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Minor rant
I relocated out of state for a job about a year and a half ago. Nobody in this office has ever known me to be overweight, although I have shared with a few people my weight loss journey. One woman who I normally get a long great with asked to see a picture of the overweight me. I really don't like showing those to people,…
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Getting vascular
I never really meant for my body to do this, but it's happening nonetheless. My arms have some veinage going on, and my forearms are getting road map crazy. The rest of me is pretty normal, with the exception of a couple of veins showing on my hips. I've never had my body fat percentage measured, but I'm going to guess…
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My husband has achieved the thigh gap.
Okay, this success story isn't about me, it's about my husband. He doesn't come on this board, but he has lost 35 lbs since joining Weight Watchers in January. This week he's officially in the healthy range for his BMI. He's very excited as he hasn't weighed this little since he was a freshman in college. Tonight he was…
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Jillian Michaels and the popularity of the 30 Day Shred
I see ALL KINDS of topics on here regarding 30 Day Shred with people posting their successes with it, along with questions like how heavy weights to use and how many calories it burns. There is a topic it seems regarding this workout just about every other day. It's a WONDERFUL workout - don't get me wrong. It is part of…
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My daughter has a very low BMi
My greyhound is 5'2" tall if she were to stand on her hind legs. She weighs 63 lbs, which gives her a BMI of 11.5. A healthy BMI is 18.5 to 25. This means she is GROSSLY underweight for a person her size. I'm worried...
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Exactly one year at maintenance
Happy New Year to me. I've maintained an 89 lb loss for exactly one year today! Best of luck to all of you in reaching your goals in 2013!
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My greyhound's visit with Santa
She asked for pork, sirloin, shredded beef. pizza, pasta, cheeses and belly rubbings. I think she's trying to increase her calorie intake.
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Rest days.
How many days a week do you give yourself a rest from exercise, and why? Right now I'm working out 5 days a week for an hour, with two days of rest. The days always vary, depending on my schedule.
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Society's view on food
It crossed my mind today how effed up our society is regarding food. I eat approximately 2000 calories a day to maintain my current weight. Yet, I feel like I have to resort to "anorexic" behaviors like putting food on my plate and throwing it away later to appear normal. I would never actually do this, but I feel like if…
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New to My Fitness Pal
Greetings! My name is Tina. I lost 90 lbs on Weight Watchers Online over a period of just over 12 months last year, and am looking to switch over to MFP to save the $18 a month I'm paying for the WW Online tracker. Tracking is essential to me for success, and I need to continue to do this in order to maintain my weight…
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P90X vs Jillian Michaels
Hi everybody. I'm a JM fan, have all of her DVDs, and rotate them out 5 days a week for fitness. I do one hour. Today my coworker loaned me his P90X set, which I am going to try tonight to shake things up as an alternative. I've heard these workouts are pretty insane. I'm already in great shape, but should I be scared,…
