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Can't Get Over This......
A little background first..... My boyfriend has two children, a 7 year old boy and a 6 year old girl. I have been with my boyfriend for almost 3 years now. When we first started dating, I weighed more than what I weigh now by about 10 lbs or so. In the course of our relationship, I put on around 25 lbs. So I decided to…
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Not Sure What's Going On
Let me begin by saying since May 5th I have lost exactly 25 lbs. I have done this strictly through counting calories. I'm fitting into clothes I haven't worn in YEARS and I'm enjoying shopping again because things I want to wear actually look good. I have an amazing boyfriend that I have been with for just over two years…
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Back At It... Feel Free To Add Me
Hi everyone. Almost two years ago I met the love of my life. And in the course of that two years, well, we both let ourselves slide in the health and fitness department. Being happy = overeating, over indulging, and essentially gaining weight. We've decided to make the change back to our healthy lifestyles we had before we…
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Back After An Absence - Need Some New Friends!
Hi everyone... I have been gone from the site for about a year or so - long story short is I had a messy breakup and soon after a loss of job. Fitness was the last thing on my mind. Anyway, now I'm gainfully employed (still single but that's okay!) and back to getting fit. Would love some new friends for encouragement!!…
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Need Some Help With BMR/Daily Goals
I'm sure there are posts about this, so I'm sorry, but if anyone could offer some insight/advice on this I'd appreciate it. I am confused as to what to believe as far as calorie goals. On here of course, the goal is 1200 calories to achieve a 2lb/week weight loss. My BMR on here is 1664. I tried fitday, on there my calorie…
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My first NSV!
I didn't expect this to happen so fast but here's what happened to me today... I was talking to someone at work about weight loss and frustrations with TOM when the conversation went like this: Her "I can tell you're losing" Me "You're not just saying that to be nice are you?" Her "No, your face is slimmer, I can totally…
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New Here... Need All The Support I Can Get...
Hi everyone. My name is Michelle (nickname Mickey) and I am new to MFP. I have been on here for almost a week and in that time in just following my diet plan as far as calories go have lost almost 5 pounds. Which is great, but I definitely will need support in the coming weeks when the weight doesn't fall off so quickly.…