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Help me please!
Hello All! I worked very hard to lose all my pregnancy weight (51 pounds) and lost it all, however, I cannot lose any more. I am 5'4" and 149. The doctor today started giving me a hard time but I told her I am trying to lose 10-15 more pounds but the scale won't budge. When I told her what I do, she decided to check my…
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Please help me understand
Hello! I am a mom of one 18 month old daughter. I nursed her up until 2 weeks ago when she self weaned. I lost all 51 pounds of my pregnancy weight, but would still like to lose 15-20 more pounds. I am currently around 148. I can't seem to lose any more. I go to the gym 7 hours a week at least. I do weight lifting,…
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Please help me!
Hey guys! I need your help! I went off the pill over last summer and gained a few pounds. I'm a teacher so I was off schedule so I assumed some of it was from that. I have not been able to lose my weight from the summer and I gained 5 pounds last week. Now I KNOW there is no way I gained 5 pounds last week (worst day was…
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help please!
Hey guys! I need your help! I went off the pill over last summer and gained a few pounds. I'm a teacher so I was off schedule so I assumed some of it was from that. I have not been able to lose my weight from the summer and I gained 5 pounds last week. Now I KNOW there is no way I gained 5 pounds last week (worst day was…
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water weight, hormones (men beware)
Hey guys! I need your help! I went off the pill over last summer and gained a few pounds. I'm a teacher so I was off schedule so I assumed some of it was from that. I have not been able to lose my weight from the summer and I gained 5 pounds last week. Now I KNOW there is no way I gained 5 pounds last week (worst day was…
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water weight, hormones (men beware)
Hey guys! I need your help! I went off the pill over last summer and gained a few pounds. I'm a teacher so I was off schedule so I assumed some of it was from that. I have not been able to lose my weight from the summer and I gained 5 pounds last week. Now I KNOW there is no way I gained 5 pounds last week (worst day was…
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This is what I get for being healthy
So, I'm a teacher and we have workdays this week. Today on the agenda, we were supposed to have a faculty meeting at 9 with a breakfast beforehand at 8. I decided to eat breakfast at home this morning (we never have healthy options) and then get to work at 8 but go to the faculty meeting at 9. I get to the meeting at 8:50…
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Water Weight Dilemma
Please help me! Over the weekend I indulged a bit but did not go over 2000 calories on Saturday or Sunday, just bad choices. I was up 3 pounds when I checked on Monday. Then, a few of us went out for Mexican on Wednesday and I went up another pound, so I'm now up 4 pounds. I've been drinking tons of water, exercising…
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HELP ME!!!!
Alright, so I went to Florida for Spring break last week to visit family. I ate grilled chicken sandwiches (only ate the bottom bun), fruit, egg whites, oatmeal, anything healthy and only splurged one night with a little ice cream cake (it was my birthday!). I exercised while I was down there and we walked around parks all…
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How do you know?
How do you know when you are at the correct weight for your body? I have been at the same weight (141) for over a year now. I have a long torso and short legs so I am starting to get ab definition, but my legs are still too chubby to me (the inner thigh is the bane of my existence). I HATE how my legs look but my top half…
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Good for you and yummy!
I don't know if any of you know the magic of sweet potatoes but they are amazing. I am in love with these right now. I bake them up and get the flesh out. I mash them up with tons of cinnamon and eat them like that. No butter or sugar, just cinnamon. Now some of you are probably thinking "Ewww, I have to have butter and…
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Feeling gross
Hey guys! I hope everyone had a nice Easter/Passover! I know I did. I went to my parent's house and there were lots of goodies. Easter is my favorite so I allowed myself some freedom and did not count yesterday. I ate lots of sweets and goodies I don't normally eat. This morning I felt fine, but as the morning wore on I…
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Plateau Busted!
Hello! I've been moaning on here for about 4 months about my plateau and I finally got over it. I actually blew past it to be honest. Since I know it's hard to figure out what to do, I will share what I did. Nutrition: I tried to not eat sugar (huge sweet tooth here) and make sure I stayed anywhere from 1500-1800 calories…
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Reducing Exercise and Plateau
Have any of you busted through a plateau by reducing cardio and focusing on fundamental muscle training (rebuilding large groups and doing twice a week with a steady increase). I'm trying this starting this week to see if this will help. I've been at a loss for a couple of months and thought I would give this a whirl.
