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The end of september! How did you all do?
Morning! I can't believe it's the end of the month already! I have just weighed myself....... Start weight: 156 pounds Current weight: 146 pounds Goal weight: 147 pounds I did it!!!! Woooooooo hoooooooo! Feeling incredibly happy right now...... xx
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Can you believe it......
I've had zero, yes zero Internet for the last week or so! But I'm back online now and happy to report that my fresh start is still going well. I even managed to be good over the long weekend away I just had! Hope you're all still going strong! x
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day 1...... lets do this!
So here we are.... day 1! We can all do this. Let's go!!!!
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I am so chuffed!
Hi! When I set up this group today, I thought there would be maybe be or two people who would be interested. I never dreamed there would this many people and I'm so happy! I really think that together, we can all have an amazing September! Thank you all so much for joining. Here's to our 30 day journey!! xx
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7 pounds to go but really struggling
So this year I have managed to lose most of the weight I need to and finally that goal weight is in sight! BUT..... I am struggling big time! I don't know what the problem is! I must admit, I haven't logged in mfp for absolutely ages, initially I faithfully logged, but then I just mentally logged food which did work for me…
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YouTube channels?
I'm a stay at home mum so am looking for something I can follow at home to gradually get my post baby body back into shape! I've just discovered the youtube fitness channel but there is so much stuff on there! Has anyone had success with a particular channel/programme? Thanks!
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can it be simple?
I have 50 pounds of baby weight to lose and I seem to be struggling to get started on this - I do well for a couple of weeks and then I'll have a 'bad' day, wont be able to get back on the wagon and so the struggle continues. Here we are, in March, and my Jan 2013 resolve is still a bit of a non starter. I keep reading so…
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how do I make it past 2 weeks????
I am an amazing 2 week healthy eater.... I start full of resolve, faithfully log everything and see great results. Then..... the emotional eater in me makes an appearance, I go off the rails because I am happy/sad/excited (pretty much any reason really!) and once again I am back to square one. How do I get past this? If…
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I have come to a simple conclusion....
After a couple of days of really struggling to get my head focused and a marathon binge session, I sat down last night and thought this all through. I have realised that its really very simple; I either start this journey and commit to it, knowing that in roughly 6 months time I will look and feel amazing...... OR I carry…
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does anyone weigh monthly?
I think I may be addicted to the scales.... I jump on them once a day. The trouble is, if I have gained even slightly, my motivation disappears. It's so silly! So I'm wondering whether to set my self a challenge of not weighing myself for a whole month in the hope that I won't get hung up on daily fluctuations but instead…
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I feel like crying
So this morning, after a few weeks of doing really well, I convinced myself that it would be fine if I took a day off to cheer myself up a bit. You can guess what has happened..... I have gone out of control and eaten everything in sight! I feel so sad, why did I do it? The positive energy I have had recently has gone and…
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Any other new stay at home mums out there?
Hi guys, I've just officially resigned for work to be a stay at home mum. I'm so lucky to have the chance to do this, but I'm also finding it hard! I wouldn't change anything for the world but really miss being good at a job and respected for being good at something other than the cleaning and being a mum! So, I'm finding…
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I need help getting back on that wagon!
So the last 2 days have been BAD. Friday night we went our for our anniversary dinner where I consumed much much wine and steak. Then yesterday, I was in hangover recovery mode and so of course chugged down lots of carbs and finished it off nicely last night with a 1000 calorie pizza. I'm so gutted, my weigh day is…
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lunch ideas please!
I've decided to try and eat the bulk of my calories during the day and have a smaller evening meal. Trouble is, I don't know what to have! I'm trying so hard to stay away from the so called healthy snack bars, really want to get my calories from good food. Does anyone have any nice filling lunch suggestions? I am a full…
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Could really do with some encouragement....
Hi, I lost 2 1/2 stone with mfp a couple of years ago, then happily got pregnant, gained 4 stone and still have 3 stone to lose (baby is now 9 months old). I just feel so completely overwhelmed with the amount of weight I have to lose..... Just can't get myself in the right frame of mind. I feel so down about the way I…
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back again - struggling and I havent even started!
