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Apple cider?
One of my favorite things about fall/winter is hot apple cider! When I was in college, my campus ministry group would have bonfire events with food and drinks and in the colder months they'd always have hot water available with some packets of hot chocolate and apple cider and I'd drink anywhere from 3-5 12oz cups of cider…
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How do people tolerate weighing every day???
I've been told to weigh once a week, same time every week, same conditions every time... and for good reason I've noticed because my weight fluctuates A LOT! Ordinarily my official weigh in is Sunday morning after I wake up and use the toilet and get naked. For funzies, I weighed myself Tuesday evening fully clothed and…
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Major loss over a holiday
So I've been steadily-ish losing about 2lbs a week since I started while staying close-ish to a goal of 1210 calories a day. (24 year old female, 5' 1", starting 240.) Except for one week where I gained two. Over Thanksgiving I loosened up. Monday and Tuesday I was on track thanks to being at work, Wednesday was slightly…
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Sore from general activity in bad shoes... help?
I've been fortunate not to get sore after workout days because I stretch when I'm done. :wink: However... I went to Comic Con on Saturday and did a lot of walking and standing all day in some very uncomfortable shoes (I thought my boots went better with my costume than my tennis shoes did, and I thought adding my arch…
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Wreck It Ralph
Anyone go see this movie? I loved it! Plenty of gamer jokes and also some jokes that my non-gamer mom found funny!
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No loss in two weeks...
Ok so two weeks ago I gained two pounds despite my calorie deficit. I decided to blame it on water weight because I was not diligent about drinking water that week. Last week, drank water like crazy, lost those two pounds BUT NOTHING MORE. That tells me it might not have just been water weight. Still maintained a calorie…
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I need something else to do...
Ellipticals are boring. I do at least get to entertain myself by watching one of my favorite shows on the attached TV (M*A*S*H is usually on when I get there after work ;) ) but it's still a chore to go to the gym and push myself on the elliptical for 30 minutes. I am not in shape by ANY means. Programs and videos and…
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Feeling very discouraged
Ok so I KNOW I shouldn't weigh in the evening or fully clothed but I did anyway on Halloween night and the scale told me I was back to my starting weight! Bad enough I had gained two pounds naked at last official weigh in but I thought I wouldn't be seeing 240 again no matter the circumstances! I have not ONCE eaten over…
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Greek yogurt?
I keep hearing people talk about it. How's it any better for you than regular yogurt? I saw that Ben and Jerry's now makes frozen Greek yogurt so I got some when dad decided we needed ice cream. I asked him to check the calories of his chosen ice cream (peanut butter cup) and compare with mine (raspberry fudge greek…
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So I think I figured out my trigger...
I eat when I'm bored. My coworker has had Halloween candy out and available for everyone for many weeks now. I will occasionally treat myself to small controlled servings. Yesterday however I ate more than I planned... It's because I'm bored. Internet's been slow here and I have had no tasks come through all week, so I'm…
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What'd I do wrong???
I gained two pounds this week! :( I know I was pretty good with the tracking and the exercise... I didn't track Saturday because I went to a convention so I called that an off day (probably my first ever since starting) and even then I didn't eat too much. Since I started tracking I've dropped two pounds a week but now I…
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Calories burned?
Ok so some of y'all say that MFP estimates way high on your calories burned by exercise. The machine itself estimates way low because it doesn't consider things like weight or age. I just used an online calculator and it gave me a number between what the machine gave me and what MFP gives me for 35 minutes of elliptical at…
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Buffalo grilled chicken recipies?
So I need to learn how to cook for myself. Currently, my complete arsenal of cooking knowledge consists of anything you can make in a microwave, ramen noodles, grilled cheese, and my mom's pasta salad recipe. My most favorite food in the world is buffalo chicken. Wings, sandwiches, whatever. So I figured that might be a…
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So far I have burned more calories than I've eaten today
That's good, of course, but does this mean I'm really allowed to eat more or do I still aim for my target of 1200-ish?
