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How is your progress going?
Here is a broad question: How is your progress going? I think weight loss and muscle gain are some of the most obvious outward signs of progress. AND they are darn good ones :) That said, there are Non Scale Victories that are just as telling. NSVs like fitting into a old set of jeans, needing a new belt or finding a…
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Putting a child on MFP
My two kids are fighting the same weight fight that I am. My wife and I are trying to teach them how to eat right but I fear they have the mental block about food I do. I have to keep a journal to really put a finger on my food intake and not cheat. I think my eldest is mature enough to see this and she wants to lose…
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Supplements
What is you favorite supplement? Why? Maybe this is something you take to kick off your day. Maybe this your pre-workout gas supplement or post-workout fuel. It seems there are many reasons as there are supplements. I am asking because a majority of my MFP Friends (over 90%) seem to abstain from supplements. I have talked…
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Valentine's day dinner and NOT falling off the wagon
I generally give some or all of the following to my wife: * Card * Chocolates * Flowers * Edible Arrangements * Dinner * Bottle of Wine she really likes We are both trying to change our diet, so a lot of these options become problematic. We are both food lovers, so times like this usually involves a dinner at a nice place…
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Not Hungry but I have not reached 1,200 cal. Now What?
This is really a funny thing to post about. I am consuming about 1,000 calories a day and I have to push myself to eat another 250 or so to break 1,200 (my limit before exercise is 1,350). This is a relatively new trend (about the last week or so) so I am a bit taken aback. Before I learned about your body going into…
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Returning to MFP, looking for friends :)
I have been back on MFP for a month, after getting a clinical diagnosis for gout. Doc is not sure which one (pseudo or standard) because my lab reports say I have the internals of a 27 year old (I am 43) and low purine levels. However, after hopping around for 6 weeks with a flare up that put me on crutches while my kids…
