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Need Help With Calorie Goal
A little bit of background info: Last year I lost right around 30 lbs, from 198 to ~170. I'm 5' 7". I (somehow) did it with a calorie goal of 1250, and most days I couldn't force myself to even eat that much. Fast forward to now, and I'm 4 weeks postpartum and exclusively breastfeeding. I'm at 196 lbs. I've been eating…
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Getting So Frustrated... Just Wanna Cry
I've been losing and gaining the same couple pounds for the last month and I'm about to lose my mind. It's like no matter what I do, I cannot break the 20 lb mark. I'm 5'7.5", 178.8-180.2 depending on the day, and work an active job. I average around 12,000 steps a day, plus crouching, reaching, bending, lifting, and the…
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Question for Others With Endometriosis
*tmi warming for lurkers* Have you found that losing weight has lessened your symptoms? I've lost nearly 20 lbs (lost about five before starting mfp) in the last month or so, and my flow this month was way, way lighter than usual. Pain was still as severe, but probably half as much flow as usual. Not sure if it's a…
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Outback Lamb Chops Calories?
Is anyone familiar with Outback Steakhouse? I had four lamb chops for dinner, and the site says just the chops are nearly 600 calories. MFP says the same thing. Other entries for lamb chops say around 40 cal per chop... I know these are basted, but an extra 400 calories? They were awesome and I'm not even stressing about…
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Sexual Harassment
I'm going to be straight up, and let you all know ahead of time that I'm not entirely sure what I'm asking for, if I am at all. It's just nice to know I have a group of people here who will be there for me when I need it, even if I've never personally known any of you. I was sexually harassed and assaulted today in the…
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So Will My Charge HR Adjust Itself? Or Not?
I read the sticky and tried google, but I think my question is specific enough that I'm getting mixed answers. I bought my HR last night, and wore it all day today. I'm a cashier, so I was expecting extra steps to be counted considering how much I use my arms. Now, ten hours later, it says I've taken 9,100 steps and have…
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Irrational Fears
Does anyone else have totally irrational weight loss-related fears? I'm constantly fighting my brain over the fact that if I stick with this, I'll continue to lose. All of the women in my family are obese, and many struggle with underactive thyroid glands. While I grew up allowed to eat whatever I wanted -- I was twelve,…
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Activity Level?
Just curious if anyone could help me out with what activity level I should choose for MFP goals. I work different roles at my job throughout the week, pretty much all between eight and twelve hour shifts. Some days I'm a cashier, which involves standing all day, a lot of stooping, a little bit of walking, and some…
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Huge (For Me) NSV: Sugar/Emotional Eating
Ever since I was little, I have been addicted to sugar. Like, crack-addict addicted. There have been days that all I eat is candy -- literally nothing other than candy all day, sometimes for two and three days at a time. On days that I did eat something that resembled food, I would still eat close to 100g a day in candy…
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Salad Causing Bloating?
I recently switched from my diet of donuts and fast food to whole foods, and the veggies are wreaking havok. I know raw veggies can cause bloating when you're not used to eating them, but it's almost enough to make me want to go back to the fast food... I can have a loose pair of pants on in the morning, and by the…
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Work... Do I Count It?
I'm a cashier, and my entire shift I'm standing, bending, crouching, just generally moving. Can I count this as exercise? How does that work? I've read that for a normal weight person, standing still for eight hours burns almost a thousand calories. If that's true, with all of my extra activities (and the fact that I'm…
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Natural Sugar/Daily Goal
Hey everyone, My daily goal for sugar is 24g. I'm a major fruit&veggies eater, though, and those fruits make my daily total skyrocket! I've only eaten breakfast and a snack today, but I'm already three grams over my goal! While 4 of those came from a tbsp of ketchup, the other 23 are from blueberries and a small apple. My…
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Salad Toppings? What're YOUR Favorites?
Just curious what everyone likes to mix in with their salads. I have a very high intolerance for almost any raw vegetable that isn't leafy, so I'm always looking for new ideas. I recently found these things called Crunchies, which are basically just freeze-dried fruit -- all of the taste and most of the nutrition, waaay…
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Banana Ice Cream!
If you have a sweet tooth like me, and you're not allergic to bananas, try these recipes. I'm not a banana person (I only like them green, and even then they're not my favorite), so if you don't mind the slight taste of them, you should be good. Banana Ice Cream 1. Slice a banana, put the slices in a ziploc bag, and freeze…
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Whey Protein... Help?
