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For Data Junkies
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/42380784/Capture.PNG I was just playing with the data for my weight loss and thought I'd post for people who talk about whether or not it is linear. The top graph shows my weight loss in general. It looks pretty linear, although it's slowed down as my BMI got lower. The bottom graph…
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Change of seasons
All winter long I had to very carefully monitor my food to make sure I didn't go over. I thought it was just because MFP had lowered my calories because I'd lost weight. Spring comes and - just like last summer - I can't eat enough to make my calories. I'm under a few hundred every day (not good when you're only allotted…
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One year on MFP!
All my overweight gone and I still expect to log . . . FOREVER. But so worth it. How long do you expect to keep logging and maintain?
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Is it stalling if you can't go to maintenance?
I've been on almost a year, passed my original goal 15 pounds back and am now in the middle of my 'healthy' weight range. The doctor and I are both happy. I'm comfortable with what I'm eating and not hungry. I really do feel like this is just how I eat now. All good. I would LIKE to lose another 5 pounds. I'd look a bit…
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Holding water like PMS?
I am annoyed. Hit my goal range - my lowest goal range. Sticking well within my calories. I have gained maybe 2-3 pounds last week and all of it is water. I feel confident it is water because my rings are tight and my belt isn't. It feels like I'm getting ready to start my period - which I haven't had since October. I…
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Losing inches not pounds in the end run?
I've lost 35 pounds and am in my 'final goal zone' and within 5 pounds of what I want my bottom weight to be. My intake/output have been steady for around 9 months with a 500 calorie deficit. I'm netting 1230 calories a day. I walk and bike to work and do some serious heavy gardening, but don't 'work out. I am, not…
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1500 calories for a PIECE of cake?
I know the whole supersize nation thing but I'm still in shock. I drummed and danced for 90 minutes in the cold at an Alzheimer's walk and then went out for lunch with some buddies. All fine until we ordered dessert. The carrot cake was obviously fattening but I split one piece with two other people, figuring the exercise…
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NSV: A laundry mistake
So, I was pulling a pair of jeans out of the laundry and accidentally slipped on my skinny 14 year old's pants! 4" smaller at the waist than I thought I fit!
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Made my goal zone!
I started logging in April 2012 hoping to get into the 'healthy' BMI zone. 9 months later I haven't missed logging ONE meal and I past my initial goal six months ago. 33 pounds - 17% of my body weight - gone, I am back to my just graduated from college 30 year ago weight. I'm hoping to permanently stay within this 5 pound…
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So you think you're too fat to be photographed.
We're all here to lose (or gain) weight. We hate our pictures. Please read this. I just spent the weekend looking through thousands of photographs of my family that my sister organized over Christmas. My father, who has serious memory problems, loves looking at them and talking about them.…
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Reducing size, not weight, quickly
I am looking for advice on how to minimize bloating in someone is prone to it and asking if it is possible to lose any inches around the abdomen in a very short amount of time - 3 weeks. Obviously, healthy weight loss in that amount of time would be out of the question. I am getting an award in a couple of weeks and my…
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Exercising in the cold and calories
Okay, maybe I'm just looking for an excuse but . . . I've been on MFP since May and have hit my goals every single week (and almost 28 days out of 30) since I've joined. Lost my pound a week, no problem. The last three days I have been working in my cold basement cleaning. I am STARVING. Like I'm going to kill someone if I…
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Do exercise calories vary with weight?
Does MFP calculate different numbers of calories depending on your weight? In some ways that would make sense, but it surprises me. My sister is on MFP, is taller than me, and weighs 100+ pounds more than me. She logged 8 minutes of walking for 55 calories. That seemed high. I tried logging it for me and it was only 32. Is…
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What did you learn in 2012?
I put my thoughts on my last year's weight loss journey in this blog post for Psychology Today: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/thinking-about-kids/201301/the-first-bite-is-the-best-thoughts-eating Bottom line: The first bite of food tastes the best. If I really savor what I eat, it's easier to eat less. What did you…
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Slow, boring, steady and SUCCESSFUL!
