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New routine and swelling
I just started Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred 4 days ago and since then, I have gained a pound or two, which I'm not really worried about, and all my clothes fit tighter. I have been drinking enough water and eating as little processed food as possible and maintaining about a 500 calorie a day deficit. I don't understand…
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My new discovery
I hate tea. There, I said it. I don't like any tea I've ever tried, sweet or not. I usually like (with the exception of plain water) for my drinks to be sweet which is not so good for me, weight-wise. One of my coworkers recently introduced me to Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice tea. Holy cow! It is good. I don't even need…
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Packable foods?
Hi everyone! I work a 12 hour night shift followed immediately by a 48 hour shift at another job. I need to come up with meals I can pack with me so I don't have to eat out or eat pb&j and canned soup for every meal. Both jobs have a refrigerator available but the 48 hour job just has a dorm sized fridge that is shared by…
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Poems
I thought this would be a good place for us to post inspirational poems. Here is my favorite: Roses are red. Bacon is also red. Poems are hard. Bacon.
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A nice little victory when I was feeling kinda defeated
I have hit a hardcore plateau. We're talking about 6 months. I've felt just really frustrated and defeated and fat but haven't given up. Tonight I had a nice moment. Was washing my hands after dealing with a very messy patient and I happened to catch a nice profile view of myself in my scrubs. I look good. Not as good as I…
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At what point does it cease to be a plateau?
Hey Everybody. I have been working on losing weight for about a year now. I started at 260 last January. Through changes in my diet and exercise routine, I lost about 50 lbs by August. Since then I have gained and re-lost the same 3 lbs about 25 times. I never drop below 210 and never rise above 213. I have upped the…
