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Tips on Sugar Craving?
Sugar is my biggest weakness! I would love some tips on how to get over my cravings. I make sure to eat as much fruit as I want but I crave sour candy really badly. Pickles help kick the craving for a little bit but it's a struggle. Thanks!
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Losing weight with a busy schedule?
Hello! :) I recently got a new job as a baker full-time and I'm going to school part-time. So I'll be out the door at 7am and be home at 10pm Mon-fri. The only way I can fit excerising in is on the weekends. I'm wondering if anybody has had any success or tips with this busy lifestyle? My meals are fairly healthy. I'm a…
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Seeing progress for the first time! :)
*PLEASE no vegetarian/vegan haters. We all have different paths in life and I found one that makes me happy. Thank you :) So I've been a off the grid for awhile now and for the large majority of the time I was binging. Really bad stuff. I realize counting calories and dieting doesn't work for me. I do good for 4 weeks then…
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Fitness class
My gym offers fitness classes with the membership and I'd like to try one but have no idea what to start with. Or what's an easy beginner level. Here are the choices: Spin Rep Reebok Core challenge Zumba Bellyfit (dance) Total body strength Strength and Motion HIIT circuit Power step and pump On the ball TRX boot camp Bosu…
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20 and 300+ pounds
Hey! I'm 20 and decided to change my life now instead of later. :) I want my 20s to be fun and I want to do stuff that would be difficult to do now. Ex. Fairs, ice skating with friends, go hiking. Ive always wanted to go hiking! In fact, I'm going to add that to my goal list. :D Feel free to add if you have the same weight…
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Gym that requires credit card/bank account
I was really wanting to join the YMCA today but they said they need my bank account info. I'm hesitating and wondering if I should.Has anyone had any bad experiences with this? Specifically the YMCA? Any good ones or no troubles?
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Sour foods.
One of my favourite foods is sour candies. Usually when I'm craving sour foods I eat a pickle (My favourite food EVER) or a green apple. I was wondering what else is sour and healthy that I can eat to help the craving. :)
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Got on the scale for the first time.
So I never knew how much I weighed exactly because scales couldn't hold my weight. I had a prediction and I finally bought a scale that can go up to 400lb. I had to wait a week before it came in so I prepared myself throughly. I wasn't too far from my prediction and before it arrived. I made a second prediction in case it…
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Excess skin
I notice some excess skin in my arms and I'm wondering if there's something I can do about it now to help skin elasticity.
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Low cal salad dressing?
Ceasar dressing is my favourite but unfortunately its not the best. So I'm wondering what's a great low cal salad dressing? Mostly for spinach and romaine lettuce.
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Tired of wearing sweat pants!
I know loosing weight takes a long time but ITS SPRING! and I just want to be able to wear my old jeans again or something other than sweat pants! Arrrggggh! D= I'm just frustrated because its such a nice hot day out and I'm burnin' up in my sweat pants. I tried on a pair jeans, they zipped up but still wouldn't wear them…
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Worried about loosing job because of injury.
8 months ago I bought these "fitness" shoes that were suppose to work out my legs and they ruined my life. (This was all before I started dieting and actually working out) Because they hurt my feet/leg without me realizing I started walking on the side of my feet. I have had extreme ankle problems since then. I stopped…
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Starting work! Need BIG lunches idea/recipes
Hello! :) I'm starting my first job as a dishwasher so it'll be a lot of physical work. One thing I know is that I will be straving! I don't want to have something normal for lunch and probably overeat at dinner and eat everything in site. So I need ideas for big lunches or lunches that will def. fill someone up.
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Easter Candy
My mother always spoiled me with candy during easter time. (I'm an only child with a single mother) Or during any holiday so naturally she wants to buy me lots of candy this Easter too. I've told her multiple times to not buy me candy but she just doesn't want to listen. She's been supportive about my diet (kinda) She's…
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Neat vitamin guide
http://positivemed.com/2012/09/29/your-handy-guide-to-vitamins/ When I started taking vitamins, to be honest, I didn't know why I was taking them. But I knew I should. So I learned a lot from this guide.
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Scared of Stairmaster
I'm super scared that once I get on the stairmaster that the belt will break because it can't hold my weight. I'm 350 and I'm just wondering if there's a weight limit? Should I try it? or wait until I lose 50 pounds? it is one of those stairmasters that has a belt instead of those fancy stair cases. Maybe its not a belt?…
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Stairmaster: Repost from Motivation
After some thought, I thought this question is more suited for this thread. I'm super scared that once I get on the stairmaster that the belt will break because it can't hold my weight. I'm 350 and I'm just wondering if there's a weight limit? Should I try it? or wait until I lose 50 pounds? it is one of those stairmasters…
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Um...What? Trail mix help.
I just read that 37 g of mountain trial mix is 210 calories. That's only like 1/4 of a cup. And this whole entire bag is like 2, 700+ calories. (It's a 500g bag) Is that really how much it is? It is good calories? Or bad? I got Walmart Great value brand because I don't have much money to spend on really expensive kind.
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Calorie burn
What's a good calorie burn goal? 500 a day? 1000??I'm 350, 5'10 and calories intake is 2050
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"Luxury" foods.
What is a food item that you think is "luxurious"? For example, I think beef jerky is so delicious but I never buy it because its so expensive for the amount. I had a piece today and it was soooooo amazing. *drool*
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Sodium
Hello! :) I'm curious about sodium. Is it good, okay or really bad? I notice a lot of my food has sodium but its foods like a salad with chicken and cheese. Where is the sodium coming from? And how do I try and stay away from it?
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Proportion size
Hello! Proportion size is something that I struggle with and eggs are the worst one for me. How many eggs is good enough for scrambled and a omelette?
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Recipe ideas
Is there a website that has healthy recipe ideas? I want to get creative with the foods I eat but I'm not sure what to make.
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Simple things
Hello! :) I just started dieting and will hopefully get a gym pass this week. I've been going to the gym for a few months but took a break for 3 weeks and didn't diet. I can only guess I'm 350 pounds which is a good thing I don't know because I want my goals to be simple things. For example, My first goal is to fit into my…
