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Thoughts on "healthy"
Now, granted I have lost about 45 lbs and 4 sizes since I began this journey, while I feel much more energetic, healthy, and better about myself and my body... I am still "overweight/borderline obese" per BMI. That said, I adore this article. Be healthy, but be healthy about yourself mentally too...…
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Taking a week off mid-stage?
Hi, I'm near the end of stage 1 (supposed to start my first 8 rep workout today) and I'm sick as a dog. my lungs are full of mucus and rattle, I could barely drag myself to work this morning, I worked out on Friday when I was first getting sick and I was significantly weaker than normal... If I take a week off do you think…
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To those who have already succeeded in their journey..
First of all, you are an inspiration and congratulations on your success... Now, plenty of people who are at or near their goal have been very supportive. I have also noticed that many people have been "fed up" with certain concepts i.e. "sabotage," not understanding why certain things are a problem/not helpful to weight…
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Not even done with stage 1 and psyched about results!
I'm 5'8" and I started at 240 in May 2012, was doing cardio and low cal (1400 net/day) and hit a major plateau around 215 in August. Until about January when I reduced even more (most days between 900 and 1200), but it wasn't sustainable. I was around 208 when I started NROL4W at the end of March. I'm still in stage 1…
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Heavy lifting may be the best idea ever.
I'm so thrilled with these results I had to post it on a main board as well as the NROL4W board... I'm 5'8" and I started at 240 in May 2012 I was doing cardio and low cal (1400 net/day) and hit a major plateau around 215 in August. Obviously I wasn't okay with that... Me in January: Around January when I reduced even more…
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LGBTQA friends
Pre-emptive Statement of intent: I am not here to try and cause problems with anyone else's lifestyle or beliefs, I am just looking for similarly-minded people. I believe that gender, sex, and sexuality are different things and I'm looking for more friends/motivators in a similar mindset. In order to kick things off, I'll…
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Women who Heavy Lift
Hey ladies who lift heavy weights, I'm in week 3 of NROL4W and I need some inspiration from women trying similar things (especially those who started with still quite a bit to lose). I have noticed significant size difference (but not weight) so far. I'll go first. I've posted this before, but I feel silly asking for pics…
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Wide Grip Lat Pulldown Question
I'm trying to heavy lift to fail and I have a question about Lat pulldowns. SO far I've been lifting about 40-55 lb and I've noticed its less than a lot of women lift in stage 1 of NROL4W. I generally consider myself fairly strong for an inexperienced female lifter, so once I noticed the diagrams on the machine and…
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Problem with TDEE using fitbit
Hello! According to NROL4W even on my sedentary days I should be eating 1896 calories for weight loss, and 2188 on workout days. I use a fitbit, and so even though I added the extra 292 calories for my workout, I've eating 1804 calories and its telling me I'm over. I know I didn't walk as much as I normally do (it's Sunday…
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I was upset that I've only lost 12 lbs since August...
I lost close to 30 lbs between May and August. I've been frustrated with my plateau because I've only lost about 12 lbs since August. I was looking for pictures I untagged of myself to find a "before" the entire 40ish lbs I've lost, but I stumbled upon this picture, and I had to try the dress on for comparison. I feel good…
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before/during/afters?
Hey ladies, I'm starting this week and I was hoping for some inspiration. Could people post their before/during/after pics? Especially if you started from a place where you wanted to lose! I'm starting out at 205. Thanks in advance!
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How much weight for each type of lift?
Hi, I ordered the book, but it hasn't arrived yet. I know I'm going to want to start as SOON as it gets here, I don't know if it includes good starter weights to try, but I don't want to look like an A-hole at the gym trying something, finding out its too heavy or too light a billion times. Info about me for suggestions:…
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Has your weight gain/loss affected your relationship?
Hi, I just want to see if anyone is in a similar boat. When my fiance and I began dating in early 2009 I was about 180-185 lbs. Because he's fantastic and amazing, he thinks I'm beautiful and sexy no matter how much weight I gain. That lead to me being about 205-210 when we got engaged the summer of 2010. I eventually…
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How to break a plateau when you've tried everything?
Hi. I've been doing MFP since about June 2012. I lost about 25 lbs. between May and September of 2012. Since then I've lost about another 6 lbs. I have decreased my calorie intake as follows: Beginning in June I was eating 1440 net calories, and would eat as much as MFP allowed for the calories I exercised off. Beginning…
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GM Diet as Cleanse
I am attempting to do the GM diet to help kickstart me of my plateau (I haven't lost weight since August, though the past month I've been staying under 1440 net calories and working out at least 5 days/week the past month or so). Has anyone tried this? I'm a vegetarian, so I'm doing this variant:…
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Indoor winter workouts
I typically use the student center at the college in town to work out, but it has limited hours this week (during which I am sleeping or at work) and it's completely closed next week. I CANNOT for the life of me lose weight on diet alone, but exercise is essential to me. I am going to Florida in about 3 weeks, and I want…
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booze!
Hi MFP-ers I'm the type of person who likes to enjoy a drink or two a few nights/week, sometimes more on the weekends. I always make room for it by eating way less or exercising way more, but I still have barely lost weight. I realize booze is mostly carbs, but I've been staying under my carb limit too. What gives?
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Fun and inexpensive fall and winter cardio?
I just joined MFP 3 or 4 weeks ago, and although I've only lost a few pounds so far, I can definitely SEE the difference in my size. I attribute that to the fact that I've been exercising 3-6x/week. I have never been the kind of person who can just "work out", I have a short attention span and I can only do things that I…
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Need some friends with a lot to lose...
I friended some people on this site, but the ones who are already tiny and "maintaining" or only have like 5 lbs to lose make me feel bad about myself (they don't say mean things or anything, I just feel bad). I have 45 lbs to lose to get to my goal weight, and my goal weight is still technically overweight on the BMI…
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Netflix Workouts?
Does anyone know of any good cardio work outs on netflix streaming?
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Mid-20s vegetarian trying to lose my "grown up" weight
Not much to say, gained about 30-40 lbs when I was doing my student teaching. Anyone else gain lots of weight from shifting to a "grownup" life style from a "college" lifestyle? Anyways, that was over two years ago, and something needs to change. I've started by tracking my calories, trying to eat abour 1440/day and biking…
