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Looking for Big Losers!!!
I am looking for friends of all ages with lots to lose (100+)! I want us to motivate eachother to become the best versions of ourselves! As for me, I have been various levels of overweight my entire life. I've lost, gained, and lost again. Now, as I approach my 40th birthday, I am really noticing my weight is holding me…
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Serial Starter with 150lbs to lose
Hi all, i'm a serial starter, but trying my best to stick with it this time. I'm down 10lbs and still feeling focused. have 150lbs to lose and would love some motivating buddies with lots to lose! Hope to hear from you!
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Looking for big losers!
I'm looking for positive, active and supportive friends looking to lose a 100lbs or more! I'm 37, 5'4" married mom of 2 girls. SW:325 CW: 304 GW: 180
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Mom's if infants trying to lose 100+
I have a 6m old little girl and am struggling to lose weight. It's pre pregnancy weight. 150lbs to go. I can do the eating, but can't find the time or energy for exercise! Anyone else?
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PCOS, Weight Loss and Infertility
I'd like to connect with other moms on here who are trying to lose weight to reduce PCOS symptoms and get pregnant. Hubby and I went to see a specialist who said all the equipment for both of us works just fine, but I'm not ovulating and weight is an issue. It was depressing to hear it from someone elses month (although…
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Looking for new friends
I'm battling emotional eating and PCOS in my quest to get pregnant with my second child. Work, family, exercise, shopping - so much to do so little time. Would like to connect with motivated and inspirational people with lots of weight to lose (100+) Add me! :)
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Is this still an active group?
I have been looking for a support group for BED, but am wondering if this one is active still?
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How do you know when you have a problem?
I'm starting to really feel like I have an issue that goes beyond not eating well/exercising. I've been at this weight loss journey for 20 years. 1 month on MFP recently, but a previous user/lower in each of the last 4 years as well. I look around at others and see them eating normally. 1-2 slices of pizza and being full,…
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Looking for support
I need to lose over 100 lbs and looking for friends who are facing similar loss goal. I previously lost 80 ,lbs then gaing back. Then lost 50 and gained back. Here I am again! I want to make it stick!!!
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Staying on track on vacation
We are headed to South Carolina for vacation and although I'm not overly stressed about it. I thought i'd reach out and see what tips and tricks people have for staying in control when away from home. My hubby and I have already planned health cooler meals/snacks for the drive down to avoid the pull of rest stop fast food.…
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Sweet potatos and there GI rating
So I have been trying to eat low GI rated carbs to help with a blood sugar issue I'm having and tonight's dinner put me into a post dinner "fog." So, wondering where I went wrong, I did some research and came to find that although sweet potatoes are in fact low GI when boiled at 46, there GI jumps to 94 when baked because…
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New here
So I am new to this LC group, but not to MFP (2012). I've done a lot of reading on LCHF/Ketogenic/Atkins and generally how they work. All of this was prompted by a recent change in my health. Here's my rundown: 34 y/o F 5'3 (5'4" on a tall day) 280 lbs (down from 320) PCOS Crohn's FBS 6.3 mmol/L (2014) FBS 6.6mmol/L (Mar…
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Looking for other full time work away from home moms for support!
I am really finding it a challenge to balance working full time, with being a mom and wife and finding time to work out. Looking for friends who also are facing this challenge :)
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Eating better, Feeling worse
I was venting to my MFP pals and thought I'd see if anyone else has experienced this. I'm on day 66. I've been eating better, I haven't been perfect, but by FAR better. I move more, not as much as I would like because I don't feel great and I've been drinking more water than I ever have. Yet i still wake up most mornings…
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New Here
I am very out of shape(and overweight) so i am starting out with some moderate and will increase to vigorous walking over the next couple weeks before moving into Wk1 of C25K to avoid injury(and disappointment). My goal is to start WK1D1 on Mon Feb 23. In the meantime, like i said, i'll be walking and educating myself, but…
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Running Gear
Does not having it increase the chance of failure? I have some good running shoes and my gym clothes, but reading over the gear it seems I missing much. Right now it's not financially feasible, is it something that if you are serious abut wanting to run you make money for?
