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good news, bad news
bad news first: August was a super unmotivated month for me. A perfect storm of "life BS" knocked me off my nice little routine of logging and working out and I have had a hard time getting back into gear. I'm never fully "inactive" (i have a toddler-but also a desk job) and never went buck wild with eating, but i…
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Bachelorette party this weekend - Need a GAME PLAN!
I'm headed out of town for a friends bachelorette party tomorrow and would love some advice on how to "stay good" I'm already hoping to squeeze in a good, calorie burning workout in the morning and to make smart (and salady) choices while eating out but my big concern is the alcohol! I don't really drink much at all and…
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UP or DOWN
i adjusted my cals for last months loss and stuck with the 15% reduction so it lowered my cals by about 80. no big deal. But im starting to wonder if at this stage - 11 pounds from "goal - i should do 10% or 5% reduction. also, the past few weeks my workouts have been harder...so my brain tells me to go UP a little…
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10 (ish) to go...trying to do this RIGHT!
Hey y'all! Thought i might get some good input from anyone bored at work and daydreaming of the beach...with a hot bikini body, too! I'm 11 pounds from my "goal weight" . I've let go of a certain number, but im still shooting to fit back into that wedding dress, and that means shedding this last layer of over all body…
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Low Sodium Lunch Ideas
Hello! trying to watch my sodium and i always seem to blow it at lunch with canned soups and lunch meats!! Besides canned tuna on salad...can anybody suggest their fav low-sodium lunch break meals?! I'm lucky enough to have access to a full kitchen at lunch but I'm still looking for quick & easy ideas... leftovers from…
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Progress update - No Scale June was awesome!
Hey all! A little update i am excited to share and hope will motivate the masses a little. no fun pictures or anything, just lots of info i dont usually share with anybody LOL quickie: started "eating more" in May and i was all over the place with my calories, exercise level AND weight. The scale was about *this* close to…
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eating clean...in a hurry! is it possible?
I'm very interested in clean eating. I enjoy cooking for myself and my family and have figured out a ton of ways to put together tasty & healthy meals in a hurry. HOWEVER, this usually means using some "unclean" foods. Not terrible stuff but still. Boca burgers for lunch, frozen peas for the baby, bagel thins, etc. i dont…
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!! I've triple checked but could use a 2nd set of eyes...
HELLO! em2wl for..i guess its been about 9 weeks now... I set my cals to 1713, but now i'm feeling like a crazy person b/c I'm not sure how i got that number or if its right! I see gals eating 2000+ cals and i still feel im on the low end of eating more.... 150 65 inches I'm a lady who is 30. i selected 1-3 hours light…
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Cathe's Muscle Max
HELLO! there is a "Cathletes" board but it doesn't look very active so i thought id turn to all of you smarty-pants with this random question: I'm about to start Muscle Max (um, like TONIGHT, FINALLY!) She has a few pre-mixes available and im just wondering how to organize them if im short on time. an hour isn't always an…
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6 weeks in - i think its working *no jinxies!*
hearing even small successes has been a huge help & motivator for me so i thought i would share my 'lil progress. i was on a VLCD for about 4 months before i decided to try em2wl. here is my journey in a nutshell: weeks 1 & 2- so bloated & panicked over it, but no weight change week 3 - weight loss of about 2lbs that put…
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Exercise Math = FUN!
quick question.... My 15% cut is 1713 (light exercise - i aim to commit 30 minutes a day give or take) my BMR is 1465 SO if I DONT burn about 250 a day doing some exercise and i just "maintaining" basically? My TDEE with no exercise whatsoever is around 1750 according to scooby i might be over thinking this....i mean, im…
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BF% - how can this beeee?!
a few online body fat calculators are saying my BF% is "obese" how is this possible?! i know i have some extra padding but OBESE?! somebody please talk me off the ledge...
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Good article on metabolism
this popped up in my inbox today from cathe.com. Nothing we haven't already heard...but always nice to hear it again :) http://cathe.com/are-you-unintentionally-lowering-your-metabolism-and-preventing-yourself-from-losing-weight
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FitBit linking
HELLO! I just got a fitbit ultra for my birthday and i am anxious to get it set up! It looks like you sink it to a computer. FOr those of you that have one, is it a terrible idea to link it to my work computer? I'm here 40 hours a week and i dont really spend a lot of time on the computer at home... thoughts??
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NSV and further proof that the scale is eviiiiil.
when i set out to loose the flab in January i weighed 175. I set 2 goals for my self: 1.) be at my pre-pregnancy weight -150 (was a little overweight then too!) by my 30th bday at the end of May 2.) be my wedding weight - 135 (what i thought was "the best shape of my life") by my daughters 1st bday in August but something…
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No more Excuses...Time to dive in!
let me preface this by saying: EEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!! i upped my cals JUST to my BMR 2 weeks ago, felt bloated but maintained weight and then GASP lost a pound +..eating more. Ok...! I am for the first time in nearly 2 years below 150...just in time for my 30th Birthday *JOY* I leave for vacation next wednesday so it seems…
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More harm than good
i'm gonna cliffnotes this: -EM2WL for a week now. MFP cals were at 1200 and i was eating around that for about 3 months on and off with pretty consistent weight loss -figured my -20% TDEE to be 1558-1617. felt wussy about a big jump right away (im in a wedding on saturday - not a good time to gain!!) -so i raised it to…
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Ready to Strength Train...from home...thoughts?
HI! at home work out vids work best for me and my random schedule. I'm about midway through Jillian Michaels 30DS, but even though it "kicks my butt" i feel like i could be working harder and feeling it more after my workouts so im ready to up the anty. after reading EVERYTHING on this group board, i want to introduce…
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"but my feet hurt"...dumb question Monday
Hiya - I'm pretty aware that this is a silly question but... My work-outs are mainly at home videos. My endurance is up, but on some higher impact moves i find that i want to stop b/c my feet start killing me, not because im out of breath or generally about to die! is this normal...or just an obvious sign to FINALLY invest…
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How many cals are you eating?
arg. i am stuggeling with this. mfp set me at 1200 but ive been reading about how that is no bueno when you are exercising - the whole "starvation mode" thing. i dont feel like im starving myself though...and im way nervous to up my daily cal intake officially... thoughts??
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New member...Jillian Junkie
Hi y'all!! Just found this group....I hope its OK to join! I started 30DS on April 17th any way and have done 6 days...7 after tonight. My goal is to complete "30 before 30" - 30 days before my 3oth on May 24th, however I've got a vacation starting on may 16th so I'm really shooting to reach this goal before then! i joined…
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weight loss dummy here!
hello! I joined last week and have really enjoyed both the community and accountability that comes with the MFP site. I'm working towards becoming the healthiest version of myself and I know that currently I dedicate too much of my precious time stressing out over getting dressed in the morning or being envious of other…
