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Motivation for cluster B personality disordered folks! =).
Hello! I'm Kat, and I have NPD (narcissistic personality disorder). There is an amalgamation of traits that defines this disorder, but one trait in particular is the reason I'm making this post, and it's something most cluster B disordered people can relate to - craving attention. I've been back on MFP for ten days now,…
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New Here + Off-the-Wall Question!
Hello, friends! My name is Katie, and I've been on MFP for a few years now, but I have a bad habit of just sort of lurking on and off. Presently, I've been back on here mostly consistently for (I think) the past four weeks, which is one of the longest streaks I've had in the past year. I'm 22, from the southern US,…
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Calorie Goal: Hit it or don't?
When you see the goal that MFP has set for you, do you consider your goal to be a minimum or a limit? As in do you try to reach that goal and then stop for the day, or do you avoid reaching the goal (but come as close to it as you can)? I mean to ask about YOUR personal preference, not so much about how it's supposed to…
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Protein Shakes: Yay or Nay?
I don't know anything about protein shakes. Are Slim-Fast shakes protein shakes? Never mind, point is that I see some delicious-looking recipes for shakes online now and again, but I know nothing about them. Are they primarily for workout recovery/people who work out HARD, or are they okay for meal replacements? Are they…
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Calculating calories in special situations..?
I'm making pot roast tonight, to please the masses here at home, but I try not to eat meat. Typically, when I make this recipe, I'll have all the veggies I've prepared with the broth that comes off the roast. So if I cook this broth off the roast, and when I eat, I scoop up everything but the actual meat, how should I…
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What are you grateful for today?
I thought today that maybe being grateful and making it a point to post here about it will help us to boost our morale and meet our goals, ESPECIALLY on our bad fitness days. So I want to challenge you to post something you're grateful for today, and consider coming back every day to share what you're grateful for. You…
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Eating at Local Places
If I eat at a large chain, like McDonald's or Sonic, I can pretty easily find nutrition information for my meal online, so it's not too difficult to log. However, how do you generally go about trying to log your meal from a local business whose nutrition information you likely can't find online? I had a big Thai meal (my…
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Calorie Goals and Going Over
If someone is having a sort of a "cheat day" or just a day to relax and not worry about calories, how much is too much? I'm sure we would agree that going a full 1,000 calories over your goal is way overindulgent, but what about 500? 100? 50? How much is worth getting up and exercising to burn it off, and how much is too…
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Back on the Wagon - Looking for Comrades.
I'm Kat, and I've been on and off of this site for... gosh, two years, maybe a bit longer. I'm looking for any friends that can offer support and advice, but I'm especially looking for friends with similar goals and/or lifestyles. I just turned 22, I'm 5'6", and I'm starting at 155 pounds and hoping to get down to…
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Complete Lack of Motivation.
Hello, everyone! My name's Kat, and I've had an account here with MFP for... geez, a couple years now, I think. It's good to see you here! When I joined this site, I joined because I was working a somewhat stressful job, battling depression, and holding myself down by staying in a miserable, awful relationship. I think my…
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Did my first-ever plank.
Held it for thirty seconds. Am I a pansy for panting like a dog and thinking that was pretty hardcore? I mean, I didn't realize what that would feel like... and it's hard, hahaha, but it felt pretty awesome. Okay, I'm going to get back to my workout.
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How should I be weighing?
I know the initial response is, "On a scale, dumbass." xD. What I mean is that when I started this site, my weight was 141 *on my bathroom scale*. Since then, I've had a Wii Fit and have been weighing on that instead. The thing is, the Wii weighs me a few pounds higher than my bathroom scale (so 141 on my bathroom scale…
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Ladies, our cycles, and freakin' bloating.
I'm kind of pissed off right now because I'm four pounds heavier than I was just a few days ago. I'm trying to *not* be so pissed by reminding myself it's probably only because of my cycle (or mostly because of it). Are there any foods you eat that help to reduce bloating and water retention? I'm not stressing too hard…
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Just ate the last of the blackberry cobbler.
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Anyone feel like lending an ear?
I have a bit of a problem, and I was going to write about it publicly here in the forum to get some input, but it may be possibly triggering to people, and possibly against the TOS. That said, would anyone mind messaging me privately and be a super secret but awesome stranger? (Trigger involves only a bleak mention of…
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Insanity and vomiting due to workout?
