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I'm not a quitter, but this is exhausting.
I am 15lbs away from my goal, and I have come to the point where I am simply too exhausted to carry on. I am about to graduate college, and I have reached the point where I can no longer carry on the stress of maintaining a job I hate, classes I dislike, homework I simply don't want to do, seeking and applying for jobs in…
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Are my weekend eating habits slowing my progress?
F/23/5'8" 173lbs. Goal weight: 155lbs. Between the days of Sunday and Thursday I eat around 1200 calories a day, and I work out approximately five hours in this time period. I do not eat back my exercise calories. However, once Friday rolls around, my martial arts club goes to get pizza, then I usually find myself in the…
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Sports Bra or Chest Strap Heart Rate Monitor
I am interested in buying a heart rate monitor to accurately calculate how many calories I am burning in an hour of martial arts practice. However, I am not able to wear anything on my wrist, so this rules out what seems like a vast majority of heart rate monitors. Are there any models that can be worn strapped to your…
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Fluid Retention in Legs: Compression tights or no?
I am a 23 year old female. My current routine is Taekwondo for 2 hours on Sunday and an hour M-W-F. I just recently incorporated elliptical and weight training on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Lately I have been experiencing fluid retention in my lower legs the day after a rigorous workout, and even more so when it is cold…
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Guy friends and weight loss.
This is a problem I never even thought I would have to deal with when I first started to get into shape. Has anyone else experienced 'problems' with your male friends whom you first got to know when you were heavy? Hanging out was once fun and comfortable, like any friendship, but now you catch them looking at you with a…
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How is a week off going to affect my performance?
It's currently Day 3 of my fall break, and I am going crazy. Not only do I not have access to a gym, but I do not have adequate space to practice my Taekwondo. I am completely bloated from the sheer amount of salt and processed food I have consumed as well as the sudden surplus of excess calories, and I have a whole 7 days…
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[23/F/5'8"]Down 80, 20 to go!
I started counting calories using this site back in November, but really started to get into it January of this year. I bought a food scale off of Amazon, dug out the measuring cups and spoons, and literally measured and logged everything I ate (and I still do!) I lost around 70lbs just by reducing calories alone. In…
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Sweet Potato Tuna Cakes
Found this recipe recently, made if for supper tonight, and fell in love! https://idreamofprotein.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/sweet-potato-tuna-cakes/
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Having my weight loss noticed makes me feel uncomfortable
Today I decided that I felt comfortable enough to wear a form fitting top. As I was minding my own business at work, my supervisor walks behind me and states rather matter of factly, "My God, Emily, you have been losing a lot of weight." I went into instant social anxiety mode. Instead of saying something like "thank you…
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The plight of the plateau
Background time! 23 year old female, 5'8" currently 195 lbs, down 71 since last October through calorie restriction alone (myfitnesspal.com) In April I found out I was severely hypothyroid and was placed on 50mcg of Levothyroxine. I had lost 50 pounds prior to starting the medication, but I have only lost 20lbs since…
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How many calories are in a salmon fillet?
All I am looking for is how many calories are in a 4oz serving of wild caught uncooked salmon. The packaging says 100. Google says 236. Fat Secret says 161. And MFP entries are all over the board.
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Did under eating cause my elevated TSH levels?
Background: 5'8" female, 217lbs. I am down 41lbs since November, and I have lost 31lbs in the past 90 days. Grand total is 48lbs lost since my heaviest last April. I recently has blood-work done and my TSH levels came back at 18.6. I had free T4 tested as well, which came back as .83. I had total cell count and some sort…
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I have lost nearly 50lbs with untreated hypothyroidism
Background: 22 year old 5'8" female, down 47lbs since November, looking to loose another 50. I had blood work done today and my TSH levels came back at 18.6. My doctor has put me on 50mg of Levothyroxin, which I will begin taking tomorrow morning. If my TSH levels were that high, why did I lose that much weight? I have…
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I can only see how much farther I need to go.
Hello everyone! I have lost 35lbs since I kicked things into gear in November, and 42lbs total since my heaviest. I plan to lose another 60lbs. While my clothes are smaller, and many people have told me I look thinner, I myself don't see that much of a difference. I can only see how much more I need to lose. To me, it…
