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Thank you MFP!
This isnt a success story per se, but I still wanted to share. Today marks my 2 year anniversary on MFP! I lost 31 pounds that first year (170 to 139) and SO much inches, plus gained a ton of knowledge and confidence in myself and my body. After maintaining a weight of 144 for about 8 months, I became pregnant and now at…
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One year success story!!
I joined January 14 2011, weighing about 170 pounds. Through logging my food EVERY SINGLE DAY, and exercising 5-6 times a week, I've lost 31 pounds in the last 52 weeks. It could have been more and I could have done better, but I am happy with what I have accomplished in the last year and I am grateful for this site and…
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Dry ingredients into cooked: need some help please!
So this has plauged me for years and I have never figured it out. If i cook 1/4 or 50g of rice, which is a serving for my brown rice, does that mean that the whole amount that is cooked is the same single serving? Ive tried weighing out the rice once cooked and the 50g cooked is not very much. Same goes for pasta. I know…
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Needing to vent
I mostly just need to vent my frustrations! I've lost 22 pounds since joining in January and 47 in total and now I've hit a major plateau and Im throwing my hands up in frustration. Its been about 8 weeks and I keep going back and forth from 147-148. I've lowered my cals, nothing. I've uped my cals. Nothing. I changed my…
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2 years, 47 pounds and 36 inches later! (pics)
Today is my daughters 2nd birthday so I thought I would share how much I have changed since then! My before pictures are 2 months after she was born, but my measurements and weight were pretty much the same since the day she was born. Before: September 2009 100_4031 by lemanda, on Flickr 100_4028 by lemanda, on Flickr…
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P90X meal plan help!
To all you current or completed P90Xers' how was your experience with the meal plan? Did you follow it to a T, did you do your own thing? Did you eat the 1800 calories recommended? Im almost finished week 3 of phase 1 and I just got the meal plan yesterday. Im just curious as to what worked for other people! Thanks so much!
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40lbs down with pictures
The first two pictures are 2 months after my daughter was born, taken in September 2009 and the last two were taken yesterday 16 months later. Took me a while, and I still have more to go but I'm getting there! 30 of the 40 I lost by myself and the last 10 were thanks to this AMAZING site! September 9 2009 195lbs by…
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Mio Heart Rate Monitor
Just bough a Mio Classic HRM. Anyone else out there with one? How do you like it?