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Back at day 1
I lost a bunch of weight this summer on a 3.5 month backpacking trip and finally reached my goal weight. Unfortunately, here I am 3 months later at my starting weight before I left for my hike. 125 pounds. I want to be 112. Anyone want to be friends and motivate each other? Feel free to add me, and I just started up a…
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Always hungry
The more days I stay in a deficit, the hungrier I seem to get each day. Eventually this leads to a binge because I can't restrict any longer. My estimated energy requirements I calculated are 2,300 calories per day and I eat, on average, 1,600-2,100 calories a day. I workout 5-6 days a week and burn about 200-400 calories…
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Eating without distractions....say whaaat
If I'm not going out with friends, my second favorite way to spend a night is watching a movie or show while eating dinner and maybe a bowl of popcorn and/or dessert. It's way too easy to mindlessly eat while watching TV until I've eaten way too much. I'm starting a journey toward intuitive eating, as in listening to my…
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Low carb high fat meal ideas.....
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm trying to cut back on the carbs to see what effect it has on weight loss/energy etc. However, I'm in need of some ideas for meals. I just started this a few days ago and have been sticking to eggs, bacon, turkey, nuts, avocado, and salads... My go-to breakfasts were always oatmeal,…
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Post-Thanksgiving weight gain...terrified of the scale!
Well, what damage did you? (if any... or what losses did you make??). I'm probably going to weigh myself tomorrow morning and I'm guessing I gained 2 pounds in the past week. I went to Texas to visit my sister and holy moly.... no one over there has every heard of a fruit or vegetable. Everything is fried and salty. I…
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Most effective way to build muscle
My routine is to eat a tiny snack before the gym, lift weights, do cardio, then come home and shower and such and about 30 minutes later eat a meal. My goal is to build a bit of muscle and lose fat, yet I've always been confused about when to eat to prevent muscle loss. Is it ok to do cardio after strength training, or…
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Goodbye veganism....
I've been vegan for 8 months and just yesterday decided to give it up. I loved it for so long but for the past few weeks, meat and all other animal products have started to look extremely good. My body was craving other protein sources besides beans, soy, nuts, and carb-rich foods. It was a tough choice to make and it…
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Ketosis
I really want to further discuss the topic of ketosis from the other thread (which appears to have been closed). A lot of you thought that I was wrong when I said that it is unhealthy to be in a state of ketosis. Here is some information that I'd like to share that is straight from my nutrition text book titled…
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I'd rather sacrifice a perfect body for.....
I'd honestly rather never achieve a "perfect" body than give up beer. Or bread. But mostly beer. When it comes down to it, you only live once and I'd rather enjoy things I like (on occasion) and be happy than be fit and miserable! Do I want to look back on my life and be like, man, I used to look great (because lord knows…
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What's the REAL reason you want to lose weight?
Is it actually for your health? It's not for me. I'm already at a healthy weight.. honestly, I try not to let myself conform to society's standards of beauty, but thin to me represents someone who is healthy, takes care of themselves, and has self-control... all attractive features. Now don't get me wrong, someone with…
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Low carb...and vegan.
I usually eat 60-80% of my calories from carbs. So, I'm definitely a pro-carb person. But, I want to switch it up and give low carb a try to try and speed up this weight loss a bit. The difficulty here is that I'm vegan (and no, that will not change), so I'm almost at a loss of how to do this. First of all, what do you all…
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Trader joes russet potatoes....
Does anyone else buy these? They're in a bag of about 6 of em and the calorie info is on the back. They seem like medium sized potatoes but they say on the back that they only have 110 calories each. Is this really accurate?! When I search for "potato," a medium sized one has more like 200-280 calories. I don't have a food…
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Feeling fat? Feeling down? Check out this video.
I absolutely love this guy, he is such an inspiration. As Joe says, the only thing that can hold you back is your opinion of yourself! Don't forget to love yourself as you are right now because you are beautiful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uVajeKY87g&app=desktop
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Cheat days... what do you think?
What do you all think about cheat days? Good, bad? I eat 2,000 calories a day throughout the week to lose weight (and I still feel hungry at night even with that amount) so by the time the weekend rolls around I'm craving a meal where I just let go of the self control. I think it helps me stay focused. Yesterday I had a…
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Vegans!
Hello! I'm looking for some vegans out there who want to become MFP friends to help motivate each other! A little about me....I'm female, 23 years old, 5'2 and about 117 pounds. In the spring I weighed 112 and was very happy at that weight (but my goal has always been 109...) and over summer I drank too much, ate too much,…
