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5'4" and a size 10
If you are 5'3"-5'4" about how much did you weigh as a size 10? I have this dress...my inspiration dress that still has the tags on, and I'm wondering how far I have to go to get to wear it.
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MFP's Biggest Losers?
I was wondering if there is somewhere on here that shows the "Biggest Losers" of MFP? I could use some inspiration and was thinking how cool it'd be to be able to see some huge transformations. Does this exist?
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Fried foods and keto
I was just talking to a coworker about keto and I said that I had bought a deep fryer and made keto cheese sticks with Parmesan cheese as breading. She said how it's most definitely not good for a diet but I was thinking it was fine for keto because of the high fat content. Any opinions? I'm not like...eating 100 of these…
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I have some great motivation now!
I'm really excited so I thought I'd share.... I'm engaged! We're planning a wedding for next October. I have until.....June? July? To lose weight then I have to stop and maintain so my dress fits lol. I'm so excited!!! And I'm down 19.2 pounds as of this morning :)
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Keto?
I'm considering trying a ketogenic diet starting on Friday (when I get paid). I figure, I'll go to the grocery store and get the keto friendly foods, try it out for the 2 week pay period, and if I don't like it (or it's too hard for this carb junkie) I'll just get my normal "diet" foods the following pay period. Any…
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Just a little success story
I've always had trouble staying within my calories. I've been aiming for 1450 a day and it was a real struggle. I also work midnights so that made it a bit trickier (the normal day is supposed to be 16 hours awake and 8 hours asleep, mine varies quite a bit from that). I was in training at my job until November and one of…
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Fitbit
I want to get a Fitbit pedometer but IDK which one to get. I already have a HRM that calculates my calories burned and such for me. I was thinking just the $60 clip on one but IDK..I have $40 in rewards from Best Buy so it's not going to be too huge of a purchase.
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Can't wait to try these!
I went to Wegman's today and got Greek turkey burgers. I may combine them together and turn them into a meat loaf so I don't need/want a bun to go with them...I may not, IDK yet. But they're turkey (I think it's 94% lean), spinach, feta, and look NOM as heck. I think I may have them for dinner #2 today (I work midnights so…
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HUGE NSV :D
I love hiking. LOVE it. It makes me feel so in touch with nature, gives me a better outlook, etc. I haven't been able to do the "difficult" trail (I put quotations because I'm sure it's nothing compared to a lot of other trails) in about 2 years. I have some pretty ridiculous back problems for a 24 year old and a good…
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Not quite sure what to do...
I just had a super awkward conversation with my boyfriend. We've been together for 2 years and I love him regardless of what he weighs but when he had a pre-op physical he was really unhappy with what he weighs. He had been talking about losing weight. I had asked him earlier today if he needed anything from the grocery…
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Getting closer...
I'm down 7 pounds so far. I cannot wait to hit 20, I'm treating myself to a pedicure. My feet look so sad :( I decided that in an effort to save money AND motivate myself, I'll be getting a pedicure every 20 pounds, when I get to the "healthy" weight range for my height I'll be getting a massage at the Red Door Spa, then…
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Looking for before and after pics...,
I'm sure this is a long shot but I'm looking for before and after pics of a female, about 5'4", who went from around 230 to around 125...Just to get an idea of what that kind of change looks like on that height. Thanks! :)
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Shirataki Noodles
Who has tried them? Reviews? Recipes? Advice? I'm intrigued that they're low carb and low calorie but apparently still resemble noodles.
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Maybe someday..
I really want to rejoin the awesome gym by my house but I can't commit to that yet...I have a track record of joining a gym and never going. This gym is so fantastic. Everything is kept clean to hospital level standards, they have a ton of classes, a pool/hot tub/steam room, 6 free training sessions.........ugh. But it's…
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HA! I just thought of a great goal
New weight loss goal: to be able to dress skanky for Halloween and not look gross. I've never done a traditional skanky Halloween costume, I think it'd be fun. lol!!
