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My weight and my clothes size don't make sense to me
Can someone explain this to me? I am 42 yrs old and 5.6 and 150 lbs. I just got myself into a size 6 which I'm thrilled about (lost 133 lbs so far). Last time I was a size 6 I was 18 and 120 lbs. My figure is waaaaaay different than back then. I figure that's post kids and hormones etc... I'm fine with it. But how can I be…
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this trick keeps me from eating!
Hey everyone! Just thought I'd share what's been helping me lately. I've lost 141 lbs and I'm trying to get the last 3 off. Then I'll bet at my ultimate goal of 139. Hooray!! I'm trying to keep my calories at 1400. I bought a shaved ice machine recently because my daughter loves sno cones. I figured out if I feel hungry I…
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Lost 135 lbs and I am finally in the 140s!!
I hit a plateau for like 6 weeks. Stuck at 150-151. Finally, finally I made it to 148.2. Hooray!!! Here's some pics of me at size 24, size 16 and now a size 6. My goal is 135. Almost there!!!
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How to help start toning without gaining muscle weight?
I lost 135 lbs and I have 15 to go. I want it so bad I can taste it. Until this week I have only done light exercise every day. This week I started walking/jogging 45 min a day. I realized I was eating almost 2,000 calories a day so I cut out 500. Now I am starting to lose again. I want to tone also. But I really really…
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losing that last 15
I've lost 133 lbs now and I have just 15 to go until my ultimate goal. These last 15 just don't want to come off! I went back and added up my calories and I am eating too much. Guess I got sloppy. I tried exercising more but then I feel so hungry. Is it better to reduce calories and keep exercise the same or should I ramp…
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How do I decide on a goal weight?
I have lost 120 lbs and I am still losing I'm 8 lbs away from a BMI of 24 which is normal range. My weight range supposedly is anywhere from 118-154. My problem is- my body has changed so much over time. I look in the mirror and I don't have any idea how I look to others or what is supposed to be "normal". Everyone tells…
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Goal weight?
Hi everyone! I have lost 120 lbs and I am getting close to my goal weight. How do I figure out exactly what that is? Every time I google it I get a different answer.
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Hit my 100 pound goal today!!!
I finally hit my 100 pound goal!! I am sooooooo excited. Been dreaming about this for years. I've learned something about weight loss. You can't rush it. At all. It's going to come off when it's going to come off. I was pushing myself all month to lose faster to reach this goal and I ended up platueaing. For like a month I…
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Hit my 100 pound goal today
Hit my 100 pound goal today. Doing a happy dance on the scale. Whoo-hoo!!!
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need to start building muscle
I'm 41 and I have a back that acts up with sciatica on occasion. I need to start building muscle but nothing too strenuous. Any suggestions? I hit my 100 pound weight loss goal today! Feeling sooooooo good. I have lots of loose skin and I need to build some muscle to help it out I think.
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Women - weight lifting and progesterone
I read somewhere recently that losing weight without gaining muscle knocks your hormones out of whack. It certainly has for me. Apparently women have to build muscle to increase progesterone and not be out of balance with estrogen/progesterone. I'm a mess right now hormonally and I'm in my 40's which is mainly why. I am…
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Stress stalling my weight loss?
I've been stuck for the last 2 or 3 weeks. What's more frustrating is I'm only 3 pounds away from my 100 lb goal. Ugh. This past month has been horribly stressful and I wonder if that's why my weight loss stalled. Should I exercise more or just ride it out and see what happens?
