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100 pound loss + baby = here I am again!
Hi all! I started this 4 years ago and lost a little over 100 pounds (271 start weight) in just over a year. My biggest motivation was getting healthy so hubby and I could start a family. My kiddo is now 1 year old, and not only have I NOT lost any of the baby weight I gained back during pregnancy, but I've gained…
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Working mom trying to find a balance
Background: I lost over 100 pounds in 2013 and had my son in December 2015. I gained more back during pregnancy than planned and instead of losing weight after, I gained even more! I'm trying to get back in the groove of eating better and exercising, but I'm already finding it so hard to balance this with full-time work,…
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Major milestone...102 pounds lost!
It finally happened today. After gaining and losing the same 1-2 pounds over the last 4 weeks or so, I pulled off a 5.4 pound loss this week and have now lost a total of 102 pounds. I had been so anxious to achieve that 100 pound loss, and I'm just thrilled to have finally done it (plus 2 pounds, even)! A few weeks ago, I…
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Tried on my wedding dress after losing 107 lbs! (PIC)
I got married in October of 2012, and although I enjoyed the process of wedding dress shopping and was happy with my purchase, I did not feel confident on my wedding day. I realize now that no dress would have given me the confidence I was lacking. I didn't pursue weight loss efforts until a couple months after the…
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Things are getting tiring!
I've been doing SL since February, and my current lifts are as follows: Squat: 130 Bench: 75 Row: 90 OHP: 55 Deadlift: 180 I love the program, but my recent problem is that squats have become so taxing for me and I find myself really struggling through them. This leads me to dreading them at each workout. I'm not…
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Seafood Newbie
I have never liked seafood (with the exception of tuna, if you can even count that), but I am wanting to give it another chance and try to incorporate it into my diet regularly. With that said, what types of fish might be good to start with? I need something mild and easy to cook since I also don't know the first thing…
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365 days, 90 pounds, with pics!
Today marks 365 days with MFP, and here I am! 365 days ago I decided to make some changes. What began as a New Year’s resolution turned into something much more. In these past 365 days: I’ve lost a total of 89.8 pounds with a starting weight of 271 My BMI has dropped 15 points (and I'm THISCLOSE no longer being "obese")…
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What to make with smoked sausage?
So, I bought several packages of turkey smoked sausage recently because it was super cheap, but now I don't know what to do with it. I'm great at following recipes and making a good dish, but I definitely lack my own creativity in the kitchen! Any recipe suggestions?
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New year, new friends?
Hi, I'm Jamie, and I started with MFP as my New Year's resolution for 2013. 357 days later, here I am, ready to tackle another year and looking forward to continuing to improve my health. My starting weight was 271, and I'm currently in the 180's. I would still like to lose at least another 30 pounds and focus more on…
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Got new shoes, but shin splints are back
I started C25K a few weeks ago, and things were fine until the third or fourth week when I started having shin splints. Knowing my shoes were not great, I went and got fitted this weekend and purchased a pair of Brooks Adrenaline GTS 13. Attempted C25K again on Monday, and it was amazing with no pain at all. Today was…
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5K Suceess!
ETA: Clearly waking up at 6am today has thrown me off and led to my inability to spell "success" correctly in the title. :laugh: Today I completed my first 5K event. The one I chose was literally titled "My First 5K" and was established specifically for first timers like me! When I first signed up a couple months ago, I…
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Cooking Fresh Green Beans
How do you cook yours? I picked some up because I really love them, but I haven't touched them yet because I'm just not sure how to prepare them. I've never actually cooked them myself!
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I have a hard time being patient!
I've been at this for almost a month now, and while I've found that tracking my food, staying within my goals each day, and exercising regularly has really not been very difficult at all, I am struggling with thoughts of wanting to speed things up. I have quite a bit of weight to lose, and I know that it will not come off…
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In need of supporters
Hi all! I'm Jamie, and I've been using MFP for just a couple weeks now, but I am really loving it compared to when I tried Weight Watchers in the past. I started out at 271 lbs and don't really have a good idea of what my big weight loss goal will be yet, so I am working on some smaller goals and plan to just see what…
