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Weight Loss Surgery Experiences
Hi everyone! I’ve made the decision to have weight loss surgery and I go for my first weight loss surgery seminar/consult on December 20th. I just wanted to know what experiences those of you who have gotten weight loss surgery have had, and if you have any advice, tips and info that may help me in the future. Some…
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Garcinia Cambogia benefits?
Hello! My mom was recently given a few bottles of garcinia cambogia, a "weight loss supplement" by her friend. I've done some research online and read it has a couple of benefits, but I wanted to see if anyone here has taken it and seen any type of benefits from it at all, weight loss or just general health/energy in…
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Weight Loss Surgery: expected time frame for surgery?
Hi everyone. So after much thought, consideration and research, I have chosen to see if I can get weight loss surgery done, (gastric bypass specifically), but I had a few questions that I couldn’t quite find the answers too and was hoping that anyone whose had the surgery done could maybe answer for me. I wanted to know…
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What to do when you just can’t stop.
Hi everyone. So I’ve been on a weight loss journey for over 5 years now. Bouncing up and down between weight loss and gain. This time around, I’m the heaviest I’ve ever weighed, gaining 25 lbs in one year. I tried about twice this year to lose weight, seeing 3-5 lb losses and then basically a plateau/stall despite what I…
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Swimming for exercise, need some tips!
Hi everyone, I'm going to start using the swimming pool at my gym to swim for exercise tomorrow, but I really have no clue on where to start! I'm a good swimmer, but I'm not sure on what exactly to do besides laps. I'm not sure how long I should do laps for, which is the best style stroke to do, or other ways to keep my…
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My biggest struggle: Fast food!
Hi everyone, I'm looking for anyone here that also struggles with the same issue as me, which is that I love fast food and always go to it, and I mean excessively! Growing up, my parents always went out to eat daily for lunch and dinner and sometimes even breakfast as well. I basically grew up on fast food and in my adult…
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Muscle Fatigue and dehydration?
Hi everyone, I've been working out for about 3 weeks now, 1600 calories more or less, (1800 to 2000 on weekends) and 30 minutes cardio and weight lifting 5 days a week. As of yesterday my muscles all over my body started feeling so tired and drained to the point where I was dragging my feet and slouching around the store…
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What diet is right for me?
Hi everyone, I've been eating at a calorie deficit and going to the gym 5 days a week for about two weeks now. I try to eat healthier but I usually just focus on being in a calorie deficit. I'm 5'7 female and weigh 291 lbs, looking to lose over 100 lbs and gain muscle, like considerably gain muscle, weight training is…
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Who benefits/needs protein powders?
I was thinking of incorporating more smoothies into my daily diet, mostly as breakfast. I never eat breakfast in general, and I figure this may do some good for me. As I saw recipes for smoothies, I noticed a lot of people use protein powders in them. My question is, do I need it? Will I benefit from it? I'm 24 years old,…
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Successful weight loss from yoyo dieters? What did it for you?
So I've been on the yo-yo diet train for over 5 years now. I've lost weight and gained it over and over again through the years. I've been bouncing up and down between 250-290 lbs. I see a lot of success stories from people, but I wanted to also find success stories for people with the same problem as me. I also want to…
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Tofu calories..
My weight scale ran outta battery and I bought tofu for the first time. Anyone know about how much 3 oz of tofu looks like? Its seems quite dense, so I don't want to underestimate lol Its a normal sized small block of tofu that you can buy at Walmart. The small blocks...hope that helps lol
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Has anyone seen a therapist/counselor for weight loss help? Results?
I've always been able to lose weight, I've maybe lost over 150 lbs in 4 years. My problem is actually keeping the weight off, and always returning to old habits. I know my problems, what I do wrong, and how to fix it, but actually doing it and keeping on doing it, I have always struggled with. I have heard about people…
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Super frustrated and sick! Help!
Hi everyone, so around Friday of last week I started getting a burning sensation in my throat whenever I would start to eat something. And it would only happen when I started eating and last a little while until after I ate. By day 2 of that, I was having a very hard time swallowing food and my throat would tighten and…
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Low body self esteem for the first time...
Hi everyone, I'm 23 years old, 5'7 and weigh 275 lbs :/ I've been a heavy girl for most of my life, I know I'm fat, but I've never really let it bother me...but due to certain things that happened last week, I have since gotten very low self esteem about my body and it really sucks and it's making me super emotional and…
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Losing weight very slowly compared to past..
