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Throw everything you've got at me!
I'm putting together a little book to hopefully inspire me to shed off too much of the excess pounds.... and I need all the help I can get. First off, this would NOT be my first time crawling to this forum and begging for help... but I'm doing everything I can to lose 50 lbs by mid-February, so that's roughly 2 lbs a…
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Little rewards?
So I want to lose 50 lbs by mid-Feburary, and I am told to reward myself for whatever little goal I make and reach. I've always been the type to jsut see the pic pciture and aim for that. :P And that never really worked apparently. :/ So what goals and what rewards do you all give to yourselves?
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Any challenges going on?
Other than the "Lose [x] lbs by the end of the month!" Preferably, challenges that involve tasks that can help, like "Do this excercise" and "Eat only this many calories" and such.... I tried starting my own and got some followers, but I dropped out because I failed miserably... I'm better at joining than starting...
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Need some friends and some advice....
About a thousand times have I proclaimed "I'm going to lose weight by..." .... and nothing happens. Usually I set myself a timelime and try to lose weight by a certain date, but I always fall flat... Well, this time, I don't have a set date. It might help, but it never worked in the past. So I'm just going to go my own…
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Starting over for the umpteenth time....
I could use a little motivation and advice... I am female, 5'5", and approx. 199 lbs... hardcore dieting failed me in the past, and all around me people say "Just limit what you eat!" So I'm going to go for one of my biggest drawbacks in my life... Portion control. Today I had only one packet of oatmeal instead of my usual…
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Lifting weights... losing weight?
Hey there everybody. Got a question... it may make me sound like a dummy, but I really want to know because I want to lose weight here so I have to know... So I'm trying to go to the gym at least 4 times a week, 45 minutes each. Every visit it's either the treadmill, the elliptical, and the cycle machine. I haven't touched…
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What works best for you?
So here I am begging for help once more..... I'm 5'5", 196 lbs. I'm going on a NYC trip on October 3rd, and I would like to lose at least 16 lbs by then. Setting too high goals always flopped for me in the end.... I hope this one seems a bit more reasonable... The problem is, I say I'm finally ready, I'm gonna start eating…
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Running in the morning...
I plan to do this once the weather warms up a bit (and if I can manage to get my lazy self out of bed... ^^; So my question is for those who run in the morning, what's the protocol for breakfast? I need energy to run, but at the same time I don't want to feel too weighed down by the food I consume. Obvious I know it can't…
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Critique Me Please
Okay, so I'm a 5'5" female, 192 lbs, and looking to lose at least 20 lbs by the end of April, preferably more, but trying to be realisitc... My plan is to try and lose at least 2 lbs one week and then 1 lb the next, and so forth. Sometimes I lose more thanI expect, but sometimes I end up gaining a pound back... My ultimate…
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What;s your battle plan?
So how do you lot plan to lose weight, and actually STICK with that plan? My thing is I make goals, I make plans, but it's the follow that plan that's the issue.... I understand that it's a total life change that one needs to really commit to... I have a load of bad habits that I can't seem to break (though today, we had…
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Lose 20 Lbs By St. Patricks! Anyone want to join me?
So Christmas and New Years was a total back-breaker, I'm sure.... Those darn cookies and candy canes! Let's get back on track, shall we? I started a group to lose 20 lbs by St. Patrick's Day, inspired by the 20 lbs by Christmas group! let's keep losing for the holidays!…
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Say something nice about the person above you
Today, for the first time on MFP, I've noticed the whole "Trolls! Spammers! MEAN PEOPLE!!!" threads, and I thought to myself, "I've seen these around most message boards on the net, but never here on MFP, which is all about motivation and support, which is what this website is about! So let's get away from those negative…
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Tip For Fighting Cravings
So what happens when you're hungry and you're suddenly craving your favorite dish that's unfortuantely over your calorie budget, but it's what your mouth has the taste for at the moment? If you're like me, you probably go ahead and eat it, go over, and kick yourself inside.... But I came up with this trick to fight off…
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Will power.... not working for me
So excerise really isn't a problem with me. I half-walk, half-jog in the morning before I get ready for work, and during my lunch breaks I walk 2 miles. It's eating that's my problem. While I try to count calories, I usually end up saying to myself "The heck with it, I'm having McDonalds tonight!" or something like it and…
