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I HATE DRINKING WATER. Help!
I cannot stand drinking water - it's like a task for me. I have to literally set alarm reminders just to drink a cup of water and I feel like I am forcing myself to do it. The only time I enjoy water is while I am working out because I'm so thirsty but just sitting at work at a desk - it's hard! I do NOT drink soda, juice,…
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BOWFLEX HRM on sale at Big 5 only $29!
For those of you who have been wanting to purchase a heart rate monitor but cannot fit it into the budget, Big 5 is having an awesome sale on the bowflex Precision XT Trainer Heart Rate monitor that includes the chest strap. Regular price $119.99, on sale for $29! I have own a Polar F7 and I love it so I am just spreading…
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SUBWAY EATERS - is the chicken breast real chicken?
I recently started eating at Subway because it's the closest place by my job that I can walk to...and I usually get a turkey on wheat but decided to try their chicken breast recently....is this real meat? It doesn't have the consistency of lets say...when you buy raw chicken breast from the market and cook it. The subway…
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FIBER SUPPLEMENTS - HELP ME UNDERSTAND!
So I need to up my fiber intake to 25-30 grams per day to help with my... ehhh hemm "irregularity". I bought some super fiber foods last night to kick start this journey of regularity and I've also purchased some "renew life" fiber smart supplements/vitamins from Walgreens. I went to log in my breakfast and had to swallow…
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SQUATS: Machine vs. Squats wtihout weights
What is the difference between squats on the machine and free range squats not using the machine/without weights? My friend and I are doing 100 squats a day for the next 30 days and I’ve been using a machine 100 in a row between 35-55 lbs vs. my gf is doing them free without weights (she is a fitness trainer). Would I get…
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STAIRMASTER QUESTION
I completed 103 stairs on the stairmaster at my gym however, I'm not sure what counts as completing a set of stairs? Anyone know. Are stairs 12 steps, 20 steps, 30 steps? You know what I mean?
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Quick Topic: HRM POLAR F7 TRANSMITTER
I have the watch, I have the chest strap - I cannot find the transmitter!! Without that, everything else means nothing! It is driving me crazy not being able to monitor my heart rate and calories. Where can I find just the transmitter without purchasing the entire set again? Thanks in advance!
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“Exercise Calories” A POLL
Just curious to see what the ratio is for people who use this site as to: how many of you find it a necessity to eat all your exercise calories and that is the only way you can lose weight or you just feel that is THE LAW….VS. how many of you do NOT eat your exercise calories and lose weight just fine or feel that being…
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NEW BEFORE & AFTERS
Every now and then I like to post B&A pics because I am amazed at myself when I look at my before and think “Why in the heck didn’t anyone tell me I looked like this!” The before was at about 185 lbs and afters are current at around 150 lbs give or take a lb. I LOVE MFP!!!!
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Eating crap, no exercise and still losing, how could this be
I've been exercising religiously and eating healthier up to 1200 calories a day since November of last year. I've lost over 25 lbs and won two biggest loser competitions at work. I started at 175.8 lbs and at the end of the competition on 4/26 I weighed in at 147.8 lbs. I went to Vegas & Disneyland that weekend when…
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Make your committment here....
Lets all make at least one committment today to get us closer to our goal weight/goal. No excuses today. It can be a small committment like parking farther in the parking lot to get in a few more steps before going into the grocery store or a big committment like burning 1000 calories in exercise or trying something new at…
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JENNIFER HUDSON LOOKS AMAZING!!
Check her out. She has come a long way but only in a few short months. It is rumored that she is 5'9 and 140-145 lbs now but she doesn't look 145 lbs for someone of her height. Either way, she looks great!! An inspiration!…
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GRUVE ACTIVITY/CALORIE MONITOR
Anyone heard of this or have one? They are comparing to Bodybugg and GoWear Fit but this is half the price about $150.00. I would be interested to see if anyone on this site has used one or thought about purchasing. Here is some information I got from a website I googled. Once you begin wearing the Gruve, you can begin…
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I feel amazing! (pics)
I started the journey here in November 09 at 175 lbs. I currently weigh 155 lbs. I feel amazing and more confident about myself than ever before and I wanted to share my 20 lb loss success with EVERYONE!! Started out in a size 32 - now a size 28 OR started at size 13 now to a size 8 comfortably. I originally had a goal of…
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Chocolate Covered Strawberries - made easy!!
In the spirit of Valentines Day - I wanted to share w/you all how easy it is to make homemade chocolate covered strawberries from the heart. I made these for a friend's b-day and they came out awesome! Everyone loved them! Don't spend your money buying them already made - it gets expensive. Plus, doing it yourself adds a…
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INTO THE 50'S (NEW GROUP)
I need some motivation so I wanted to start a small group for those that apply. I started this journey @ 175 lbs and I am currently 164 lbs. I have been trying so hard to get "INTO THE 50'S". I just need a push and accountability to see the scale show "159", even if for a day lol. (just kidding). My ultimate goal is…
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If you can't account for it....DONT EAT IT! ?
