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Halloween Costumes?
Anyone dressing up? I'm gonna be Dorothy, with three inch red heels of course! :devil:
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January Gym Take Over!
Okay, I get the new years resolution thing. I promise to lose weight every January, too! But I would really prefer if I didn't have to fight for machines in the gym every January when I have been there all year! Okay, inconsistently, but still! I know which machines I like and I just can't take the influx of people all at…
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My story, again.
I love knowing that MFP is always here for me! I am back, again. So when I joined MFP I was in the mid to low 200s. I have struggled with my weight my whole life. I maxed out at 267lbs my senior year of high school and I can proudly say that my weight has generally gone in a downward trend since then. I spent college…
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Total MFP weight loss!
I got to thinking the other day... I :heart: MFP! I really think it is an amazing tool to use to make lifestyle changes and to improve your health. I also think that if I can do, then anyone can! This site makes so much more sense than dieting ever could. So I don't know if there has ever been a thread like this, but I…
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Clean Eatting
My brother and his girlfriend are very focused on eatting clean right now. They have told me a little bit about how it works. I have also seen a few people mention it here. I know his gf has lost quite a bit of weight while doing it, but I don't feel it is an option for me. Has anyone done this? What changes have you felt…
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Back for the last 10...
Hello MFP! So I have been here, off and on, for years! I left for a while to follow another path that worked really well for me! I am so, so proud of my success. My highest weight was 267 pounds. This was during my senior year of high school. My "before" pictures will forever be my prom pictures. It was incredibly painful…
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Skin?
Hey everyone, I haven't been around in a while, but I have been losing weight pretty steadily. I am down 53lbs since I joined last year and about 45 in the past five months. Its been almost 100lbs total, but the rest was much more gradual. The issue now is that a lot of the fat is gone, but the skin certainly is not! My…
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Having a hard time!
Hey everyone, I need to come here and confess! I have given up and it is showing on the scale. Back in Oct and Nov, I really started using MFP and dropped about 15 pounds in that time. Then something changed and I just stopped losing. Part holidays, part financial stress, and probably a big part because I was nearing going…
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New approach?
So here is my current situation... I came back to MFP in October and did great! I lost about 15 pounds in almost a month and a half. I hit some sort of a wall at that point (mental, physical.... not sure!) and stopped losing. From there, the holidays happened and I watched the numbers on the scale creep back up. Right now,…
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Ticker Totals
So I wasn't sure where to put this thread... but, I was wondering if you put your total weight loss on your tickers (include whatever you lost before MFP) or if you put only your MFP weight loss on your ticker? I have my MFP only weight loss, but some days I would like to have it all to say that I really have come a long…
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Hungry?
I see a lot of people on here saying, "I can't eat all my calories." Am I the only person that gets hungry?! I do fine with my calories set to 1lb a week. If it is 1.5 lbs a week (where I have it now), I really need to exercise to have enough calories for the day on most days. 2lbs a week... forget about it! I'm ready to…
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Starting to run?
I have dropped quite a bit of weight total (before and with MFP a little over 50) and I am feeling like I would love to get into running. It seems like the most athletic people I know are runners. The problem is that I don't seem to be able to do it yet! I tried to use the couch to 5k program and I need my own steps way…
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Weirdest weight loss comment?
So I have lost 12lbs and people are just starting to notice that something is different. I'm realizing that people's reactions to my weight loss are pretty darn funny! What is the funniest comment you have gotten about your weight loss? My fav is my mother who so delicately pointed out that, "You look less bloated!" She is…
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HRM issues
Okay, so I was at the gym today and working my behind off (hopefully literally!) on the elliptical. My gym has the ellipticals pretty close together and you are kind of on top of everyone else there. I usually pick the one on the end, because I don't like staring at a blank TV screen and I know the second one doesn't…
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Routines
So I used to be a very one-routine kind of gal. I did 30 minutes one the elliptical and then strength training machines - one day above the waist and the next below. It was kind of cool seeing that I could lift more after a few weeks and I was comfortable with my routine. Now, I'm changing it up. I do the old routine, play…
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Started couch to 5k!
