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Feel guilty eating so much. Healthier high cal foods?
So I started on MFP almost a year ago. Started eating 1200 calories and working out religiously, lost about 35 pounds, then the weight loss stalled. After months of denial, I finally raised my calories to 1400. Nothing changed. I raised them to 1500. Nothing changed. I went up to 1600, 1700, then 1800. No inches came off…
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Question about strength training!!!! :)
I've been pole dancing for about half a year, going to the gym and hitting the machines and doing some weight exercises on the days that I don't pole dance and cycling or doing some cardio (dance casses/taebo/pilates) But today I found out that pole dancing is a form of strength training?? Which makes absolute sense…
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serious need of advice! should i see a doctor? help please!
I've been on this site long enough that I shouldn't need advice on this anymore, but I honestly can't figure out what to do. I've tried everything. Lowering my calories, upping my calories, changing up my workouts. Nothing seems to work. I haven't lost any weight in over four months, which wouldn't be bad if I was eating…
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scared of not losing weight. how do you deal w frustration?
i've been on this website for about ten months now; at first i was pretty bad health wise because i didnt exercise and i ate very very little, but i eventually learned more and more and developped good habits and i managed to lose 35 pounds between june and november by eating 1200 and exercising regularly. then the weight…
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from a size 12 to a size 4
i got my first size 4 jeans yesterday and i couldn't be more excited!! even if th scale hasn't moved much the past few months, i keep getting smaller, which is what counts, right? before: 168 pounds now: 133 and the jean progression, from late may to yesterday first are size 12, then 10, then 7, 6, and now 4! i went from…
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low calorie/high protein diets, what do you think?
before anyone jumps on my back, this is not something that i'm currently doing or necessarily plan on doing in the future. i just want opinions, since everyone on here seems to think they're qualified nutritionist (no offense but some of you are really passionate about knowing what's best while not being certified doctors)…
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I don't know WHAT to do anymore? Please help!!! :)
So I have been losing weight somewhat steadily for almost six months, losing pretty fast at the beginning and starting to slow down a bit after three or four months. Around the beginning of October I reached my lowest weight (133) and stopped losing. Not only stopped losing. I started gaining. At first it was just a few…
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150 days and 35 pounds later
i never thought i'd be posting a before and after picture (especially since i'm not done yet) but today for the first time in a while i put on a bikini and felt good about it! so i figured, why not? the first picture was taken in January and i didn't start losing weight until late may, but i reckon i was around the same…
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leek, lemon and feta quiche!
A friend just sent me this recipe and I thought I'd share it because it seems amazing, easy to make and was described as 'light and cheerful' I don't know about the calories but it looks okay to me, and it seems pretty adaptable if you want to change the half and half for milk and maybe take out the egg yolks and the…
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What do you mean when you say "heavy lifting"?
Exactly a week ago, after seeing plenty of posts about the benefits of weight lifting and how it's the most efficient exercise for weight loss and toning, I got a gym membership, went up to a trainer and told him I WANT TO LIFT. So he gave me a routine that I've done three times so far. But it got me thinking. When you…
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Gained after training --- is it really water weight?
So after seeing plenty of posts about it here, I decided to try weight training on Saturday. I hit the gym for the first time in years and got a routine and did my first day of lifting. Now, less than 48 hours later, I weight almost five pounds more. I haven't gone over in calories (unless I underestimated something, and…
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Should I start weight lifting? Is it really for everyone?
I have seen a lot of people here talking about the benefits of heavy weight lifting and at first I was a bit reluctant to do start because I was afraid of getting "bulky" but after finding out that you don't, in fact, get bulky just from strenght training, I figured I'd give it a go. BUT I've seen many people say that if…
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Is it cheating if it is within your calories?
I am still unsure about it, in the sense that I still feel somewhat guilty whenever I eat something that isn't low calorie or low carb, even if at the end of the day I'm still within my calorie goals. Would you consider it cheating if you had a cheeseburger or an ice cream and still made it to 1200 (or whatever your…
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WHAT AM I DOING WRONG (PLEASE HELP)
i've been trying to stay calm about this and not freak out but it's starting to really worry me. i hit my first plateau about three and a half weeks ago. i reached 143, a "healthy weight" considering my age and height (20 and 5'4") and i stopped losing (and gained back a pound a little after) i didn't really exercise and,…
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work out video recs?
i started doing the 30 day shred on monday and tried to add the c25k to my routine but because of the weather i've only been able to go running once. i want to add another work out video to my exercise routine for the days where i can't run (or to do every day, depending on how tired i am from the shred) i've seen people…
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is this enough/not enough/too much?
after two and a half months of steady weight loss (25 pounds in 70 days) i hit my first (and hopefully only) plateau i'd been eating under 1200 calories (doctor approved) and walking 4 times a week. then winter break came, i went home for two weeks and i got stuck. i've weighed the same for 3 weeks, which is not normal for…
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being stuck
ever since i reached 143 almost two weeks ago, i've been stuck and haven't gone down half a pound i started exercising more (walking 1-2 hours a day + started pole dancing on friday) and while i have indulged in some "fatty" foods (french fries, cookies, bread) i still stayed within my calorie goal every single day yet the…
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hate exercising?
i have seen so many people on here that went form not moving from the couch to being extremely active and you all seem to enjoy going to the gym or running so much and i just can't help wondering HOW how do you do it i've always been a slack when it comes to working out but i was moderately active during high school (gym 3…
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"not showing" progress?
it's been almost two months since i started my weight loss journey and i've dropped something between 21 and 25 pounds (the scale says 25 but i'm not sure i believe it yet) and while i keep getting compliments on 'how skinny i look', i still don't see it myself? i have taken a couple of progress pictures (which i'm…
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your favorite recipes?
So, as a broke college student with a 2x4 kitchen and no time or cooking skills, eating healthily can become a pain. Which is why I've resorted to the same simple meals over and over again for the past month and half. And it's good! It works for me. But I'm going home for winter break for two full weeks and I have the…
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calorie goal, under or over? help please
i've been on a diet and using MFP for about a month and a half now and so far i have always been under my calorie goal but i only just found out that's not good? i don't really work out (for the time being) but i walk for at least an hour every day, and i always eat between 700-900 calories? i eat 5 times a day and i am…
