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skipping workouts
im a bit anxious about the thought of skipping my workouts. ive been very faithful with it for about a year probably not skipping more than a day or two but today will be my third day. im very worn out. ive been living on about 500 calories a day (stupid, i know) and just upped it to 1200 over the last few days. i have a…
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really excited, suggestions?
I just joined Lucille Roberts yesterday, and I'm really excited to start doing something besides the treadmill plus they have a zumba class that im going to do once a week :smile: im at the point where i just want to maintain my weight and i realized i should probably start doing weights, however i have no idea where to…
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vitamins & TOM
I was just wondering if anybody could recommend a certain type of vitamin I could or should be taking. I haven't had a period since July. I also have an eating problem, and I know it's probably due to lack of nutrients. However, just this week I am completely fed up with myself. I want to be healthy again. I'm tired of…
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anything but running?
hi everyone. i just have a question and i guess wanted some opinions. i have lost almost all of my weight by basically just using my treadmill. ive ran occassionally but it was usually just a fast paced walk. about a month ago i sort of plateaued and was looking for any way to break that. i had 10 more lbs to go and…
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continuing to exercise
ive always wondered something about exercising once you're done with your weight goal. i hope someone can help me haha. i know exercise is good for just about everything health wise, but is it really needed for maintence? i guess i just dont understand everything about it. like say you continued to eat your maintence…
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stevia?
Hello everybody, I have a quick question. I've recently got into drinking tea about twice a day. It's always decaf but to make it sweet I add 1 stevia in the raw packet to it. I've heard it's better than splenda, and I really don't want to use regular sugar. So is using this twice a day okay for you? I'm really not sure…
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finally done losing..question
i have finally reached my goal. actually im about 4 lbs under what my goal was but either way im done with losing which is good! the only problem is ive developed an eating disorder and cant get my mind to comprehend that im at a good weight and dont have to lose anymore. so i have a question about exercise. ive tried…
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what to do?
i havent tracked my food on this website much but i do keep a count of what im eating. to be honest it is wayyy too low. i barely get 800 calories a day and my body is starting to get messed up. no more time of the month for 6 months and im starting to get weak. the problem is i have such an issue with food. i am going to…
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question about calories
i have a hard time eating my reccommended amount. i do have an eating disorder so its really hard for me and with the holidays and all ughh. well i did have a few christmas cookies today which was a huggge deal. i was just wondering if the cookies fit into my recommended amount do they count as extra? a lot of people say…
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pleasant shopping experience
i just wanted to share how great shopping was today. i needed a dress for my friend's bday party this weekend and always dreaded shopping, well not today. i went in thinking there's no way im looking in the mirror ill only freak myself out but i did and the dress ended up looking really great, if anything my mom was like…
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lack of motivation feeling horrible
lately ive just lost a lot of motivation. i still eat healthy and exercise but i just feel horrible and like its not enough. i used to workout every morning before i ate but lately its just too much i hate getting up early .so ive decided to do my workouts before dinner, but then all day i keep thinking omg i didnt do…
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christmas cookies
so obviously its the holidays and one of my family's traditions is baking a lot of butter cookies or sugar. i reallyyy wanna make them, however dont want to ruin my acomplishments by eating them. does anybody have an recipes for making a healthier version so i can feel a lot less guilt by eating a few haha.
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dance dance revolution
has anybody done it for cardio? i run/walk 3 times a week plus strength training 3 times a week but i was thinking about adding that just to spice things up haha. so maybe adding that on my strength training days. i think its fun so i figure i may as well. it has a work out mode on there with the calories burned but im not…
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cardio weekly?
So I pretty much got to where I am now by just doing cardio everyday and not any strength training. I'm basically at my goal, and I just started a weight program, but I want to decrease my cardio. For the past two weeks I've been on the treadmill 3 times a week for about 30 minutes each time and weights three times a week?…
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before and after, 80 lbs.
just thought i would share, i have 10 more lbs until my goal, and its definitely getting harder :grumble: but im gonna keep pushing myself :smile:
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food torture
so is there any kinds of food people around you eat a lot that drives you crazy? right now my mom is sitting here with a bowl of icecream and tasty cakes mixed in it. it looks soo good but at this point i wouldnt even lay a finger on it. what do you guys do? do you want any specific food that people eat around you? or do…
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sweating?
I've noticed lately while doing the same workouts I've been doing for many months that I am sweating a lot less. I've cut down the time on the treadmill a bit because I was reallyyy overdoing it in the summer. Could I be sweating less because I've lost pretty much everything I had to, or do I need to start working out…
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days you don't exercise...
for me that was today. the last 9 months i was very strict working out and now that im down to the last 10 lbs to lose im slowly losing motivation. im not even doing half of what i did before yet im still managing to lose a lb or so per week. i started the 30 day shred four days ago along with some cardio on the treadmill…
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birthday cake
hello :smile: so my birthday is on the 1st and im wondering if anybody knows of some good low fat/calorie recipes for cake. i really want a chocolate chip cake with cream cheese icing, but i would like to find a healthier way of making that. all of my family thinks im nuts and wants to just get me a regular cake, but trust…
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question, help?
So since January I've lost 60 lbs. I know I should be thrilled, but I still have like another 30 to go. When I look at myself I just don't see the big difference. Has anybody went through this? My mom is convinced I'm crazy. I get to the point where I'm in tears half the day because I just cant stand the way I look. Today…
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This is so frustrating, I don't understand.
So in January I decided I had enough with the way I look and decided to lose weight. I've had so many things get in the way with my health and it's just really bringing me down. So far I've only lost 14 lbs. Most people say don't go by the scale, go by how your clothes fit. But what I don't understand is that the scale is…
