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When did you get rid of the "fat" clothes?
As I was trying to find nonexistent room in my closet for the new clothes I bought today, I feel it's come to decision time. Get rid of the clothes or invest in plastic bins? Back in 2006, I lost about 55 pounds and went from a size 18 to a 10. After losing, I donated all of my bigger sizes. I kept the weight off for 3…
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Best way to improve running time?
I never, in a million years, ever thought I would ask a question about running. I used to have the mindset of "I can't run", "my body isn't built to run" or "I hate running". However, over the last couple of years, I have discovered the I really and truly have the capacity to change my mindset. So, I've been working…
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Does being told you are thin ever get old?
After being heavy most of my life, I lost 70 pounds and have been maintaining for over a year and a half now. While people I've known all along have generally (understandably) stopped making comments about my weight, I still feel surprised when someone says something about me being "skinny" or "thin". I usually get a…
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Hip flexor strain
Has anyone had any experience with this type of injury? I'm not "officially" diagnosed, but my chiropractor feels this is the issue. This was the result of a gradual onset (kept pushing through the pain) that ended up with some serious sciatic pain in addition to the hip pain. Oral steroids alleviated the sciatic pain.…
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recovery after surgery
I'm curious to find out if any of you had to stop exercising to recover from surgery (or for any health reasons) and what your process was to get back into pre-surgical shape. 1 week and 2 days ago, I was in the best shape of my life. I'm 46 years old, have lost 65 pounds over the past 15 months, and for the first time in…
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I burn less calories the better shape I'm in?
I started a strength training program 4 weeks ago to specifically work on my hips/thighs. This program was given to me by a physical trainer. The first day I did it, I used fairly light weights on my weighted squats, lunges and bench steps and I also completed less reps than I do now with more rest breaks (It was HARD!).…
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looking for advice
I posted this topic on the general board yesterday and got some great responses, but I don't think I explained my question well. What I'm looking to have answered is, did anyone have a similar situation where your weight loss stalled due to being so close to goal and what happened when you decided to go to maintenance and…
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Am I working this hard to be at maintenance?
I'm getting a little overwhelmed and am on the verge of throwing myself a nice little pity party. Here are my stats/brief history: 46 years old CW 146.4 (have gotten to 143.3), GW 142 5'9" tall have my goal set to lose .5 pounds/week, so I eat 1670 calories/day (with macros set at 35p/35c/30f) plus my exercise calories…
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food labels vs. barcode scan
Hi, I was wondering if anyone else has come across a discrepancy with the nutritional information provided on the label and what comes up when you use the barcode scan feature with MFP? It's happened to me 3 different times (one with a HUGE difference in calories). I've checked to make sure serving sizes were the same,…
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body fat/body water analyzing scale
I just bought an Escali body fat/body water analyzing scale (GREAT price through groupon). Does anyone have any ideas on how accurate these are? It is weighing me correctly, at least according to my other scale at home, but should I trust the body fat percentage it's giving me? And I really don't quite understand what the…
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How much "water weight" can be gained?
I am very close to maintenance, so these last few pounds have been extremely stubborn. My goal weight is 142 (really 145, but I'm allowing for fluctuation). Saturday morning, my weight was 145.7 (yay!). I went to the gym that day and worked pretty hard. I had pizza for dinner as well as a few samples of dessert at the…
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Am I ready for maintenance?
I'm thinking about changing my goals to maintenance instead of loss. My goal weight is really just a number. I'm in a smaller size than I've ever been in my adult life, even though I'm not at the smallest weight I've been (I had gotten down to 138 pounds in a size 10). Since January I have lost +/-60 pounds. I went from a…
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been here a while; could use some friends.
I've been on MFP since May. I had previously lost 45 pounds before joining MFP (starting in January) and have lost another 14 pounds since joining. I am near my goal weight. I've gone from a size 18 to an 8 and have just started circuit training at the gym. I had only been doing cardio before yesterday. As I get closer to…
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net carbs
I have a question about what net carbs actually mean. I try to keep my carb intake at <100g/day. Weight loss just seems to work better for me that way, so I pay attention to my carb intake. On many packaged bars, such at Atkins bars or Quest bars, they tout "only 3 net carbs" and such, which I understand what they are…
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need guidance getting back on track after vacation
Hi all, I went away this past week on vacation and ended up going far, far more off-track than I anticipated. It was like the flood gates opened and I couldn't control myself from eating large quantities of fatty, sugared, high calorie (low nutrition) food. I did try to include fruits, vegetables and lean proteins, but I…
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sodium levels
Hi all, after reading many topics about plateaus since I have been stalled for a few weeks on weight loss, I have been gradually increasing my calories. I started MFP at the end of May 2013 after losing 45 pounds on a medically supervised weight loss plan, which had a pretty low daily calorie intake. I stopped that diet…
