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Pregnant, gaining too much too fast
Good morning, This is not really a plea for advice, but if you have any (besides "You're pregant! Don't be vain, gain more fat for your baby!) I'm happy to hear it. Mostly, I just need a place to vent my frustratrion. I'm 17 weeks pregnant with my second baby, and couldn't be happier about it. I had a goal of maintaining a…
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Safe to lose weight in early pregnancy?
Hello everyone, I'm 6 weeks pregnant with my second baby, and weigh 126lbs. With my first pregnancy I started at 135 and gained about 40lbs. I didn't feel heavy untill after I had my baby, and struggled to lose the extra weight. With the help of MFP I eventually reached my goal weight of 113lbs - where I feel healthiest.…
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Frozen Vs. Fresh
Hello everyone, happy Friday! When counting calories, I find it difficult to log fresh foods i've made myself. For lunch today i'm having salad with 10 different ingredients and chicken and veggie soup with 8 ingredients. The thought of trying to measure each thing and enter the amount in MFP makes me not want to log at…
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How do I set a goal wieght?
Hello, i'm not new to MFP but have slacked off after reaching my goal weight in oct 2010. I'm now 12 lbs over that and would like to lose the extra. MFP says if i eat 1200 calories daily I should lose .9 lbs a week. So i'm wondering if I can enter my goal somewhere so MFP can calculate how many weeks it should take? Thanks…
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am i skinny enough yet?
hello everyone! i joined MFP about nine months ago, shortly after having my first baby. i was about 25 pounds over my pre-pregnancy weight, and i wanted to lose it and make a few friends from the process. i have since lost the weight - actually i"ve lost about 30 pounds and i'm down to 120. my bf says i'm very skinny, but…
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diet pills??
hi everyone happy thursday! i'm in a hurry to lose another 10 pounds before i buy a bathing suit for summer. i have been eating healthy (mostly) and excersising when i can, but my weight loss seems to have slowed WAY down lately:grumble: i've been thinking about trying Alli or another pill to help me get rid of my flab.…
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scale shock today
hi everyone :tongue: i wasnt going to weigh myself untill friday because i wait to wait a week in between but i couldn't resist so today i am 7.4 pounds lighter than i was four days ago!:noway: what gives? i've been eating on all my daily calories, drinking 2 liters of water, and have had NO excersise due to rain. I don't…
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Eating like a kid?
i'm new here and was thinking last night about why i eat when i'm not hungry... sometimes don't even enjoy it but keep eating anyway. when i was young my step-father would hide food or keep it locked away to keep me and my 5 bros and sis from sneaking treats. that only made me want it more and i got good at outsmarting…
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hello all
Hello everyone my name is sarah and i am new to this site. actually, i have never used any other method to help me lose weight as i have always naturally thin, until the recent birth of my daughter. i am six weeks post-partum and ready to shed my extra pregnancy weight, hopefully fit into some of my old clothes again!
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acai berry juice
hello!! has anyone ever tried this stuff? my mom drinks it religiously and she gave me a bottle of Mona-Vie which i am going to start tomoro. it says to drink one ounce twice a day and it helps with all sorts of health problems, also helps give you energy and supress hunger. i'm currently breastfeeding and trying to stick…
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losing weight after baby
hi everyone my name is sarah and i am new to this site. just wondering if anyone else is trying to lose extra pregnancy pounds ( i gained 50 pounds with my daughter) and if so any tips on how to cut calories while breastfeeding and how to get excercise with a demanding 6 week old and cold weather problems?
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is organic really better?
Hi everyone! I was wondering about organic produce, meat, dairy... are they worth the extra cost and effort? I am a new mom and trying to plan healthy meals i can cook. I am also breastfeeding and don't want to pass harmful hormones/ additives/ chemicals to my daughter, but i don't have tons of extra cash for groceries.…
