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I want to be happy with myself now.
So I'm a week in again, and I'm tracking like a maniac. Every vegetable, every drink, every smidgen of a piece of food gets tracked. I've been riding my bike everywhere, I've started doing exercise videos, I am on my way to being better. I still feel terrible about myself. Moreso now than when I wasn't focusing on it. I…
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NSV - birthday overeating...or not?
So I had my panicked moment of "I need to do something about this" realization about a week ago, a few days before my 25th birthday. I took a day to wallow in misery, then promptly got back on the bandwagon. I stocked up on vegetables, started exercising, and tracked everything. Monday was my birthday, and I figured I'd…
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Starting all over again...
So I pulled out my scale, very grudgingly, about 6 months after I was actively trying to lose weight. Since December, I have managed to gain 20 lbs, which is horribly depressing. Instead of the summer that I wanted to have, I'm going to have another uncomfortable, overweight summer. Instead of attempting to date, I'm going…
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Skewed self image - how do you deal with it?
So I'm stuck in a rut. Not so much diet wise - I'm doing pretty well (all things considered, including Halloween and a party at work with Costco cake), but in my perspective of myself. I often feel like I'm disgusting and awful and not worthy. I started out at around 250 a bit over a year ago, and I've dropped 50 lbs. At…
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How to track softball?
So I'm playing on a slow-pitch rec league softball team tonight, and I don't know how to track it! Much of the time is spent standing around, but there's some running and moving of arms. There are two games tonight, so I'll be playing from 6:30 till around 9:30. MFP is clearly wrong on the calories burned, here - can I get…
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24, need to lose ~50 lbs. Would love some similar friends!
I did post this already, but I think changing the title will help. I'm looking for friends in my age range with similar goals. I'd love to have a motivation buddy! Here's what I put before: So I've done this a million times, I think. Weight Watchers, on my own, tracking, not tracking, cutting out sugar...I'm extremely good…
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Silliest motivators?
I have a confession to make. I think the one thing that pushed me over the edge with this trying to get healthy thing is Gangnam Style. That Korean music video with everything ridiculous in the world? Yep. I keep watching it because it makes me happy. This weird little guy is making a complete fool of himself…
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Hoping for some forward momentum.
So I've done this a million times, I think. Weight Watchers, on my own, tracking, not tracking, cutting out sugar...I'm extremely good at stopping halfway. This time, though, I may have done the impossible - I'm inspired again, and I've managed to maintain my weight (+ or - 5 lbs) for the past six months, after losing 40…