I have a little issue when it comes to eating away from home and not being able to see nutrition facts for a food establishment. There are a lot of ma and pa sandwich shops, chinese food, etc. where you cannot find the nutrition facts for their menu so I just skip it all together vs. playing the guessing game. Do a lot of…
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Why the weight gain??
I am struggling with a little confusion here. The BMR calculator is telling me if I were to sit around all day, not exercise and eat 1700 calories a day, I would be able to maintain my weight. Not lose, not gain but stay the same. I've been sticking to 1200 calories a day using MFP as well as exercise at the gym about 4-5…
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Water Weight
How do you know when you are losing only "water weight" or truly losing weight from fat loss? I see a lot of people posting that they lost 5 lbs in a week and some people come back with "thats great" and then when someone says they went on a cabbage soup diet and lost 5 lbs people come back with "thats just water weight,…
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ANOREXIA NERVOSA SYMPTOMS
Anorexia nervosa, commonly referred to simply as anorexia, is one type of eating disorder. More importantly, it is also a psychological disorder. Anorexia is a condition that goes beyond out-of-control dieting. A person with anorexia often initially begins dieting to lose weight. Over time, the weight loss becomes a sign…
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I'm such a FRIGGIN LOSER!!!
I just won BIGGEST LOSER at my job! WHOO HOO!!! 8 weeks going and 12.8 lbs down. I know it is not much but I gave it my all. Especially this last week - I busted my *kitten*. Very happy and feeling victorious!!! And yes I did go to Costco after winner was announced and had a slice of their greasiest pepperoni pizza that I…
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Help me lose those OUNCES! Yes Ounces!
Calling all MFPers for suggestions please. I am in a biggest loser competition at my job and the scale calculates ounces. In the last biggest loser competition I came in second place losing by one tenth of a percent...DEVASTATED!!! I did everything I could on that last day of weigh in to get the scale numbers down as many…
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sweet n low sweetener
I'm a little confused. I use sweet n low, equal, splenda, etc as sugar substitutes for coffee. I just noticed that 2 packets of sweet n low are accounting for 2 grams of "SUGAR" in my food diary. Could this be right? I thought sweet n low was a sugar substitute, does it really have sugar in it?
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Milk alternative please
I eat a lot of raisin bran cereal and for example I would eat maybe 1.5 cups of cereal and 3/4 cup of 2% milk. The milk is killing me - calorie wise and I cannot give up my yummy cereal. What other alternatives do I have besides 1% or skim because those...just simply do not taste good to me. Need something low in calories…
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less than 20 minutes exercise - not worth it??
So a friend of mine made a statement to me a while ago that really bothered me and I have not had time to research how true this is...anyhow...I had a really lazy day where I should have went to the gym one day but wasn't feelin it but decided I would stay at home at do at least 20 minutes of some sort of cardio so I…
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What caused your weight gain?
I see many people on the forums that are trying to get "back" to where they were before they gained weight. Some of us have gained 50 lbs or more and some just a few lbs to get off. What do you think caused your weight gain? I know for me, it started with the depo shot, birthing 2 children and not breastfeeding, and those…
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ELLIPTICAL USERS I have a question
I'm trying to gage how much of a wimp I am on the elliptical. I use it at the gym and normally I normally do the weight loss program that will alternate between resistance 4 and resistance 9 every 4 minutes. Recently I started using the variety program where it will alternate every 60 seconds anywhere between resistance 1…
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Biggest Loser contest - NOT BEING FAIR!
So we started a biggest loser competition at work on 11/9 and as a group we all agreed it would run from 11/9/09 to 1/11/10. As of yesterday's weigh in, I just took the lead. It appears that the person who has been in the lead the entire time has gained some weight during the holidays as well as a lot of other people in…
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What are the tools you need to lose weight?
My husband wants to get on board the fitness train but I'm afraid he does not have the patience to join this site and log in every morsel so I need YOUR help. I've been on this site for a few months so I haven't had to worry about BMR, BMI, BMX, BRB calculator, blah blah blah, since I first joined. (last two just a joke).…
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8 lbs in 7 days!! WHOO YEAH!
So excited. Last Thursday I weighed 174 lbs and today I weigh 166 lbs. Very happy about my progress. Hard work and proper nutrition pays off. Sticking to my recommended calorie intake, cutting back on sugar, rice and pasta. Drinking at least 8 cups of water. Cardio for an hour 4 times a week to burn at minimum 500 calories…