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BMR Help
I did read the tons of threads on BMR on the forum, but wanted something more specific to me. so if i calculate using Mifflin-St.Jeor my value is 2021 BMR using Katch McArdle (and a bodyfat% calculated via measurement not caliper-and yes i know this isn't ideal) my value is 1005 BMR <--- this seems insane. I went around…
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Back with 160 lbs to lose
Hi everyone. This is my 3rd attempt in as many years. In 2012 I successfully lost 60lbs, but then hit the mountain that is 250lbs (my failure mark everytime) and have gone up to 304lbs currently(down from 314). I have along haul ahead, 160lbs to lose and looking for motivating friends who also have lots to lose. I am…
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'Afraid' of the gym - need help overcoming
I know I'll get a lot of don't make excuses, just do it, who cares what people think and maybe I am making an excuse and i tried to just do it (ended up sitting in the parking lot too afraid to go in and then left) and I do care what people think. I joined a gym last weekend and planned to get started on Monday, but…
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Starting Over...again...
So here I am. Back. Again. I original joined MFP in Jan 2012 and was doing well and had lost 60lbs. 250 has always been my everest. It seems I can never get below that weight. Sure enough I hit 249. Life hit the fan and I fell off track and I've been trying to get back on track ever since. I have since gained back those…
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Starting Over Yet Again
So I've been on MFP since Jan 2012. Last year I dropped from 302lbs to 258lbs. Life got out of hand and I derailed and gained back all 44 lbs, plus another 16lbs. I'm absolutely disgusted with myself. At 5'3" being over 300lbs is NOT OK! Now I face the difficult challenge of refocusing and getting back on track before I…
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Starting Over....
I first joined in Jan 2012 and by May had lost 50lbs. I then went way off track and have no gained back those 50 plus an additional 9lbs. My lifestyle has become so sedentary. I'm depressed and discouraged. Had a pulmonary function test and the result was shortness of breath completely due to "morbid obesity." I don't know…
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Getting Started - April 2nd!
Anyone else getting started tomorrow for the first time with 30 DS? I'd love to hear about your plans and help keep each other motivated? I'm excited and a little frightened. I'll be doing 2 days with 1 day rest, rinse and repeat! Here's my weight stats, when hubby gets home tonight I'm gonna have him tape measure me and…
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What do you do when you're losing steam?
So I was doing pretty good until our engine died on our van last Tuesday. That left us without a vehicle and dependent on others to get around. Horrible is all I can say. We got our new car on Monday and all is well there, but after a week off from the gym and semi off eating, I just can't find my motivation. I can't…
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Vegetarian Reuben - Soo good I had to share!
It was super yummy and SO filling! The only downfall was the sodium content - i'm definitely open if anyone has tips on how to cut sodium further. You could also brine the tofu, i didn't have time, but u could create a pickling mixture to give tofu even more of a corned beef flavouring, but this might increase sodium even…
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Is is detrimental to strength train 2x a day?
So here is my situation. For the last month i've been hitting up the gym with my best gal pal. We get in 40 mins of cardio and it flies right by because we're chatting, but when we get to weights we have such different goals and she is a little unfocused (she's 5'5 and 114lbs of absolutely nothing - no muscle tone at all).…
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For the lifelong overweight - Do you worry about your kids?
I'm 31 and have been varying states of overweight for as long as I can remember, at least since kindergarten. I take full responsibility for my teen-adult weight, but there is some responsibility with my parents for my weight as a small child. My mom was never overweight until she had babies and started putting on the…
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How long will it take to recover from undereating before you
So my husband has lost nearly 50lbs doing it his way since October, which was pretty much eating what he wanted in small portions. It was working well for him until we started working out i the gym. The 3 weeks after we joined the gym he didn't lose a single pound. Finally, this last week he started listening to me and…
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Stationary Bike
What RPM would you all consider Light, Moderate or Vigorous effort on a stationary bike? I wish MFP offered RPM estimates. I like to try to average out MFP and the bikes reader for calories burned to get a roundabout number that's sorta accurate until I get an HRM.
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Who Knew!? Loving Lifting!
I just started at the gym and hubby has shown me a few things lifting weights and i LOVE LOVE LOVE how strong and empowered it makes me feel! It's amazing.Read some previous threads on here and next week I'm heading over to the library to borrow The New Rules of Lifting for Women. Super stoked about it. Wish the library…