Hi everyone, I've been using MFP on and off for a few years now, I always lose weight and then gain some as soon as I stop using MFP. In the past I've been able to lose 20-25 lbs in 3 months, or 5-7 lbs per month! This past January I started dieting and exercising again and for the first 3 months I only lost 3 lbs! I kept…
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Fitbit Alta Users with Leather band
Hi everyone, I currently have the Fitbit Alta and was thinking about buying the Blush Pink leather band, but I have a question before I buy it! Does anyone know if the leather gets stained easily or if it absorbs color from pants? I have a few pairs of pants that leak blue ink and they are over a year old already...So I'm…
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Which scales are more accurate?
Hi everyone, I've been having a hell of a time with my digital scale at home right now, its been fluctuating 4-6 lbs just stepping on it from one second to the next...I was just wondering which scales you guys find more accurate, since I'm thinking about buying a new one. I've always felt that the ones that spin are more…
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Keep on losing/gaining for over 4 years..
Hi everyone, I'm 23 years old, weigh 277 lbs and have been using MFP on and off for about 4 years now. I always do really good, lose 10-20 lbs and then fall off the tracks and gain it all back. I've tried so many different ways to diet and exercise but I always end up back putting on weight and fall to the same old habits.…
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How to rid ground turkey of game flavor
Hi everyone, I've always refrained from buying ground turkey since I had bought it one time and used it to make meat balls and it had a very, I guess all I can describe it as is a game/strong flavory taste. My parents did not like it either. I wanted to know if there are any ways to kill this flavor with certain spices or…
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Meal Prepping Recipes!
Hi everyone, I'm going to start meal prepping for the first time this week, and I wanted to know what some of your recipes are! More specifically I would like some good dinner and snack recipes! I have looked on youtube but some are very bland/boring ideas and wanted to look for some more on here! Pictures would be awesome…
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Stomach bug and food!
I caught a stomach bug this past weekend pretty badly, most of the major symptoms went away, (i won't go into detail lol) But I still have a very unsettled feeling in my tummy whenever I eat anything at all and it sucks! It makes me not want to eat anything even though I'm hungry, and if I do eat, my stomach takes a couple…
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Bulge/bump on lower neck?
Hi everyone, a few weeks ago I noticed a small bulge on my neck, and since I had done some exercises that left my neck sore, I attributed it to just that and kept checking the bulge. Eventually it went away in about a week or two. Its now about a month later, and I swear the bulge feels A LOT bigger and its starting to…
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Losing weight quicker by eating more+exercise, than less/noexercise.
For about two months, from February through most of March, I was losing weight extremely slowly. I was eating about 1250-1300 calories a day, with no exercise. Come April/May, I have been eating a significant amount more (about 1500-1800 calories) and added 30 minutes of exercise and have been losing weight a lot quicker…
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Yoga as replacement for weights/toning?
Hi everyone, I recently added a 20 minute yoga routine to my schedule (aside from my 20 minutes of cardio) and I was wondering if it's okay to replace doing weight training and toning exercises with yoga? Will I get the same benefits of using weights with toning exercises from yoga? I'm very new to yoga and not sure how…
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Exercising and breaking out..
I've always tended to break out in pimples on my face whenever I start exercising. I've tried washing my face right after with a face wash and even without face wash, but to no avail, I still break out. Anyone have any tips to prevent this from happening?
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Weight loss plateau...
I defeated it! After a month long plateau of eating relatively well (not perfect) I had stalled losing weight at 274 lbs. It was even more frustrating as it was extremely early into my exercise and dieting. I had comments of "you are not logging correctly, you are not being honest about what you are eating, you aren't…
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Weight scales that sync with MFP?
Does anyone know of any weight scales besides the fitbit aria that sync with MFP? Preferably one that isn't so expensive. I had bought the fitbit aria a few months ago but did not feel it was worth $130 and returned it lol
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Can anyone else FEEL their weightloss?
Its something peculiar and interesting to me, but I can always tell when I wake up in the mornings when I have lost another pound or two, like literally physically feel it. I will wake up in the morning, I won't feel bloated, and feel hungry as soon as I'm up, and every time I check the scale when I feel that way, I have…
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Weight loss shakes?
Wait! Hear me out before making any rude comments about how weight loss shakes do not work! I'm not using them to lose weight, my parents have recently bought some for themselves and kept saying how delicious the chocolate ones were. I had avoided tasting it at first because I've tasted some nasty shakes before, but I…
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Does breakfast count as breakfast if u wakeup at 1-2PM?
I've always wondered this, people always say to never ever skip breakfast, but I was wondering, if I go to bed at 3-4AM and wakeup at 1-2PM, and eat within a an hour of waking up, does that actually count as breakfast? Long story short, university is out for summer, I play a lot of online games and stay up really late >.<
