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calling all maintenance friends
Hey, I need more pals who are at maintenance and who post regularly! Losing was easier than maintenance!! Age 40, very active, and very sarcastic :-) Climb on board!!
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what you need to know about your scale!!!!
Have noticed a lot of people getting freaked out and obsessing on the fluctuations on the scale. I used to do the same, as it is so hard to deal with the scale not moving or even going up when you are doing everything right. Took me 6 months of weighing myself daily to realized that the scale messes with you head if you…
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Healthy and strong over skinny!!!
Hey guys! Because there are so many new people here after new years, please keep in mind that it is not helpful and actually really harmful to encourage people who are not eating enough chronically. It is actually a form of an eating disorder in many cases. It's not just about so called "starvation mode", it's about just…
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insights please :-)
Hola, have lost 25 pds slowly over the last 4 months and have the last 10 to go. I swim laps (e.g. 100m IM sets) at least 2x a week for an hour (w/ gloves and fins at times for added resistance), also get on the elliptical couple times a week for about a half an hour (HRM>150), as well as do some running intervals (HIIT)…
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10 pds to go and deciding to add on NRLW?... insights
Hola, have lost 25 pds slowly over the last 4 months and have the last 10 to go. I swim laps (e.g. 100m IM sets) at least 2x a week for an hour (w/ gloves and fins at times for added resistance), also get on the elliptical couple times a week for about a half an hour (HRM>150), as well as do some running intervals (HIIT)…
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MUST SEE DIET ADVICE!!!
It is cutting edge!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKs0oEIVOck&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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need a pick me up....jump on board :-)
So I am not new to MFP, as I have lost over 20 pounds so far and have 10 more to go. I have been on a roll for months and doing good, but have noticed I am feeling the pull of not wanting to exercise as much and my calories creeping up a bit more. I have also noticed less enthusiams and posting from my group of friends as…
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calling all NSV buddies :-)
I have been doing some serious soul searching recently regarding the impact of society and parental influences on my body perception and self-esteem. About a month ago my fathe came to visit from across the country for a weekend visit. Was stoked that I had lost over 20 lbs and was working out hard for over an hour 5-6…
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emotional struggles!!!
So I don't know what the heck is going on but I HAVE HAD IT. I know cognitively I should not live by the scale, but emotionally as a female it is a different story and I am finding myself getting more and more uspst. For the first 8 weeks the scale went down about a pound or two a week. Then something happened about 2 1/2…
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Tired of living in the restroom!!!!
So, I know this may sound crazy, but I have never been a water drinker because it goes through me like beer. Seriously, when I drink more than about 4-5 glasses of water a day, I end up going the restroom every 15-minutes, and I am not exaggerating. It even gets to the point where it disrupts my sleep because I get up 4-5…
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hiring a personal trainer?? ADVICE PLEASE!
Sooooooo, I am well into the cardio swing of things and swim some serious laps about 3 times a week. I am doing good with food choices and have dropped about 10 lbs so far. I have never lifted weights, nor have I ever had the desire to lift weights, but I am coming to understand that without strength training in the mix, I…
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needing more like-minded friends
Hey, I am hoping to gain some more friends for my journey that have similar goals. I have about another 30lbs to loose and I am trying very very hard to not go by the scale, eat enough (over 1200 at least), and exercise 5-6 days a week. I am wanting to be healthy, but I am struggling with my old mindset regarding the…
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New Clothes? When to buy them?
So, for those of you who have many sizes to go down, what is the plan regarding clothes? I am down about a size and a half and noticing my clothes are too loose, yet I don't want to buy a lot of new clothes now when I am only going to go down several sizes. What has everyone else done? I noticed today how annoying it was…
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exercise and fat/carb/protein ratios
I am trying to manually override the settings to find an ideal ratio for me. I workout hard about 3-4 times a week, and will walk or do something less demanding on a couple other days. Several people have mentioned that the ratios are here may not be ideal. I think the carbs may be too high and the protein not high enough?…
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how often to retest resting heart rate
For those of you who use HRM for your workouts, how often are you retesting you resting heart rate? I cannot find any info on this and know that it is going to change over time depending on how good of shape your in. I don't want my calories burned to be an over estimate because I am not changing the settings regulalry…
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the planned and purposeful spurge
I have been really strict with everything for the last month. Staying right at or below my calorie allotment. I have been reading a lot of planned spurges and how to use them not only to lose more weight, but also to keep it at a lifestyle change that you can live with long term. There is significant info I have found that…
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planned splurges
So now that it will be 2 weeks of much better habits (eating and exercise), I feel like that I need to work on splurge meals occasionally so I can stick with this and not derail. I am curious about what works for other people (e.g. how much, how often). I am sure if it is too excessive or too often it would sabotoge the…
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exercise DVD search!!
Hey, I need recommendations for exercise DVD's. I hate most of the newer ones I have seen because you feel like a fool trying to keep up with them and you have to watch them 10 times before you can even come close due to the speed of which it moves, not to mention the complexity of the steps. I used to have the old Firm…
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not enough calories earlier in day, question!!
So, I have a question. I have days at work where things get crazy and I am running around trying to stay on top of things, which is unavoidable for me some days. On these types of days, I don't end up eating enough calories before I get home from work. I never know whether it is better to go ahead and eat a lot of calories…
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when to raise your activity level
So, I set my settings to sedentary because I set at my desk all day and besides the occasional grocery shopping, cooking, or cleaning up a little around the house, I don't do much activity at all. However, I made a commitment a week a go to do at least 30 minutes of exercise a day. Some days I will do more intense cardio…
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sedentary setting on MFP
So, I set my settings to sedentary because I set at my desk all day and besides the occasional grocery shopping, cooking, or cleaning up a little around the house, I don't do much activity at all. However, I made a commitment a week a go to do at least 30 minutes of exercise a day. Some days I will do more intense cardio…
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people who like to cook
Is anyone interested in making a group for individuals who like to try out new cooking ideas and recipes? Maybe it is already being done? I am not really talking about just sharing recipes that they found on the internet (although that is great and helpful), but those who like to put their own twist on it and experiment? I…
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logging exercise
Just a question...are you guys logging all kinds of physical activity? For instance, I just went grocery shopping for an hour, do I put that down under walking? Also things like cleaning up around the house? I hardly consider these things a work-out, but given I am a very sedentary person 95% of the time, I think that it…
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exercising with young kids
I find the biggest problem with exercising is that it sacrifices more time that I want to spend with my son who is 5 years old. I work full time and I am not a morning person AT ALL, so getting up before he does is not an option. Exercising during work hours is also close to impossible because of time issues. So, I have…
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unprocessed food battle
I know I need to lose quite a bit and avoiding highly processed food and sugars is going to be REALLY hard for me, but I know it is what I have to do. Not to mention that exercise is torturous when your first starting out. Really looking for people who want to avoid processed food and increase exercise. This is going to be…
