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Needing to eat more...so...when?
I'm wanting to hit my calorie goal of between 1200 and 1600 a day. Some days, I just don't have time during the day, when I'd use the calories, to stop and eat. Time doesn't happen until my kids go to bed, around 8:30 or so. Like today, I have a meal planned for dinner. It's all I will want to eat at that time. I have to…
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One Year Later
I love the option under reports to see your progress over a year. Sometimes I am frustrated that I am not at a smaller weight, given that I started MFP about eighteen months ago. But I was doing so awesome, had lost almost thirty pounds, ran my first 5K, and then - BOOM! After 10 years of infertility, and after adopting…
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Pants size question
I am heavy on the scale - 243. I'm 5'8". I wear a size 18, tops and bottoms. My sister in law weighs just over 200, (She's 5'6") but she also wears a size 18. Standing beside each other, we look like we weigh the same. I do exercise more than her, and have really nice looking legs and arms compared to hers. In fact, I look…
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Another Victory
Last June, I posted my last topic for a while. I claimed the ultimate NSV - Pregnancy after 11 years of infertility, thanks to clean living', 30 lbs down, getting fit enough to run my first 5K, and the hand of God. I had a picture perfect pregnancy. Even starting off at 237, I had perfect blood pressure, blood sugar, and…
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Met a goal I didn't even know was achievable!
Well, my first goal was to lose 10% of my starting weight and run a 5K. I did both by Mother's Day weekend in May. But then I got a little monthly visitor that thanks to PCOS I had not gotten in quite a while. Okay, so maybe my body's in better shape now that I'm taking care of it, controlling those symptoms as well. We…
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Confused about body fat
Why is there such a discrepancy between the Military calculator, the Covert Bailey calculator, and the Fat2Fit original BF calculator? Between the three of them I am either 1. CB - Lean body mass of 161 and BF of 32% 2. F2F - Lean body mass of 170 and BF of 27% 3. MC - Lean body mass of 127 and BF of 43% Those are HUGE…
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Low cal easy summer dessert...or anytime snack
Fizzy Float: Your favorite flavor of low/non fat sherbet or fruity froyo Your favorite flavor of sugar free carbonated beverage. I like to pour my drink over the sherbet in my glass so it melts as it passes and gets kind of creamy. Some like to pour drink and then "float" the sherbet on top. To each his own. Favorite…
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The Running Bug!
I swore I didn't have it. I felt sore, and sick, and was pretty sure that once the soreness wore off, I'd be fine. But no, it got worse. I'm officially a "runner". I know - I'm as shocked as you are! Especially after Saturday's reality check, running my first 5K. Saturday's pace - 13.9min/mile, which is barely above…
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I'm DONE...
With my first 5K. Heehee! Yay, me! Time 43:13 I walked during the hilliest portion of the trail, but ran over three-quarters of it.
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Passed out after workout!
I started 30DS this morning, within ten minutes of waking up. (Got twin 2yr olds. Gotta fit it in when I can.) Because I woke up later than planned, I stopped after 12 minutes. Got a little dizzy, which has happened before. (Used to throw up at the end of tae bow videos because Billy Blanks doesn't know the meaning of…
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Elliptical questions
I recently purchased a bladez 850e from someone off craig's list. I did get the book with it, so these aren't really mechanical questions, but could be related. Really I'm wondering about calorie burn. 1. If I use an interval program, wouldn't my calorie burn for 30 minutes be higher than if I only did resistance level 2…
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Dunlap disease?
Ya know...like when your belly dun lapped over the waistband? This is something I see with more men than women. But for as long as I can remember, I've had a belt around my waist even when I wasn't dressed. It has been there since I was in middle school at 5'5" weighing 160, and now in midlife at 5'7" and 240. I won't be…
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Percentages and BACK FAT!
For my friends who need to lose 50 lbs or more - Two questions/observations: 1. Do you ever get a little discouraged that the 17 pounds other people would kill for barely make a dent on you? I've taken pictures every other week as I have been losing, and while I am stoked!! about having lost weight consistently since…
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Hitting the wall
Well, the plateau happened earlier than I expected. I dropped 12 pounds in the first three weeks. Then one over the next three weeks. I am sticking to the calories, but haven't changed food types. I check my nutrients at the end of the day and I'm high on protein, but also high on sugar. Ok on sodium. I did start running…
