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Nothing is working...
I think this will be more of a poor me rant than anything else, but I have no where else to rant this out. Where to start? I'm 38, female, 5'4" and 150 lbs- still. I am accustomed to being around 130. I've gone up and down in weight over my life, but any time I ever wanted to lose weight before I'd just cut out sugar and…
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Success just with hiking and trail running?
Hi all! Times have changed for me and I can no longer get to a gym- funds are tight, and I moved to rural VT where the nearest gym is laughably far. I do live where I can access some pretty kick *kitten* trails right outside my back door. I've been x-c skiing, snowshoeing, and hiking whenever I can. When the weather's…
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Get fit on the cheap- suggestions?
Hi all! Life has changed and I find that I cannot afford to go to the gym, which is too bad because I was getting into NRL4W. I've moved to a smaller place, and will be making much less money. Bonus: miles and miles of forested trails right outside my back door, for hiking, snowshoeing, skiing, and once the damn snow melts…
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Gabriel Method Success Stories?
Hi all! I'd love to see some success stories from folks that have tried the Gabriel Method. I've just started this- which is about eating healthy, no deprivation, and using visualization and meditation to reduce stress, reduce junk food cravings, and motivate you to love exercise. I imagine that using this in conjunction…
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Let's petition MFP to use a REAL BMR/ TDEE calculator
This post is for all of us out there who attack those "1200 cal/ day success!" posts. From what I've seen, the people who go after those posts are genuinely concerned about the ruined metabolisms, yo-yo dieting, boomerang weight that occurs when people follow this recommendation. Although MFP was really only meant to be a…
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Metabolic Reset WIN- my BOOBS are BACK!
My boobs are back!!! I accidentally went on a VLCD for 2 years (grieving a lost relationship, no appetite), and got all skinny. I didn't have much to lose in the boob dept, but went straight on to the Faerie T*ts Club... Anyway, when I started eating normally my weight ballooned up so I went on to discover what a metabolic…
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Is patience the key??
Hi all, Just want to say how grateful I am for this group! I started my reset journey back in early December 2012. Since I had been on a VLCD for about 2 years (accidentally, due to grief) I knew I was going to gain weight, and I sure did. I am 5'5 or so, started out at 135 and went up to 150 during my reset!! Yikes.…
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Fructose Malabsorption awareness
Hi all, I just wanted to share something that has happened for me in case it helps someone else. I have had chronic IBS since I was a child (hell, I was had colic as a baby) and it has been a struggle for me my whole life. I've always envied those nice flat bellies everyone else who is fit seems to have. Even at my…
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Finally- progress, once I figured out my problem!
Hi all! Let me say that I am so glad I found this group... So, I stumbled across the concept in December after finding the Road Map. I did a reset, and was doing great, but finding I was relying heavily on processed foods and leaning too much on sugar. Despite the fact that I was (am) lifting heavy (NRL4W), my inches were…
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Whole 30: No changes so far- love some support
Hi all, So years ago I changed over to Paleo when I suspected I had a gluten sensitivity- and I was right. Well, I never gave up sugar etc at that time, so thought I felt better I didn't feel awesome. Anyway- long story short- 2 years of grief and VLCD as a result of it, went off the wagon and was eating "gluten free"…
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Did I not reset long enough? No results at all.
Hi all! So glad I've joined you. I'm a bit confused right now what to do, so I'm hoping someone has some suggestions. I am 5'4", female. I have been active (running, weight machines, dancing) for many years. I have had time periods where I was chubby (150 lbs) and too skinny (120- raw diet experiment, bad idea). Basically:…
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Reset is freaking me out. Ack!!
Hi all, I think I just need some support here... I joined MFP in the late fall, and of course it recommended I eat 1200 calories- which I did, dutifully, hungrily. I was at that time running 5 miles 4 x per week and working out on nautilus machines. I wasn't comfortable eating so little, so I was psyched when I found Road…
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Any other PMS bingers out there?
Lol... I can't keep myself out of the chocolate or the salty stuff. It's awful. I'm pretty sure I could use up every single allotted daily calorie on chocolate. :D Anyone else out there? Ridiculous, huh? Thank the Goddess I work out.
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Started free weights- yay!!
I just wanted to say that I'm jumping on board with some of the kicka$$ women on here and had a lesson from a personal trainer at my gym to learn how to *safely* pick stuff up and put it down. It was really hilarious, the stuff you have to do by sticking your butt out, so I laughed and he laughed with me... but it was…
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What is 30 day shred in the exercise columns?
Hi all! I started the 30 day shred and wanted to put it in my exercise log here on MFP. What is it considered? High impact aerobics? I am not certain. Anyone with ideas?
