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I can't believe I used to eat that!!
Got a taste for fish sticks today, but let it pass. Then I started thinking about how I'd deep fry them instead of baking them. I actually fed that to my kids as a meal every couple weeks, with deep fried fries of course. And for a vegie? Cream corn with extra butter. What the heck was I thinking? How about you?
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More random silliness
When my little nine pound poodle wakes up from a nap he smells like spoiled Cheetos. I don't know why, he just does. You next.
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not accepting friendship requests
If I deny a friendship request is the person going to know? I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but if there isn't any info about them or a statement I don't want to accept.
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OMG! Is it ever hard to get pain meds these days
Hurt my back last week, don't know how. Tylenol and ibuprofen didn't help and after four days I said uncle and went to my doctor. I asked for pain meds and he basically blew me off giving me a sheet of exercises to do. I can hardly move. Yesterday I could take no more and called him reading the nurse the riot act. She…
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No sense of taste yet I keep eating
Part of the mild brain damage I had due to going into cardiac arrest was losing my sense of taste. I can still tell sweet, salty, sour, etc., but no flavor at all. Why then do I still keep eating crap? I get no real enjoyment out of it. Sometimes I really do hate food.
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I finally stuck to it for a day.
After two months of "I'll start tomorrow." I finally stuck to my goals yesterday. I started to go overboard after work, which is my unsafe time, but got it in check. Yaaay, me!!
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Suicide by fat
I'm no longer obese and haven't been for the past five years. However, I spent about 20 years that way, getting bigger all the time. During those years every now and then the thought that I was trying to give myself a heart attack would surface. I'd tell myself how silly that was, yet knew it was true. Know what? After…
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Pure silliness
I love to hear my dogs eat crunchy treats. It sounds so cute.
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A confession
I've never told a soul this, but need to say it out loud. I take a lot of medication. One of them makes it so I taste absolutely nothing. I can discern sweet, salty, bitter, etc., but the actual flavor isn't there. One or more of them make me have no appetite either. However, I continue to eat foods that aren't good for…
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Tried low carb and gained 10 pounds.
I shifted away from myfitnesspal for a bit signing up at the Atkins site. It's awful because I gained 10 pounds. Even with tracking all the food I ate. If I see another egg or piece of cheese again I'll scream.
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Are the amount of calories burned estimated correctly?
I'm seeing on my home page a lot of my friends showing how many calories they burned during exercise. Most of them are super high numbers. For instance, one entry said the person had burned over 1,000 calories on the elliptical in 45 minutes others 550 for a half hour of cardio, etc. The machines I use don't come anywhere…
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An epiphany
Yesterday it came to me that food has never done one thing for me other than make me fat and miserable. It doesn't sooth me, hold my hand, hug me, kiss me and make me feel loved, etc. The thought was so strong and emotional, but for some reason thinking this made me calm and dare I say it, happy. I'm still calm today when…
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How many calories in strained yogurt
I buy a large container of plain yogurt then strain it for at least 24 hours. There is then just about two cups of thick yogurt. My question is: If I measure out a half cup of yogurt would I then log the calories for a full cup? Is the liquid that drains out just water so it shouldn't change the calorie count of the actual…
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Grocery Shopping
This is chit-chat no games. Has anyone else noticed the price of food rising? I went shopping yesterday and it seemed everything has risen to the point that there is almost nothing under $3 anymore. Looking at the bacon, the popular name brand was $6.99 a pound. I was incensed. A box of cereal for my son cost $5.89. Meat…
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If I don't exercise I will literally die.
I had a massive heart attack 1.5 years ago and had a stent placed. They tell me I was actually dead for almost 10 minutes. Spent 10 days in the hospital in a medically induced coma. I'm lucky I'm still here. I am so sedentary it's ridiculous. In mid December 2012 I joined a gym even paying for classes for a lifetime. I've…
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Swollen Legs
I've never had water retention in my life, not even when pregnant. For the past two days my legs are swollen to the point I can feel the tightness when I walk and my ankle socks are causing such a dent I'd call it having a shelf. Is this something to worry about? Google only serves to scare me. What could possibly be going…
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boredom at the gym - I need a push
I love the gym. I love walking around the indoor track, because it's peaceful to me. I love the machines. My problem is the treadmill, elliptical, and bike. I'm immediately so bored when doing them I can hardly stand it. It's not enjoyable but feels like a horrid chore I don't want to do. Because of this I only stay on…
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National Weight Control Registry - Are you a member?
I anyone a member of the National Weight Control Registry? if so how long have you maintained and been on the registry? Over the past three years three months I've managed to lose 140 pounds. I so want to be on the list. I have 20 pounds to go so I haven't officially kept the weight off for at least a year. When I do get…
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Bmr 1045 TDEE 1600 How much should I eat?
I try to keep my calories to about 400-600 a day, but after reading here I see that I'm not eating enough during the day. However, I've no idea how many calories a day I should be eating. I understand it should be between the two calculations but am at a loss as to what point between the two I should strive for. I've lost…
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Reccomended 1200 daily but only burning 1290 a day.
I'm confused again. MFP tells me I should eat 1200 calories a day but then says that I only burn 1290 a day on daily activities leaving me with a daily deficit of only 90 calories which in turn means I'll lose less than a quarter pound a week. Since I have 20 pounds to lose that would take me 20 months to lose that much.…
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Where are all the calculators on the site?
When I see a link someone's posted I can get to the calculator they are talking about but I don't see a page on the site with them all listed. Can someone help me? I need to check my bmr again and can't find the post I saw the link in. Thanks.
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Don't know where else to post this question.
I've looked in help and my profile but can't seem to find how to get notifications of replies to my posts. Any help would be appreciated. Hope I don't make anyone upset by asking a question that's off topic. Won't happen again.
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Been a member for several years. Coming out of hiding.
Been a member here for years but keep things private. I've decided to come out of lurkdom. Over the past three years I've managed to lose 140 pounds and have 21 to go to goal. I'm just an average working stiff so there isn't much else to say.