Okay, the bad news is that I am not able to start at the first level. The good news is that I am still able to stand!!! I figured instead of 90secs walking I will start with 2 mins walking and 1 min jogging. Then start the actual program, lol. I really am proud of myself though, because I have NEVER been able to run. I…
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Attitude Changes
I feel like I need to be in the right frame of mind to lose weight and make positive lifestyle changes. I think a big change came for me when suddenly I realized how much being overweight/obese has shaped my life. It has really held me back. I think I deserve more than I have allowed myself to have and I am ready to begin…
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Pilates?
Hey all, I recently tried some pilates videos and so far I am kind of liking it. I don't feel like I am sitting around and sleeping like I do with Yoga, but I also don't need to have crazy energy like I do for cardio. So I'm thinking about just doing pilates a few times a week in place of my strength training on the weight…
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Bathroom issues...
Alright, took me forever to post this because it is totally embarassing... but we're all in the same boat, right? Anyone else experiencing problems with constipation after changing your diet? So frustrating... And not sure what I should be doing to solve the problem! *Hope this was okay to post!* :blushing:
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Blogs?
Hey all, I just started using my blog on here and I am liking having that space to vent and check in. I have been on here for a while using the forums and love them! I was just wondering how many people use their blogs and what they use them for? Do you read other people's blog entries? Also, do you think it is ok to drop…
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Weight related books?
I love reading about whatever is going on in my life and have recently turned to weight related books. I am currently reading "Half A**ed: A Weight Loss Memoir". Really funny memoir about a woman that started at 372 pounds and ended up around 160 I believe. It is really inspiring. I was thinking about looking into books…
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Career Decision
So I work as a family therapist right now and I am looking to pick something to specialize in for my career as it develops. I decided today that I really want to specialize in working with obesity. I think it would be an amazing way to touch people's lives and I think it would be a really rewarding career path. I feel like…
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Feeling guilty...
about taking a break. I decided that a key piece of this for me was going to be quitting smoking. I really need to do that for my health (and my wallet!). Unfortunately, cutting down on nicotine has meant that I have lost my focus as far as losing weight is concerned. I have decided to give myself a two week free pass to…
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Quitting smoking and MFP?
My plan was to worry about losing weight first and then worry about quitting smoking. One thing at a time - so I don't lose my mind. But, I realized that smoking is standing in my way of getting in better workouts and feeling healthier overall. So today I started making my first real attempt to quit. Of course - I am so…
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Plateau?
I had a good loss about 10 days ago and added to my total for a little over a month of faithfully following MFP to be about 12 pounds. In the past 10 days the scale has gone, up, and up, and up. It is almost the end of my TOM, but 12 pounds?! I know I didn't gain that much! I shouldn't have gained anything! I read through…
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Needing lots of support
So I think I might be driving my loved ones over the edge. I feel like I need to talk about my weight loss constantly - how can I do better, can they see it, guess how much I lost this week - etc! The truth is I am feeling so insecure lately and people noticing my weight loss takes the edge off! Where do you all go for…
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Frustrated!
Ok, so here is where I am at. I started MFP faithfully about a month and a half ago. I have had some higher calorie days mixed in among the ones where I stuck to my goals, but it has probably been like 5 days over the month and a half. My goal is set to 1.5lbs a week, which is 1670 calories and just under my BMR. That was…
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Back to the gym!
I took Sunday, Monday and Tuesday off from the gym and started feeling guilty about it. I definitely could have gone at least one or two of those days. I started worrying that maybe I was losing my dedication to losing weight. I decided I needed to nip that in the bud and get back to the gym. So I got home early from work…
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Goal Weight?
How did you decide on your goal weight? Initially, I had set mine to 200lbs because it seemed overwhelming to look at the big picture. Now it is down to 160, because that is basically the top of the "normal" part of the weight chart for my height. My goal is to be in a size 10 and I hope that 160 would put me there, but I…
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Am I getting an accurate reading....
From my HRM? I bought it w/o doing enough homework. It is a sportsline watch. I push the button about a million times while I am working out so I think it should theoretically have close to the right heart rate at most times. The problem is that I didn't have to enter my weight, height, or age. Does that mean I am not…