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Does this make sense?
I not only work the night shift but I work 12 hour shifts. I wind up with 2 "friday's" a week and my fridays tend to be around 20-22 hours long. My "sundays" tend to be 12 hours or less. My thought was that I should take my caloric goal and divide it by 16 (since the ideal day is being awake for 16 hours and asleep for 8),…
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Long days?
So I'm assuming the whole 1,200 calories or whatever a day is for a standard 14-16 hours long day...is there some way for me to be able to figure out how many calories is acceptable for a longer day, like 22 hours? I'm having 22 hour days about twice a week and its pretty hard to spread that many calories out over that…
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This has to be one of the most random reasons to lose weight
So I was thinking last night about all the reasons I have to stay on track and not cheat and this came to my mind.. "so my wrists and ankles match the rest of my body" I sat there like "WTF, brain?" but it's true, my wrists and ankles are tiny, its the only part of my body that's skinny lol I swear, the things I think of…
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What kind of compliment is that??
I was thinking about reasons of why I'm doing this, why I'm trying to lose weight...and I thought "it'd be nice to never hear 'You have such a pretty face' ever again." Who the heck thinks that's an acceptable compliment, anyways?? Ugh!
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Kickboxing?
I'm really interested in kickboxing for weight loss/muscle building. Anyone have any experience with it? How much does it cost? Did it really help you get in shape?
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NSV: Work related
I'm a police dispatcher, I've been in training since January. I just got an email telling me I'll be released from training 2 weeks early....I'll be done in 13 days :noway: :noway: :noway: :noway: I'm kind of in shock lol!! I'll be working midnight-noon. I'm worried about how I'm going to eat :(
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Joining the gym
I'm joining a gym in the very near future. What kind of things should I do to start? I need to build upper body strength and I have back problems that I'm told will get better by gaining core strength. I also need to lose like 80 pounds.
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Need more friends for support this month!
I set a goal for myself to stay on track all month (with the exception of Thanksgiving celebrations) and I need some friends to hold me accountable! Helpppppppppp! Oh! And I'm joining a gym tomorrow :)
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It makes me so hungry :(
I sprained my ankle yesterday hiking, then had to walk on it for like a mile and something to get back to the car. It hurt pretty bad, I went and got it checked out and they gave me Vicodin. I took it last night and OMFG I was ravenous! I wasn't even hungry before I took it!
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Finally!
The scale moved and in the right direction! I've been on MFP for a while, I signed up just to see what it was like and look around but didn't start to use it until like......late July-ish? and lost about 7 pounds in the month or so before I stopped caring. I was going through a REALLY stressful time at work and made the…
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After midnight
If you eat something after midnight do you count it as the next days calories? Lets say I went to eat something right now (12:58EST on 10/11), should that be tracked under the 10th's calories since I haven't gone to bed yet or should I count it as the 11th's since it's officially the 11th?
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Woooooo NSV!
I walked 6 miles today! I did 3 miles with my sister this morning, went to work for 8 hours, then did another 3 miles after work! I have some back problems but I'm not nearly as sore as I thought I would be :D
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Small NSV!
I'm really proud of myself. :) I work 12 hour shifts with rotating days, I wind up getting every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off. Those days off are really hard for me diet wise. I wind up out for most of the day, fast food and such is my go to in that situation. Well, this weekend (the 3 days), I went out to lunch…
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I don't even know what to title this...rant, maybe?
My mom.....She is supportive of me trying to lose weight but at the same time makes it difficult. I've posted before about her getting mad if I don't want to go out to eat with her but yesterday I noticed something else. We were on a road trip, the only meal I ate at home was breakfast but managed to stay under my…
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Make in advance recipes
What are some of your favorite make in advance recipes? My goal for this pay period (until the 19th) is to not eat any frozen TV dinners. I'm eating 2 of those a day some days and I know the sodium isn't good. I work 12 hour shifts so I wind up bring my lunch and dinner to work, and my dinner break is only 30 minutes so I…
