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91 pounds down so far (w/ pics)
I still have about 45 pounds left I'd like to lose, so this isn't the final product. I'm 5'7'' by the way. My before pictures are EXTREMELY embarrassing and not flattering in any way at all! [img]http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb296/jillyt85/Weight Loss/IMG_0545.jpg[/img] And this is me today 91 pounds lighter:…
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Feeling overwhelmed with lifting
I honestly hate strength training. I LOVE cardio, but I know the body I want won't come from cardio alone. I also know all about lifting heavy and how doing light weights at high reps isn't going to gets the results I want. I just don't know how to figure out what program is going to be best for me. I know so many women…
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I can feel my vein moving
Last night while I was doing pushups in my strength training routine, I could feel the vein in my right arm where the elbow bends moving. Every time I'd push up, it felt like a really big twitch and when I'd stop, I could see the vein bulging. I compared it to my other arm and those veins were normal. It didn't hurt, but…
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Losing inches everywhere except my calves
I've been doing cardio 3 days a week and on 3 separate days, I do strength training. I'm losing inches like crazy all over my body, but my calves are the same size they were before I lost any weight at all. How can my calves possibly be the same size that they were 80lbs ago? Am I going to wear a size 6 one day and still…
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Am I lifting wrong?
I started a strength training program a couple weeks ago. I do it Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and I lift as heavy as I can while still trying to keep the proper form. I'm working hard and it takes everything I have to lift that last rep, but I'm not feeling that sore feeling the next day or even the next. Am I doing…
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Shorts from 9th grade
I just tried on two pairs of shorts that I bought I the 9th grade (11 years ago). They're a size 12 and were still too small, but I got them buttoned just fine without having breathing problems. The last time I wore them, I was 170lbs and they were still a little too small then. I'm 200lbs now. Just goes to show how losing…
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Primal Blueprint and baking?
I just saw my doctor for a health assessment today and we went over cortisol and the adrenal glands and she thinks that I would benefit greatly from this diet. I definitely want to try it, but my passion is baking. If this is something I do, am I going to have to give up my baking? I only eat a small portion of what I bake…
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71 pounds down before and current pictures
The first picture was of me at my heaviest...281lbs. I actually started my weight loss at 277lbs though. I'm 5'7" by the way Here I am at 205.4lbs. Still have about 60lbs I'd like to lose.
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Paranormal occurances in the home
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Macaroni Grill nutrition info
I'm going out to dinner Saturday to the Macaroni Grill for my husband's birthday. I found the nutrition information for their food, but it doesn't say what the serving size is for each appetizer and meal. Does anyone have a clue how many servings each meal or appetizer would have?
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Appetite when you're sick
I woke up this morning with some kind of sickness. I'm assuming it's just a cold, but I feel like crap. I've eaten all my snacks and meals that I had planned for today so far, but I'm thinking about dinner now and it just doesn't sound appealing. It's not what I have planned, because I love the meal, but I just have no…
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1/2" in four days?
I took my measurements on Saturday because I hadn't done it for a while and I wanted to see results somewhere in case my scale decided to stop moving. I had some extra time this morning while getting ready for work so I measured my waist and hips and they were both about half an inch smaller than what I measured Saturday.…
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Extremely confused about calories!
I've been losing weight for a year now and I've only lost 68 pounds. I know plenty of people on here who've lost that much in half the time so it's not like I'm losing at an unhealthy speed. I started off last year not counting calories, just watching what I ate and it worked really well for a while. Then I started…
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C25K rest days?
I'm on my second week of C25K and I'm doing it Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with walking on the in between days and resting completely one day a week. Today is a walk day, but I'm kind of feeling the want to run a little. Is it bad to run some on the rest days? Is that going to hurt my training or could it cause injury…
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50lbs lost Before and After pictures
I posted yesterday about losing 50lbs, but didn't upload any photos. I hope I did it right. My before picture is extremely embarrassing. I was in target with a friend last summer and we were joking around putting on the most ridiculous bikinis over our clothes and laughing because we were the fat girls in bikinis. The…
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50 lbs down!
As of this morning, I've lost 50.4 pounds. I've been taking pictures along the way, but I honestly am not seeing much of a difference. My husband says he can definitely tell, so that helps some. I still have about 71 pounds to go, but hitting the 50 pound mark just made my day. I might post before and after pictures…
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Way too many carbs?
I switched to a vegan lifestyle at the beginning of this year and I LOVE it! I have done lots of research and I know the benefits of vegan vs. everything else. I do it because of ethical reasons and I have never been much of a meat eater. I always thought meat was gross. I have always loved cheese, so that was hard to give…
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Plateau after plateau...so sad
I've been focusing on health and losing weight since January 2nd of this year and at first everything was going according to plan, but the past 4 months, I keep hitting plateaus where i don't lose any weight for a month and then I'll lose 5lbs, then hit another plateau for a month and so on and so on. I've tried eating…
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Kind of new
I figured I should introduce myself since I read a lot of the posts on here. I've been a member of MFP for a while, but didn't really start using it until about two months ago. My name is Jill and I'm 25 years old. I've struggled with weight my whole life and I've lost plenty in the past, but not in healthy ways. I started…
