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Wanted! Workout buddy in Marietta, GA
HELP! I've tried meetup, I've tried exercisefriends... but I just can't find any solid buddies who would like to start up an exercise group in Marietta, GA!!! I've found that I simply don't workout unless I have a good friend to look forward to seeing and spending time with at the gym! Please reply and PM me if you are in…
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Maintaining Weight Loss and Leptin Deficiency
So please don't get nasty with me for the re-post as there are a lot of people talking about the NY Times article about the biggest loser contestants, and I have read SEVERAL of these threads, but NONE of them answer any of the questions that are in my head. It also appears that a lot of the people discussing it did not…
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looking for friends in the Atlanta area
Hi everyone! I'm a brand new mom, 3 weeks post partum. I've had a lot of success on MFP in the past, losing 115 lbs, but I gained some back with my baby. I have not been actively journaling calories because I'm breast feeding, but I'm definitely dedicated to getting back to pre baby habits and size. I'm looking for real…
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What were unexpected upsides of losing weight?? Share!
Let’s talk about some of those unexpected benefits that came along with losing weight. Whether you have had big or small successes, share with us some of the perks that showed up that you didn’t know were coming! It’s a great way to realize that you have more to look forward to than the standard “Look better, feel better,…
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Different measurements on your right and left sides?
Hey Everyone, I'm just wondering if this is normal. I took my measurements a few weeks ago using my left side because I assumed both sides were the same. I took them today and had lost a half inch on my left thigh so checked my right just to see if I was right and not holding the tape too tight or something. My right thigh…
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How to get an accurate body fat measurement for women
I'm focusing on muscle and strength and just started a lifting program. I'm not really concerned with weight loss but with fat loss/recomposition. Rather than weighing in I'd prefer to track body fat % and measurements as I go. I'd like to see if I'm able to increase lean% and decrease fat at the same time- which is…
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Squating below parallel- stronglifts 5x5
Hey Everyone, just looking for some advice. I'm just starting strong lifts 5x5, and did my first workout today. I started with just the bar because I wasn't sure what my starting point would be. Benching just the bar was probably too easy, I completed all 5 sets without pushing too hard, and same with the rows- but when it…
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Recovery Advice?
Just started stronglifts 5x5 and my body (quads, hammies, glutes, chest specifically) are completely wrecked after every workout. By wrecked I mean I can barely function- legs are buckling, I'm yelping when it's time to stand up/sit down, et cetera. I don't want to back off on the intensity of my workouts, and I'm okay…
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How did you get started lifting heavy?
Hey Lifters, I'm looking for some guidance on where to start to get back into lifting. I was starting to learn about a year ago when I found out I was pregnant and for some stupid reason I stopped training during my pregnancy. Now I'm 4 months PP and looking to get back to lifting. I've been back in the gym wasting my time…
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Ladies! We can be honest! Weak Pelvic Floor?
Hello ladies, Let's be honest and throw around ideas. I'm going CRAZY because when I'm doing jumping jacks during the 30 day shred, when I'm dancing in hip hop class, doing zumba, trying to jog... you name it... I'm running into the same problem. Because I was so overweight before, the pelvic floor muscles are really weak,…
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Liquid Whey or Powdered Whey?
Hey Everyone, I've made a hobby recently out of yogurt making and though the process is kind of long and tedious I'm really enjoying it. One thing I've found is that from every batch I make, I generally have about a quart of pure liquid whey leftover. Because it was fermented and cultured with the yogurt process, it's full…
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Marietta, GA workout buddies?
HELP! I've tried meetup, I've tried exercisefriends... but I just can't find any solid buddies who would like to start up an exercise group in Marietta, GA!!! I've found that I simply don't workout unless I have a good friend to look forward to seeing and spending time with at the gym! Please reply and PM me if you are in…
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105 lbs Down before and after pics :)
Hopefully the pics are now working :smile: Before pics: Between Jan-Feb 2012, 315 lbs, 5'8'', size 28 jeans, ring size 10, shoe size 11 (I shied from pics, so there aren't many) (I'm all the way on the left) After! The most recent (first two) were taken last night. 210 lbs, size 16 jeans, ring size 7.5, shoe size 9.5…
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New Goal- Pass PT requirements!
Hello Everyone! Anyone out there military or ex-military? I've done a lot of thinking and I'm getting serious about a decision I've made to join the National Guard. I've talked to a recruiter and gotten a lot of helpful information, but guess what's holding me up? That's right, I have to pass the physical test…
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Help! Tummy Tips! People keep thinking I'm pregnant!
Maybe it's because I'm a newly-wed and I'm completely gaga over my husband that everyone just assumes I'm pregnant. It's more likely though that people think so because it looks like I am. My belly from 100 lbs ago has decided to stay unproportionally large compared to the rest of me, and it sticks out like a little basket…
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Lactose Intolerant?
