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I'm back! Starving, grumpy and breastfeeding :-P
Well I know MFP works because I lost 90lbs in 18 months for my wedding. Now I'm back to do it all over again... I gained 60lbs of that back shortly after when I became pregnant. 30lbs of that were gone within 2 weeks of giving birth (LOTS of water retention!) The remaining 30lbs are still stuck on me and my daughter is…
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86lbs lost, a sweet proposal video and lots of pictures!
My weight loss story began in December of 2012 when my boyfriend surprised me by proposing at my winter concert (I am an elementary school music teacher). I was 220lbs and a US pant size 14 at the time. I am 5'5". See the video of his public proposal here: http://youtu.be/tMnxPU8LIUs?t=46s I managed to shed some weight on…
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Video shows that a calorie is not just a calorie?
I love the show "Supersize vs Superskinny". A "superskinny" and a "supersize" switch diets for a week to address their issues with food, then are sent home with a reasonable eating plan to follow. All of the episodes are on Youtube. Here is one episode that has me scratching my head a bit:…
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NSV: Pants shopping today!
Before I started my weight loss journey, I was a snug size 14. I managed to lose 20 lbs on my own before I found MFP in August. Since joining MFP, I've lost 46 more lbs. I have not bought new clothes throughout this journey. My ultimate goal is to be a size 8 by my wedding in June. Since my size 14 pants were so large on…
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Virtuously Sinful Fudge Cookies 67 cals each!
I just made these cookies and they are fantastic!! I put them into the recipe calculator here and they came out to 67 calories each! I made 24.5 cookies with one batch. If you make each 'dough ball' into the size of a rounded tablespoon, you should get right around 24 cookies too. Also, I used Greek yogurt in place of the…
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Help! Vegetarian who cannot meet her protein goal
I do not eat meat, but I do eat eggs. We have a small backyard flock so usually have a surplus of healthy eggs. I eat almonds, greek yogurt and cheese sticks but I'm always WAY under my protein goal. Any ideas for me to boost that up?
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Serving Size of Croutons?!
So I made my salad, poured on a reasonable amount of croutons and weighed it. Apparently I had put FIVE servings of croutons on. Appalled, I measured out one suggested serving of croutons, and you know what I got? Two croutons....yep 2. Who puts only 2 croutons on a salad?! Since I've gotten a food scale, I've had a few…
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65 Calorie Vegan Fudgsicle!
I found this recipe on Pinterest and adapted it to what I have: 10 fl. ounces Chocolate Almond Milk (I use Blue Diamond) 8 frozen strawberries (96g or 3.38oz is what I used) 1 banana (85g without the skin) 1/4 cup raw cashews (34g or 1.2oz) I blended the cashews by themselves first until they formed a fine powder (and…
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MFP is expensive!
Since joining MFP three weeks ago I've bought a heart rate monitor, myotape, digital body scale, food scale, and protein powder! I'm not complaining, I'm actually thrilled! This is the first time in the 5 years that I've been trying to lose weight, that I've actually seen the scale move in the right direction! It's due to…
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New kid here with some questions
Hello all, I just joined MFP a few weeks ago and have been lurking on the boards since. I have a few questions; hopefully some of you can answer my questions. First of all, MFP set me at 1200 calories a day to lose about 2lbs a week, but from what I've seen on the boards...1200 calories is some kind of joke. What is wrong…