Morning! Well last year I managed to lose 35 pounds on here and felt on top of the world. And then? Then I got pregnant and thought it was ok to eat whatever I liked!! The upshot is that baby is now 6 months old and I have 3 stone to lose! I feel so awful about myself so I know I have to fix this before it spirals out of…
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back again..... so daunting!
Morning! Well last year I managed to lose 35 pounds on here and felt on top of the world. And then? Then I got pregnant and thought it was ok to eat whatever I liked!! The upshot is that baby is now 6 months old and I have 3 stone to lose! I feel so awful about myself so I know I have to fix this before it spirals out of…
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Calories while breastfeeding.....
I'm sure this has been asked so many times before, but how many calories should I add on for breastfeeding? Baby is now 6 months and we have begun weaning, so I thinking it would now be less than 500? I have been eating anything and everything up until now, but now I'm so sick of feeling like this, time to take my body…
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Calories while pregnant?
Hello! I havent been on this site for months!! I lost 35 pounds between Jan and August and then in September, found out I was pregnant! So happy to be having a baby but not so happy to realise that I'm starting to put on all the weight I lost. I seem to have lost all control as though being pregnant is an excuse to eat…
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Sugar
I'm currently set at 1400 cals a day and mfp tells me I should be eating 25g sugar. I seem to ALWAYS go over this.... does it matter in the grand scheme of things? Not sure how much is a sensible amount?
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Plateau..... carbs??
Morning all! I've been stuck at 154 pounds for about a month now (would like to lose another 14 pounds). I know this isnt the end of the world, but would really like to get things moving again! I have pretty much religiously stuck to 1200/1300 calories throughout and always eat back my exercise cals. However, I've never…
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Calorie advice please
I'm down to my last 10(ish) pounds now and am finding that my weight loss has slowed right down (I'm talking less than a pound per week). I did kind of expect this but am also wondering whether my metabolism has slowed down somewhat. I'm eating 1200 calories a day, exercise 3 times a week and eat those calories back. Do…
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I just realised......
That this is now a way of life for me. I no longer wake up every day with the worry "will I stick to it or won't I". I no longer battle constantly in my head between what I want to do (eat everything!) versus what I should do. I still have days where I eat things that I perhaps shouldnt, but now those things have become a…
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The best NSV ever!!!
My best NSV to date...... just went to Next to get a pair of size 12 (uk) trousers. Turns out they were too big and subsequently I am now strutting around in a pair of size 10's! I can't believe it..... was squeezing into a 16 in January and now I'm in a 10. Thank you mfp!!!! x
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C25K - the first 25 minute run....
I DID IT!!!!!! Woooooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooooo!!! Was so nervous this morning and now I'm sitting here in absolute shock that I did it, and to think that 2 months ago I could only run for 30 seconds before I got tired. Plus I weighed myself this morning and I am now at 152 pounds which is the lightest I have been…
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I finally have a normal bmi!!! and now I'm a bit confused...
So finally! Hooray! my bmi is now under 25 and in the normal range (down from 30 at the beginning of the year). Whoop whoop!!! I'd still like to lose another stone or so which would get me down to a bmi of around 22 so the question is, should I be eating a bit more? I'm currently eating 1200 a day which is about 1 1/2…
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C25k week 6 day 1...... why was it so hard??
After very excitedly completing the 20 min run last week, I smugly thought to myself that today would be a walk in the park (run 5 mins, walk 3, run 8, walk 3, run 5). Oh how wrong I was.... that was HARD!!!! Literally halfway through the second interval I very nearly gave up. What's going on?????
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C25k - the first 20 minute run......
I was DREADING it! But..... I did it!!!!!! and I feel SO proud of myself. Just can't believe that I, the girl who has never been able to run for more than 1 minute, can now run for 20 whole minutes!!!!! Wooooo hooooooo!!!
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Protein amounts?
I never really pay too much attention to nutrient goals (other than calories!) but have noticed lately that I seem to do better in terms of weight loss and feeling less bloated when mydiety is more protein based. Was thinking about adjusting my protein intake goal to something that would represent a high(ish) protein diet…
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does quality of food make a difference to weight loss?
I know a calorie is a calorie but just wondering if anyone has noticed a difference when they use their calories in the most healthy way (fruit, veg etc) rather than just using them however they like?
