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feeling 'bigger' and the dreaded scales!
Hi everyone :-) Hope you have all had a fantastic day! I am after some advice please... I wil give a brief background, but it will be short - I promise! To start with - I weighed myself just before my wedding (about 2 months ago now) on scales I use regularly for consistancy at the gym (the pay 30p type) and it said I was…
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healthy BMI
Hi everyone :-) Hope you're all doing well today! Today was a good day scale-wise for me so I feel the need to share! The last few weeks have been difficult for me; I am now taking anti-depressents for anxiety and due to the side effects I have been havin trouble sleeping, eating more junk food and havn't been to the gym…
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weight loss per week setting
Hi everyone :-) Just after some advice please - I know everyone here is usually so helpful... I have around 7lbs to lose to get to my current goal of 140lbs, but may try to get a littler lower, nearer 133lbs.. I have just changed my goal to a 0.5lb per week loss (it was set 1lb previously).. Do you think this is a good…
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sodium...
Hi Right, I'll b honest, I know nothing about sodium.. apart from learning on here that too much can hinder weight loss.. Based on this, I just added the option to track this the other day.. My question is (in fact, there are a few!) - Im in the Uk - what should the target amount of sodium be for me (im assuming guidelines…
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the scale moved!!
Hi Couldnt resist posting - some of you may know this already, but I had been getting frustrated as I hadnt lost a single lb for about 5 weeks - and only .2 of a kg since beg of this year... Anywhoo, got on the scale today (only 1 week since last time - I usually weigh officially monthly) and I am 2lb down! I am so please…
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Exercise Goal
Hey Just had a thought after reading a post about goals - My exercie goal is set to 3 x 60mins per week as this is what I aim to do as a minimum. In reality, if I am on track, I do 3 - 4 x 50-60min workout per week plus anywhere between 1 - 5 x 30-60min brisk walks per week - weather permitting! My question is - does it…
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So near but yet so far...
Hey At my heaviest I was 180lbs (12st 12) but over the last 2 years, and with the help of MFP since August, I have got down to 149lbs (10st 9lbs)... According to MFP, I am only 4lbs away from having a healthy BIMI - for my height, 145lbs - (I cant wait to be 'healthy'!) and 9lbs away from my current goal of 140lbs…
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everyone from the UK - newbies and oldies - MFP users
Hi I notice a few people have left posts today who are from the UK which got me thinking.. I too am from the UK (up in Scotland) and thought wouldn't it be nice to have us all meet in one place so to speak! I see alot of people from the US and Canada on here, but UK people seem to pop up just now and then! I have been on…
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anxiety
hey, Just after some opinions really... I have always been a worrier but the past year has been a lot worse (pretty much every day Ive felt axious, mentally and physically) - it got bad enough I went to the docs who referred me to a CBT course. That did help, though I still have trouble accepting the physical symptoms...…
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maybe there is a difference after all!
First off, merry christmas everyone - hope you have all had a lovely time :happy: Lik a few of us it seems, for the last few weeks (due to being ill, the gym shut, stuck in the house thanks to snow and up north for xmas) I have felt somewhat off track.. I have still been watching what I eat, they just havn't been the…
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lteral thigh steper
Hi Just after some advice - I have a lateral high stepper, but it's not in the database and I can't find a stepper or anything along those lines either.... how would you go abotu recording this? For yor info, the LTS does record time, number of steps and calories burnt (tho Im not sure how acurate this would be) ... Thanks…
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Daily Calorie Deficit
Hey Just a quick question - I happen to notice my Daily Calorie Deficit has gone from 500 to 460 this has made my projected weight loss 0.9 lbs/ week - why is this? I havn't changes any settings or anything, just my weight earlier today. Does this have something to do with it? Sorry if it seems like a silly qyuestion - any…
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advice about weigh-ins please
Hey, I'm hoping someone can offer words of advice! Since joining here, I have noticed by body is becoming slimmer and clothes are more baggy - which is great don't get me wrong (I only wish I had measured myself from the beginning).. However, I am hardly losing weight it seems :( I read peoples weight loss on here I am…
