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moderate or not?
Ok so I have a question. When I go for walks I am not sure whether to put slow, moderate or very brisk. I am about 130 lbs over weight so i know for me moderate might be slow for someone else. Should I go for how I feel? Like if I feel physically that I am walking briskly, should I put that in? Or should I put moderate…
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need a dress!
ok, i am getting desperate. I am not rolling in the dough and I need a dark blue or olive kind of green dress for my sisters wedding. Do any of you lovely women have a 2x (even a 3x lol) that i might buy off of someone? I can pay through paypal. I am totally freaking out. If you do could you post the pics on this thread…
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should i be worried....
ok i make my own all natural no sugar added smoothies. but it puts me in the red on my sugars. I am not diabetic nor am i prediabetic. i hardly ever eat sugar really but i make smoothies for energy and to get all my fruits in....should i be worried about this?
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you know what gets me.....
That I see others who weigh more than me on here yet wear a smaller size in pant. You can easily see their stomach shrinking in their pics (which I am very happy for them) but mine has not changed AT ALL. I am 5'3" and weigh 230 lbs and wear a size 22-24 pant. I see other girls who are about my height and weigh 30-50 lbs…
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calories burned vs feeling a good workout
I am curious to see which you all feel is more important....how many calories you have burned or feeling the workout more. For example: When I do my aerobics I burn twice as much in calories and I feel like I have done pretty good. I dont breathe super heavy though...and my heart rate does go up but not as much as when I…
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updated weightloss pics
I hope i added it right :) I still have a ways to go and as you can see from the heavier pictures i am never happy to have a full body pic....but i would like to see if anyone notices a difference!
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what are our diaries measurements?
For potassium, it shows I need 3,500 everyday. 3,500 what? Grams, Kilograms? Anyone know?
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Is celery working for you?
Hey all, I am really into working on my sodium so I dont have issues with blood pressure some day. I have done a bunch of research and celery seems quite popular to help with high blood pressure or as preventitive. My concern is I randomly get heart palpitations (I am not a very stressed out person) and my husband has high…
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question about blood pressure
Trying a new subject title so maybe I can target the right kind of interest lol. I am really into working on my sodium so I dont have issues with blood pressure some day. I have done a bunch of research and celery seems quite popular to help with high blood pressure or as preventitive. My concern is I randomly get heart…
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Whats your favorite.....
Whats your favorite thing about working out? Mine is getting all sweaty! Its like a badge of accomplishment!
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15 minutes?
I read somewhere yesterday that doing 15 minutes of exercise 2-4 times a day will help you lose more weight that doing 30-60 minutes straight through once a day. I wanted to try it and see how it works, but I was curious if any of you out there do this and if so what do you think? Do notice a difference?
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NSV!!
This may sound stupid but I am soooo happy! I just threw away 10 pairs of size 13 and 11 underwear!! odd I know...but sooo awesome! I am now in size 10 and its funny cause when I wear the new ones (even though they are granny cut too) I feel daintier lol. I would post pics of the two sizes together but....honestly no one…
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not sedintary not lightly active
Which am I? I am in between but not either. For example: Through out the day I home school my kids, so I sit a lot. But in between stuff, I am cooking, doing laundry, cleaning, just walking around and loitering lol. I dont sit most of the time, but I dont stand most of the time....so what should I put? any advice would be…
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i need info
ok i am getting more and more curious about the c25k. I did a search and read how wonderful it is....where to i find out how to do it? does it cost? thanks for any help!
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whats your odd food?
