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Help this 26-year-old on her 500th attempt to lose weight!
Hey all! My name is Lizzy. I've been on Myfitnesspal since 2011. I lost 50 pounds right off the bat on my first attempt (how was I so disciplined then?!). I kept it off for about a year, then was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Nobody tells you that chemo makes you fat! I gained all that weight back and then some. I've…
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Anyone else looking to lose 50+ pounds? Add me!!
I'm a MFP veteran - I lost 50 pounds before, but then unfortunately had to go through chemotherapy for a lil' bout of cancer, and I gained literally every pound of it back. I'm back to start over and want some friends to rant with and keep me accountable! Feel free to add!
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favorite go-to healthy meals? (pics!)
hey guys! other than glorious workout endorphins, i think my favorite part of being healthy is finding delicious and healthy recipes. i'd like to know some of your favs! pictures and numbers encouraged! one of my favorite light high-protein meals right now is a butter lettuce salad with sauteed chicken, pine nuts, avocado,…
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Any other cancer fighters trying to stay healthy?
hey guys! I am currently in the thick of chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma. while losing weight shouldn't exactly be a priority at this time of my life, eating healthy and trying to stay as active as possible is. However, in the queasy aftermath of chemo, only certain food items sound appealing - especially bread. mass…
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building a beautiful butt
so, i'm beginning the process of building an epic *kitten*. before i lost weight, my glutes were super muscular from years of horseback riding, but a lot of long-distance-low-resistence cardio and lack of weight training kind of killed that during the weight loss. anyway, now i've begun lifting heavy at the gym and doing a…
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birth control making weight loss difficult
hey all! so i just started taking birth control about a month and a half ago. all the time before that, i was losing weight fairly quickly and easily. it was all just a basic mathematical equation that was working. i would run a calorie deficit, and i would lose weight. oh so simple! anyway, during the entire first month…
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portable food ideas?
hey guys! i'm starting school this next week, and a lot of my classes are condensed into particular days (11 hours of class on mondays! eeuughh) anyway, due to this, i'll be needing to bring little tupperwares of food along with me, but i can't really think of many meal ideas aside from sandwiches and salads. what are…
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Vegetarian/Vegan Barbecue?
Hey guys! The fourth is right around the corner, and I'm having some friends over that night. My buddy's girlfriend is a vegetarian, and I want to be able to make her something as delicious as the ribs and chicken shish kabobs my carnivorous friends will be inhaling. I know there are a lot of barbecue recipes out there,…
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just want to say to everyone..
if you're here, congrats. i've seen some nasty threads lately and i just want to remind whoever is reading this that you're doing awesomely by even being here, and good luck to all your healthful endeavors. whether you're losing weight and have lost 2 or 100 pounds, maintaining, building muscle, getting over an ED, etc etc…
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favorite yoga videos?
i've been sick for a few days and figured doing yoga at home would be a good substitute for gym-exercise. my friend told me about Jillian Michael's yoga meltdown( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5nyrD4eM64), and I found level 1 on youtube and kind of fell in love with it! does anybody else have any (preferably free...)…
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friends wanted!
hi! i love having friends here for mutual support... it makes it so fun. my only requirement is that you eat at least 1200 calories a day! and if you have a significant amount of weight to lose like i do, that's a plus too! :happy:
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Bulky muscle to lean muscle?
so this might be a silly question, but my friends were equally stumped when i asked them. is there any way to somehow "convert" bulky muscle to leaner muscle without allowing the bulkier muscle to deteriorate first? i have extremely bulked up thighs and calves from years of horseback riding and i would love to know if…
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ladies! question about birth control!
okay, so i know that different birth controls affect different people totally differently and it's all just different. tomorrow i'm going to my doctor to start birth control, so hopefully we reach a consensus about one that works for me - but i'm wondering about any of your experiences regarding weight loss/weight gain.…
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is it okay to go to the gym when you have a cold?
i've seen a lot of different answers for this, from "absolutely" to "no way", so i wanna know how some of you fitness gurus feel. i woke up with a raspy sore throat and swollen lymph nodes, but i have the energy to go for it and i'm itching to go to the gym. what's the healthy thing to do? EDIT: i guess my real question is…
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your FAVORITE healthy dessert recipe?
hey guys! i'm new here. anyway, i am so plagued by my ridiculous sweet tooth. i'm even just drawn to the act of baking itself. i need some pretty guilt-free dessert recipes to add to my repertoire... and i see so many on the internet, but i don't know how many of them are actually delicious, nor do i have the time to go…
