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Issues with Meal Timing/habits
So, a little background on me. I have been trying to lose weight for a while and last year I got serious about it and had lost 78lbs. Over the holidays though I went off the wagon- struggled like many people do- and gained 30 of that 78 back. So during this time gaining some of the weight back, I had fallen into a routine…
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Gaining muscle question
Ok, so I have been losing regularly for 6 months, down about 50 lbs without exercise. Great, but I want to and am going to add exercise with the expectation of gaining muscle. I will be doing both cardio and lifting weights. Yes, I know cardio will not exactly help me gain a lot of muscle, but I work with a trainer who…
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Low Carb Rant/Question
Hello Fellow PCOSisters! I am 33yr F, with PCOS and hypothyroid. I am on 1000mg metformin and /westhroid pure 48.5 mg. I went to see my primary care doc/nutritionist. He has put me on an even lower carb diet than I already was on, I was doing 120b carbs daily - with no grains/sugars other than my daily popsicle after…
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In btwn pics
So I haven't hit my goal weight yet,, but was lookin at my pics today and just think I am doing pretty good! Kinda proud of even my in between pic!! Cant wait to take my goal weight pic but hey-- like what I see so far!! I am still a little self conscious about pics but took this full body pic today I have a long ways to…
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Stupid Serving Sizes
Ok- so I just went to the cafeteria at work and got lunch and with my lunch I bought some (what look like) single serving packets of Crystal Light- lemonade. All I looked at first was the 5 cal label loudly printed on the bottom of the front of the packet. Serving size- 5 cals per 2/5 packet (the 2/5 of packet in tiny tiny…
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Make up workouts
So, I am just getting into my routine of working out for 45 - 60 minutes for 6 days a week and have been doing well on this routine. However, yesterday I added weight lifting at the end of my workout and today I am sore. I usually work out even if I am sore but today am just drained and sore and want to go home to sleep…
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Please Help,, Need Help!!!
Ok so I am trying to figure out what my daily calories should be. What I have been doing is low carb- high protien at 1887 cals a day. It isnt working and I am not losing,, actually have gained some that I thought was water weight but it should have come back off by now. So MFP = Goal - 2050 per day with a 543 cal burn…
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Just wanna play.......
Yeah, get your minds out of the gutter (although my mind went there too,, shhhh dont tell anyone),, ITS FRIDAY!!! Lets get the gif's rolling!! Any gif, your favorite!! Lets see if this works Ugh,, it didnt work,, can someone please educate me again on how to post gifs!! Never mind,, got it to work,, stupid caps
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Super Confused Now
Ok so I am trying to figure out what my daily calories should be. What I have been doing is low carb- high protien at 1887 cals a day. It isnt working and I am not losing,, actually have gained some that I thought was water weight but it should have come back off by now. So MFP = Goal - 2050 per day with a 543 cal burn…
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Caloric Mental Block
Ok, so I have noticed I have a Caloric Mental Block,, or self sabotage.. not sure which. One of the reasons I have struggled with my weight is that everytime, in the past, when I would say I was on a diet,, going to eat healthy,, going to lose weight,,, or any version thereof,, I was all of the sudden starving like all the…
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Is it Water Weight?
So I have been doing some research lately on cheat days and have several questions. Some background info first. I have been doing the low carb thing for a while and it has helped me to start losing again. I had been at a stall for a while but now am losing again. It has been very successful so far. I am doing it because I…
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Change in the way Coffee/caffiene affects you??
Ok, so I dont usually drink coffee, once a month if that and its usually a latte-- not ever just coffee. When I was a teen I used to drink alot of it at our hangout- the local Village Inn (spent teen years in a small town) I dont drink coffe because it has had the reverse effect on me in that it makes me tired. Ie: I could…
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Eating back calories/calories burned- yes another one
Ok, so yes I know there are lots of posts on this but I still have confusion. Before I get yelled at or told I am doing something wrong, I am aware there are other posts about this. This is my first post as an OP and have been through many other posts about this. So... I have some confusion about my calories and how the…
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Need Motivational People/Friends
Hello everyone, I am not necessarily new to MFP, but am back now to actually do it. I am currently overwieght. Well,,, obese. There, I said it. I am obese, I really want to change my lifestyle but have been struggling with doing exactly that. I want to lose 150lbs, and am not necessarily looking to do it in a hurry. I have…
