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Dizzy! Help!
Hey yall! So I have made SO much progress over the last year or so. I have lost 55 pounds! (OMG! I can barely believe it!) and am officially now just overweight, and not obese anymore. I need some advice though, so please help me out. For the last several days I have been dealing with dizziness and feeling almost faint. It…
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Personal Trainer or By myself?
So I finally was able to afford to get a gym membership today! Six months paid in full! They include one free session with a personal trainer, and I went ahead and did that today. Intense! I mean, he definitely had a lot of knowledge, but I have some concerns. First of all, he admitted that he mostly just works with guys.…
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How do you get your brain to catch up to your body?
Hey all! I have a question for people out there who have lost a good bit of weight, whether or not you've reached your goal weight yet. I have lost 31 pounds out of the 90-100 I plan to lose. I look at this and know that numerically it is a great accomplishment and good progress to my goal. I look at the clothing size I'm…
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Goals and Rewards (What should they be?)
Hey everyone! I hope that the beginning of December is treating everyone well :) Okay, I would like some help, any ideas are greatly appreciated. I am trying to come up with a new set of goals, and actual rewards I can give myself when I meet them. I feel like I have been kind of slacking off on the rewards I had…
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What is the best thing you ate today?
Hey everyone! I thought it might be fun to find out what everyone loved eating today! Even if today was your cheat day, just be honest! I was in a weird mood tonight and didn't really feel like making anything, but I really didn't want to succumb to the temptation of a drive through burger. So I took out two pieces of…
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Should I change to 2 pounds a week?
Hi everyone! I have been on MFP for about two months now and I'm loving it! I've lost 13 pounds which is right at the 1.5 pounds a week plan I've been following. I would like some opinions on whether I should amp this up to two pounds a week. Here's what I'm thinking. I currently weigh 218 pounds (So much better than…
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Sodium too low!
Okay, so I have been sodium conscious for a long time. My whole life it has been on my radar basically. Many of my family members have health issues that doctors have related to high sodium (blood pressure, kidney stones, high water retention). As a result, my Mom has always cooked very low sodium food for us all, not…
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High cost of obesity
Hey everyone! So many of us on MFP are or have been obese. We have come here to deal with it and get in shape and gain a new take on life. I have already lost 10 pounds, and am very determined that I will lose the weight this time, but in the last week I have had a major wake up call about one of the many reasons that…
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Eating out calorie domination!
I am so incredibly pumped I want to share this with you all! Today was an amazing success for me. It was my brother's birthday dinner at Ted's Montana Grill. Plus chocolate trifle at home later. Did I go over calories? NO! I researched the calorie info before I left home, and ordered the salmon kid's meal with green beans…
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Exercise on a budget
Hey all! I just thought I would share this tip for new people, or those looking to save some money. Losing weight doesn't mean you have to spend a lot of money. Call your local churches and find out if one of them has a gym that they let the public use. I pay $10 a month to use one here in my town, and it has several…
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Hello out there!
Hi! So I joined this website two days ago and I am really liking it so far. I feel like it will be a lot easier to maintain my diet by having an accurate look at what I'm eating everyday. I recently just graduated from college and am looking for a job. I may have a few leads on this, but I really am hoping to use the "free…
