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question for POF users
what's the deal with so many boys having "just ask" in their comments or profiles? Is this some kind of code or something? Or is it just way to try to get a girl's interest?
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what do you do when the boy you are seeing...
doesn't answer your text related to a potentially planned activity for hours (well after the time the activity would have happened were it going to occur), then finally does answer but with no explanation for the delay. I'd imagine he was asleep, but really, would it be so hard to just say that? Ugh I'm sure I know my…
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anyone else have silly thought patterns like this one?
What is running through my mind right now: I kind of really want to go for a walk/jog but it is *so* cold out I am just not sure. Is 25 degrees too cold? Plus I will want to shower after and I hate to shower twice and I know I will want to shower later before work as well. But if I wait to go out so it's close enough to…
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not really new but back yet again
I've been on MFP since I don't remember when. 2014 was the year I got my act in gear, 2015 started off great, I was up to almost 60 lbs lost then due to a family illness last February I got off track and stopped food tracking and really went back to eating anything I wanted. The great news is I am right about where I was…
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someone tell me I am being silly? pretty please?
I've been around MFP long enough to feel like my nagging doubts are silly, but the brain is not always as obedient as we would wish so I am seeking some reinforcements of reason here. I am an obese 5'5" 38yo female who the scale presently tells me I weigh 207. I started off at a highest scale weight seen of 249 in Jan…
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what is your "check in" style?
How do you decide when to "check in"? For a while I would check in only after I saw a new low weight pop up a few times over a few days or so. Then I would check in the moment I saw a new low weight (knowing I would likely not see that number again for a few days or so). I am a daily (sometimes multiple times a day)…
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lowcal snacks to eat while on the go
Looking for more ideas on things that are easy to eat while doing stuff. Things that don't require utensils and/or make a big mess, easily can be prepped into bite-size portions, stored in baggies and are in the calorie range of these things/similar to them: celery grape tomatoes cauliflower green/red/yellow/orange peppers…
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a gazillion dollars to the inventor of the rice cake and whoever made us think it was a "diet" food
Why do people believe rice cakes are "diet" foods? they are terribly calorie laden for the actual food you get. Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE rice cakes (am halfway through a package just now myself, may eat the rest of the package yet) but they aren't exactly healthy. Maybe I just answered my own question in realizing if…
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cauliflower pizza crust question
For those of you who love cauliflower, do you actually enjoy the cauliflower crust pizzas? I've seen a few posts mocking this type of recipe and they have made it get stuck in my head. I love cauliflower. If I have it fresh I either eat it raw, or microwaved for a few minutes with maybe a bit of salt. For frozen I like to…
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my part way success, 42 lbs down so far :)
I started on MFP at the beginning of the year with some mid-way goals in mind. Lost a bit then got away from tracking and then got back to it in September. The whole time my ticker has been set to 207, my weight about six years ago. I met that today and wanted to show off my ticker since they don't post anymore! I remember…
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activity classification for stock clerk?
For MFP purposes would you guess active or lightly active?
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water retention/new exercise?
Sorry if this info is out their somewhere, not able to use search function or stay on boards long enough to look around for it. I know I have seen mention a bunch of times where people may retain water when starting a new exercise program. Is this something that only occurs with intense strength training? Wondering the…
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anyone else have way more than expected weight loss?
Believe me, I am not complaining. The best I can figure is either I have a way faster base metabolism than the average for the calculators (i.e. more than average muscle), I am much more regularly active than I think, or I am HORRIBLE at guessing calories for the few things I do not weigh. Other than that I can only figure…
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question about diet
I have not had surgery but was hoping some of you could help me with my question since you know more about it than me. I know post-surgery there is a VLCD that you follow due to allowing time to heal and such then eventually you eat more calories but it stays quite restricted especially at first. I also know all of this is…
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what would you eat off this menu?
I am practicing how to order when eating out but finding it challenging for places that have zero nutritional info since preparation can make such a difference in calories. What would you pick off this menu and why? Assume your total calorie goal for the day is 2500-3000 calories. I just need some food for thought.…
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what's the silliest or most ridiculous thing that motivates you?
I have this article of clothing that was given to me by a dear relative and it's hideous. I cannot wait for the day that I get to dispose of it because it doesn't fit anymore. Yes, I realize I am a grown up and should be able to find a more mature way to deal with this "problem", but for now it makes me happy to think…
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Is it normal to not be friends with your ex?
A few recent comments where people said they wanted to lose weight to prove something to their ex made me wonder... I am friends with every ex I have not lost track of. They are awesome people (obviously or I wouldn't have been with them. Duh.) But the comments got me to wonder- do most people not stay friends with their…
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do hotel gyms usually have scales?
Sorry if this is a stupid question but I don't usually go in hotel gyms. I am going on a trip soon and while some hotels do have scales in them I am not sure the one I am staying at this time will have one. Might there be one in the gym? I know I can just skip weigh-ins but I'll be gone long enough and eyeballing all my…
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food database help- pasta?
I am trying to find a "generic" type entry for "pasta" like I have for rice, chicken etc. I just want to enter 56 g of uncooked pasta as 200 calories and have it say "pasta" in my list to make it easier to find later no matter what brand/type of pasta I am using. Same as I have for rice! When I type in "pasta" nothing…
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when does the "honeymoon" end
You know that period of time after you first start "eating better" or watching calories or however you want to call it (it'd be called "dieting" for some)? When you drop a lot of weight relatively speaking for whatever reason (usually cited as "water weight")? When did that time period where you lost more than you'd expect…
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is this a thing? (salt question)
does anyone find that if they drink a lot of water they crave salty foods more? I normally crave salty things and my salt intake is insane I'm sure, but I just had the WORST craving for sauerkraut so I ate some (cooked up no less so the salt was even more concentrated!) and then after I ate it I *needed* more. I drank a…
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question about surgery and VLCD
Can someone explain to me the point of weight loss surgery and how it fits with concerns regarding VLCD and/or rapid weight loss? Isn't the point of the surgeries to allow people to eat a VLCD? If you could just eat the VLCD, would you have the same results even though you didn't have the surgery? Why do doctors allow…
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question about timing/averaging calories
I hope I can ask my question so it makes some sense. I just recently got a food scale and have been practicing weighing things. I also need to do more practice on calculating my personal expenditure as I have been very sedentary (spending most of the day not even sitting up, much less moving around) but was still losing…
