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Two low carb days per week
I recently read an article that having two low-carb days per week can spur your body into burning fat. Has anyone tried this? I'm planning to have 2 days in a row with a carb level of 50g, and then go back to "regular" the other days. Friend me if you're trying this and we can compare results.
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Underwear is falling down
Is that TMI? I feel like it's a minor triumph.
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MFP members have lost 20 milion pounds - good for the enviro
My geeky thoughts on this: how much have we contributed to global warming with the metabolic by-products of 20 million pounds of fat / muscle ? OK, probably not that much. but it was the first image that popped into my head.
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Frustrated and Stuck - what do I try next?
I've been stuck at 153 lbs for months and months. I'm 5'3" and I would really like to get down to 135 or so. I'm trying to eat 1200 to 1600 calories depending on if I worked out that day. But I'm kind of used to eating in that range now, it seems normal to me. Perhaps it's not enough. It seems like I'm used to that amount…
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Zero Calories = 15 carbs???
So I'm logging this Sobe Lifewater on my diary - and it says, it has zero calories. But 15 carbs? How is that possible?
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Mysteries of Calories
My theory of weight loss so far has been, simply, calories in, calories out. HOWEVER, I have gained a few pounds over the holidays - I've been watching my calories, but more of them have been used by things like chocolates and eggnog. I went over a few times, but not enough to gain 3 lbs (I think!). My question is, has…
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When did you last weigh your goal weight?
I think it was when I was 18. So, 27 years ago. That kinda puts things in perspective.
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Small successes
Today, after losing 8 lbs, my green velvet skirt and sweater from many winters ago fits me, without feeling the fat around my hips, and without the skirt seeming too short or the elastic waist rolling all up from the previous spare-tire-effect. I definitely feel different.
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Fun 300 calorie escape the office Lunch treats
Wanting to run out to the grocery store for a lunch "cheat treat". So tired of lunchbag reheat leftovers... Came up with 1 Bagel thin 1 oz cream cheese 1/4 cup pickled herring in sour cream total 320 calories. post your other inspiring ideas!
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biggest loser at work
We're having a 'biggest loser' contest at work, and after the first weigh-in, I've lost 5.2 lbs! Woo hoo! Only one more month to go...
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The long haul and how dieting works for me so far.
I've been on MFP since the end of September, ( 11 weeks, 7 lbs. lost so far) and I still feel like it's a big experiment to learn about how I personally react to different eating/exercising situations. It's really a type of science. You have to log what you do and observe the results, and then adjust. It can take a long…
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Stuck for 3 weeks
ARGH, I've been stuck for 3 weeks at 156 lbs. Well, no, for one day I was down to 154 (the day after Thanksgiving!) but now back up to 156. I feel like I haven't done anything different. FRUSTRATING! Although now that I think about it, my calorie and exercise amounts have been kind of the same, but maybe a TINY bit heavier…
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Do you ever have trouble eating ENOUGH?
This is so strange, but there are days when I have trouble eating my allotted calories. I'm shooting for 1200 but then on my workout days, it goes up to 1600 sometimes. Is this totally weird? Anyone else ever have this?
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Calorie Shifting and math
Has anyone tried calorie shifting? How did you determine the number of calories for your High and Low days? I was thinking of trying a pattern like this (where H is high calorie and L is low calorie, C is cheat day, and also adding in Workout calories if I work out that day) H L H L H L H (first week) H H L L H H C (second…
