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Staying Motivated
I've been a member of MFP for about 7 months. I've been happy with my progress but this summer has been really tough. Even though I have been dilgent about my exercise and eating, the scale has been very slow to move and sometimes hasn't moved at all. Rather than letting that get me down, I decided to focus on other…
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Protein Drink Help
Hello All- I'm just looking for a little advice. My 15 yr old son has been down and out with the flu since Sunday. Saturday is the last day that I was able to get him to eat anything. He is drinking water and ginger ale so he is staying hydrated. I'm just concerned about him not getting any nutrients for this long and he…
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I hit the 25 mark!
I'm sorry happy. This morning when I weighed in I have officially lost 25 pounds. I've been using MFP for almost exactly 3 months so I am very happy with my progress. The last 5 pounds were hard because I hit a little plateau but now that the weather has warmed up a bit, I've been able to change up my exercise routine and…
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NSV-I feel like a thin person
I know that sounds strange especially given the fact that I currently weigh 234 and at 5'2" that puts me 100 pounds over weight but I have lost 22 pounds so far and I have been exercising and moving and I totally feel different. I can do things now that I wasn't able to do just 2 months ago (clip my own toe nails) and…
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Count Pizza Calories??
Tonight we are going out for my son's birthday. He wants to go to a local pizza joint so I know that they will not have a website with their nutritional information. Any ideas on how I can go about estimating my calories for this? I try to keep a very accurate food log so I want to make sure that I am tracking this, I just…
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How often should I exercise?
Should I be exercising 7 days a week or is it good to give your body a rest during the week?
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Kettle Bells
I bought a new exercise video this weekend that uses a Kettle Bell. I'm not sure how to record this in my exercise log. Would it go under Strength or under Cardio? The video is kind of a comibnation of both and I can tell you that my heart rate was definately up there. Any suggestions?
