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100 Pounds Lost-Judgement is Such A Dangerous Thing
In March of 2012, I adjusted my weights in MFP to the highest weight I had ever weighed. I thought I was ready to finally reclaim my life back after recovering from my 6th surgery post motorcycle accident in 2007. Yet I was still struggling with a lot of pain issues in my foot and back and shoulders. I started counting…
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We are Our Own Worst Enemies
I am my own worst enemy in this weight loss journey. When I started out I was really a hot mess. I've made some progress but yet many times I find myself falling back into old "beat myself up" habits. I've heard statements like weight loss is 80 % what you eat and 20 % how you work out. I disagree. Somewhere in there you…
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Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?
I am my own worst enemy in this weight loss journey. When I started out I was really a hot mess. I've made some progress but yet many times I find myself falling back into old "beat myself up" habits. I've heard statements like weight loss is 80 % what you eat and 20 % how you work out. I disagree. Somewhere in there you…
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Putting it in Perspective
Yesterday was one of those rare (like once every 4 months or so) days that I just completely ate whatever I wanted and I did not go to the gym. As much as these days frustrate me at times, I also realize that in the moment of those days that in the grand scheme of my journey they are barely a blip. All things in…
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Diary Review Please
OK I hesitate to do this but I am looking for some advise on my diet. It has been suggested that I am not eating enough food vs the amount of fitness I 'm doing. I use one of two ways to "calculate" calories burned for exercise, if I'm outside I use Runkeeper and it calculates it based on real time activity and my weight,…
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Diary Review Please
OK I hesitate to do this but I am looking for some advise on my diet. It has been suggested that I am not eating enough food vs the amount of fitness I 'm doing. I use one of two ways to "calculate" calories burned for exercise, if I'm outside I use Runkeeper and it calculates it based on real time activity and my weight,…
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No Excuses...If I can Do This, You Can Do this.
So many people seem discouraged lately. I don't know if it is the people who are coming off their new years resolutions and have now gotten tired of the effort or the long winter that has plagued much of the USA or something else. But I'd like to share with you my story in hopes that you will understand that you CAN DO…