I happily logged my lowest weight in years - 160 lbs at 5'10" with a BMI of 22.6. And a sudden 2 lbs drop over Christmas week! Not exciting for anyone else, but I just logged all my weights since I joined in May and I have averaged exactly one pound a week and, more importantly, haven't missed logging one meal since that…
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HELP! Need recommendations for FATTENING foods
I've been on MFP since May losing weight and have learned a lot about what NOT to eat to gain weight and have been pretty successful. I really need some help with the opposite problem for my father. My Dad is, literally, slowly starving to death because he has trouble swallowing without choking and has serious difficulty…
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Anniversary NSV
It is my 31st wedding anniversary today (a NSV unto itself - especially considering we started dating my first month in high school and dated 7 years before getting married). This morning I am back to the weight I was during the first year we got married and both my engagement and wedding rings slip back on my fingers. And…
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I got my sister to log!
My youngest sister is 15 years younger than me (38) and probably 200 pounds heavier. Last year she did a supervised weight loss at 800 calories/day, lost 50 pounds, but put it all back on plus a little. Although I knew she wanted to get into better shape, I said NOTHING NOTHING NOTHING when she spent 5 days visiting and…
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Resistance/Strength training you can fit into a day?
Having lost 25 pounds, I now know the meaning of the phrase 'skinny fat'. I used to hate it because it sounded like a snobby think people who worked out a lot would say to snark at people who didn't out. I was wrong. Definitely wrong. I've lost weight. I've gained/maintained muscle through serious very brisk walking. But…
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WHY should I up my calories at the end?
I'm 53 and tall. have passed my first two initial goals and am down to a weight I felt good about at 25. My new - and probably final - goal is 13 pounds away. I'm comfortable with the 1300 calories MFP gives me, have been averaging a pound a week, and am eating back my modest exercise calories. My BMI is 22 and BF is 27. I…
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I LOVE food
My very favorite thing about MFP is that food tastes absolutely fabulous. The French say that the best sauce is a good appetite. Being careful with what I eat and choosing really delicious food has made eating such a pleasure.
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I HATE American sizes
I've been 5'10" tall since I hit puberty at 12. I was a size 12 and very slender until I finished college when I went up to a 14 and a still thin 150 pounds. I have a big bust and hourglass figure. In the last 30 years I very slowly gained 35 pounds - 15 in the last 10 years. I've taken 25 pounds of that off since May.…
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Six months of MFP!
A few silly personal victories today - Six months on MFP and I have logged every meal every day - even when traveling extensively overseas. I've made made calorie goals every week! I made my hoped for weight loss goal (18 pounds) and my ambitious weight loss goal (23 pounds). And I am now at -24 as of this morning and…
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diaries when crossing time zones?
I'm just curious about what people do when they have very long extended days in terms of keeping up with their diaries. Today I am just up very late packing (I'll probably get 3 hours sleep). Tomorrow I'll be shifting 6 time zones and then back again next week. When I did this several times last summer it completely messed…
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Why am I starving all of a sudden?
I would really like an answer from someone who knows something about the physiology of this - I can think of lots of reasons, but am just really curious about exactly what is happening. I have lost 22 pounds and am in the middle of a good healthy weight for my height - and the same weight I was 20 years ago just after I…
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Interesting piece on the inaccuracy of body fat measures
Completely different answers with completely different tests - even bod pods and body scans: http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2012/05/the_skinny_on_body_fat_testing.html Body fat testing is not an exact science: Stretching Out Published: Monday, May 28, 2012, 2:00 PM Updated: Wednesday, June 06, 2012, 7:53 AM…
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Moderate exercise best for weight loss?
This piece just came out in the NYTimes saying that moderate exercise every day (300 calories) had better effects than more rigorous exercise in terms of weight loss (600 calories): http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/is-30-minutes-of-daily-exercise-a-sweet-spot-for-weight-loss/?src=recg This matches a lot of people's…
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Any allowance for cold weather?
I work in an office that is cold and damp (less than 65F) and I walk to and from work for another 20 minutes and walk 45 minutes for exercise. Today in the rain. My bedroom has little heat (less 50F at night). It's been chilly here for the last five days and after 5 months of doing just fine and having a hard time just…
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Plateau or building muscle?
Twice now I have been within a pound of my initial goal weight, then suddenly popped up a few pounds but lost some inches. Everything feels firmer and looks better. Then I immediately start to lose slowly again. I've been on MFP since May and I seem to go through this cycle every 5 pounds or so. Is it okay to assume that…
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Plateau or building muscle?
Sorry, there was a maintenance blip in MFP and this posted twice.