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TDEE & Calories When Your Activity Levels Vary
I apologize in advance for being wordy. I'm 5'7", in my late 30s, and currently 157 lbs, down just over 40 lbs from February. My goal weight is 135-140, so I still have about 20ish lbs to go. It's not a lot, and I'm in my late 30s, so I'm aware that it's going to come off slowly, but I'm getting stuck on figuring out your…
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9-month progress pics - 36 lbs down, 20 to go.
It isn't much, but here are the before and afters of my 36-lb weight loss. It is hard for me to see the difference until I compare it to what I used to look like. I started on this journey two weeks after the photo on the left was taken. I love to go to sci-fi conventions and dress up in goofy costumes with my friends, and…
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Attempting W5D3 today, wish me luck!
I have seen a marked increase in my stamina (went dancing with a friend a couple of weeks ago and didn't get exhausted halfway through one song like I would have pre-Couch25K) and I chalk it up to consistent running. The first time I tried C25K this spring, it took me 2 weeks to get through W4D1 and barely that, but I was…
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Anyone heading to Dragon*Con next month?
We go and meet up with dozens of friends from all over every year. It's my big annual vacation. Some people go to the Bahamas... :) Anyone else planning on going this year?
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Cannot get past Week 3, what am I doing wrong?
I have had a respiratory infection for the last 3 weeks. Prior to that, I had just finished Week 3 and had struggled with Week 4. I wasn't able to finish Week 4 for the first 2 tries and was finally able to push through to finish Week 4 Day 1 on my third try, but barely, and I came down with the flu 2 days later. So I…
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Wasn't able to finish W4D1 :(
I wasn't able to finish all of Week 4 Day 1 today. I really struggled with Week 3 on Day 1, but felt pretty confident going in to the 3rd day and finished it relatively easily. I thought I'd be able to push through Day 1 of this week ,but during that last 5-minute run, I felt exhausted and completely lost my breath. I was…
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What do you guys do on your non C25K days?
I do upper-body strength training on my C25K days as well, but I've been looking into Stronglifts and I'm wondering if it might be "too much" to do that program on the days I don't do C25K since it does involve strength training your lower body. Right now I've just been doing some core/ab work and some yoga 2-3 times a…
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Everett/Chelsea/Revere/Malden area
Now that the weather's getting nicer, I'm a member of a few hiking groups and like to run outdoors, but I just moved to Everett a year ago and IT'S SO HILLY! So I do most of my running on a treadmill. But I'd love other workout/running/hiking buddies in the area so feel free to add me if you're from around here!
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The more I lose & the better I feel...
The more my friends and family seem to get aggressive in being as UNSUPPORTIVE as humanly possible. Has this happened to anyone else? I just posted my 20-lb weight loss photos on Facebook and got told things like: "I found MyFitnessPal really oppressive, constantly berating me with how I was consuming thousands of calories…
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What's your favorite iron-rich recipe?
Iron is not one of the macros I was tracking here on MFP, and I've been eating about 70% raw and about 85% vegetarian (with the other 15% chicken or seafood) and as clean as possible for a few months, so I probably shouldn't be surprised that my doctor recently told me my bloodwork is showing me as slightly anemic. I…
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I love smoothies but hate bananas
I have a strong aversion to banana-flavored or scented anything. I'm not picky about any other kind of food, but when it comes to bananas, even a minor whiff turns my stomach. I love smoothies, but it seems like 80% of recipes I find for them include bananas - and never, ever in a way that hides the flavor and texture…
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Before and during...18 lbs down...
So I know it's a small victory compared to so many amazing success stories, but for me it's a big deal. I am 5'7" and I went from 120 lbs in college (15+years ago) to weighing in at almost 197 lbs this past January, which is the heaviest I've ever weighed. I dressed up in costume for a sci-fi convention, which is something…
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Can someone recommend an affordable, accurate digital scale?
Under $40 would be preferable if such a thing exists. I have a digital scale from IKEA, but it's always wrong. Every time I weigh myself somewhere else, I always, always weigh a lot less than the IKEA scale says even if the weigh-ins are hours apart. Not that I weigh myself constantly or anything, but out of curiosity…
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The Boobs Topic
Hello MFP friends, now that I got your attention with the subject line, I'd like to (semi-seriously) discuss the topic of weight loss, fitness and breast size/shape. I have a personal reason for this: when I weighed 126 lbs in my 20s, I wore a 34C bra, and I have to say, they looked really good. Since I put on all this…
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Do you do 30-day shred alone or with other workouts/yoga?
I just bought Jillian Michaels' 30-day shred. I also have a gym membership to a local Planet Fitness where I enjoy doing interval training on the treadmills, and a few yoga DVDs I enjoy as well. I'm kind of new to all of this, so I'm wondering, those of you who have done or are doing the 30-day shred, do you do other…
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Anyone do yoga at a yoga studio?
There's a really good yoga studio with hot yoga and beginner classes and even "restorative meditation" on Sundays. $30 for a trial month of unlimited classes; $100/month after that, or $40/month for a 4-class-per-month membership (you can pay for classes a la carte, too). This seems really reasonable to me and I intend to…
