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Forgot about me for a while, now I need Motivation
One of my daughters has been in and out of the hospital/dr.'s office a lot this past month, and my husband, who has two jobs, has had to travel, leaving me to make sure none of my kids feel too ignored or scared, etc., especially with their sister being sick and the beginning of the new school year. So I have put…
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When to start looking for a new job...
Love my job and my boss. I work 27.5 hours per week which gives me time to also be involved in my three girls' lives which is important since my husband commutes 1.5 hr in one direction everyday into NYC. But my boss is 70 and is now sick (not sure how serious). I don't want to leave him because in all honesty, he's been a…
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My weight still determines my day...
I am a devoted mother, loving wife, hard worker, good daughter and yet I still allow my weight to determine whether I will be having a good day...something is not right with that.
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To my fellow Binge Eaters...How do control cravings?
So I get theses cravings...more like CRAVINGS!! Not that "I could go for something salty" or "something sweet would sure be nice". I'm talking about day dreams involving me and a jumbo bag of Lays potato chips or me floating on a cloud made of Rita's frozen custard. To top it all off I know I'm a binge eater, and I know…
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Should you eat even if you're not hungry?
OK folks, I'm taking a consensus from people with successful weight loss and maintenance. Do you eat only when you're hungry or do you eat on a schedule? I know breakfast is the most important meal of the day but some days I'm just not hungry until 11 -11:30 AM. Some days I want to eat my largest meal at 3:30-4PM and then…
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To all parents.....Should I give this lady a tip?
OK....my 14 year old daughter used a gift certificate yesterday to get a manicure at a local salon, my mom dropped her off and picked her up. While having dinner last night she told me about how nice the manicurist was and how they shared that they both have migraine issues (my daughter is on several daily meds to control…
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Stiffed a Gift
Just looking for unbiased opinion....Someone gave each of my twins a check and according to the bank they are "not able to cash or deposit the check and cannot give the reason". What do you do? Tell the giver of the checks? Send them back to the giver? Try to cash them in a couple of weeks? I don't feel comfortable calling…
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Hip pain from jogging
Over the last couple of weeks I'm noticing increased pain in my hip after jogging. Anyone else have this? I'm assuming it's probably tendinitis. What have you guys done to get over it quickly? I don't want to stop, I'm just starting to get good at it.
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Thinking of adding CLA to my nutritionals.
Hi all! I'm 60 lbs down, have another 10-15 to go, just started to use weights but up until recently have only done cardio. I take omega 3, vitamin D, and calcium daily but was thinking of adding 3000 mg of CLA to help with the belly fat and up the metabolism . Anyone out there use/used CLA and what are or where your…
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Mental Weight Loss Barriers
I'm 10 lbs to goal weight. I can't get below this point and I know why, I'm not logging everything like I used to and I'm letting myself have more splurge days then I used to. I spent this weekend asking myself why can't get past this weight, I know it's a mental thing, "losing my mojo". So what's holding me back from…
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Helping my 12 year old daughter...
So I've put this out to MFP friends and now I'm putting this out to all of you.... I have an 12 year old who takes after her mom when it comes to food. I'd say she has a few extra pounds on her belly but nothing insurmountable. However she feels it's unfair that her sister's don't have to watch what they eat and she does.…
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Personality Changing as fast as my weight.
I told my nutritionist that people who never spoke to me before all of a sudden are smiling at me and starting conversation and it made me mad. Part of me wants to tell them to kiss my a** because now after losing 45 lbs I'm worthy of your attention! My nutritionist looked at me in shock and then shocked me back by saying…
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Jogging on Treadmill vs. Pavement Is it a mental thing?
I've started to jog at the gym, on the treadmill I can complete a 5K in 37.5 minutes at a beginners level of 2 (the treadmill goes from 1-10 on difficulty) so why can't I jog a mile non-stop when I try to jog on pavement? I know there are a couple of hills on my outside route but am I just psyching myself out or can the…
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40-Something working mom looking for more Mom supporters
I'm a 44 year old mom/wife/paralegal/chauffeur/chef working to set a good example for my girls and trying to get my health back and even feel sexy sometimes. I've started a support system but would like some more support from other mom's who I can congratulate and commiserate with. I started my weight loss journey three…
