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Looking for supportive and motivating MFPers
Hi everyone, my name is Charlene, I'm 36 yes old with 2 kids, living in FL. I have been over weight for as long as I can remember. A year and a half ago I was at my largest, 350! I was miserable but not doing about it. I however became extremely ill and couldn't eat almost anything solid for about a year causing me to go…
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Help...How to reduce arm flab???
I am in the midst of my weight loss journey, at the start of the journey I was almost 350 lbs, I am now 273 and continuing on my journey. I appreciate my progress however I have always had larger pudgier arms that hang and have a roll, I would really like to work on reducing the amount of flab there is. I know some of it…
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ME... IN THE BEGINNING
I have been counting calories for a couple weeks now on MFP, but never introduced myself, this was my first blog and what I currently look like. Did you know that they say if we were to run into ourselves, the exact replica of us, that we would not recognize ourselves? It is said that we perceive ourselves to look…
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Daytime work people... What do you eat?
As I begin once again on my weight loss journey I am perplexed at the things that I could be or should be eating for breakfast and lunch while at work. I understand that I need to eat something that will keep me satisfied, but everyone's immediate go to seems to be eggs and while I enjoy an egg here and there it is not a…
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How do you count your Chinese food calories?
I am a lover of Chinese food and as I begin again on this journey of a lifestyle change and counting calories I wonder how do you count your calories correctly when you eat it. There seems to be no true nutritional info on Chinese food, so how do you know how many calories you just consumed. For lunch today I order the…
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Low Income and On A Budget... HELP!
I am a single mom of two boys, I have struggled with my weight all my life and have now really found the inspiration and motivation to eat and live healthier. I have found that one of my biggest set backs is that I don't know what to make for dinner on most nights. I live on a very small budget and only spend an average of…
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How do I log the 30 day shred
Hi everyone, Today I did the 30 day shred for the first time, YAY, but I don't know how to log it, BOO. I don't own one of those fancy watches people wear to keep track of their calories, I really just use the calorie counter on here when I log my exercise, but is there a way to log the 30 day shred on the exercise tab on…
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The warm up on the video is my workout! EMBARRESSING!!!
So I am new to MFP, I have done diets like WW and such in the past, but this is the first time I did the calorie counting thing and EXERCISE! LOL! Who knew you had to exercise to lose weight and get healthy. WOW! Anyhow, when I started this program just a short couple weeks ago I devised my very own work out routine…
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MFP friends that log in often and desire to be healthier
My name is Charlene and I am a 28 year old single mother of 2 amazingly wonderful (and crazy busy) boys!!! I have never been a very fit person, my parents weren't very healthy eaters and I grew up to think fast food or something made of pasta and heavy meat was a normal meal. Vegetable were not in our vocabulary... EVER…
