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A Decade of Fat --> ONEderland!! (pics galore)
I became a big girl once puberty hit. I thought fat was my fate. High school Last day of high school ~240 I lost some weight right before college and started right at 220. Start college 220 But the Freshman 50 happened, and I wound up headed off for my third year abroad, tipping the scales at 269. I remember crying, hoping…
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Working out while injured? PLEASE HELP ME
Hello everyone! Yesterday I got entangled in my dogs leash, a la 101 Dalmatians. Unfortunately for me, it didn't lead to true love, it led to the ER. Now I am on crutches with hip problems. I will probably have an MRI later this week or next to determine the full extent of damage, but at least nothing is broken. Please I…
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Humpty Dumpty had a great fall...
I was cleaning out my car this morning in preparation for my new pizza delivery job I was supposed to start 2 minutes ago and had my dog tied nearby. As I went to move some things from the backseat to the trunk, my dog ran between my legs and I fell from the curb into the street. As I fell, I twisted to catch myself on the…
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Pizza Delivery Drivers- tips, stories, tricks
So I start my brand new job as a pizza driver tonight. I've got a lot of food service experience, including pizza, but never delivery. What am I in for? Do you make decent money? Any crazy stories?
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Non Scale Something
I'm not actually sure I can classify this as a victory. My boyfriend is usually very good about putting the seat down when he's done (he grew up in a house full of women), but last night he forgot. This is usually no big deal, I realize and put it down without complaint. However, in the dead of night and trying to stay as…
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GROSS working out question. You were warned!
Sorry if this is TMI, but I'm fairly certain I'm getting/have a UTI. I'll go to the doctor when they're open on Monday, but in the meanwhile I was wondering if I should keep working out. I'm doing the 30 Day Shred and don't really want to skip a day. Got through the workout today (L2D2), but now I'm wondering if I should…
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Dumbest question ever? Probably.
What is the best time to measure? I know my weight will fluctuate depending on the time of day and month, and have often heard that right after waking and going to the bathroom is the best time to weigh (for lowest weight). Is the same true for measurements? I'm doing the 30 Day Shred and took measurements late last night…
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For the shredders who are losing motivation
Today I would be moving on to L2 except life happened and I wound up a couple days behind. After two weeks of working out hard for me almost daily, I was ready when I saw the scale jump to 209. That was 1lb higher than when I joined MFP a month ago. I wanted to throw in the towel because of course I am a unique snowflake…
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Who runs with their dog?
I try to take my dog every time I go running but I get so frustrated when he wants to stop and sniff everything. I make sure has time to do all "his business" before we get to jogging, so he isn't trying to go potty, he is just fascinated by smells. If you run with your dog, how did you train it to be a good running…
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I need help eating out!!
A friend invited me to dinner at a Mexican restaurant this evening. I did everything I was supposed to- looked up the menu online first, picked a hopefully reasonable meal that I would still enjoy, input my best high judgement of the calories, boxed up half, didn't gorge on chips first even though I was hungry, etc etc…
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NSV: Wrists
Since 6th grade, I have only been able to touch my thumb and middle finger around my wrist, or not at all. Today I realized I can touch all four fingers to my thumb! I don't have a measuring tape, so this was a nice realization. Anyone else have a "Wow, cool!" moment like that recently?
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Yet another diary thread
Hi everyone! I've been on here for two weeks now, and was hoping people might have some insight on my diary. I am actively working to find ways to increase my caloric intake on exercise days. I haven't figured out the recipe thing yet, so I just input all my ingredients separately. I log every single thing I eat, but don't…
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Feeling down today
I left my job last fall, then was sick for a few weeks and ultimately had surgery on Christmas. My boyfriend has been paying all the bills as I've dealt with these things, but on one income we've fallen behind. The list of things I need is greater than our resources and always growing. I have one pair of jeans that fits…
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Running after appendectomy
I ran my first mile after I had surgery exactly 3 weeks ago minus a few hours. It took me 11:04, but the first one is down. I'd talked to the surgeon and he said avoid lifting for a month but I could walk and jog as I felt able. I feel great, and relieved! I can still run a mile without stopping, even though I was doing…
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A tiny success but I love it!
I don't normally buy clothing that is too small for me, I buy the clothes as a reward when I need new ones. But I COULD NOT pass up a pair of Lucky Brand jeans for $10(!!!) that were size ten. This was in June, and I was a 12/14. I did well at maintaining but not losing for months, but when I had surgery on Christmas…
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Daily vs. Weekly calorie goals and Metabolism
MFP has recommended a 1420 daily calorie goal for me, or ~10,000 calories per week. Having just read through a bunch of posts about starvation mode and plateaus and metabolism, it got me thinking. Right now I try to eat 5-7 small meals evenly distributed through the day to keep my metabolism running optimally as I restrict…
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Ladies-how do you cope?
I joined MFP on Monday (I think). Tuesday I had to go get my birth control shot, and since then I've been a complete wreck. I want to gorge on chocolate and went to bed sobbing last night because I had already reached my calorie goal, I was hungry, and I didn't want to mess up anymore. I had already cheated all day…
