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2012-2015 My Success So Far
The start of my journey was catching pneumonia and weighing in at 170lbs. Since I am 5'2 this made me overweight and close to obese according to my doctor. That was the moment I decided I needed to start taking better care of myself. The previous two years being a blur of me being a full time college student, working full…
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Need Some General Support
I have been using MFP for at least a year, if not longer, and last March I started doing DDP Yoga for exercise. I never lost weight but I was doing great and losing inches while gaining flexibility and more energy. However two weeks ago my appetite vanished and I was/am hardly ever hungry. When I was/am hungry it takes…
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Spinach, Chicken, and Cheese Quesadillas
So one day I was dying for mexican food but I didn't want to blow a lot of calories. After looking around my kitchen I came up with the following recipe: Ingredients 1/8 teaspoon cumin, chili powder, paprika,, onion powder, garlic powder, and a tiny bit of salt 1 boneless skinless chicken breast (I use 2oz in the finished…
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Low Impact Workout for the Injured
I recently injured the top of my foot while cleaning the house and over the past three weeks it hasn't improved so the doctor put my in a huge, bulky cam walker (like a brace). The brace is designed to let my foot rest and heal while still allowing me to walk. I hate that I have been inactive, exercise wise, for this long!…
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Shopping Victory!
I started my weight loss journey back in November when I went to see my doctor and the nurse took my weight and told me I was 169.5 pounds. Since then I have lost 16 pounds and I feel so healthy! But until yesterday I didn't really think about what that meant. I did notice my jeans getting baggy but yesterday while out…
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Substitutions for Arm Injuries
I am working out to Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred and have been at level one for a week and wanted to progress to level 2. However I noticed that she routinely says how to make substitutions for leg and lower body injuries but nothing about upper arm/body injuries. Most of level 2 is done in the plank position which I…
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Ideas for Breakfast Sandwiches
On pinterest I found a guide on how to make, and freeze, your own breakfast sandwiches! I love this idea because as a single mother I have absolutely no time in the mornings to cook food! I just made my first batch and I used up the last frozen biscuits I had on hand, some Canadian bacon, oven poached egg, and half slice…
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Cheaper Alternative to Meal Replacement Shakes?
A few months ago my mom gave me a box of Advocare meal replacement shakes, vanilla flavor, that I recently just finished. I went to reorder and was stunned that a 14 day supply is $44.95! So I read about Shakeology and went to order some of that to find a 30 day supply of that is $142 (on Amazon.com)! I am in shock at…
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Malnourished or Vitamin Problem?
I started on MFP back in November 12th and since then I have lost 10 lbs just by staying around my calorie goal range. I also take a multivitamin supplement, One A Day for Women, and a gummy fiber supplement. Today I was at work talking with a nurse (I am an Occupational Therapy Assistant) and she noticed pitting in the…
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A Lack of Motivation
Ten days ago I found this site and I started to track my food and exercise intake; and last Saturday I also started a exercise DVD routine. Now I am sitting here sore, hungry, and so exhausted....I am losing steam and motivation fast. I am a single mother who works an active job and then I have to come home to cook, clean,…
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Calorie Counting and Medical Issues
I am new here and just wanted to ask a question: When counting calories do you count every calorie in? The reason I ask is I have some stomach and GI problems and I have to take gummy fiber supplements, vitamins, and eat 1 Fiber One Brownie daily. I added it all up and those three things alone have 105 calories! Fiber 1…
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Hello!
I just wanted to pop in and say Hi! My name is Heidi and I am a 31 year old single mother. I put on about 30 pounds since June...in the span of 6 months I graduated college, studied for (and passed) my state boards, found a new job, and relocated. All that stress and bad eating put on the pounds and I didn't realize it…
