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Changed goal weight = changed daily calorie goal????
Not sure is this is the appropriate board for this, but I decided to update my overall goal weight from 135 to 120. That is the only change I made, I left everything else exactly the same, but as soon as I made the change my daily calorie goal dropped from 1410 to 1390. It's not a huge change & totally doable, but I'm…
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Skinny Fat?
What is "skinny fat?" I've seen that term a lot in message board posts, usually in regards to how you'll end up if you only do cardio....which I do, which is why I'm wondering. Thanks
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Motivating Songs
I got my very first iPhone for Christmas and am just now getting around to loading music on to it. What's your "go-to" song for a motivating workout. I'd love to build an awesome workout playlist...btw I do cardio, not sure if that effects your choice or not. I think my first download is going to be 'I'm Sexy and I Know…
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Free Stuff From Bing
Hi All, So my boyfriend & I both have accounts on bing.com & we love it because we get credit every time we search! We save up our points & redeem them for microsoft points to get games and ad-ons for our xbox games, but they offer a lot of other rewards too! It's easy to sign up & we are searching online all time and…
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Two questions for the seasoned gym goers...
1. I read that interval settings on the cardio machines burn more fat (livestrong & about.com). I usually set my treadmill to fat burn mode which starts flat, then after a couple of minutes raises to 1.5 incline then after a minute or two more raises to a 3 incline & stays there until nearly the last two minutes of my 20…
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Toxins Question.
I always click on this topic when I see it posted and have tried to look things up on my own, but always get conflicting information. I'm not sure if I need to find a detox diet or not (or if it really even exists). It seems that fat cells store toxins and as a person looses weight and burns fat, these toxins can be…
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I never realized it was THAT bad! :(
So this morning on our way to drop me off at work, my boyfriend realized we were early and decided that we "deserved" a treat in the form of a Burger King breakfast. OMG!!! Once I got to my computer and got it logged in on here I realized that I had consumed almost my entire day's worth of calories. I knew it was bad, but…
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Overcame my Gym anxiety today
SO I have a membership to a local gym and prefer to swim because I feel hidden in the water and I really enjoy it, but since it's getting colder and it's an outdoor pool I've been going into the actual gym, which has been hard for me. I hate going to gym because I feel like I don't belong there; the other two women who…
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Small NSV
I just wanted to share a little victory that made me feel good. I stopped home, literally for a min & my boyfriend was talking to the neighbor & her son, neighbor gave me cupcake as I turned to leave. I didn't have the time to explain that I was dieting, just thanked her and took it.....and gave it away!!! Today is not a…
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NSV....that sorta bummed me out.
Since joining MFP I've been really bad about working out, in fact I've only made it to the gym twice to go swimming, but I've been losing steadily and figured no big deal I'll get serious about it when I hit a plateau or something. Well last night my boyfriend and I ordered a pizza, it was a veggie pizza with artichoke…
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Cheat Days???
Hi all, I've seen some posts on here regarding cheat days and am hoping for a little more info. :huh: Is it something we are supposed to be doing or just a suggestion to break the monotony? How often are we supposed to be doing it? Is it a reward? I was going to give myself non-food rewards for every 25 lbs lost, but am…
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Waiting to feel great
So losing weight is supposed to make us feel great, right? Like totally empowered, energized and all-around amazing. I've lost 8 pounds and so far feel moody, snapish, tired, headachey, and all-around witchy (with a capital B) . So when does the amazing come???
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100% Whole Wheat vs. Whole Grain
I have seen both these labels on several foods. Does anyone know if each is as healthy as the other and what the difference is between the two? I know that "whole wheat" is supposed to be a more filling, slower burning carb and therefore better for you, but am unsure if "whole grain" functions the same or if it is just a…
