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NSVs when feeling super demotivated!
I've just gained back 5 pounds after losing 5 pounds. And I haven't worked out in 2 weeks, so I was feeling sluggish, fat, generally demotivated. But then I was reminded of progress in small ways: + I wear a smaller shoe size now! For the first time in my life, I can wear normal dress shoes because my feet aren't so fat! +…
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The vicious cycle. How do you get through?
I have been losing weight and gaining weight intermittently for the past year, after losing about 30 pounds from my 4"9 frame earlier. Everytime I break 5 pounds lost, I find myself falling off the wagon and gaining it right back. I have these intense weeks where I am in the zone, working out regularly, eating healthy,…
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5 foot or shorter!
I know, another short person post. But I'm 4"9, and am still trying to get down to the elusive 100. 27 more pounds to go, and I'd love any success stories from people about 5 foot or shorter! Here are my pics from my own journey up till now...
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When do you start your HRM?
From the moment you begin your workout, or the moment your heart rate hits the moderate-intense zone? I just wondered because overall during my workout (which I begin as soon as my legs start moving on the elliptical, or I start walking on the treadmill, or I start the warmup for 30DS) the caloric expenditure lines up with…
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If you skip days in 30 Day Shred...
Do you have to start all over? On Tuesday, I was on Day 7 of Level 1 (restarted after having got through Level 1 a week before but letting the weekend get away from me) and I just did 30 min of cardio yesterday and Wednesday. Can I just back into Day 8 today or do I have to begin all over again? (I was going to do about 15…
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Does anyone else get scared to go above a certain caloric in
I know it's healthier and in fact more helpful for weight loss to eat more, and eat more often, just in moderation and the right foods. It's just I've spent the better part of the year looking at the bottom line and associating food to caloric values, so now that this approach is not working as well (I've plateau'ed,…
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One step forward, another step back!
I am really confused. I've lost about 25 pounds this past year, and for a little while I stopped trying to lose more. I maintained. My habit in maintenance is to eat 1200-1400 calories a day...I can never seem to eat more, probably because I don't exercise as strenuously as most. Now that I want to lose again, I guess I'm…
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Need help picking off a menu!
Help! This is a strange request but...I'm going out with old friends tomorrow, and we're hitting a pizzeria where we all grew up near. I need some help looking at the menu here: http://www.anthonysitalianrestaurant.org/menu.html and picking the most low-cal options! I'm so bad at this :(
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Need motivation to continue eating right, share recipes, and
Hi all! New here, like so many. I'm 4"9 and carry 30 extra pounds on my frame. It used to be 60, but I lost about 30 pounds last year. I did it while teaching in a high stress environment and while living with three fast-food eaters, drinkers, and partiers. I figured if I could do it then, now that I am working for a…
