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Sharing Some Inspiration for the New Year :-)
Thought I would share this comparison pic of my hubby & myself. The "before" was taken Christmas Day 2012, I weighed in at 295lbs & he weighed in at 306lbs!! Sad I know. We started our journey on Feb 11, 2013 & by the end of July he had reached his goal & lost 90lbs. He is currently maintaining, bouncing around between…
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8mths, 87lbs gone, 59lbs to go!
Hey everyone, I put together new comparison pics last night & was so excited to see the changes in my body that I wanted to share, if nothing else to be an inspiration to anyone coming behind me. I won't post alot of details, saving that for when I hit my goal but here are the basics: SW: 295.2lbs (Feb 11, 2013) CW:…
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Fitbit Users
You have me curious! Can you use the Fitbit with the HRM or does the fitbit do the same thing as hrm & other things as well? What brand do you have & what do you love about it? Are they expensive? Thanks!
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Down 72lbs in 6mths, half way there!
Hey everyone, I haven't posted any pics in the forums yet, I usually just post them to my weekly blog but thought that since I am just .8lbs away from the half way point I would share a recent comparison pic that I put together. I still need to lose 72lbs to reach my goal of weighing 150lbs but thought I would share…
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Low Cal Birthday Cake?
Anyone have a really tasty recipe for a low cal birthday cake that is NOT chocolate & def NOT carrot cake? My birthday is coming up in 3wks & while I really want a cake I refuse to eat the pound cake/buttercream icing I usually buy (& love dearly.). However I hate carrot cake, I would sooner just eat the pound cake lol…
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Stomach/Hips Exercises?
Hey everyone, can you suggest good exercises to help with losing weight off the stomach/hips area? I have 71lbs gone to date & do measurements monthly but it seems my stomach area/hips are VERY slowly jumping on this train with the rest of my body. I am losing inches everywhere else except these areas. My stomach area…
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? About Maintaining
Hey everyone, wanted to ask you all something as I am sure you can help. My husband is 6lbs away from his goal so he has switched to maintaining now so that he can work on getting his body set up for that. I have read alot of previous comments on maintaining & the general idea is to eat to the calories they give you (new…
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Walking Speed?
How can you determine how fast you walk without an app to tell you? I just went for a 43min walk, it was approx 4.1km. No way to know for certain bc part of my walk was around a pond & google maps doesn't tell the kms but hubby was able to guesstimate for me. I have no clue how fast I was walking but know it wasn't…
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Walking using Pedometer?
I was just wondering if there is anyway to log in your walking when using a pedometer that isn't a phone app? I have a basic run of the mill pedometer that clips on my waist, I just went for a 25min walk pulling 2 kids in a wagon. Total steps on the pedometer was 3232, is there anyway to convert that with an online…
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Outside Exercises for People w/Kids
A friend just shared this with me & I thought I would pass it along for all of us mommies/daddies who spend alot of time outside with our little ones but want to actually be able to log the calories we are burning off :smile: http://www.thebettermom.com/2012/01/exercise-while-playing-outside-with-your-kids-free-printable/
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Outside Activities to Burn Calories?
I do childcare & now that the weather is good I plan to be outside as much as possible with my little ones. Today I had them all out & they were playing with hoola hoops, bubbles, frisbees, bikes, scooters etc but I was at a loss of something I could do that would still allow me to supervise them properly but actually burn…
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Anyone have surgery (hernia) during weight loss?
Just wondering if anyone had to have surgery part way through their journey & still managed to maintain or lose during recovery? I have a umbilical hernia as a result of obv my weight & my gall bladder surgery I had last year. I haven't had any issues with it the past few months but today it hurt alot & my surgeon told me…
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Clothes too big? 100+ still to lose
I started out wearing plus size clothing (2x t shirts, 26 jeans) & I have about 100lbs more to lose. However my pants are all WAY too big on me now & if I wear them I feel sloppy/uncomfortable. I don't know my size right now but I know its harder to find plus size clothing in 2nd hand stores & I can't afford to go buy new…
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Cravings Galore Today! Help!!
So I am struggling big time, first time in 7wks its been this bad. Its Day 2 of ToM so cravings/hormones are elevated & I am desperately craving junk (choc, McDs, pizza). Its our son's bday, normally we pick up supper for us all to celebrate, take him out for ice cream & have cake. Thats not happening. Instead the kids are…
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6wks in, first goal met!
I started MFP & my journey to a healthier me on Feb 11th, I have 6wks done, starting week 7 today & this morning at weigh in I lost 5.4lbs putting me at a grand total of 22lbs gone!! I am down 7.7" in my waist & 1 1/4" on my thighs!! I still have a long way to go but I am doing this in 20lb intervals so to have the first…
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Extremely Disappointed!
Hey everyone, I know alot of you have been doing this for a while now & I am officially 1mth in today, how do you keep motivated when you kick *kitten*, have an amazing week & then the scale disappoints? I have 15lbs gone as of this morning which I know for a month is great, however when I look at the bigger (much bigger)…
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How do you log Zumba?
I am going to try my first Zumba class this afternoon & I was surprised to see Zumba isn't one of the exercises already listed. Alot of people do these classes so what do you list it under? Dance? Thanks!
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Newbie ~ from NS Canada
Hey everyone, I am a newbie as well, joined about a week & a half ago, took a few days to get my head in the game, get use to the site/app then officially started trying to do this last Monday. Yesterday was my first weigh in, I lost 7lbs! My husband & I are doing this together although I have a bit more to lose then him.…
