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I'm 133 lbs down. Show me your success pictures!
Starting weight: 331 lbs Current weight:198 I'm still not very confident in how I look, I still have about 35 lbs to go that I want to lose. But the important part is that I'm healthy. I'm no longer pre-diabetic, no longer have heart problems, and I can actually chase my kids around when it's playtime I'm getting married…
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Trying to find a good equivalent to heavy yard work to list in diary
So today I did a lot of heavy duty yard work. I was hauling a wheelbarrow multiple times filed with dirt/metal scraps and lots of digging and shoveling was involved. I know I was burning a good amount of calories because I was drenched with sweat and was exhausted afterward. But what do I list it as? I saw a "gardening"…
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Trying to log my exercise, it isn't listed.
I've been an off again on again person on this site for awhile. Right now I'm 24 weeks pregnant and the doctor wants me gaining little to no weight. I just did 25 minutes of "Summer Sanders Prenatal Workout" for the second trimester and I can't find it listed. I remember when I was doing the 30DS I listed it as something…
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Am I in the wrong for being angry?
Yesterday was my daughter's first birthday. Aside from her daddy and I celebrating that she's a happy, healthy, smart, beautiful little girl-it was a day of high stress. Details aside, I was going non-stop from 6:30 am until I laid down at about 11:00pm. I don't mind that part because it was for my daughter even though it…
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Where do you go after 30 Day Shred?
After the 30 Day Shred is completed, where do I go from there? Do I keep doing Level 3? Do I restart Level 1 and try to keep up with the harder moves? Do I stay on Level 3? Should I try Insanity or some other exercise routine? I'm on Level 2 Day 9, and not sure where to go when the last few days are up.
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Habit breaking tips, please?
I have dinner at about 5-7 pm. I make sure it fills me up without killing my calories. I eat back only half the calories MFP tells me I've burned, and I've got my calories set to 20% lower than my BMI. I originally had my calories set to about 35% below my BMI, and was constantly hungry after starting the 30 day shred. It…
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BMR, need advice!
I'm now on Day 2 Level 2 of the 30DS, and I've started to become much more hungry in about the last 5 days of it. This is the only exercise I will do all day, although every other day I will walk or play tennis for an hour with my friend. I'm also about to start a new job where I will be pretty active (Party City, in…
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Day 2/Level 1 vs. Day 9/ Level 1-BIG difference.
When I started the 30 day Shred just nine days ago, I found over and over in the forums that the weight on the scale wouldn't go down much but the results by measuring myself would show more. At the time, being 303.6 lbs, I figured, well, I'll see a big difference because I weigh so much. My BF Nich has noticed differences…
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Getting worried about possible job...
Okay. I had an interview on Friday the 7th. The interview went really well, the lady who interviewed me literally said, "We're looking for people with good attitudes, and you've shown me you have just that." She said I'd hear from her by Monday or Tuesday. Both days pass, and I called her once on Wednesday, and then on…
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30DS tips?
I'm on day 3 of level 1 and I'm a little sore, are there any stretches I can do to help ease the soreness? I also wonder if I'm doing the exercises right? The areas that are bothering me are my upper arms, my calves, my back muscles, but mostly around my stomach. I've never done any exercising like this before, I just want…
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Calories without a heart monitor?
I can't afford a heart monitor right now-I'm just now able to afford 3 lb weights this weekend so I can start Insanity. But I've seen on here how people will exercise for an hour with a heart monitor and the monitor will say you've burned 500 calories and the system on here may over estimate as much as 200 calories. So my…
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Such a thing as too much water?
Long before I started on MFP, I only drank milk and water. I hate carbonation, I hate flavored drinks. Ect, Ect. We haven't had milk in the house so far during these 16 days since we've started back on here (my boyfriend and I), until today when we were able to pick some up. I've been drinking A LOT of water, so I can…
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Makes me sick...
I just found out that a man in my town not only had possession of but distributed pornography of babies and toddlers. They say he worked in a local hospital, and there's only one local hospital that's in this town...the hospital I gave birth to my daughter in, 11 months ago. I feel sick, I feel like crying. It's bad enough…
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When do they call you back?
So, I started looking for a job around August 2, when the summer semesters ended at my university. (I'm taking the fall semester off) I've had 4 interviews and only the last one I actually felt confident about, it took place on Friday. The lady who interviewed me said, "Well, we're looking for people with positive…
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Is it okay to run when you're over 300?
I've looked on the forums and I've seen people post about running in the neighborhood of 240-210 lbs but not any bigger than that. I'm currently 305 and I was thinking about running. But should I wait until I've lost more weight or would it be acceptable to do it now? I imagine it's going to be worse on my joints now than…
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Latest doll find?
