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The "open bag" problem - anyone else?
This is sadly my second round of MFP. My problem is sweets and stress. When stress is up, I hit the sugar. Interestingly, I've noticed that a closed bag of M&Ms or chocolate chips is not really a problem. If that bag is closed, I won't touch it. But, if it's open, maybe half gone... it's as good as gone. Something about…
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New body, new hobby
I feel like most of last year, weight loss was my hobby. Counting calories, posting and reading in these forums, learning about exercise, all that stuff. Well now I'm in maintenance. Have been for a couple of months, and it's going well. So, new hobby time. I got myself a wood lathe for Christmas, and I'm trying my hand…
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What to do with rabbit?
Somehow, I ended up with a whole rabbit in my freezer. It's all skinned and cleaned and stuff, but it's whole, not butchered. I've had rabbit once or twice in a restaurant, but never cooked it. What should I do with it? I had considered just putting the whole thing in the crock pot, shredding it, and then making rabbit…
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5k. Did it.
Ok, so it was just on a treadmill in the gym, while watching The Office on Netflix, but I ran 5k. It was more of a jog for most people, at 5 miles per hour, but that is the furthest I have ever run in my entire life in a single stretch. I don't like running much, but it's good to know that I could do it. Maybe someday I'll…
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500 calorie breakfast pizza
One greek-style flatbread pita (I used Papa Pita, from Costco) Some pizza sauce (I used my wife's home-made pasta sauce, so good) A generous ounce of mozzarella cheese Crack an egg right in the middle (I actually put mine in a skillet to cook it for a few seconds first, shy of sunny-side up, so it wouldn't run off the…
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My metabolism is coming back
I've lost 65 pounds, and for much of it I was eating around 1400-1500 calories gross. That is, I didn't eat back my exercise calories. Yes, that's low. Yes, I know it. So when I got to about 180 pounds, I decided I needed to stop losing, up my calories, and give my body time to get my metabolism back. I maintained weight…
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Based on looks alone, would you say...
I'm a terrible judge of my own appearance, and like many, I struggle to see the "new me." So, you folks are going to judge me. Based on looks alone in the following very recent photos (just back from a vacation in Vancouver, BC), would you say Overweight, Underweight, or About right? (I'm the adult male in the photos, by…
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Bacon
http://youtu.be/CaK9bjLy3v4 You're welcome.
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New P.R.! Share yours.
I'm not a runner. Absolutely not a runner. Running is not what I do for exercise, ever. I usually do the elliptical, or weights. But today, I thought I'd run. I ran 2.5 miles. OK, it was a jog (5 mph - 12 minute mile), and it was on the treadmill, but I've never in my entire life run that far, or even dreamed I could run…
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How to go higher...
I am trying to maintain for a while before I make the last push to lose just 10 more pounds or so. I've upped my calories slowly to avoid gaining, but I confess I've probably eaten too little at some times over the past several months, and I think I'm maintaining at like 1700-1800 calories. Far too few for me, 180 pound…
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What's for lunch?
I'm probably going to have to go out for lunch today (I work at home), and i want something tasty, and I really need to eat more calories at lunch time so I don't have so much leftover at the end of the day sometimes. So, say you had around 600-800 calories for lunch. What are we having?
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Interesting study...
I just came across this interesting study. Yes, it's a year old or so, but I hadn't seen it before. http://jcem.endojournals.org/content/early/2012/04/24/jc.2012-1444.full.pdf Basically, large weight loss results in a slowed metabolism, even if lean body mass is maintained carefully during weight loss. This leads to…
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Bacon and eggs get a bad rap
Two whole eggs and two strips of bacon is only about 220 calories. I had that this morning along with a scoop of protein powder and a whole frozen banana blended in skim milk (love my Vitamix blender!), and the whole thing came out to just over 500 calories for breakfast. Why do bacon and eggs get such a bad reputation?…
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What's up with grapes?
Holy smokes, I just ate 100 grams of grapes, and it's over 60 calories. That wasn't very many grapes, folks. I know 60 isn't a lot, but I'd love to sit down and eat a whole ton of grapes, because they are cold and fresh and delicious on a roasting summer night, but I'm just saying it surprised me how many calories are in…
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5x5 or 3x8 or 3x(12, 8, 6)?
