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Why I weigh and chart it daily
These last 6 weeks would REALLY bother me: if I couldn't look back to April when this happened: or last January... or BEST of all, the last 21 months! I know it doesn't work for everyone but it sure does for me! Just sayin'
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Good Reads?
I have a weeks vacation coming up somewhere warm and sandy and need some reading ideas. What's the last book you read that was really good? I read just about anything. Probably lean toward drama and historical fiction, even YA. Any suggestions appreciated. The last 3 "good" books I read for reference and suggestion: The…
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My food crack is...
God bless everyone that can eat anything in moderation but after 3 years of doing this I have to admit that there are a few certain foods that kill me. 60 pounds down and I just can't have around... Helluva Good Onion Dip Crisps are going down with this (many) and if they aren't around a spoon or finger will do! There, I…
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Easter Bloat (in a picture)
Hello all! Daily weigher and charter here down 60 lbs overall. Yesterday was a killer sodium day and wanted to share it with anyone that might be in the same boat today. Experience has shown me (this happens after Chinese food as well) that drinking lots of water and seeking out potassium rich foods will make this bump…
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32 Years of Driver's Licenses
I just got my picture taken for my driver's license renewal and the guy was complimenting me on my apparent weight loss and asking how I did it. I've saved all of my expired ones just for anyhow. I've never shown my face on here but what the heck? :) 16 years old in the first one, 48 now.
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Calories in lean bottom round raw
Looking for advice on raw lean bottom round. I'm not new to this (3 years) but this one has be a bit baffled. I am making my own beef jerky and and using bottom round as lean as I can find and then trimmed as close to zero as I can get. Taking the total raw calories and dividing it by my dry weight. I'm finding anything…
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We need a generic "Results Not Typical" disclaimer
I don't know how many times I've seen posts, usually under Success Stories where people have lost way too much way too quickly. We've probably all seen them and/or know someone who has done it. I have a close family member that dropped 100 in 6 months in an unhealthy manner a few years ago. (and then put it all back on +20…
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Beef Jerky Calories... Precooked or Dried?
I am about to start making my own beef jerky. I love the stuff but the sodium in the store bought stuff is often through the roof. I'm really looking forward to doing it and have been pouring over recipes. My question is the final calories and weighing it since it loses so much weight drying. Suppose I start with 3 lbs of…
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Why I weigh daily
I unearthed this two year old post for a new friend and thought I might share it again. Since I originally posted it I am down 45 more pounds. I am a daily weigher and love it. Every morning, wake, pee, weigh, log it. I have learned a lot through this like what a high sodium day does to me or hot weather or a HARD workout…
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If you are confident in your logging.... wait it out! aka Whoosh
You've been doing this for awhile now. You're pretty confident in your logging. You LOVED your losing streak, you named it CLIFF! And then you hit a wall... Three months and virtually no loss. The same 2 pounds over and over. And then patience paid off and you break into your happy dance :) Three pounds in about a month.…
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What sad little things are in your diary?
I just logged .25 servings of Original Pringles. That's 4 chips and I'm sorry to say that entry is a somewhat regular occurrence.
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Cycling at a deficit?
Is it similar to lifting at a deficit where you get to a point that you can't seem to improve much? I casually cycled for 2 years on a hybrid while losing weight. Just out putzing around not paying attention to anything. In June I got a decent road bike and a bike computer and started trying to get faster in either or both…
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Catcalls
I have gotten into biking this year a little more seriously. Still only 10-15 miles at a time but getting out 3 or 4 times a week. I was riding last evening and I heard a car behind me not passing when they could have. Uh oh. When they did pass it was 3 young women maybe in their 20's. One leaned out the window as they…
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Photo Recreation 3 years
My nephew came to work this morning and we recreated this photo just for fun. This is 3 years and about 60 lbs for me ;) This was about 6 months before I started MFP. 2012 and 2015
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I hit goal today after 27 months
Still no pictures of me (maybe soon) but as a data freak I thought I would share some charts since I am a daily weigher. Wake, pee, weigh, record. GOAL!!! In January 2013 I went on a warm weather vacation. I had trouble picking out clothes to pack that fit and I was uncomfortable the whole trip in what I was wearing. In…
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Recommend a lifting program other than Stronglifts 5X5?
