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Offering unsolicited encouragement
***Please note - I AM NOT fishing for compliments, but genuinely looking for advice and opinion on this topic. I was morbidly obese - 455 at my high point 10 years ago, 415 when I started this "effort" 3 years ago. You can see several pics of me back then on my profile. Although I NEVER have seen another guy coming close…
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Here's your sign !
Today, for the first time in several weeks, I finished under my calorie goal. Things have been wacky for the last several weeks. I guess my body got tired of the two pound a week average, and balked. I have been SO hungry that I have been eating over my calorie goal that MFP suggested for 2 lbs a week. AND feeling guilty.…
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Time change and logging calories
:laugh: :laugh: Everyone will get an extra hour in their day tomorrow. For tomorrow only, you can take your calorie goal, divide it by 24, and add that number to your calorie goal with no penalty. For example: a 1500 calorie goal divided by 24 = 62.5 So.... For tomorrow only, your calorie goal can be 1562. Just remember…
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New NSV, going fishing and kayaking
Two years ago I had to have a 2x-8x adjustable life vest I ordered from Cabelas. I figured I had probably shrunk enough to get a smaller one, when I came across one that my daughter used. I looked - it read ADULT 30-52. Hmmm. I loosened the straps from where she had them to the max, and tried it on. Lo and behold, room to…
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Unanticipated "problems" experienced large weight loss.
I would rather have these "problems" than the problem of being morbidly obese. But as the weight continues to drop, I have discovered at least three issues that I really didn't consider as an outcome when I started this adventure. These are GOOD problems to have, I'm not complaining. But just things I have had to adjust…
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Heart-stopping meals?
Come up with a REALISTIC fast food meal that someone would actually order. Use values in the MFP food database. Jack In The Box: Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger - 912 Calories Onion Rings - - 452 Calories Large Chocolate Shake - - 1055 Calories Total 2419 Calories
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Santa's NSV !
My life has been a lot of NSFs lately, mostly having nothing to do with weight. But here is a NSV that does: I have shrunk enough to fit IN a Santa suit! Merry Christmas!