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stress is the devil
So, I'm really stressed right now. I'm a band director and our festival is next Friday (we get rated by judges and it's published for the whole state to see). It took me forever to get my times for the festival from the guy running it (ever heard of answering an email?). Also, my school system is looking at budget cuts,…
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Rubbing Legs
Alright ladies, I know I'm not the only one..... My thighs rub together when I walk. I thought this would go away 10, even 20 pounds ago, but they still do. I am about 141 pounds, muscular and fit. How long does it take to make the rubbing go away? I am trying to get down to 130 by this summer.
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Ruby Tuesday Light Ranch
Does anyone know what brand Ruby Tuesday uses for their Light Ranch? It is THE BEST light ranch I've ever had, but I don't know what they use. If it's their own recipe, does anyone know it? If I had this dressing I would eat salad EVERY DAY! Thanks :flowerforyou:
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night snacking but staying in caloric range
Hey guys! I've been really good with my eating habits but the scale won't move. The only thing I can think of is I snack a little at night. I still stay within my calories, but when I have a treat at night (last night was s'mores) the scale will not budge (I have a digital scale) the next day and I haven't lost any in the…
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Cabin Fever!
Hey guys! I live in Virginia and I've only left the house a couple of times in the past week. I'm a teacher and we went to school on Thursday only on a 2 hour delay. It's snowing right now and has been on and off since yesterday morning. I was just wondering how you guys deal with cabin fever. I don't feel like doing…
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Yummy new cereal!
Hey guys! I found this awesome cereal and I wanted to share it with you. It's Kashi Go Lean Crisp. It tastes like a blueberry muffin in a bowl, has a good amount of fiber and protein. It also is not sweetened with HFCS! I love it and think it could be one of the best cereals I've ever eaten! :love:
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frustrated!
Hey guys! I've been on here since last July and have lost 8 pounds! But I gained 4 back over Christmas break (I'm a teacher). I've been back at my old good habits and doing everything I should be, however, I have GAINED one more pound. I am so frustrated! I just want to get back to my normal weight! I'm eating fruit, 75%…
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sugar and water retention
Hey guys! I have noticed when I eat about 200-300 calories of sugary goodness (I have a severe sweet tooth) the next day I go up a little in my weight. Do we retain water when we eat sugar? I am well within my calories (last night I still had about 400 left after the candies) so I just want to know what the problem is.…
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Plateau
Hello all! I have lost 8 pounds since joining this awesome webpage! I had lost 21 before that. I am very close to my goal weight and am seeming to stall out (shocking!). I've tried upping my calories and eating more at lunch, but my weight went up after that. I was eating a snack bar with lunch. Today I tried a string…
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Thanksgiving deflation!
Hey guys! So, I was up several pounds after Thanksgiving. I knew there was no way I gained as much as I did, but it wasn't going away quickly it seemed. Then, all of a sudden, this morning I was back to my normal weight. This had a 7 pound fluctuation this week. I am not overweight so this is crazy to me. I was just…
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input of burned calories
Hey guys! I was curious what you all do in this situation. When I use an elliptical, I typically burn 430 calories in a half hour (the machine tells me this) but when I input elliptical, MFP says I burned 300. Should I go with what MPF says or go with what the machine tells me? I never know whether or not to trust the…
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how long will it take?
Hey guys! Just had an amazing weekend with the in laws (I really mean it!) and went to a Philadelphia Eagles game! (Go Eagles!) That means good junk food from the in laws (b/c they want their son to have all of his PA treats he doesn't get in VA) and stadium food (cheese steak the size of my head!) We also went out to eat…
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Influencing family
Hey guys! I am very proud of myself. I told my parents about this webpage and my dad got me to sign him up. He has lost 5 pounds since Saturday as of yesterday! Very proud :happy:
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just curious
Hey fellow MFPers! I understand that unless you eat an extra huge amount of calories in one day, you will not gain a pound. I am an every morning weigher, and after this past weekend, I gained 1.5 pounds. I think I went over my calories on Sunday only by about 400. I know about water weight, but is there anything else that…
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gonna be silly but....
When I got engaged in 2006, I was around 170 pounds. Since then I have slimmed down to 148 as of this morning. I want to keep going since it's not yet my goal weight, but I just had to pat myself on the back a little! You guys understand! :happy:
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random question
Do any of you guys get to a certain weight and never get below it and assume "I guess my body doesn't want to lose any more weight" and you think it is impossible? Every time that happens to me, around 3 months (once 2 years!) pass before anything else comes off. Any idea why?
