been experiencing joint pains especially in the hips following long walks. I am having very little fats/oils in my diet for obvious reasons and wondered if this might be the cause. (I did not have joint pains prior…
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Any Atheists out there ?
I'm an atheist who thinks that all invisible "superbeings" are just manmade delusions. Anyone else think this ?.
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Are you having an Alcohol Free January ?
Hi For years I have had some alcohol every evening (Beer or Wine to relax). Well I am on the alcohol free January plan and already finding the weight "falling off" with the loss of the alcohol calories. (2 cans of beer are 500 cals) I'm not finding it difficult as I'm not particularly missing the drink. Is anyone else…
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How did you set your weight target ???
Hi I originally thought I would aim to lose 3 stone (42 pounds) and have now done this. I currently weigh 164 pounds at a height of 5 feet 7 and half inches.... However The average correct weight for a man of my height is 146 pounds. This seems extreme - what do you think I should aim for ??. How have you set your own…
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OUCH - Just lost 7 pounds in just over a week.
Hi Just over a week ago I went to eat a home-made hot dog (30 seconds out of the oven I later found out). I bit into it and badly burnt the roof of my mouth. It's agony everytime I try to eat anything now. The net effect is I have lost 7 pounds in 8 days. Have you ever done this ? I certainly can't recommend it as a weight…
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Your ideal weight might make you look ill ?
Hi The ideal weight for a male of my height (5'7) is 144 to 159.pounds. My thoughts are that 20 years ago that weight range would look normal, These days the perception of what is normal is much heavier. (Most people seem to be large to some degree). So is your final target weight higher, to keep in with what is normal…
