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NSV...I finally conquered MYSELF!!
So today was a very HUGE personal NSV! I am a very emotional/stress eater and when things get hard, I always turn to food because I honestly love food and it makes me feel better if only for a few minutes. I have been trying very hard to break this habit and today I had a VERY VERY bad day. It was so bad that I was to the…
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Question about strength training
So I know it's good to have a combo of strength training in with cardio. My question is: Is the type of strength training where you use your body (squats, lunges, push ups, etc) and resistance bands as weight a good enough workout as compared to using the weight machines in the gym? I have been doing the body resistance…
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Do fat people do yoga?
So, I still have a lot of weight to lose and tried a yoga video once a few months ago. I don't know if I was doing it wrong, it was a bad video, or if it was just because I'm too fat, but it was kind of painful...not what I've heard anyone describe yoga as. It did feel like my belly was getting in the way of a couple…
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I'm fat and I CAN do yoga!
This is a follow up to my post, "Do fat people do yoga?" I went to my first ever yoga class this morning and I LOVED it. I have been dealing with a lot of stress lately and it was just what I needed. So relaxing. It was definitely hard, though. Plank is a killer. Child's pose is uncomfortable because I have bad knees and…
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They will not control us...we will be victorious!
Uprising by Muse...GREAT song. It's very motivational to me. When I listen to it, I hear my own meaning in the words. "They" means food, stress, obesity, etc...and "us/we" means ME!! I will not be controlled by this weight loss journey...I am in control! I set up some goals for the month of May and here they are: May…
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C25K W7D2- Attempt #4!
Today was my fourth time attempting a 25 minute straight run for the C25K program. W6D3 (which I ran twice because I had gotten a little of my schedule of running days), W7D1, and today was W7D2. Today was also the first time that I made it through the entire 25 minutes without stopping! On the first attempt, I ran for…
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C25K Question
Hello fellow runners! Okay, maybe I'm not QUITE a runner yet, but after today I feel like I should get to call myself a runner! :) Anyway...I started Day 1 of Week 4 today which is run 3 mins, walk 90 sec, run 5 min, walk 2.5 min, run 3 min, walk 90 sec, run 5 min, and then walk. So this was a hard jump up and on the last…
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Chili (with ground turkey)
I don't have a sweet tooth, but I do have a salty tooth? lol. I eat a lot of processed foods because I'm not a big fan of spending a lot of time in the kitchen and usually go for quick and easy. Since joining MFP and tracking my sodium, I realized I have been eating WAY, WAY too much sodium. I had no idea because I never…
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My first small measure of success.
I have been on MFP for 20 days now and have lost 8.5 lbs. I know it's not a lot and I'm far from my final goal, but I just wanted to share my first small success! I had washed all of my jeans and put them in the dryer. I had to leave and my jeans were still not dry so I decided to see if, just maybe, some jeans that were…
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New to MFP and saying Hello!
I just stumbled across this website today and I am sooo excited!! I counted my calories, exercised and ended with a 586 net calorie count! It told me that if all my days where like today I would lose 16 pounds in 5 weeks!!! That was so encouraging for me to see. I had hit my plateau and haven't lost any weight for a few…