Just saw a paid advertisement for Insanity. They advertise how incredibly difficult it is, but that it does offer great results because it works you hard, and I believe that. One woman, who I assume is a real customer of Insanity, said on this advertisement that the very first day she did Insanity, she threw up. No,…
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New motivation - Getting married.
Yep. Yep-yep-yep. =D. I'm going to be a bride~! And I'm going to look stunning~~~! 'Cause I said so, by god! Here's the engagement ring (my webcam doesn't do it justice): But-but-but I'm determined I need to go to beauty school before I get married, which I'll probably have finished by this time next year, so I've got…
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Foods that taste you good, you eat when you're full.
That moment when you want to eat, not because you’re hungry, but because what you just ate tasted so good. Oh-h-h. I just had a salad with, instead of dressing, cottage cheese and salt and pepper. It's my favorite. <3 . What are some foods that make you want to taste more when you're already full?
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Quitting work is the best thing I've ever done so far.
I wasn't sure I'd ever say this, but I am so glad I left my job. Sure, I've got no income right now, but I am virtually stress-free (and what little stress I do have doesn't become anxiety). My health is improving drastically, and I am getting back down to my "normal" non-anxious weight for the first time in a year. On top…
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Sparkling Green Tea (made at home!)
So this was entirely experimental, but as you could guess from the subject line, I made sparkling green tea at home. I used club soda, but I think I should have used seltzer instead, as the club soda had a bit of a salty taste that made the tea less yummy than it could have been. So take a 1-liter bottle of carbonated…
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Makeover?
So as you can see on my profile, I have some mini-goal weights and rewards for each one. Ideally, to get me motivated to hit those goals, but they always seems so far away. So instead, I went ahead and gave myself a mini makeover -- I'm thinking maybe if I feel extra good about myself in one way, I'll be like, "You know…
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Zero- or Low-calorie Snacks?
I am not a three meals a day kind of girl, and I think many well-researched dieters would agree that you should fuel your body every two to four hours with at least a palm-ful of food. Anyway, I've seen it suggested that when we do eat three meals a day, they should maybe be 500-calorie meals, so I'm trying to think of…
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Non-scale FAIL.
Sigh. Not only was I asked today, for the first time in my life, whether I was pregnant... but I was asked like he was sure of it. "You're pregnant, aren't you?!" even with a hint of excitement like he was happy for me. Maybe I should have just nodded my head and smiled, but I told him no, and he goes, "Oh... ... ... hm...…
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Help my petition? (Tattoos in the workplace).
TL;Decided not to read beforehand -- Tattoos have no effect on a person's work performance, sense of ethics, or character, and my local police department needs to stop discriminating against applicants with tattoos. So would you visit the link down below and sign my petition, please? I'm going to try to make this short and…
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So how are you guys today?
Really, I mean that. Are you having an awesome day? Did you get that promotion you've been waiting on so desperately? Maybe your day's not so good. Did someone make you angry at school? Tell us about your day, and I or someone else who is wonderful should post to give you congratulations or encourage you in the time that…
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Good morning, all!
Tell me, how are you doin'? Did you have a rich, healthy breakfast, and did you have time to slip in an easy workout to start your day?
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I always feel like a pansy to say it...
but damn do I get a good workout from Wii Fit. =3. Or the Wii in general. My arms are so fawkin' sore, I can't even stretch them out 100% because the muscles have begun to scar, and it hurts like a mother.
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When you're feeling fat...
what do you do about it? It's so easy to lie in bed and sulk, or chew on potato chips out of stress, but when you want to be proactive after seeing your scale went up instead of down, what do you do about it, right then and there?
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Does the camera really add ten pounds?
TL;DR (Yeah, I'm feeling like people are more apt to reply to my posts if I put the TL;DR first) -- I'm thinking the mirror just subtracts twenty. After taking my own pictures for the first time in a long time, I feel like a lardass. Yesterday, I decided to use what I've learned as a studio photographer and get some…
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Setting Multiple Goal Weights.
So I noticed on a friend's profile that her About Me has multiple goal weights and lastly her final, ultimate goal weight. I had never seen anyone do this before, and I thought it was an awesome idea! Here's what mine looks like: Start Weight: 141 Current Weight: 141 (I know, I suck) 1st Goal Weight: 138 2nd Goal Weight:…