If you are Lactose Intolerant like me, join my group- Non Dairy Divas! :flowerforyou: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/14440-non-dairy-divas PS: guys, don't mind the name, feel free to join too. Not always just for Divas, but I thought the name was catchy :laugh:
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STUCK!!!
I'm stuck. My first plateau after 100 lbs of loss... Stuck between 210-215. I've been here since March. Now I do log, but I use another app for logging because MFP app won't work on my phone, but I was religiously between 1200-1400 cals, then I read an article that I'm undereating and about "eat more to lose more." Upped…
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Adult blemish eruption! Help!pimples
Hello! Trying to figure out what could possibly be causing this. I have pimples on my face (not normal for me!) and all over my body. Some get big and don't want to open, and painful like boils. I also have two pimple like sores on the inside of my mouth, on my cheeks on either side. They hurt. I've never had this before.…
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Head hurts, sleepy, need help. warning: a bit whiny
Ok, I'm not generally one to complain, but the last two weeks I have had a constant tension headache and ridiculous fatigue, paired with ridiculous appetite, and I get home and don't want to do anything. Also noticing a decreased *desire* for other *ahem* exercises. Usually I don't have that problem AT ALL. I'm having to…
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Men in suits! and other strange attractions...
Just for fun... what is the fatal attraction? 1. A fatal attraction An attraction between an individual and someone/something that is so strong, the individual lacks reason and logic in their thinking when dealing with their attraction. The subject is often someone/something that will have a negative impact on the…
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Eating at maintanence during/before menstruation?
okay, a private topic, I know, but i need to know if any other women do this. It's currently the week before, and my normal calorie budget just isn't cutting it. I am irritable, moody, and have hunger pains and headaches. I went up to maintanence yesterday and kept my normal workout routine, and felt incredibly better, and…
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Garcinia Cambogia- another supplement
Hey everyone, I got an email from my best friend this morning with a link to Doctor Oz's new "breakthrough." It's Garcinia Cambogia, and people are making a big fuss because it contains HCA. The article says it's from Tamarind fruit, but the picture looks like mangosteen, both fruits I had the pleasure of tasting in the…
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SWEET VICTORY!!!
Sometimes I forget how sweet something very small can be, but today I got out of the bath and wrapped up in a hotel towel. I never expected it to actually cover me, because I have not been able to wrap a normal sized towel around me and tuck it in to wear it like a dress since high school. I paraded around the hotel with…
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Low body temperature?
I'm running between 96-97 usually, and I'm hearing a lot of things that low body temp could indicate hypothyroidism, even though I haven't had a real problem losing weight, or that it can mean a slow metabolism. All I know is that my hands are generally icy, and I would like to find a way to boost my temp if it means…
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What supplements do you take?
I take: one-a-day women's multi-vitamin, active metabolism ashwaghanda/sensoril for stress and chronic fatigue Triphala for cleansing evening primrose oil- healthy hair/skin and because fish oil terrifies/disgusts me zinc- when I'm feeling under the weather biotin- healthy hair/skin/nails calcium- because I can't get it…
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Problem area- tummy!
Hey everyone, I need help with tips on what to do about the tummy. First off, my shape is super annoying, my belly was one of my last places to gain it, but now I'm losing it everywhere but there. It's like 3 inches come from everywhere else to every one inch I lose from the middle. I'm starting to look like a bizarre…
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Advice for newbies- things I wish I had known starting out
Good Morning! To those of you who have tasted success, what is your greatest advice to those just starting out? What did you wish you would have known when you began? Here is mine: 1. For ladies, if you don't mind wearing dresses, wear dresses. I'm not kidding. Pants that fit starting out will look ridiculous after 10-20…
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Eggs good or bad?
Hello everyone! I'm having a debate with my husband on the merits of eggs. It all started when I told him I would rather have two eggs for breakfast with a small source of fiber, than having toast and fruit, because the protein seems to sustain me longer and I find it easier to stay under calorie goal for the day when I…
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over sugar and sodium, but ALWAYS within calorie limit
This doesn't happen to me often, but it's always my struggle. I'm always maxed out or slightly over on sugar, and quite often sodium, before I'm even near my calorie goal (1220). Now I know this clearly means I could be getting better bang for my buck with what foods I'm eating, if I were to eat cleaner I would stay away…
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Does losing weight change your shoe size?
I noticed that at my heaviest (315 lb, 5'8'') I was into a size 11 shoe! I didn't know what was going on because I was a size 9.5 for most of my life, and my feet hadn't grown since I was 14 years old. I was worried that my feet had started growing again! Now I'm down to 215, and the11's I wear on a daily basis to work…
