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To keto or not keto?
A quick background.... I'm 33 years old and have done various diets over the years. Calorie counting, Trim Healthy Mama, keto. Before I got pregnant with my 4th baby I had lost 30lbs, went to the gym regularly, and felt great. Then I got pregnant, gained a ton of weight bc miserable, and then after I had him I lost about…
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Looking for friends with open diaries! :)
I've just started back on my weight loss journey this week and would like some more friends who have open diaries. I have an open diary, too, so feel free to get ideas what what I eat, too. :) I'm at about 1500 net calories right now, trying to figure out the right amount for my body...
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How to change daily calories?
I have jumped back on to the MFP bandwagon today. I've been trying to find where you can change your daily calorie amounts but can't find it for the life of me. Did they change this recently or make it a Premium thing? Ugh, I hope not. Where can I find it? I don't want to eat 1300 calories a day! (And I cant since I'm…
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IIFYM quick meals?
So I've been doing some reading about this IIFYM deal and I think I might want to try it. But it's kind of confusing to me, the whole 40/40/20 thing. What exactly does that look like? Can anyone give me an example of a day of what I'd be eating? Sounds like too much of a headache to figure out....?? help! :)
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my gym doesn't have free weights :(
I just moved to a new state and joined a Planet Fitness. I joined without exploring the gym first, ugh!!! So I go to work out today and I'm on the elliptical and I realize there are no free weights, like no barbells. They have the barbell thing on the rack that goes up and down, but they aren't "free" if you KWIM. I'm so…
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Where do I begin lifting heavy weights?
So, about 2 years ago I was on MFP after I had my third baby and lost all my baby weight (ok, most of it). I did the Strong Lifts 5x5 program and I really liked the results. Well, I got pregnant again and had my fourth baby this past July and I've decided it's time to get this baby weight off now and forever. Where do I…
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SAHM - what to eat for lunch?
I am a stay at home mom and Im finding difficulty in making myself lunches so I usually just grab some fast food. BAD, I know! But I getting back on the MFP train and I need some ideas for simple lunches! PBJ is getting old quick... :/
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Please help with plateau!
Ive been on this plateau for about 5 weeks now and its about to drive me crazy! I just surpassed 100 days on MFP. Within 65 days, I had lost 21 lbs, so pretty fast. I was eating about 2200 calories a day (I am also breastfeeding, btw), ate all or most of my exercise calories. It was almost TOO easy! LOL Ive also been doing…
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Hit a plateau, any advice?
Ive been on MFP almost 3 months. Up until about 2 weeks ago I've been losing weight pretty steadily, 1-3lbs a week. My goal calories was/is 2200 calories a day (Im also breastfeeding, that's why it's a bit higher) and I lost 21lbs in about 2 months time. I log everything well, I exercise 3x a week (an hour of Zumba and…
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Before and During (2 months) :)
Alright, so a little background. I just had my third baby December 2012 (had 3 babies in 4 yrs). I gained an *absurd* amount of weight. I dont actually know how much I gained because I stopped looking at the scale, but I know it was around 80 lbs and my heaviest was probably around 260. I gained well over 200lbs between…
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Need something different...
I live in SoCal and I go to LA Fitness gym. Well, the past few weeks, every. time. I. go, its super crowded. There are only 3 or 4 barbell racks and I hate standing around waiting for one to open up. I can only go either at night or in the morning when the childcare is open (I have 3 young kids). Its really frustrating! :/…
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Counting SL on MFP exercise calories?
How exactly do you count the calories burned for exercise with SL? I havent been counting them at all, should I? When I wear my HRM my heart rate doesnt go into that "burn" area of 125-165, at least not for long, so it isnt any help and just beeps at me the whole time, lol. Does weightlifting burn a lot of calories, or no?
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SL and Zumba?
Hey everyone. Im pretty new to this SL thing, I just did my second workout today (even though I think I did some of it wrong, lol, oh well better next time). I read on here that its not a good idea to do SL 3x a week and also intense cardio, like Zumba, another 3x a week. The thing is I loooove my Zumba class and I burn…
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help a beginner
Ive tried reading through the sticky threads and tried to read through that ridiculously long PDF that Mehdi has, but I still dont know anything about the Stronglifts program except lift 5 reps 5 times. How many times a week do I do Workout A and Workout B? What weight do I start out at? I found the worout program on…
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Favorite vegetarian meals?
Trying to cut back on my meat intake. What are some favorite vegetarian meals?
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Can someone help me make sure my cals are right?
Im pretty new to MFP, this is my third day. I just want to make sure my calories sound ok. I have it set to 2200. I am 27 yrs old, 5'9", and I am currently breastfeeding my 6 mo old (I added calories in to account for this). I have three young children that keep me pretty busy so I am lightly-moderately active. Ive been…
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Anyone familiar with both MFP and WW? (and a BFing q)
I started WW a few months ago, didnt last long (we were in the middle of a cross country move), and now I like it but just dont want to pay for it when I can do MFP for free. First of all, I am exclusively breastfeeding my 6 month old. I know that WW gives you added points for this. On WW I am allotted 47 points a day. On…
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Trying to lose this blasted baby weight ;)
Hey all! This is my first day on MFP. Ive done WW in the past, which is very similar, but I dont want to pay for it so I decided to try MFP. I have about 45-50 lbs to lose and Id like to do it by Christmas time this year. I had my third baby, a sweet little boy, back in December 2012. I gained waaaay too much weight during…