I have started and quit Stronglifts 5x5 3 times now in two years. I'm down 60 pounds in that time from a modest calorie deficit and of course have lost a lot of muscle on the way. I need to lift but I have to find a program that works better for me mentally. I have the equipment and lift alone at home. I like the…
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Fight Club
I went to my first fight club last night! I got there a few minutes late and missed the intro and rules but MAN was it fun! I would highly recommend fight club to all you guys looking for a different sort of workout. I am pretty sure I am going to go to fight club on a regular basis. I wonder how many calories fight club…
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It's not that hard..
This morning I hit -60 pounds. It's been 28 months from a high of 257. People usually say something like "Good for you! Losing weight is SO hard!" Usually I just say thank you and occasionally I will voice what I am thinking "It's really not that hard." I will admit this is the first time I ever tried to lose weight other…
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Foreign Films on Netflix?
I have a terrific job. In the rare times that everything is running smoothly I have time to kill at my desk and am allowed to watch Netflix but I need the sound very, very low so I need subtitles. Recently I have been on a foreign film (non English) kick. I just watched a fabulous Spanish film called Living Is Easy With…
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Pedometer
Is extremely close to the fitbit flex. I've worn the flex for three weeks and my phone is pretty much always on my person. They have been within 5% of each other sometimes going "off" @ 10,000 steps within minutes of each other. Just sayin' :)
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Daily Weighers, fess up!
How much were you up today after Thanksgiving? I was up 4 pounds from a not so great number yesterday morning. I weighed the most today since July 10th! I know it's not a permanent number but still...
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This cracked me up :)
Throw in an Iphone user and you have a serious dilemma!
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Kale???
Someone just gave me some kale. An entire friggin case of kale! I've never tried it but I'm willing. I love spinach. How do you all make this stuff? Thanks!
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Netflix Hidden Gems
This is a tangent on a thread from a week or two ago... I would like to hear about Netflix movies that you have rated 5 stars that are off the beaten path. By that I mean ones that you might not have found without a recommendation or low budget movies or movies about off beat subjects. Maybe there were no big name actors…
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The Big Picture
Woe is me! I haven't lost anything in 12 days. Heck, I even "gained" 4 lbs in 4 days! Wait a minute, lets back out and look at the big picture..... It's all good :wink: Just updating my charts after two days of high sodium bloat and thought I would share.
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Have you seen "Her" the movie?
I would like random opinions, good or bad. I will explain later, if there is a later....
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Last good book? I need some
I've been on a dry spell for awhile. What's the last good book you read? I read just about any genre. If I had to pick historical fiction would be my favorite but I'm open to anything. The last good book I read was 600 Days of Edward Thanks!
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Coasting into goal?
I am about 5 lbs away from my starting goal, picked out of thin air. I may go lower but anyway...This has been on my mind for awhile now. Instead of sticking with a deficit and slowing the deficit (15%, 10%, 5%) as you get nearer to goal, could you pick a goal weight and simply eat at that maintenance number as you near it…
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Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans
Dark or Milk 8 calories each Tiny bit of chocolate, tiny bit of caffeine. Great way to change the flavor of your mouth with a little treat. and 1 or 3 is enough. Doesn't have to be a handful. Maybe the whole world knew about these already but they are relatively new to me. That's all.
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Bacon Bomb
Super hungry, watching Food Paradise. Why? Because I is stoopid. Bacon Bomb Google it. Could you do it? Would you try it? I would try it sure as shut try one! Down almost 50 and would give up 5 of them to try this. Did I mention I am super hungry?
