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How obsessed have you become over this???
Hello all This is my second time using MFP, having used it 4 yrs ago to lose 60+ lbs I am back to try lose more, the first time round I logged religiously, but I did not weigh things, I guessed, or did the generics, I saw good gains then and I loved this site, recommend it to everyone, but this time round I have gone mad,…
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My run 1 mile challenge....any body want to help me do this???
Hello all Right I have set myself a challenge to be able to run a full mile without stopping by the end of the year.....I know to most of your fitness freaks out there this will seem like a silly easy challenge but for me its not.....it will mark a serious achievement for me and is a goal I just cannot see happening AT THE…
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It Can be done!
Just wanted to share a story I found out about yesterday.... A good friend...a fellow fat, unfit wrong side of 40 yr old pie loving football nutter just like me has been trying to change for the last 2 yrs..... We all rib him for the weight he has lost...telling him to get some more pies in him etc....its how we do…
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Fat 41 yr old Yorkshireman
Morning all...... Always up for some normal chat with UK'ers, non of the yank nicey nicey, well done even though you have eaten double your daily goal stuff......straight talking Yorkshire man here willing to try help anyone, I will be on your back if your slacking....lol.......and I expect the same..... Cheers Jon
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I went to the Doctors and...............
Q: Doctor, I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life. Is this true? A: Heart only good for so many beats, and that it... Don't waste on exercise. Everything wear out eventually. Speeding up heart not make you live longer; it like saying you extend life of car by driving faster. Want to live longer? Take nap.…
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Fitbit HR - Cant wear on wrist.....
hello all New to FB, got mine last week and am loving the info given so far (although I do think my cals back is far too much) My problem is my job, I work in a food factory, you cannot wear watches on your wrist, I know it will still track step sin your pocket etc but I want to use the HR to get a good idea of my…
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Is Charge HR not worthy???
Hello all, new Fitbit Charge HR user here, just got mine on Friday, loving it so far..... Just wondered why there was no main group at top for HR users......are we not worthy??? lol Welcome to anyone that wants some friends on there too.... add me...www.fitbit.com/user/37ZN8H
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Fat, 41, unfit, help me with my routine please....
Hello all Right I have been at this now for the last 6 weeks, and so far my weight has not really dropped to what I expect, I am logging correctly and weighing my food etc but still very slow.....for me I know in the past to lose I need to include exercise into my days, but that's where my problem lies.....In my youth, I…
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Activity levels
Hello all Been thinking this last week or so about my activity level and how you all think it should be set, I have my goals set to lose 1lb a week and I have my activity level as light active (I aired on the side of caution with my job activity) Last week I set my wife up with an account too, now we are very different…
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Calorie Calculator
Hello all Hope someone can answer this little question, I joined MFP a few years ago and for 12 months used the program and lost weight, I then had a break for awhile but now I am back...I redid all my goals / measurments etc and it gave me a daily count of 1890 calories to eat for me to lose 1lb a week. I am a 42 yr old…
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What is water weight???
Hello all Its me the novice again!!!! Reading some of the threads on here I have noticed the term Water Weight used a few time. I understand its about water retention etc, but can someone explain how it works, how to keep or to get rid of water, or how to check if you have enough etc.... I have a set of scales that tells…
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Newbie advice needed please!!!!
Hello all I’m new to all this calorie counting lark, but its time I changed my life and lost the extra lbs so for the last 8 weeks I have started on a (hopefully) controlled diet and exercise program. All the advice I have seen tells you to lose it slowly by reducing calorie intake and to do regular exercise etc.... This…
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Introducing a true novice !!!
Hello all I am a new member, starting out on this dieting lark for the very first time in my life. I have been a hard living, Hard working, hard drinking fat man for the best part of 20 years now, and I now realise its about time I did something about it. For the last 5 years its been in the back of my mind that I need to…
