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Taylor digital scale inconsistencies- please help
So after months of using an "inherited" older digital scale with an old/on the brink battery I got a new Taylor digital scale a few weeks ago. The old scale measured to .5 of a lb, and this one is to the exact decimal, with saved profiles, body fat, water percentage, the whole nine. I was very dismayed to find out,…
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Passive-agressive detractors in denial. Get the **** off my
My mom makes me so, so angry. First of all, there was a loss in my family, and subsequently she has gained about 40 lbs in the last year, per my estimates, resumed drinking after many years of sobriety, is a junk food/sugar addict, watches tv all day now and used to be an active cyclist, etc. All those habits began before…
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What is the highest calorie total you've ever seen on MFP?
And what's your own personal "best?" Wonder if this were ever a thread before. This just popped into my head while being enthralled by this guy's (but of course) diary. Every day was just this big orgy of goodness.. Butterfinger milkshakes, cheese, cheese, cheese, moonpies, pound cakes, mac and cheese, vodka, pizza, fries,…
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Bipolar?
I was diagnosed with Bipolar II in my late teens. I had known it for some time before that, though. I had my first panic attack at 15, anxiety problems and depression began, etc. I never had mental issues growing up. I was picked on mercilessly in high school, near 300 lbs at my heaviest. I was diagnosed with PTSD.. the…
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Digital scale acting weird.. then spilled a little water..
I spilled a little bit of water on my scale about 3 days ago, and now I'm pretty sure the battery's messed up. But the scale has been acting weird even before I spilled the water. My weight (I weigh myself in the bathroom at the same time every day, when I wake up, before I've eaten or drank) was stuck on the same weight…
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Spilled water on digital scale..
The other day. It was a small amount, thankfully, and I promptly wiped it down thoroughly. However, I am a bit concerned because it is glass (or some other similar clear element) and it is a double-layered square thing, the top layer being the part you stand and the second layer housing the battery, display etc. It appears…
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HELP! iTunes account hacked, PayPal/checking account frauded
I need HELP. This is the first time this has ever happened to me... some PIG****ER (pardon moi francois), likely all pissy because mommy won't buy him 'War3' hacked into my iTunes account, of all things, downloaded that stupid game for their iPhone, which was free, and then proceeded to buy $10.41 of theoretically existing…
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In a funk (quit drinking, still single :( blues)
I joined MFP a year ago and have lost about 50 lbs over that time. It was fast, at first (I was doing 40 miles a day on my stationary bike, usually 5 days a week), then slow as I burned out on my intense workout regimen and slowed down. About 2 months ago, I quit drinking completely, which had become a real issue in my…
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Scale errors- weight changes after a few minutes
After many years of fearing the scale, I finally have become comfortable with weighing myself. I used my friends' electronic scale a few minutes ago. You have to step on the upper right corner til it flashes 888, then becomes 0, and then you step on it to get your weight. It gave me the same weight my doctor gave me last…
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The dreaded FUPA and her fave accessory: varicose veins
I really hate this web meme acronym primarily used by pockmarked 20 year old boys on 4CHAN to make themselves feel all big and manly about how they'll never "bone a fat chick," but what it stands for unfortunately is quite accurate. Fat Upper Pubic (I'll omit the chauvinistic euphemisms for the female genitalia) Area…
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Any other Portuguese people on here? (Qualquer gente portugu
Of Portuguese descent (like me), or from/in Portugal, Acores or Madeira? It would be cool to connect with others on here... hit me up. Also, I am curious how you do your eating plan if you eat a lot of traditional foods? I would love to try so many things, but don't eat much, being a longtime vegetarian. I recently found…
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Back fat/peanut butter correlation?
Ok, after falling off the wagon a while, the last 2 weeks I have been for the most part eating super clean and sticking to my 1,500 or a bit less daily calorie goal, and I have cut down on drinking to about twice a week, and I've noticed the weight coming off again. For personal reasons I don't weigh myself, but I…
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*Negative* side effects of dramatic weight loss
So, in the last year or so I've lost about 80 lbs. While they say one of the most noticeable benefits of weight loss is renewed energy, I've noticed some things that have changed in my physiology, that have gone to the extreme end of the spectrum nd have now remained as such. For a time, I thought I may have…
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Rave: Jell-O Mousse Temptations: Chocolate Mint Sensation- S
First of all, this is not an advertisement :p Just got these at the store, it's a new flavor. Had to rave about it! Love anything mint and chocolate, really, and this tasted just like a Thin Mint! Mixed it with sugar free cool whip for a delectable mousse :D Still have such a sweet tooth, but I avoid ice cream and even fro…
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Stationary bike/elliptical exercise machine - do you key in
I recently upgraded from my junky ooold elliptical stationary bike to a brand new one off Amazon; my xmas present to myself :) The resistance is a million times better, and I definitely have way more of a burn, but the calories on the calculator are drastically different from my old machine. I realize my old machine waaaay…
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Exercising at very early morning hours- should I count it as
So, I have a bad (or, so I think) habit of waiting til very late to exercise. I just finished my 90-minute workout at 1 am. I didn't workout Sunday, but had been meaning to start much earlier (while technically still in Sunday), to compensate for the extra food I ate. (I usually eat a big meal *after* working out, but I…
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Tension/resistance on stationary bike broken :(
I have an old stationary bike that was sitting in my yard forever, and I brought it in, WD-40'd it, and it worked great and I loved it. It was very loud (air fan-type bike), but I could feel the resistance and knew it was working. After a week of using it now every day, I have noticed the noise cut in and out and it seemed…
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Think I hurt my achilles' tendon on back of foot
So, I walk very intensely for 1.5-2 hrs, 5 times a week. The other day I was just hit with this HORRIBLE pain on the back of my right foot, more near the top, where my shoe begins. I don't know how it happened.. I don't think I push myself that hard, but lately, I have been having soo many problems with my right foot..…
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Just threw up after working out! Still feel sick! Help
So, I have been dealing with a wicked recurring sinus/respiratory infection for the last 2 months, and today I began taking an albuterol inhaler and am back on antibiotics (doxycycline) , in addition to my allergy medication. It is my first time using albuterol. Tonight, I did my usual hour-long power walk, but much later…
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Truthfully: should I even bother with this site if I refuse
I just joined. This site is basically an extended, easier-to-manage electronic version of what I have been doing every day for the last 9 months to a year- meticulously count calories of everything I consume. It has worked out well for me, especially with my recent addition of a regular exercise plan. Here's the thing- I…
