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Long term goal or short term goal??
Which is best to put on your Fitbit dash board several short term goals or your long term goal weight?
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Garmin vivoactive
Does anyone else use a Garmin vivoactive? Do you like it? Does it work for you? What apps do you use with it? I like the way my current HRM works...time and calories burned. My husband got me the vivoactive and a garmin HRM chest strap to go with it....either I don't know what I'm doing or it f-ing sucks. Someone reassure…
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protein and fiber
I have a question (may be stupid)...is it bad to go over on protein and fiber??
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which measurement to use???
I was looking at my generic Special K cereal and it says that a serving is 1 cup (31 g). Just for fun I measured out a cup of cereal and put in on my food scale. The food scale said it was 36 g. ??? What do you go by the measuring cup or the weight???
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Managing Emotional Eating
Here are a few tips to help you deal with emotional eating: Recognize emotional eating and learn what triggers this behavior in you. Make a list of things to do when you get the urge to eat and you're not hungry, and carry it with you, according to the Tufts Nutrition web site. When you feel overwhelmed, you can put off…
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emotional eating
How long does it take to overcome being an emotional eater? I think that has been the major contributor to my weight gain over the years. I have done good but here lately I am under alot of stress that includes but not limited to miscarriages, financial issues and high stress job. Right now I want to eat...I dont think…
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morning or evenings?
What is your opinion on when to work out the morning or evenings? I dont really have time in the morning. Is it bad to work out in the evenings before bed?
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To all the big busted ladies...
How do you prevent heat rash from under your boobs? When I have a hard work out and sweat alot I always get a rash under my boobs and it is VERY painful!!! I want to hear what everyone does to prevent and to get rid of it!!!
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c25k
I have been working on the c25k program. I have been told that you can repeat the weeks until you can proceed. Am I the only one who has had to repeat alot? I have done like week 1 several times. For some reason I can't do the 1.5 min run with out my knee hurting. Is it ok to keep doing week 1 or should I just give up?
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Late night munchies
OMG here it is 11:30 pm and I have already submitted my diary and I have the munchies. What do you do when this happens to you?
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neoprene
I have a friend that swears by her neoprene belt....do they work?
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neoprene belt
I have a friend that swears by her neoprene belt....do they work?
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HELP
I am so frustrated. I have been stuck at the same weight for several weeks now. I have been walking everyday, staying under my calories and sodium and the scale still wont budge....HELP!!!! :sad:
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Emotions?
Has anyone else experienced high emotions while losing weight? Here lately I can cry at the drop of a hat and I get frustrated with people over the littlest things. Is that normal or what?
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sodium
How long does it take for the sodium swelling to kick in after you have eaten a sodium packed meal? I went over sodium Friday-Sunday and I am now back on track. I didnt start feeling it in my legs until Monday and now I feel it even more. So how long does it take to kick in and how long before it is GONE? I am up about 3…
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Funny NSV
This is funny but exciting...When I got out of the shower this morning I noticed that our large towel wrapped around my body. It wasn't a beach towel. I can't remember when a towel other than a beach towel wrapped around my body. lol
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52 pounds down
When I started this site in Jan 2011 I was 321 lbs. I am currently at 269 lbs. When I started my weight loss journey I was about 355 lbs. I am excited to say that I am on my way to a healthy weight and life. I know I still have a ways to go but I just had to share my progress. The first pic is me at 355 lbs (maybe higher)…
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52 lbs lost this year...86 lbs total with pics
When I started this site in Jan 2011 I was 321 lbs. I am currently at 269 lbs. When I started my weight loss journey I was about 355 lbs. I am excited to say that I am on my way to a healthy weight and life. I know I still have a ways to go but I just had to share my progress. The first pic is me at 355 lbs (maybe higher)…
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How do I get over this?
I have lost a pretty good bit of weight. I have lost 49 pounds this year using MFP. But I have lost a total of 82 pounds. The sad part is when I look in the mirror I still see the 355 pound me. I am now 273 ish. I know I am losing weight I can tell in my clothes. When am I gonna be able to see it? I know this is all in my…
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is my HRM accurate??????
ok...I am soooo confused. I am wondering about how accurate my HRM is. So I put it on and got on my elliptical which came with a chest strap. Just as a test I worked out for about a minute or so and the elliptical registered 10 calories burned and my HRM only registered like 1. So what the hell???? Have all my calories…
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HRM
Ok...so I have a HRM...it tells me how many calories I burn during a work out. How do I know if it is telling me the correct calories burned? Compared to the Wii Fit for 39 minutes I should have only burned like 267 calories but according to the HRM it said lie 554. Which one should I believe?
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Pregnant...need help
I joined this site about 4 months ago. I have lost 46 pounds and to my suprise I found out I was pregnant yesterday. I know I should still watch what I eat. I don't know how many calories I should eat being preggers and I also don't know what kind of work outs I can do. I dont know how far along I am and I cant even try to…
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Hitting calorie goals
I am having issues reaching my calorie goal. My goal is 1860 or something like that. On a good day I can get around 1600 and after a workout I will be at 1200-1300. Well there are a lot of days that I only eat about 1200-1300 without working out. And I fell bad when I can't work out. What do I need to do? I would like to…
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problems with food (calories and sodium)
When I first started this site, I had no problems with my food. Now that I am almost a month in I am having issues hitting my calories for the day. Like tonight, after I ate all my meals for the day, I had like 1000 calories left to eat. I had to force myself to eat a bowl of cereal (2.3 servings) to go over the min of…
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MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WORK MAY NEED HELP
Working out, losing weight and getting healthy is not only physical but mental as well. I may need some help. To start it off I use to be 355 pounds. I lost down to 300 and then I had the yo yo effect. Back up to 330, down to 300, up to 321 and now I am down to 303. I know that I am losing weight. I have worked my butt off…
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need more support
I don't have the support that I wish that I had to complete my goal. I know that I can do this alone, but it would be easier and a whole lot more fun if I had someone with me. I desperately need to lose weigh and take charge of my life again. I would like some tips from anyone about food and exercises that are fun but yet…
