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Those difficult eating situations - weekends, restaurants, etc.
Curious as to how folks deal with those situations where it is so much harder to control your food. I have decided, for example, to allow myself a few extra hundred calories on the weekend to enjoy myself (and a few glasses of wine!) and to stave off a binge that might result by denying myself. I know it might slow the…
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Amazon Prime Videos
Hello! I got fed up with the gym and decided to start exercising at home. I run and walk throughout the week but also wanted to do some yoga and body weight training. I was wondering if anyone has had any great results with some of the videos on Amazon Prime? I have looked at a bunch but thought it might be easier to reach…
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When it isn't working
I've been trying to lose the same 10 lbs for years. It seems that every time I try again, I end up seeing no change on the scale, and I get frustrated and give up after a month only to try again further down the road. And I am right at the month of trying with no results right now. I am tired of that same old routine and…
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What happens after I complete a strength training program?
This might be a silly question, but I am in the process of working through the New Rules of Lifting for Women and it occurred to me that I don't know what happens when I finish! The book, at least at this stage, pushes you to keep listing heavier weights. But I don't think I will be able to do that forever and am not sure…
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NROL - Gaining Weight
Hello! I have been pretty good about my way of eating over the past 3 weeks. Lost weight quickly the first week (probably water?) and now am steadily gaining! I have gone up 4 lbs from my lowest weight in this 4 week period. I have always exercised and had already been doing strength training, but last week started doing…
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Getting enough protein as a vegetarian (pescetarian)
Hi! Really trying to increase my protein and decrease carbs for weight loss and to bring down my slightly elevated pre-diabetic type A1C numbers. Healthy, need to lose about 10-15 lbs, run 4 miles 2-3 times and week and strength train 3x per week. As a vegetarian (really pescetarian since I eat fish and other seafood) I…
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30 Days In, Less Than 1 lb Loss?
Hey folks. Trying not to get discouraged. My weight has fluctuated by nearly 6 lbs over the last 30 days but as of today I am showing a .2 lb loss (that's point 2 not 2). Instead of getting upset I sat down and created a spreadsheet to track my eating and exercise. Here's what I came up with for averages over the last…
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Thanks - I hung in there....
Wanted to say thanks to the folks who responded to an earlier post this week where I was ready to give up the ghost after three weeks of great eating and exercising, only to find my weight had actually gone up instead of down. Two days ago I saw a 2 lb drop that stuck, and this morning I had a 3+ lb drop! I think it is a…
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Seriously, increase in weight?
So much great stuff on this site. I am, once again, trying to lose the 10 lbs I gained three years ago during a stressful time in my life. I eat well. I exercise nearly every day. Right now it's mostly cardio with some light resistance training thrown in. A bad back keeps me from doing the heavier strength training I was…
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Most bang for the buck
I am trying to get back into weight training but really don't like it the way I once did. I run, do lots of cardio, but recognize I need more weight training. I do pilates as well on a cheap home reformer. My question is, what do you all think is/are the best exercises you can do for the most effect, preferably at home? I…
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Frustrated - the scale WON'T move!
I am on my third week of real commitment to weight loss. My first week I was trying to net 1,000 cals per day but after reading some of the new posts about calories I realized my cals were too low. Now I net about 1200-1300. I eat all my exercise cals and exercise at least 45 minutes every day. Lots of cardoi (running,…
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For those who eat their exercise calories - a question...
I have been trying to lose the same 10 pounds for several years now and have recommitted myself to getting it off. Finally. Am using the Beck Diet Solution and MFP to help me and I love the BDS because it really makes me think about why I want the weight off and stops me from sabotaging myself which is really where my…
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Black Beans - ridiculous question
So, if you read the back of a can of black beans, it will say that there are three servings, let's say 105 calories each (1/2 half cup). If you weigh the whole can with the liquid it weighs what the can says. But there are usually never 3 1/2 cup servings of beans in there unless you were to include the liquid. But does…
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Hunger and Exercise
I broke my ankle 2.5 months ago. For the first month and a half all I could do was stomp around on my crutches.. I did lift some weights for upper body but not too much. After 6 weeks I could start riding a stationary bike and eventually got off the crutches, out of the boot and walking. The fascinating thing is that prior…
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Muscle Eats Fat (eventually) right?
I actually went to a dietitian and had my rmr measured as well as my fat %. Depressing for someone who has always been active. Thanks to an underactive thyroid my rmr is 1200 (I am 5' 9" tall and 47 yo) and my fat % has increased by 5% since the last time I had it done (5 years ago or so). While I hate the 12 lbs I gained…
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So Fed Up with Water Retention
Overt he past 6 months my weight has been up and down, up and down. I need to lose about 10 lbs and every time I start losing something happens that thwarts my efforts. I am hypothyroid and recently learned that my tsh numbers are high-ish and we are working on getting those down a bit lower. Also went through an…
