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For the tattooed among us...
I've been wanting to get my next tattoo for what feels like forever but I'm a bit wary. My next tattoo is going to be a fairly big piece spanning the length of my side. I have a lot of weight to lose and excess skin is very likely. Given that it'll be on my side/stomach area I'm worried that if I get it done now it'll look…
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6 months post mini gastric bypass
Hi I had my mini gastric bypass in January '19 and have since lost 4 stone. I've been stalled for the last 5-6 weeks so I'm looking at adjusting my diet. When I was in the hospital (I had the surgery abroad) the dietician didn't really give me info on how many calories I should be eating after the operation. She just told…
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Mini Gastric Bypass 15/01/19
I'm 6 days post op from my mini gastric bypass. I'm struggling a bit to figure out when I'm hungry/full and really struggling with not being allowed to eat or drink within 30mins of each other. I had a couple of questions for people who've had the surgery because my surgeon didn't give me much info. 1) How long did you…
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Slow cooker recipes
I've started using my slow cooker most days of the week. I realised that if I don't then I'm more likely to eat badly or order takeaway because I can't be bothered cooking from scratch after being out all day. It's much easy to just put everything in the slow cooker and forget about it lol. I had a look on Pinterest for…
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Avoiding DOMS
I'm restarting back at the gym (after a 2 year injury break) next week and I'm a bit worried about the aftermath of working out. Recently any time I do any kind of leg work I end up with DOMS. I even get this after physiotherapy sometimes. Is there anything I can do to avoid this? When I went before I'd go a couple of…
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Struggling with weight loss
So I'm having trouble staying motivated on my journey because I'm struggling to lose any weight. My weight fluctuates within the same 5 lbs but hasn't really gone down in months. I'm not losing inches either and it's started to get to me. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong so I thought I'd see what others tried when going…
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How to lose weight without exercise?
I've been trying to lost weight for years on and off. I've lost about 50lbs so far but I've been struggling with working out for the past year or so due to a shoulder injury. I have shoulder subluxation with any movement of my right shoulder and I'm waiting to get surgery to get it sorted out. During my pre-op assessment,…
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Snacks for the turning weather
All summer long I've been snacking on grapes, kiwi, melon and berries but now that the cold weather's coming in that's not working for me anymore. When it starts getting colder I want warm snacks and I'm sick of soup. Any suggestions for snacks that are good for autumn/winter and are vegetarian? If it helps with my 5 a day…
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Setting Goals
I've fallen off the health wagon the past couple of months and I'm starting again in the morning. I think a big problem for me is I've never set a weight loss goal. I have my end goal in mind but it's hard to stay on track when your goal seems unattainable. I want to break it down into more manageable chunks to help keep…
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Looking for friends to help keep motivated!
Hi! I'm looking for motivated people to keep me on track! I'll be turning 30 later in the year. I'm from the UK and I have about 150 lbs I'd like to lose. I suffer from anxiety (social anxiety especially) so this site is perfect for me because I don't feel comfortable going along to groups like weight watchers, etc. I've…
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Never thought I'd be posting on this board :)
I started my journey a couple of years ago when, at 359bs, I decided to stop wishing for weight loss and actually get off my *kitten* and do something about it. I lost about 40lbs in 6 months through eating better. I started having issues with my stomach and took break from being healthier.. I got back to it in November…
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Really thirsty?
Since starting 30DS I've been feeling really thirsty and drinking much more than usual. I have ongoing stomach problems so I'm not sure if it's related to that or if it's a 'side effect' or the shred. Has anyone else been excessively thirsty since starting?
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Birthday Cake Alternative
It's my friends birthday tomorrow and usually I would make her a custom birthday cake. However, she's on a strict diet and won't eat cake. What could I make/buy her instead of cake that's healthy and diet friendly? Thanks
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Polar FT4 accuracy problems.
I just bought my first HRM - Polar FT4 - off of ebay. I haven't used it during exercise yet but I've had it on to get a read on my resting heart rate. Problem is, it saying my resting heart rate is 116-120. I've measured manually by taking my pulse for 10 seconds and multiplying by 6 and I usually get a reading of 84-96…
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Hello
Hi everyone, I'm new to MFP but not to weight loss. I first decided to finally stop wanting to lose weight and actually try to do it back in November. I started off at 360 lbs and want to lose 220 lbs. So far I'm down 37! I've been stuck around the same weight for the past six weeks or so because I was moving and stopped…
