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Think BMI is bogus? Find out why!
After wondering why BMI was so screwed up for me and knowing that it couldn't possibly be right, I talked to a personal trainer to see what she thought I should look at. She recommended going by the body fat % rules that I used below. Try it and compare yours! Comparing body fat % versus BMI: My lean body mass (bones,…
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Athletes help! Training for my first competition!
I started MFP in February wanting to get healthy and lose weight. I started at 240. While losing 30 pounds over 4 months, I discovered that I love Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). I am now 210 pounds and my trainer wants me to compete in December. I would like to compete as a middleweight at 152, but could even do light…
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New scale is adding 7 pounds? Help!
My old scale is really unpredictable and can vary within a range of about 5-7 pounds, so I usually weigh myself a bunch of times on weigh-in day and use the highest number. Finally I am frustrated with it, so I decided to get a new scale. The new one is predictable and the same every time. The problem is that it is 7…
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Clothing shopping crushed my soul
I felt really great about the 20 pounds I've lost until I spent 10 soul crushing hours shopping for clothes for the big weekend. I'm realizing that I have a really long way to go. A plateau on top of that is nearly bringing me to tears. Trying to take the advice of someone I heard that said you should never talk to…
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Using food therapy not just calories
Using food as medicine is what Chinese food therapy is all about. I'm not just going to lose weight eating junk food with low calorie counts. I am going to lose weight eating awesome healthy, whole foods that make sense based on my Chinese pattern diagnosis. I want my insides to be singing with beautiful healthiness too!…
