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Need help getting through to a negative person...
Happy New Year everyone! I have an issue that I thought maybe someone would have an idea for me that I haven't thought of. I have a person in my life that is overweight and VERY unhappy about it. She also has really low self esteem in general and just looks at herself as an utter failure. After several comments about how…
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My how things have changed since last year
So today we had Christmas with my Dad's side of the family. I decided to go sledding with a bunch of my little cousins. We had somewhat of a longish walk to get to the hill. Then we went up and down the hill for quite a while. After we were all done, I drug one of my little cousins back home on the sled to reward her for…
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Paleo v.s. Primal
Good afternoon! I know that there are a lot of people out there that think both the paleo diet and the primal (Mark's Daily Apple) diet are bad and they don't agree with it. But then again there are a lot of people that think it is great. I have been somewhat following this kind of diet for a while now without even knowing…
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Sometimes feel sick in the mornings (not pregnant)
I wasn't sure where to post this, so I figured this was as good of a spot as any. Lately, I have been trying to transition into maintenance. I've been struggling to get in all of my calories. I usually work out in the mornings wearing a heart rate monitor and my calorie burn is usually 300-400 calories. After my workout, I…
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Heart Rate Monitor Experiment
I have a Polar FT4 heart rate monitor with accompanying chest strap. I have been using it for a couple of months now and really like it. Ever since I got it though, I have been wondering how many calories it would say I burned all day on a regular day with no workout. I was thinking that maybe it would be close to my TDEE…
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Too scared for maintenance...looking for some support.
Good afternoon everyone. To make a long story short, I have been struggling with my weight my entire adult life. I have lost around 100 pounds a few times, but I always end up gaining it all back. This time, I used help from a nutritionist at work to make a more reasonable goal for myself and have been working on getting…
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Question about measurements...
Ok, this might be a really stupid question, but I really am not sure about the answer so I thought I'd ask... When people post their progress and all of their before and after measurements and then sum it up by saying for example: While doing the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred I lost 2.5 inches... what do they mean by that?…
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Keep it up...
So, I would like to preface this post by saying that I know that I am totally paranoid most of the time. I always think the worst and that people are talking about me/mad at me (I know, it's bad, I'm working on it. The first step to recovery is admitting you need help, right?). I think that I'm probably being way too…
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Taking time off from exercise...
Good morning! I have a question. I have been using MyFitnessPal for seven months now with much success. I have lost 83 pounds and I have a little less than 10 more to go (I only weigh once a month so I am not sure how much exactly). I am really getting into working out and becoming fit and for the first time in my life, I…
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Measurement questions!
Good morning everyone! I have not really ever measure my weightloss by anthing other than with the scale. I know I know, scales lie, they are evil, ect. ect. Well up until now, I have been getting good results on the scale. I have lost 76 pounds since March 1st. My goal is to lose like 20 more pounds. I have only been…
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Fitbit V.S. Body Bugg
After reading a few posts about the Fitbit lately, it is making me think about buying one cuz I feel like the calorie amounts that myfitnesspal gives for exercises is a little inaccurate. I have also heard some good things about the body bugg. I was wondering what people think of these two products and which they thought…
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New to the group and have lots of questions...
So, I joined the EMTWL group fairly recently. I have been looking over the sticky posts and have been trying to educate myself with just about all of the posts in this group, but I still have some questions. I think that I have a good grasp on BMR and TDEE (can you really trust those calculators online?) but I am really…
