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What am I doing wrong?
So I've been on a new regimen for about two weeks now. I started at 279, and after dropping down to 272 after two days, I've stayed there +/- an inconsistent pound or two. Because I'm so big, I'm used to losing weight pretty quickly whenever I diet, but it's just not happening, and I have no idea why. DIET - I take in…
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Acanthosis Nigricans
So I've had some pretty nasty acanthosis nigricans for quite a few years, and now that I've finally buckled down and am losing like 1/2 of my body weight, I'm curious if it will actually go away once I'm no longer overweight? I'm 21, don't have diabetes, and have probably seen it since I was 12 or 13. It's especially bad…
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Yoga/Pilates/Fitness Videos on Netflix
Does anybody know of any good fitness programs (including pilates and especially yoga) available for Instant Watch on Netflix? I feel like the website would be a great tool for that... I've looked through five videos so far and the only one I like so far is one of the Crunch videos, CardioSalsa. I watched four yoga videos,…
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Coming Off a Fast
Hey guys! I'm currently on day 7 of a 14-day juice fast, and need help with how to come OFF the fast! I'm giving myself seven days (on the eighth, I will be hopping a plane for Europe and hope that my metabolism will be basically caught up enough where I won't gain weight from eating about 2,000 calories a day) to come off…
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NEED HELP! 1, Coming off juice-fasting; 2, Traveling!
Hi, MFP-ers! I come to you all with a question, like usual! So I've been on a fruit/vegetable juice fast for the last four days, and I'm hoping to do it for two weeks - the last time I did it, it was for seven days, and I loved it - but I was really bad in weening myself off. The day that I broke the fast, I just ate like…
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Inspirational Movies on Netflix Instant
The title pretty much says it all - I'm looking for health/weight-related movies (mostly documentaries, I suppose) that are available on Netflix Instant that you guys watch when you need a little inspiration! :)
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I'm not losing any weight!
I've had the best dieting and exercising month of my life, no doubt, and yet at the end of the month, I've lost maybe two pounds and no inches. I'm in the 270s, weigh myself in the morning every few days, and eat at 2,000 calories per day. The huge majority of the food I eat is "good food".. lots of vegetables and fruit…
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Should I be doing weight training? Protein?
So, I'm a 21-year old man hovering around 260-270 lbs, and my number one priority is losing weight. I've always been told that the best way to do this is (besides eating healthy) doing lots of cardio. But all the time, I now see everyone recommending that guys should be doing weight training and taking in lots of protein…
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NSV
Today, for the first time since I was 15, I was able to fit into a pair of pants (button-crotch, noless) at H&M. It's about tiiiime. And they were only $35. :) Minor success, I know, but it made me happy! Shopping is such a social thing among my friends, and stores like H&M, Forever 21, Zara, etc. are always places we…
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Chinese Take Out
OK, so I'm all done with classes this summer, and now am moving on to an interesting schedule. I'm a freelance music director (vocal coach, etc.), and for the month of July, I'm being hired to work at this great theatre in a little town that has nothing but a run-of-the-mill Chinese takeout style place right next to it,…
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College, 12 hours of classes a day... what do I eat in a sch
Sooo I fell off the diet wagon for a bit, but just moved back to NYC and picked myself up starting a few days ago. Anywho, I've had the last few days off, but I start my summer courses tomorrow, and I just don't know how/what to eat around this ridiculous schedule. Here's my schedule for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and…
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Low-Calorie vs. Low-Carbs
Oh all-knowing MFP members, please tell me what's the way to go! I wrote a whole autobiographical bit leading to a question, but I think I'd just like to open this up for any comments regarding a low-calorie diet versus a low-carbohydrate diet. What do you do? What works best? Good/bad experiences on either?
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How public are you regarding your dieting?
I'm just wondering who here is public about their dieting/weight-loss efforts to the general public. I feel really uncomfortable talking about my weight/dieting with people (friends, family, etc.), but at the same time feel like having people around me know would put a little pressure on me to actually follow through (lol…
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Eating past my allotted calories = weight gain?
So I have been eating at 1,300 calories / day for the last two weeks, and have so far lost just under ten pounds. Today, though, I had a larger-than-I-anticipated dinner, and my weight jumped up .4 pounds from where it was this morning. Even though I ate at around 2,000 calories today, I know that to maintain my weight, I…
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Exercising with broken toes?
Hello, exercise gurus! I come to you all with a question! I broke two toes on one foot the other week, and have not been able to exercise so far due to that. I finally can walk with only a little bit of pain (woohoo -_-), so I'm hoping I'll be able to find SOMETHING to do at the gym starting next week. Does anyone have any…
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New Guy :-)
Woo hello, everyone! Not used to introducing myself online, but here goes. My name is Dave, and I live in Connecticut and New York City. I'm a sophomore in college, and a singer/dancer/actor. I've been overweight all of my life. It's always been a problem, but I'm usually in denial about it. In my head, there's got to be a…
