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Weeding The Garden
This weekend proved to be a challenge for me and I had to take a long look to see why it was. There are many things that I can be happy with in my life and I have been actively working on silencing my inner critic that thrives on my being perfect or at least pushes me to be. While looking deep within I came to see that I…
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Surrounded by people yet totally alone.
Today has been quite a day....actually the last few days to be exact. It all started with a single raisin bran muffin and days of intense exercise. With the amount of activity I have been doing I decided to up my carbs and calories from around 1500/1700 to around 1900/2000 a day to make up for calories burned to not net…
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Restaurant Re-makes~Alfredo, Pad Thai, Fajitas and More
While I do love going out, I do not love the calorie pit falls in alot of restaurant foods. This is a link to restaurant meals that have been slimmed up and are still delicious. http://www.food.com/slideshow/10-healthy-restaurant-meals-162/pad-thai-6#./low-fat-fettuccine-alfredo-1?&_suid=136706643555605533131701011235…
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Subs for oil and butter when baking
Thought I would share after reading an article from organicauthority.com and found these subs for less fat and higher nutritional values when baking. Avocados: The naturally smooth and creamy texture of avocados is a perfect sub for butter. Though baking with avocados won't make your breads, muffins, cookies, cakes, and…
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Helpful Links
Estimating portion size while on the go- http://www.mynetdiary.com/estimating-portions-for-food-diary.html Recommendations for eating while weight training- http://www.ehow.com/how_2281447_eat-weight-training.html Healthy food swaps to keep the flavor-…
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What's your go to smoothie?
I am looking for some smoothie inspirations.....what is your go to combination?
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Choose to be positive
Since I started changing my life a year ago I had to take a real look at myself and see what I was honestly working with. Who was I and what about me led me to get to the weight I was? It took me a while to really admit that I am not one of those people who always sees the glass half full and the silver lining on each…
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Yes, You CAN do this!
I never thought in a million years that I would be the person that could say "in less than 2 lbs I will have lost 100 lbs", but I can say that now. My starting goal was to lose 65 lb and then to go from there. Fourteen months ago I went to the Dr and she told me that I would have to start on blood pressure meds to get my…
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Your weight~Emotional, Medical or Lifestyle?
I started wondering what the driving reason behind people becoming overweight is. Personally for me I was raised in a house that ate pretty healthy and was active and gained the weight after I got into early adulthood and went through some things.(raped as a teen and then went through a very abusive relationship) I turned…
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What food is not as good as you remembered?
I have been obsessing about carrot cake from Publix for the past 3 weeks so I decided to break down and fit it in the calories today and enjoy. Wellllllll.......I get 2/3 through the slice minus most of the frosting start to feel a little sick to my stomach and think damn this is so not worth it. It was totally not as good…
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The beauty of Spring
There is something about being able to get outdoors and also get in fitness that is quite amazing. There is a point where I really let my mind wander and just look around to see how beautiful the flowering trees are. Nature has a way of making spectacular tranformations every spring and I have come to enjoy transforming…
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Very helpful book
I had been looking for a way to cope with occassional BED....it used to be really bad. A book that I found very insightful was Regaining Your Self which goes through the causes of eating disorders and ways to cope as well. It really is a great book.
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When do you see the skinny girl in the mirror?
I apologize if this is on the wrong forum, but I was not sure where to ask it. Does anyone else have the same issue of losing quite a bit of weight and then not seeing yourself as the skinny girl/guy yet? I still walk into a store and head towards sizes of clothes that are too big for me and think of myself as being that…
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Keep a word....Drop a word-New
Jelly Belly
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Delicious but weird foods.
Never thought I would say this but Sea Snax toasted onion seaweed is awesome. Another weird one is Warheads cube candies. What are some strange foods you thought you would never love?
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Easter-Cook healthy or cheat day?
Just throwing this out there and wondering what others are doing for the holiday. Are you cooking healthy alternatives or splurging for the day?
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Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!!
Today was a complete nightmare in regards to binging. I have been exercising alot for the last 8 months and decided to switch things up due to boredom and began to run. Needless to say, I felt starving after running and upped my carbs which also included adding back in wheat which I have struggled with in the…
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Running advice?
I have been working out doing Ripped In 30 or kickboxing dvds and strength training for around 7 months and then decided to change to running 3 weeks ago. I worked my way up to running 3 miles without stopping and then got a soreness in my right hip area at the side of my leg. Has anyone got any advice on preventing this…
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One vegetable you can't seem to love
I eat and love most vegetables, but kale has got to be the worst vegetable for me. I have tried it in soups, in salads and the good old usual of juicing it. It has to be the vegetable I love to hate. What is your vegetable kryptonite?
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YOU ARE GREAT!
I frequent the forums here and like to see what others suggestions to questions are and how they have coped with problems I have myself. Too many times there will be 1 or 2 people out there who make it their business to either shame or degrade people that are just starting out or who they feel "they know more or better…
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And Then She Ran
I hope that everyone out there is having a great week so far....we are mid-way through it and closer to the weekend. In the last 2 weeks I decided to make it my cause to get out there and prove to myself that I can do things I never I thought I could and I began to run.....not just run, but look at both where I was running…
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Let's brag-What are your weight loss stats
I think that we need to take time and give ourselves a pat on the back every now and then so let's hear it.....where did you begin and what are your stats now? BW-234.4 CW-136.9 Beg Waist Measurement-44 Cur Waist Measurement-28 Body Weight% Lost-42%
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Which exercise DVD gave you the best results
I alternate between a few different dvds when in addition to the gym. The current one that I have seen the best results with is Inside Out Method.....what has worked best for everyone else when it comes to muscle definition and toning?
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Disappointed in myself
So I started out strong this week and then moved into stressville when my kid was sick and I missed the gym for a few days. I got in my workouts and was doing fine and "stuck at home with nothing to do and the attitude of the sick child" kicked in and I gave into the binge yesterday and went over cals by around 200 even…
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Looking for friends who are maintaining
Hi, I changed my lifestyle almost 13 months ago and stay around 95lbs lost give or take a couple pounds. It took alot of hard work and dedication to get here and I am looking for others who are also maintaining to be friends with. Thanks for reading this post!
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Getting Stronger Each Day!
I must admit that weight loss can be a beast at times. There are the ups and the downs, there are the highs on the scale and there are the lows and definitely there are the perks and there are the sacrifices......but it is all comes down to battling the beast one challenge at a time and winning more often than giving up.…
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Biggest surprise about yourself since weight loss.
What do you find most surprising about yourself since losing weight? I was shocked that I LOVE to run because I used to hate any form of exercise.
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Helpful sites or recipe sites-got some good ones?
I really love MFP and log in daily.....are there any other sites that you all go to for light recipes or motivation? I usually go to the following: www.cookinglight.com www.gainsthroughloss.com www.marksdailyapple.com Also, Shape magazine has some great newsletters for maintenance and exercise. What do you all suggest?
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Why do people say "you need to stop losing weight?"
So I changed my lifestyle a little over a year ago and eat very healthy and exercise alot now so I have lost alot of weight. Lately though I keep getting the "you need to stop losing weight, you have lost enough". I don't think It is being said in a malicious way, but it is annoying to me that other people think they need…
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Foods with calories WAY off????
I went to Quik Trip today to get a cinnamon roll(calorie splurge for the week)....I eat half and throw the other half away immediately so I do not have THAT many calories. I planned ahead by checking the calories online and came up with 2 totals that were different-260 on one and then 390 on the other so I checked with the…
