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Very upset
I am just venting/really hurt I felt like talking about it. You can skip over if you'd like . In the past 19 months my husband and I have lost 3 grandparents. His grandpa April of '07, my grandpa in October of '07 and his grandma in May of '08. His last grandparent (grandma) has been in the hospital for 2 weeks now. She…
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Mini Steppers
I am looking for something cheap and smallish to have in my house to use while watching tv (instead of sitting). At Khols I saw a mini stepper, and was wondering if it was any good. Have any of you used it, do you like it? Advice? Thanks! There are different kinds in this link in case you're not sure what I am talking…
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Heart rate and HRM
I LOVE my New Polar 4 and all, but I am not understanding a few things and was hoping you could help me :smile: In the past hour, of sitting here on the computer, I took my heart rate and all that so it could tell me how much I burned in the hour. With an average of 81 (high of 95 bpm) it said I have burned 136 calories in…
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Update on Grandma
I posted last Wednesday about troubles with my co-workers because they were rude/talking bad about me when I found out my grandmother-in-law wasn't doing well. As her wishes (which she had signed a long time ago for a case like this) we will be pulling the plug on Monday. She hasn't woken up, and it's been 2 weeks. :cry:…
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Advice on tact
Ok back story> I am part of a health challenge with my friend (she's really my mom's best friend, but we're close to) and a bunch of her friends and family. Basically it's a 6 week challenge, and you get points for eating right, drinking your water, exercising and so on. After 3 weeks, whoever is winning will get a lunch…
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HRM
I am hoping to get a HRM by Christmas (or for Christmas rather) and I hear Polar is very good. But, how does it work? Do you put it on, press a button and it tells you how long you worked out and how many calories burn? Is it really that easy or more complicated? I don't think I've seen this question before, but if it's…
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Check out
my TICKER!!!!!! YAY!!!!!!
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Great results!
So I posted a few days ago about this plateau. If my numbers were right today I broke free from it! But even if not, this made me feel awesome> I went to a party on Saturday after going to the University of Michigan football game (GO BLUE!) and I saw lots of friends I hadn't seen since starting to lose weight, and one that…
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Ugh
So, I really thought I was going to do "better than anyone in history" and avoid plateaus. Well, there is no denying it now. I have been at this weight for 3 weeks now. Ok, I lie, I went out for my brothers 21st birthday and ate bad all day and drank.... a lot.... :drinker: lol, so I did gain, and now have lost that extra…
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Brownies
15 weeks ago my husband and I bought a box of brownie mix. We didn't make it for that first week, and then the next week (14 days ago today) I started this program. He's been "bugging" me about these brownies. He understood/stands what I don't want to make them, but he still wants them :laugh: Since he is having a HORRIBLE…
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Nike+
Does anyone use Nike+? It's where the shoes have like a tracking device and you can have it set up on an armband or use your ipod and it'll tell you while you're running how far you've gone and how many calories burned. I am really interested in it, and I'd like some input. Thanks! :happy:
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Rewards
Ok, so to help me get to the gym more (and motivate me out of this junk food funk) I bought stickers yesterday. I got a package of apple sticks to put on the calendar for everyday I eat within my limits, and a package of WOW! stickers for everyday I work out in the gym for 45 (or more) minutes. Now my only problem is,…
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Doctors this morning :)
I went to my doctors today, what a great appointment! The last time I saw her was 7/23 and I was 234.6 and today oddly enough I was 214.6! First of all how weird for it to be to the same .something and second of all YAY!! 20lbs in in less than 8 weeks! She's taking me off of glucophage (metformin) for insulin resistance,…
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Frozen meals
Ok, I know that frozen meals aren't usually that great for you a lot of the time because of sodium. However, I was wondering if there are any family size frozen meals that are good and relatively healthy. I have had stouffers meatloaf and it is pretty reasonable (calories and whatnot). I just like being able to heat things…
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YAY!!!!!
So, today I hit 40lbs lost!!!! That's 40lbs in 10 weeks, so 4 pounds a week!!! I actually started out very fast (recent 20lbs gain that was easy to lose and also with a lot of weight to lose) and it made my already failing gallbladder attack me every single time I ate. Because of this (and testing to prove that my…
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1/5 of the way there!
So I weighed myself today and I have lost 25 pounds! That means I *only* have 99 to go! Which puts me down 1/5 of the way, and IT'S UNDER 100 POUNDS TO LOSE! YAY!!!! I know I'd be happy to hit this goal, really motivates me to keep going! :happy:
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Walking and food
So, my husband and I are finally off on the same day. So we decided to walk to block buster and rent a movie for tonight, and on the way home buy our groceries for the week. All in all it took us 2 hours, and it was just over 3 miles (would've been a lot less, but the shopping took a while). Man, I feel good! I also want…
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Unhealthy food but within calories?
Ok, so I do not want to "cheat" in that I don't want to ever go over my calorie limit (i'm sure they'll be times, but I just don't want to). But I've been thinking. What if I want pizza? Like if I went to pizza hut and only ate the salad and 2 slices of pizza (520 calories) and had water, and placed that into my food diary…
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Sugar
So, I am always over my sugar I am allowed (well, not always, but nearly every day!) and looking at it it's because of fruit!!! Bananas, apples, watermelons and what not. Now I know that fruit sugar is different and all... but, what do you suggest? Say it's ok because it's "healthy sugar" or eat less fruit (even though I…
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eating out
So, tonight my dad took me out to dinner. Now I LOOOOOVE Ruby Tuesdays and usually when I would go I would eat 4 Ruby mini burgers AND cheese fries (with bacon and sour cream), this alone is about 1,900 calories or so. So I read the menu ahead of time and checked the calories and info. I found what was one of the…
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"starvation mode"
I know, I know, I should eat more, but the past 2 days I've eaten around 900 calories (along with 45 minutes of brisk walking each day) so I am really allowed 1700 or something (my set is 1270). Anyway, I know it's not good, but does this put me in "starvation mode"? I have a hard time not eating too much protein/carbs, so…
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Embarrassed
I need to lose 80 lbs to no longer be considered obese, but would like to lose a total of 100 so I can be "Normal" haha. Am I the only one working on major weight loss? I just started, but, I feel like I can actually do it this time. In the 7 years I dated my husband (married 7 months ago) I gained 80 pounds! I wish I had…
