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I’m back…..and determined..
I was with MFP a few years about but never took it seriously. Now I am 30 pd even heavier. I have alot of excuses but it doesn’t matter….. time to get back on track. I’m retired so time for exercising is not an issue. It’s motivation and accountability I am missing. I am a 30 yr veteran of the Canadian Forces and have some…
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Back after a two year hiatus... And 20 pound gain.
Two years ago I found MPF and started off great.... And it fizzled out. Two years have since passed, I am up 20lbs from my log in. Keep in mind, I wasn't close to my goal back then anyways. So now, I have a goal of 40 pounds. I reactivated my account yesterday, got my Fitbit I received for Xmas finally up and running. And…
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Dazed and Confused... And FAT!
So I have been on MFP since 06 Jul. It went well for the first couple of weeks..... lost 5 pds. Then I quit smoking on 23 Jul. I have been very careful not to replace the cigarettes with food...... I haven't gained but I am not losing either. Neither by the scale or in measurements. I looked at my profile. I have it set to…
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Confused and Discouraged.....
So I joined MFP the first week of July (3 weeks ago). I logged everything I ate.... except coffee... which I drink with Coffee Mate French Vanilla creamer. I figured that I would make sure I always had a bunch of calories left over to account for the calories in the creamer. I did the July 100 Mile Challenge and was done…
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Another question from a Newbie
Hi. Been here a week now...... LOVE THE WEBSITE AND THE PEOPLE.... great Motivation and encouragement. But I Need some help in understanding things. I understand the calories in/calories out Thing. Also some ppl were nice enough to explain the sugar total to me (I was blowing my sugar total by lunch). What I dont…
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Best Way to track Exercise....
Currently my Settings are that I am Lightly Active and I log in my exercise. I am thinking if I should put the Setting to Sedentary and then log everything that I do. IE: Gardening, etc. I am retired..... funny thing though, I am more active during the day now than I was when I was working. I am constantly doing something…
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Good Morning from The Netherlands
Just a quick Good Morning and I hope everyone has a GREAT DAY!!!!!!!!! You are all the BEST!!!!! And Keep up the good work!!!!!
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Silly but Simple Solution.....
Good morning. As part of my exercise Regime, I walk my Dogs a Minimum of 10.5 Km per day. I have two Dogs, a Great Pyr 7 yrs old, and a Great Dane, 8 months old. I take each one separately in the morning, and then both at the same time at night. My Great Pyr is great to walk, and keeps a relatively good pace. But a Great…
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Daily Sugar Total.......
I am new to MFP (three days) and have been logging everything I eat and exercise. I am having a hard time to make it to the intake totals for everything EXCEPT Sugar. In that category, I blow it away. I was never a healthy eater... and am determined to get into a healthy Lifestyle, so I am exercising a min of 135 mins a…
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Understanding the total daily intake...
So, I'm on the end of my second day with MFP. I am having a hard time eating enough calories. Actually, I cant seem to make to the daily amount in anything except one.... SUGAR... and then I blow it away. But I'm not eating any candy or chocolate. I know my downfall is coffee creamer and I drink a lot of coffee.... which I…
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New to MFP... Need some help in understanding
Good day. I recently joined MFP and have started the program as of yesterday. However I am a bit confused on some of the Panels. First off, I am 47 yrs old and weigh 163 PDS, at 5 Ft 0 In. I would like to lose approx 35 PDS. I completed the Profile and started entering in my info. At the start of a day, it has my daily…