I've always found the most weight loss success by following a high protein/low carb diet. It's not a fad thing -- I'm a carb ADDICT, but for whatever reason my body responds better to lots of protein. I've previously lost 45 pounds this way, but it was EXPENSIVE because I was eating vegetarian and vegan foods -- think soy…
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Bountiful Baskets
Just wondering if anyone else uses Bountiful Baskets. If you do, what do you normally get in your baskets? Is it a good mix, or partial to fruits or veggies? What kinds of extras have you seen available in your area? If not, if they have it in your state (US only I believe,) you ought to check it out -- it helps cut down…
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Eating in the Morning VS Eating at Night
I've heard that your digestion is better in the morning, which is part of the reason why breakfast should be the biggest meal of the day. I was wondering, though, since I'm on a skewed schedule -- I normally don't go to bed until about three or four, so I don't wake up until eleven or twelve -- if this would still be true…
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My Husband is Allergic to Almost Everything...Help?
I've been getting healthy and losing weight, and my husband has expressed interest in jumping on the bandwagon. He works at a very active job, so his main need is a healthier diet. Frozen pizzas, sub sandwiches, macaroni, crackers, and Monsters are basically what he lives on -- some days he eats a lot, and sometimes he'll…
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Sugar Addiction... Help!
I searched for a topic like this, but couldn't find one. So if there is and I missed it, please point me in the right direction (: I'm addicted to sugar. When I try to kick the habit, I go through withdrawals like I would if I was trying to stop smoking. I get really stressed out, can't think about anything other than…
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How much water is too much?
I drink water like a fish. Sometimes I'll drink an upwards of 14-16 cups (8 oz, not drinking cups). All was fine until yesterday, when my urine was clear. I thought that was kind of weird, so I searched online and found that it could be a sign of over-hydration (and diabetes, but that's a non-issue). When thinking of…
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Week One and Already 5 1/2 Inches Down (:
So I went to weigh myself the morning, and my scale gave me the same weight as it did last time... actually, the same weight it's given me since I got it two months ago. I've gained weight and lost weight in the last two months, and it's been stuck at the same exact number. Something tells me my $7 scale is broken, lol! So…
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Calisthenics? Circuit Training? How would I log this?
I've been using the Nike Training Club app, but I'm not sure what to log it under. Here's on of the workouts that I've been doing: 2 Min - Light Jog 1 Min - Straight Leg Kicks 1 Min - Slide and Glide 1 Min - Walking Lunges 1 Min - Dips with Legs Straight 1 Min - Side Lunge 1 Min - Walk Outs 30 Sec - Mountain Climbers 1 Min…
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Am I at risk...?
of an overuse injury or workout burnout? I lived a pretty much completely sedentary lifestyle for a few months (I'm between jobs and not going to school, so it's pretty much all sitting down, all day.) I got sick of it, and last Wednesday I decided to get up and go power walk/jog two miles, and I haven't stopped since.…
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Which is Worse? Calorie Deficet or Unhealthy Food?
I keep getting on and falling off this weight loss wagon, but this time I'm convinced to stay on it. I've (re)discovered running/jogging, and I've actually enjoyed it the last two days (the first exercise I've ever liked. Ever.) Here's my dilemma, though: I'm 17, and still live with my mom and step dad. I normally do the…
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No Pain, No Gain?
My fiance and I started P90x last night,and I've always heard that the day after you start it, you'll be so sore that you won't want to even walk. The thing is though, today I'm absolutely fine. I have a little bit of soreness through my shoulders, but other than that... nothing. Last night, I pushed myself to the point…
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P90X Classic vs. Lean
Hey everyone, After falling off the weight loss bandwagon for a few months now, I'm back and ready to give it another whirl. I'm the type of person that can't exercise and diet for months without seeing any results (the reason I fell off the bandwagon in the first place,) so I've decided to pick up P90X. I've heard it's a…
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My guy is looking for a muscle-building supplement... help?
I just posted this in the Nut My fiance' is looking for a good muscle-building supplement, and I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions. He knows that there's no such thing as a magic bullet when it comes to building muscle, and there's no such thing as a pill or supplement that will put on muscle overnight. He…
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My guy is looking for a muscle-building supplement... help?
My fiance' is looking for a good muscle-building supplement, and I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions. He knows that there's no such thing as a magic bullet when it comes to building muscle, and there's no such thing as a pill or supplement that will put on muscle overnight. He used to be muscular, so muscle…
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Before Pictures
Just thought I'd post my before pictures as a little extra motivation... Current Weight: 169 lbs (size 13 pants, size XXL shirts) Goal Weight: 140 (or a pants size 7 and medium shirts, whichever comes first) Losing weight with clean eating; playing Wii Sports Active 2, 2-3 times four days a week, and 1-2 times a day the…
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I don't get it!
Over the last week and a half, I've totally turned my life upside down. I've gone from eating crap to eating mostly clean foods, drinking the recommended amount of water, exercising almost an hour a day, and eating in the ballpark of 1200 calories after subtracting calories lost exercising. Through all of this, I haven't…
