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Plateau and Menopause
Hello MFP, I don't know if anyone out there has gone through this or is going through this but I am looking for any advise from anyone. I am 48 female, 5 tall, weighting in between 145 to 147 these days, depending on what my crazy scale wants to say that day. I recently entered into the lovely stages of Menopause. The last…
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Heart Rate Monitors
Hello everyone, I am thinking of getting a heart rate monitor to help me with my workouts, I went to a Sports Authority today to look but there where so many and of course no one to ask a simply question. So I decided to come to MFP and ask for advise, do anyone have one and which one are you using. Are they really worth…
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Running Shoes
I am having the hardest time trying to find a pair of good running shoes. When I started working out I had a pair of New Balance sneakers for walking, but I recently started running more and notice these sneakers are not the greatest for running and hurt my feet. I have read and tried on, what seems like hundreds of pairs…
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Frustrated – What am I doing wrong!!!!
Hello everyone, I have been with MFP for a few months; I stopped for a while because I first got sick then fell and hurt my knees. I started working out once again at first just on my own without logging in. It has been about 5 weeks now. When I started I weighed in at 159 but for some reason I have been going up and down…
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Protein Shakes????? Help
Quick question everyone, does anyone drink protein shakes. One of my biggest problems is not eating breakfast or lunch. Then I end up eating a large dinner or a small one and snacking late night. So I was thinking replacing my breakfast and lunch with protein shakes hoping it will satisfy me and stop the large and or…
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in need of motivation....
Hello everyone, I seemed to have fallen off the wagon and in need of motivation. I was sick a few weeks ago which made it hard to for me to exercise. After that I went away for a graduation and fell hard on my knees. Stop me again from exercising. I got so depressed about not being able to exercise that I just said the…
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help with food postings/flax seed
hi everyone, i am new to MFP and noticed i am having problems trying to adding my some of my portions sizes. For instant when i eat white rice i normally eat 1/2 to 3/4 cup full. On this site it only lets me pick 1 cup. There are other items too. So how am I suppose to know the exact amount of calories eaten. Do i need to…
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feeling tired and sluggish...
Hello everyone, I am trying to figure out why I am feeling so tired and sluggish today. I think it is because I have been working out so much. Making sure each bike run I go further in the same amount of time. I never really know how many miles I ride (did buy a bike meter yesterday to keep track) I just make sure I go…
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Newby in S. Florida
Hello Everyone, I am new to MFP and live in S. Florida I'm looking for some friends to help me with my goals and hopefully be able to help others. I am a wife and a mother of 3. I am also desperately trying to help my middle child lose weight but fighting a huge battle with him. My biggest problem with my weight loss is…
