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Losing weight after pregnancy
Hi all! I joined MFP exactly a year ago and lost 20 pounds before finding out I was pregnant. I tried sticking with it throughout my pregnancy, but quickly became overwhelmed. I even deleted my friends list hoping "doing it on my own" would help. It didn't and I gained 60 pounds! Now, I have all this extra weight to lose…
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Dr. Oz *loves!* his pasta!!
I work in the supplement industry and therefore have a love/hate relationship with Dr. Oz. I think some of the information he shares is very helpful, but I want to pull my hair out every time he mentions anything about weight loss products. We get so busy and its mostly from people starting with, "I saw this thing on Dr.…
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Sugery to lose 25 pounds?
I read this article today: http://www.glamour.com/health-fitness/2012/04/weight-loss-would-you-have-shocking-new-surgery-to-lose-just-25-pounds There is a new surgery, Primary Obesity Surgery, Endoluminal (POSE) for people who are considered overweight but not obese. Basically, their stomach is folded in half and stapled…
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HRM Question
I recently bought a Polar FT4 and love it. However, I was kind of surprised by the amount of calories it says I burned. After a 1 hour workout on the treadmill, the machine and MFP are fairly close but my HRM is about 120 higher. So I checked the Polar website and some past threads and people have said that the HRM also…
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Preventing weight gain after quitting smoking
My grandpa (who was smoker for many, many years before his deteriorating health forced him to quit) just told my brother he won't be able to make it to his wedding. He just doesn't have the energy to do it. So I've decided to start taking the next step in this whole 'healthier me' process and I'm planning on quitting…
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I learned the importance of enough calories!
I've been extremely busy this past week and eating around 900-950 calories/day when I normally eat 14-1500. I never felt hungry, so I didn't think too much of it. I just didnt have time to eat. Today, like every Friday, I met with my trainer for strength training. About halfway through, I started getting dizzy and my face…
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I'm new here!
Hi there! I'm a full time student and work 40+ hours/week on top of trying to lose weight so its really easy for me to lose focus. I'm already down 10 pounds, but decided to join this site so I can stay motived and celebrate sucesses! I've been reading through these boards for a few days and it seems like a really…
