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Looking for heaving lifting friends, especially of the girl variety.
I can lose weight, but who really cares if I can't maintain it without starving? I think my purpose in life right now it is make my body strong and that requires I learn to understand how Heavy Lifting can change it dramatically. SO the problem I'm facing is not knowing a damn thing about where to really start... so if I…
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I did it with ARBY's.
Hell yes folks, I have reached my goal weight. (My ticker is a liar BTW... I like to track two pounds above for water/angry girl week fluctuation).. I'm not gonna lie to you and claim it was steamed veggies and fish that helped me get there, cuz I only ate salmon once and I didn't love it. So what did I do might you ask?…
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The Worst Nutrition Advice in History (article)
What do you all think about this article? (See link to is at bottom of post) Nutrition history is riddled with nonsense. People have been advised to do all sorts of strange things that challenge common sense. Some of these things are not only useless, but potentially harmful. The worst part… a lot of this misguided advice…
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About to hit maintenance, advice on heavy lifting wanted!
So, I'm proud to announce that in 10-ish pounds I'll officially be around maintenance weight. In actuality, despite my ticker, dropped around 23 pounds and these few last steps are looking pretty easy to achieve.. HOWEVER I feel like I've reached a skinny fat stage. I'd like to drop down to 140/135-ish and then build back…
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What do I eat?
So you may find that you've made the decision that, "THIS IS IT!! I'm losing weight and no one is going to stop me!!" So, you seek out MFP excited that this will be the tool of your coming war on the belly bulge. You've bought the workout clothes, a gym membership, and you've cleaned your hiding spots of rogue candy bars…
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Why does everyone hate me? The forum Survival Guide.
So, your new here and you think you've found the support group you've been desperately seeking to hold your hand through the difficult months to come. You gingerly click on "Community" and either browse a few topics or get eagerly right to sharing your enthusiasm for the newest Rachel Ray endorsed magic pill or that diet…
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Sodium... help.
So MFP and.... the national health people...say the sodium intake should be around the 2000 mark right? But I kill half of that with a serving of lunch meat dammit. There isn't a single day where I'm not like 1000mg+ over the recommended daily limit. Anyone have thoughts on this? Does it really matter? I mean it know it…
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Fat is your friend.
I know right? It sounds so damn crazy I might just be true? And it is. First off, it's no longer 1993. Let go of your low fat fad diet that you swear will cause your body to drop pounds faster because you're not supplying it anything to pack more pounds on. If no one dropped the memo on your desk yet? You body NEEDS fat.…
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Suggestions on what to do here...
So I've been working at this for four and a half weeks, I learned half way through to balance my meals at 40/30/30 with the emphasis on protein (though suggestion here) and am strength training 3 times a week with just enough cardio each time to get my muscles warm. My goal is weight loss but not muscle loss... My calories…
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A sugar study linked to heart problems...
I found this article that suggested there is a link between sugar and fatal heart problems, anyone have thoughts on this: http://www.aol.com/article/2014/02/03/sugar-tied-to-fatal-heart-woes/20822285/
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Weight Training... female style.
Hello! So I'm completely new to weight training but I LOVE doing this over hours of cardio and from what I understand if I stay in my deficit I should be able to lose weight anyway and in building muscles my body will do the rest. SO what I'm looking for is some advice from people who are cutting (I hope I'm using this…
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Help for my Fiance.
So I'm crazy happy that my fiance is on this weightloss/exercise path with me and it makes life much easier!! BUT I need some advice for his journey. He's roughly 200-205, 5'10, and 29yrs old he is trying to reduce body fat. We did his TDEE = 2754, BMR = 2003 according to http://scoobysworkshop.com/ (We set him at light…
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Seriously CONFUSED.
So I've never been good at this diet thing, I mean I can restrict calories like no other... reduce carbs, fat, up protein.. whatever. But I'm tired of the seven thousand fad this and that's that claim they are the best solution to XYZ. Right now I'm doing a system that has me on a diet like this: 2 weeks of 5 days 1000 cal…
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Bride to be in 30 pounds.
So I got engaged a year ago and our wedding date is this October. I've told myself just as long that I refuse to be my current 170 pound self when i put on that gown, So this month I've begun the long trek to my goal, but I'm finding it so hard to get motivated to workout!! Food is never the problem, I LOVE organic and…
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Could I ask for your help???
Here's the thing. I am inspired by people who do incredible things. There is a person who inspires me to reach my weight loss goals (in fact he's the reason I'm using myfitnesspal), and his story is incredible. He is a 30 year dialysis patient... he's had no kidney's since he was ten years old and though medically…
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Hello!!
So excited to really get started on my path to a better body. Not looking to be perfect? But healthy and happy is important. Four years ago I was 4 sizes smaller, but a new relationship and a new life sort of settled in and though I was/am crazy happy doing things I avoided back then? (Like fast food and restaurant food)…