My latest find was the Dot Dead Gorgeous three pack exclusive to Walmart. These three brought my collection up to 90. What's the latest Monster High doll you've picked up? Or, if you don't collect, which dolls have you seen in your area?
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Just wanted to share.
I hear a lot of talk on the forums about people being rude to MFP members while they workout/shop/exist ect. I also hear a lot of "I'm afraid I'm being watched by the Skinnies while I work out!" So I thought I'd post the events that occurred tonight while StoneColdLiger and I played tennis. Usually, the tennis courts at…
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It's been awhile, my bad!
So I made this group a few months ago, but I completely fell off the wagon with MFP and stopped changing for one excuse after another. But, now I am back on here and am looking forward to talking on the message board with fellow fans and fitness pals. Good luck to us all on our individual journeys!
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How many dolls do you have?
Are you a MH collector or do you just like a few of them? How many do you have?
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To keep a friend or not to keep?
I have a friend who I've known since 9th grade and she moved away from our hometown about 2 years ago. We've kept in touch over the phone and we spend long hours talking to each other every now and then. I talk to her about things I can't speak about with my other friends. I find it easier talking to her about any issues I…
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Weight loss from around 300 lbs.
I just started my journey, for the I-don't-want-to-know-how-many-times-I've-attempted-before-this-one, time. I read online that a good way to inspire yourself is to have a picture of yourself skinny and hang it somewhere you'll see it everyday, like on the fridge in the kitchen. There are pictures of me skinny, but they're…
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I am completely burnt out.
I haven't been following my program for several weeks now. I would log, work out, keep under my calories. And then two hours after I finished my online day, I'd gorge anyway. There was a three day stretch where I tried eating just above 1200 calories a day and that got me no where. My grandparents have been on my back…
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Dishes.
Out of curiosity, how many of you think doing dishes is considered "Cleaning, light moderate effort". Mind you I'm not talking about people who spend five minutes giving the dinner plate a quick rinse before popping it in the dishwasher. I'm talking about the ones who stand up for 30+ minutes at a time doing a mountain of…
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My Fitness Pal Metal heads and rockers, are you out there?
I am looking for new friends on here who listen to the same bands or similar bands that I do to get pumped for workouts. My pump up band is Five Finger Death Punch. My favorite band is Avenged Sevenfold [Rest in peace to Jimmy Sullivan, the band's drummer who passed away 2 years ago as of my birthday December 28th, strange…
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Can you burn calories watching a football game?
...Because I need a breather after that SPECTACULAR Patriots Vs. Ravens game! Final score was 23-20, Patriots. Two back to back interceptions, and on the edge of your seat plays! I am literally sweating and short of breath. Lol. It was the same score the Patriots beat the Ravens with last time. Same exact scores. I was…
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30 Day Shred- Tell me about it.
I've seen a great many of MFP users doing this work out so I'd like to know the basics... -What parts of your body does it work the hardest? -What are the levels about, and how do you advance? -Which areas have you noticed getting slimmer first by using it? -Most lbs you've lost during it? -Once you ascend the levels of…
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HUZZAH! Past the 15 lbs hurdle!
Last time I was on myfitnesspal about a year ago, I lost 15 lbs and then had to stop due to my pregnancy. It really stunk that all that work went right out the window. But this time around I am so excited because I've past the 15 lb hurdle. So since rejoining I've lost 20 lbs and I also lost 48 lbs of pregnancy weight…
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Taking care of Seniors, who has experience?
I'm looking for a part time or full time job in my area, and what has a lot of openings is senior care. So, I understand that may involve changing them and helping bathe...no big deal. But how do those of you who have experience with it like/liked it? Did you quit? Or have you been working with seniors for awhile?
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Skylanders, are you or your kids addicted yet?
Nich (nstuartm12) and I are. We have 9 already. Stealth Elf, Voodood, Wreckingball,Trigger Happy, Spyro, Hex, Dino-Rang,Sonic Boom and Gill Grunt. We're looking desperately for Flameslinger, Stump Smash, Prism Break, Whirlwind, Double Trouble, Warnado, Camo, and Ignitor. This game is unbelievably fun. SO, how many do you…
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What do you want most for Christmas?
A material present that you hope you get this year. And 2 in-your-dreams presents. Try not to say "I wish I'd lose x amount of pounds." Because we're all here for that. Mine: Monster High Dolls for the real gift. (I'm a collector I have 30) In-your-dreams: A fully paid for house with all bills pre-paid for 1 year and a…
