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Breastfeeding & weight loss
Hello- I haven't been on MFP in awhile. I lost track of counting calories & then got pregnant. So here I am with a 5 week old :) I'm bal to tracking calories. I've lost 25 pounds post partum but still need to lose another 25 preferably. I haven't lost much of anything the past couple of weeks. My weight fluctuates 1-2…
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30 day Shred weight gain anyone???
When the weather got too cold to run outdoors, I started up the 30 day shred (about October). 2 weeks in I had gained about 4 pounds. I felt stronger, so kept with it for another week & then I had a midterms and all my spare time turned to studying rather than exercise. Within a week or so of quitting the Shred- all my…
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PB & Banana granola bars (homemade)
I have been making granola bars at home the past few weeks & last night I decided to try making them with my favorite combination- peanut butter & banana. I was happy with the results- Butter- 1 tablespoon Brown sugar- 2 tablespoons Honey- 2 tablespoons Skippy Natural Creamy Peanut Butter- 2 tablespoons Fresh banana- 3/4…
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Am I more active than I thought?
I checked sedentary when I started this site, because I figured I didn't engage in a lot of exercise. When I do exercise, I log it in. I have lost weight so far... But it has been a struggle. One pound loss, 2 pound gain... Up and down. I started running a couple months ago because i hadn't been losing weight... and gained…
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Calories burned in 30 day shred
hello- I just started the 30 day shred tonight. I typically run for cardio, but due to the days of heavy rain we have had in upstate NY- and approaching winter- I am trying to do indoor workouts. How do u record the 30 day shred? I would like to get an estimate of the calories, because I am only set at 1200 calories a day…
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Pumpkin is sooooo filling
Omg, so yesterday I found canned pumpkin at the grocery store. After not being able to find it due to the pumpkin shortage- I stocked up & have been going a little crazy with it. Pumpkin lattes, pumpkin oatmeal, pumpkin pasta, and pumpkin pudding. That's just what was included in today's menu. It is so yummy & so…
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Question for the lady runners
Hi ladies, I have been running now for a few months. I have been very happy with my progress, especially recently. I went from struggling to complete a mile, to running about 2.5 miles a day. I do about a 10 minute mile now on a trail with a few inclines & hills. This week I have been struggling to get thru my run. I…
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How to measure meat ?
I don't eat meat very often & when I do it's usually a pre-packaged turkey burger. So I always get confused when i do make steak or chicken, on how to measure it. Do I weigh it before or after cooking? And how do u pick the right nutritional info from the database? Chicken is pretty straight forward because there is either…
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Plateau- should I up my calories?
I have been yo-yo-ing a pound off & on for a month now. I can't believe that at eating 1200 calories & exercising, I am not losing weight. I have increased my cardio & continue to increase it as it gets easier. I am really dedicated to eating right & I do cardio in the form of jogging every day. I started weight training a…
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Green with Envy
I am so bummed. I was a chubby kid and obese teenager. I got up to 220 lbs (last weigh in at the doctors office- I never got on the scale at home). At 5 ft 2 in, this is a lot of weight- I am small framed. So after a few years of living on my own, I changed my eating habits and began to exercise. It took me a little over a…
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Wait out plateau???
About a month ago I increased my exercise habits. My weight loss had been slow & I was feeling good after walking- so I turned my walks into jogs. I also started being more mindful of my carbs (which I was always over, even though they are "good" carbs). Well, the first week of doing this, I lost a pound- huge loss for…
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Why does my weight yo-yo so much?!?!
Why does my weight go up and down so much?? It is so frustrating!! I weigh myself daily instead of weekly, but I feel like I have to in order to keep track of it. On any given day I can be 2 pounds heavier or 2 pounds lighter. No rhyme or reason. No extra sodium taken in the day prior to the weight gain, or decrease or…
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Are McDonalds employees trying to sabotage me diet?!?!?!
I have tried the McDonalds sugar-free vanilla, non-fat milk iced lattes, 3 times. A small is only 40 calories!! But these taste like no other skinny latte I have had before- they are rich and sweet with no aftertaste of artificial sweetners. Has anyone else had one and found it to be really good? I keep thinking that the…
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Help!!!!! Can't find nutritional info in Starbucks sandwich!
I usually never eat anything unless I am able to see the nutrition label first. Well, this afternoon I was at a Barnes and Noble with my daughter and found myself hungry & my 2 & a half daughter started yelling "eat eat!" because she saw the Starbucks cafe inside. Well I bought a Mediterranean chicken flatbread thinking it…
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Hello & advice needed on carbs & sugar
hi everyone, I have been using the MFP app on my iPhone for about a month and a half and lost 6 pounds (although I have gained 2 pounds in two days despite not changing my caloric intake or exercise- so I am hoping this is just water retention due to the female hormonal cycle!!) I always stick to my 1200 calorie limit yet…
