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The Summer of Awesome Adventures: an Otter’s Tale
Seventeen years ago, a child was born. Though Otter, the child’s mother, loved him dearly, having him caused Otter’s thyroid and pituitary to create a ruckus. Thyroid got very tired and decided to take a rest. Pituitary was supposed to wake Thyroid up, but was tired too and instead let it sleep. Otter got fat, very very…
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Adopt a Noob _____Otterluv
I am not at goal. This is a long process. However, I've learned some stuff along the way. Here is my dorky end of summer success story that pretty much sums it up: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1097581-the-summer-of-awesome-adventures-an-otter-s-tale What I've accomplished thus far: Lost a lot of weight. Went…
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Beware: whitewater rafting can hurt.
Sure, it seems harmless enough. You have your life vest, you are floating along enjoying the ride, and then WHAM! You crash into another raft and jam your fingers. That's right, plural. As in "more than one". Since that tragic accident, which was several months ago, I have been ordered to not do pullups, or play on my…
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Here it is, 1 year on MFP
I started out on MFP a year ago, with a significant amount of weight to lose. 15 years of crappy eating, a sedentary lifestyle, and an undiagnosed thyroid disorder had left me at 298 lbs (I’m 5’3” tall). Though I wasn’t unhappy in my life, I knew that I was missing out, and my weight bothered me both physically and…
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Cravings linked to diet?
So, I’ve been really great about sticking to my calories lately. But, I’ve had some intense food cravings for the past few days. In the morning, when I open up my kitty’s can of cat food, the smell just hits me and it’s so hard to stop myself from chowing down on the whole can! So far, I’ve been able to satisfy myself with…
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I'd love feedback from Steel and Sara
Hi there, I am still losing fairly well on average (stalled for the past couple of weeks, but I had some solid losses just before). But, I would like to make sure that I'm on the right track for my goals. 1) What's your current intake of calories, on average? This is TOTAL CALORIES EATEN so this would include anything you…
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What the past 5 months have brought me
In the past 5 months I have gone from being a sedentary slug with borderline high blood pressure to someone who: Can run 4 miles straight through Can do push ups (only a few, but it's a start) Can hike for 13 miles Regularly works hard on the elliptical and the stationary bike for 60 minutes Can bench press 80 lbs (again,…