I've been doing Stronglifts 5x5. I kinda feel like I'd like to reduce the number of sets I'm doing in order to have less rest periods between sets to cut down the time required to do the workout. If it helps, I don't have really specific weight training goals - I just want to be healthier, and resistance training is part…
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How do you spread out your calories?
I mean, how much do you eat for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snacks? I see so many people who put together a decent, healthy lunch for 350 calories or so. But I'm noticing that if I eat a 300 calorie breakfast, a 300 calorie lunch, and a 500 calorie dinner, that leaves me a whole ton of other calories I need to eat in…
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Merry Christmas to me (pics included)
It's a late Christmas present, I guess (or an early one for next year...) I started on MFP at the beginning of January, right after the Christmas eating season, at my highest weight of 240 lbs. Here I am in our Christmas card for last year. Now, about 6 months and 58 pounds later, here we are again. (This is at the top of…
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What are you "saving up" for?
I'm feeling like today would be a good day for a Snickers candy bar. I don't have anything like that in the house right now (I checked!), so I'm currently munching on a big back of sugar snap peas, but I'm saving some calories for a candy bar to finish off my night, for sure. What are you making room for today?
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I hate hummus
Phew, there, I'm glad that's out in the open. I hate hummus, of all flavors. I think it's a little bitter, and kinda grainy, and the mouthfeel is what I can imagine quicksand would feel like on my tongue. That's my confession for today. Flame on, you chick-pea lovers!
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Barbell Row question
Stronglifts 5x5, barbell row: pull up to your waist or your chest? The stronglifts guy says pull it to your chest, hitting about the same spot you hit during a bench press. But here http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/BackGeneral/BBBentOverRow.html I shows pulling it up to the waist. Which do you do or prefer? And problem…
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MFP-isms
What are the things that people say all the time in the forums here that drive you nuts? I call them MFP-isms. They are passed from one generation to the next here. My least favorite is "I'm not on a diet," or "This is not a diet, it's a lifestyle." Guess what folks? You're on a diet. Do you intend to maintain a 500, 750,…
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I was sure I would lose weight this week.
But didn't. Stayed the same. 185. *shrug*
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I'm a food diary stalker
Yes, I admit, I browse through all of your food diaries. I'm not judging you, I'm looking for recipes and meal ideas! Sometimes it's fun to see a whole giant long list of ingredients posted for breakfast that I can read through until it finally clicks, "Oh, they had a fancy omelet for breakfast!" And then I have a new idea…
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Time to slow it down...
I can't believe I've gotten to this point. I just re-set my goals to lose one pound per week instead of 1.5 like I have had for the past 6 months or so, because I'm getting close to my goal. I've lost about 55 pounds total, which really averages to a little over 2 pounds per week since I started, and really I only have 10…
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34" pants
I haven't worn 34" pants for maybe 20 years. (And the fact that I can say that I haven't done something for "20 years" makes me feel old...) But today, I'm wearing size 34" jeans, from Costco, where I buy most of my clothes. And while I certainly don't need a belt to keep them up, they are not too tight. And as a side…
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I did it, and can't believe it
I know, tons of you are training for half marathons, whatever. I hate running, always have. I was on the track team in high school, but I was a sprinter, so 200 meters is the distance I like to run (took me about 25 seconds or so to run it back then). But even back then, I couldn't run any real distances. Barely could…
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How long can it last?
I know, I've read all over here that starting a weight lifting program during weight loss often causes you to stop loosing weight for a while. But for how long? I've been doing stronglifts 5x5 for 2 weeks solid, and I enjoy it. In the past 5 months, I've lost 50 pounds. But the moment I started lifting, I was at 189, and…
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Squats question
My gym has one squat rack, and one power rack. There are some people who just live in those things, taking them up for what seems like a very long time. They aren't really being inappropriate - there are a lot of lifts that can be done in the power rack, and they are using far more weight than I do. But I guess my question…
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Like to go to bed full
I tend to have two or three hundred calories left at the end of the day, so that I can have a nice snack right before bed. There is just something warm and comfortable about going to bed with a full belly. Not bursting at the seams, just ate a 30oz porterhouse full, but definitely crackers and cheese full, or peanut butter…
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No NSV for me...
I'm down 50 pounds. I've been exercising like crazy, 5 to 6 days per week for the past several months. I'm in the best shape I've been in for many years. My complaint? Last year at about this time, I had a cholesterol test and it came back 300. Yes, that's high. So, after making some serious changes, I went to a doctor for…