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Almost to the 100 pound milestone
I'm almost there! I started out at 283 and I made it to 189.2. It took a while to get the scale to come down from the 190s but it eventually did and boy did it feel great! I can't believe I'm almost to 100 pounds lost. I'm in shock. I have such a mix of emotions - celebration and joy and old insecurities popping up with a…
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Women - losing weight is messing up my period
OK ladies, I need some help here. I just started losing weight again after about a year of being satisfied with where I was. Last month my period was bad but this month is the period from Hell. It's been super heavy and bad cramps and digestive issues which I don't normal have from my period. It's been 2 weeks now and I am…
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Want to start running but I'm embarrassed
I've lost 23 lbs in the past 5 weeks and I feel terrific. In the past year or so I've lost 45. But I still have a long way to go. I walk 2x a day which equals about 1 hr. I just started weight training last week and I can already tell such a difference. I really, really want to start running. I know it burns the fat faster…
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marriage - sex when you're fat and when you're thin
I thank God for my husband. We've had a great sex life no matter what weight I've been. I've told him many times I thank God he loved me just as much when I was 283 as when I was 145. I couldn't lose weight if he hadn't. I have a friend whose husband wouldn't make love to her when she got fat unless the lights were out.…
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Can't quite believe the number on the scale
Losing so much weight is starting to be very surreal. I hit 220 today. I never even dreamed of being in the teens and I'm almost there! I look at the numbers on the scale these days and I'm so happy. But it's kind of like my brain can't really grasp it. Like it needs time to catch up or something. Can anyone relate?
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saggy baggy elephant
You know the kid's story the Saggy Baggy Elephant? (I'm a preschool teacher.) That's what I feel like!! I've lost 61 lbs. But I wake up in the morning and the first thing I notice is my knees. Above my knees is an abundance of loose skin. Just little tiny wrinkles. I feel like I'm going to have to pull up my skin to walk…
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Why less calories as you lose weight?
This may be a dumb question. But I made it over 60 lbs of weight loss today and I had to readjust my goals. It lowered my calories by 70 calories or so. That's fine. But why? It seems like as you lose weight and exercise your metabolism would be getting higher and you'd burn more?
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If I eat more calories will I keep losing?
Hey guys, For the last 3 months I've been eating anywhere from 1,000 - 1,200 calories a day and only natural foods and carbs. I am getting tired of it and I am getting HUNGRY. I've lost 60 lbs total. 20 a year or so ago and 40 in the last 3 months. But I'm tired of eating such a narrow diet. Soooo... I started eating what…
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40 lbs since May 1st!!
As of today I've lost 40 lbs since I re-started my weight loss on May 1st. I've feeling great! 1.5 lbs to go until I've lost 60 lbs total from my highest weight ever.
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Help me with my thinking please
I started clean eating and weight loss because something I was eating was making me sick. I felt awful and had constant indigestion. I was food phobic and started eating healthy out of desperation. Well, this week I found out my food allergies finally. I have 3: cinnamon, nutmeg and pistachios. Cinnamon is what was making…
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Fast weight loss
Whenever I see someone saying they want to lose weight fast there's always someone telling them how bad that is. Why is that? I've had people jump all over me too for how I'm eating and losing weight. I don't get it. How can it be bad to lose weight fast if you're eating very healthfully? Are they just jerks who don't like…
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stomach virus and exercise
So the 2 don't really go together. I got over a stomach virus a few days ago but I still have lingering symptoms if you know what I mean. (TMI) I haven't started exercising again, but I know I should be soon. How long do you wait after being sick? Do you try to get going as soon as possible or do you give yourself extra…
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I'm in the 220's!
I made it to the 220's today! So excited. I've lost 35 lbs in the last 8 weeks and I'm feeling fabulous.
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What can I do about loose skin?
So I've lost 50+ lbs and I like how I'm looking except for the loose skin. I notice it around my knees, my thighs and belly. It's just gross and I don't know if it will go away on it's own. I'm 38 and I've heard it usually goes away for younger people. But I'm worried.
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At the 50 lb mark!
I just realized I'm at the 50 lb mark. It dawned on me that it's a lot of weight! I'm 1/3 of the way there and it's really not hard anymore. It's just habit. Feeling great!
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weigh daily or weekly?
What's more motivating for you? Daily or weekly weigh ins?
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Just bought pants 2 sizes smaller
I finally had to go buy some pants, because all my clothes are hanging off me. I've lost 2 pants sizes. Whoo-hoo! I was doing a happy dance in the middle of Macy's.
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sciatic nerve causing trouble
Since I've started weight strength training on my Total Gym my sciatic nerve has been driving me nuts. I got motivated and upped the weight a level. The next day I could hardly walk. So this week I'm trying less weight and more reps. Today it flared up again. I'm getting so frustrated. Any ideas how to strength train…
