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Looking for friends with similar goals.
Hi, I'm Val! I'm 26, have three kids (10, 6, and 4) and live in WV. I work full time as an Optometric Insurance Coordinator, and have about 80lbs to lose. I'm 5'7" and weigh 256lbs at the moment. At one point I was 285lbs and to be honest I think I was heavier than that because I was exercising a lot back then and think I…
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Friends with similar goals.
Me. 26yo. Mother of 3. Career oriented. 5'7". 255lbs. Goal is 175lbs. I'm into local music and art, horror movies, and assorted geekery. I joined a long time ago and then took quite a naughty hiatus, and just noticed that almost my entire friend list hasn't logged in in AGES. I need new mfp friends in a similar weight loss…
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At home cardio
I've always walked as my primary form of exercise, and truly enjoy it. Well, right now I'm wanting to get back into my exercise routine and my treadmill's been broken for quite a while. During warmer months I would walk around my neighborhood but the road is pretty icy most nights lately and when I walked the other…
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...and you guys said fad diet programs don't work!
How to lose MASSIVE amounts of weight! We need to figure out a way to market this! Any ideas??? Worth reading to the end- I promise! A guy calls a company and orders their 5-day, 5lbs weight loss program. The next day, there's a knock on the door and there stands before him a voluptuous, athletic, 19 year old babe dressed…
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To all of you who have lost substantial amounts of weight...
You should be taking every chance you can to mess with people by telling them you did it in some ridiculous way. "You lost 150lbs in 18 months? How?!" "I ate three raw pinecones every day." or "I found that food inserted rectally absorbs less calories than if you eat it." or "I attach leeches to my feet before bed every…
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Could use some new friends with similar goals.
Me: My name is Valerie 25 years old Mother of 3 Live in West Virginia Freelance artist (sit on my butt drawing all day) Metal head/Industrial junkie Tattoo collector 5'7" 265 currently Goal weight 180 Recently re-adopted vegetarian diet Add me if you have similar goals or if you just think we'd make good accountability…
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Caffeine, sugar, and sleep
I've been caffeine and soda free for about 4-5 days and haven't been able to sleep well for about the same amount of time (usually I have no trouble at all). I thought cutting that stuff out would help me sleep BETTER. Granted, I've gone from a solid 10+ caffeinated/carbonated/sugary drinks a day to 0, but haven't felt any…
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Harvest stuffed apples
4 golden delicious apples (hollowed, apple meat set aside) 1/4c crushed almonds 1/4c raw oatmeal 4tbsp melted butter 2tbsp coconut palm sugar (regular sugar or sugar substitute is fine, I use this for the low glycemic index) 1tbsp cinnamon 1tsp vanilla extract. Dice the meat of the apples and mix all of the ingredients…
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Hey Y'all! 25yo female in WV here!
I'm 25yo mother, 5'7", 247lbs at the moment. My goal weight is 160. I was previously up to 285lbs. I'd like some new MFP friends that have similar stats and goals. A little more about me...I have three kids, 9, 5, and 3 years, I work for a non-profit doing midnight shift, seriously HATE exercising but hoping to get myself…
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Good gas station foods?
I go out of town a lot of weekends with a couple local bands, and there is NOTHING healthy about any of their diets or anywhere we go to eat. It's either a gas station, fast food place, or if we're on a longer trip, a quick restaurant like Steak n Shake or White Castle (both are known to make my intestines simultaneously…
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Need friends with similar goals.
Hey guys! I joined MFP back in November and had quite a few motivators, lost about 20lbs, then for two months I totally went off track and gained 5lbs back. Now I'm back on track and I've lost most of what I gained. I have about 90lbs more to lose. Right now I'm 252lb and my goal weight is 160lb. I'm 5'7" and 24yo. I'd…
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Tastes
Interesting NSV (if you want to call it that). I hadn't had McDonalds in 2wks...something I used to have literally two times a day. I decided to have a "cheat meal" last night and got my usual combo, a crispy chicken CBO and fries. I expected to enjoy the crap out of it, but it tasted kind of...gross. It just wasn't the…
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Metamucil
I've been having a bad pain in my side. It's above my kidney around where my stomach is. Never had a pain like this before, and I haven't been doing any new types of exercise or eating any new foods. I've been taking metamucil powder for a few days now and I'm wondering if some gelled up fiber could be causing an…
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options right now.
I'm definitely lacking protein today and everything in my mom's house is pretty spoken for to use for Thanksgiving tomorrow, so omw to work in a few, I'm planning on getting something to eat. I have about 500 cals left on my goal today, what's a great low-cal very high protein on-the-go option that I can get at a gas…
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Protein and exercise
Is high-protein a negative if I'm not exercising? I don't have time to exersice over the weekend and my protein's gone over quite a bit both days. Not sure if I should change what I'm eating or not. I'm just starting to diet again after a long time of eating whatever I felt like eating, and I want to know I'm focusing on…
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Staying on track with a nasty schedule.
I work overnight shifts, 7p-7a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights. And during the day I have my kids to take care of. So basically from Friday morning through Monday evening....I'm awake. I take a few short naps during that time but that's about it. So I'm concerned about being able to stay on track at work. I'f I've been…
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Back again
Hey! I'm Valerie. I used MFP about 2yrs ago to help myself lose some serious baby weight. Then I got way off track and started gaining steadily. Today I weighed myself for the first time in months and I have gained 70 pounds in this past two years. I'm so angry, upset, and embarrassed by this gain. I have to make a change…