The other day my stepdaughter was making a peanutbutter and jelly sandwhich. For some reason I had a memory from when I was younger of my mom making peanutbutter, tomotoe and mayo sandwhiches. I LOVED them (probably still do)! It got me thinking....what is your favorite odd food? I would love to read about others strange…
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sweet or yam?
ok this may sound like a dumb question....but i went to the grocery store (one i dont go to that much) and I was looking for sweet potatoes. I found ones with a tag that said sweet potatoes, but they looked different than the ones from walmart. Below the ones labeled sweet potatoes was ones labled yams (which are what i…
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52 ways to lose a lb a week
52 ways to lose a lb a week. Some really good advice in this one :) http://abetteryou.msn.com/?section=articles&category=3&contentId=23175699&source=msn>1=25067#/articles/3/23175699/
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Low sodium bread?
Does anyone know of a low sodium bread that is offered by walmart? I want it to be wheat. As whole grain as possible and low sodium. And one that doesnt cost 10.00 per slice lol. Anyone?
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Resistance tubes
I just recieved the resistance tubes for Christmas, but I have no clue how to log this. I am trying to create in 'my exercises' but it wants to know the lbs I am lifting and I have no idea lol. anyone know how I can enter this?
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Some need to see it visually
I am sure others have done this before. My husband and I got into a debate over this and I had to show him on our white board for him to 'get it' lol. hope this helps others: 1200 calories eaten -500 calories burned700 total calories absorbed into the body This puts us at a 500 calorie deficit, therefore, yes its important…
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would anyone happen to know....
if changing the time of day that I exercise help get over a plateau? just curious :)
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What is my activity level?!?
Ok when I first signed up for mfp, I debated between sedentary and lightly active. I was swimming about 40 laps a day (well my pool is shorter so it was probably 20 laps a day in a normal pool). When I closed up my pool for the winter I started aerobics and/or walking. I do a total of 35-50 min a day 4-5 times a week…
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warm ups and cool downs
I do dvd dance workouts (my fav) and I was wondering if others included the warm ups and cool downs when logging the minutes? i always have (its a total of 5 mins, no biggie) but wasnt sure if I was cheating myself a few cals by doing that. Not that it makes a big difference. I was just curious :)
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Before and STILL going!
Ok, my family swears they see a difference. I am not sure, maybe a bit. I know its not a major difference, and the pics are different angles...what do you think? (hope I upload these right lol) If not can you check out my profile? :) Thanks! (oh yeah PLEASE be brutally honest. I dont like false security lol thanks!)…
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frustrated
Is it normal to reach one of the dreaded plateu's (sp?) at my weight? I weigh 268 and I have lost a total of like 26 lbs in the last 5 months. But for two weeks now....nothing. No gaining, no losing. And I havent gone much over my calories recently AND I drink plenty of water. The only thing I can think of is I am…
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Eat like skinny women
Here is an article I just read on msn.com thought it was interesting :) http://abetteryou.msn.com/?section=articles&category=3&contentId=23675419&source=msn>1=25067#/articles/3/23675419/ They choose satisfied over stuffed On a fullness scale of 1 to 10, skinny women stop eating at a level of 6 or 7, says Jill Fleming,…
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Question for the REALLY big joggers out there
Ok I am 268 lbs and 5' 3". I know I am VERY VERY overweight. BUT I have been working out solid 4-7 days a week for like 5-6 months now. (Yay me!) and I have lost around 26 lbs total (woohoo!). My question to the other big people out there...I have noticed many of you can jog. How on earth do you guys do that?!?! I walk 3…
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Becoming a freak! AHHHHH!
Ok so I am feeling like a freak or something. I am losing the majority of my weight in my legs, arms, back and butt. I have this horrid (albeit irrational) fear that I will forever have a huge stomach! The most frustrating thing.....I still wont go down in size! Let me give you an example and keep in mind I am not trying…
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heart skips a beat
does anyone else experience their heart skipping a beat during and after exercise? I dont always feel it but sometimes i do. I am not sure if I should be worried or not...
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Need food to up cals
Ok i know that just upping my food intake will help my cals. but seriously, i am full. eating healthier i am able to eat more, therefore i get fuller than with junk. odd i know. but anyways i was wanting to find out if there was a good shake that can give me some cals, maybe calcium and some other nutrition without adding…
