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Sugar???
Can someone look at my food diary and tell me if I should be concerned about sugar if I continue eating the way I did today!? I haven't eaten anything with added sugar, but all fruits and veggies. Is going over on my sugar by that much bad when it's all from fruit?
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Protein Bars?
Does anyone know any good protein bars that aren't loaded with sugar and saturated fat!? I mainly eat fruits and veggies, I try to stick to high fiber, high protein -- I like bars for a quick snack in the afternoon, but they all seem to be terribly unhealthy!
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Can exhaustion hinder weight loss!?
I work as a Toddler Teacher in a daycare center. We lost an employee 2 weeks ago, so until January I work 6am-6pm everyday, and my job is pretty active, keeping up with a group of 2 year olds for 12 hours a day!!! I have a 2 hour break in the middle of the day, and I spend it at the gym. (I do at least an hour of cardio…
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Weekly Goals... do you have any?
From now on, I'd like to make 5 weekly goals to meet. 1. Start Couch to 5K first thing Monday morning. 2. Eat more veggies than fruit. 3. Stay out of the red on my carbs and sugar (eating less fruit should help) 4. Eat only raw foods. 5. Get back under 200 pounds... (I gained 15lbs over the holiday season... yikes!!!!)
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Eating Natural
Although I've lost a lot of weight so far, I've done it by eating JUNK. I've had a diet heavy in canned soup and frozen dinners. My calories were kept low, but having such a high sodium, high saturated fat diet isn't going to get me anywhere! Everything I was eating before was artificial and full of preservatives. My first…
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New Lifestyle!!!!!!
I am OBSESSED with numbers! Calories in, calories out, weighing in 5+ times a day... I'M DONE WITH NUMBERS. This month, I am done counting. These numbers do not exist to me. Along with losing my numbers obsession, I've also stopped my processed, artificial frozen food obsession. I am eating a vegetarian diet of only fresh,…
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New Years Resolutions....
Although I think it's great that people make resolutions to lose weight, it's a HUGE inconvenience to the people, like me, who can't get their workouts at the gym because the gym is SO overcrowded with these resolution people who will be gone in 2 weeks! It's annoying, I just want my gym back!
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Before and After photos!!
In the past year, I've gone from a size 20W to a 12 Petite. I still have a long way to go, but here's my before & after FOR NOW photos.
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Exercise Goal Question
I know that exercise is always beneficial, and I try to get to the gym everyday. For the past month, I've made it a goal to do 1 hour of intense cardio 5 days a week, but my work schedule has changed, so my gym schedule needs to change too. Now, to the question: When going to the gym, which works best for you: a) Setting a…
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An entire weekend of "NSV's"
I've had a few public events this weekend -- fundraisers, food drives, etc... I ran into a lot of old (ex) friends, and family saw some family members. Quotes from the weekend: My grandfather: Wow, I didn't even realize who you were until I saw Joe [my fiance] walk in behind you!! Old friend: Holy crap, you look amazing.…
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Activity Setting
I'm not sure how to set my activity level to lose the most weight. My instinct is to set it at "Sedentary" because I think I will lose more weight that way. Currently, I have it set at "Active" but I'm not sure if I should push it up to "Very Active." I work at a daycare, in a toddler room, 12 hours a day. To some people,…
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Personal Female Question...
Since I've upped my cardio to 1 hour+ everyday day, I've skipped my period or it's been very light and lasts about a day. This seems really unhealthy to me... has this happened to anyone else? Should I be concerned?
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Diet Overhaul
I'm changing up my diet a bit and trying really really hard to actually meet 1000 calories EVERY day. With 50lbs lost, I'm still not sure when I have a well balanced diet or not, but this is a sample of my menu this week (Yes, I eat the same thing everyday... I know it seems boring and repetitive, but I lose the most the…
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Excuses excuses excuses
When I was 15, I started dating my fiance. Between 10th and 11th grade (the first 8 months of our relationship), I gained about 85lbs. I was barely eating -- or doing anything else. I didn't have the energy to get out of bed on most days. I was failing in school and in pain most of the time. I ignored the weight gain and…
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Help please!!
MFP recommends that I eat 1300 calories a day. I can't do it. I do an hour of cardio everyday and burn about 700+ calories -- but I rarely eat over 900. I know this isn't good for me, but I don't know what to do. I go over my protein and fiber recommendations everyday... is this why I'm too full to get more than 900…
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Too much sugar?
I've started tracking my sugar intake, but I'm confused about how this works. MFP says I should consume 26g of sugar a day. For breakfast, I've already consumed 12g, but it's all fruit. When I go over my sugar recommendation by eating a lot of fruit, is it just as bad as if I was eating candy?
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Time for a new scale?
I know that weight fluctuates through out the day, but I think my scale is seriously broken!!! I have a very small apartment, so my scale is right in front of my bathroom sink. I have to step on the scale to use the sink. I brushed my teeth, weighed 196. Five minutes later, I was washing my hands... weighed 180. Literally…
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Net Calories
Do net calories really matter? There have been days that I've had negative net calories, and most days I have around 200-400 net calories. I get a decent amount of protein and take multivitamins. I typically don't eat back my exercise calories. Is this going negatively impact my weight loss?
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I DID IT!
I posted a few days ago about my fear of getting a gym membership, because I felt self conscious about being around so many fit people. Well, I did it... I got my membership. Today was my first day there, and it wasn't nearly as traumatic as I thought it would be! I did 25 minutes on a treadmill, and 20 on an elliptical.…
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Joining a gym...
Last Halloween, I made the decision to lose weight -- for real this time, not just talking about it like I have so many times before. When I started, I weighed 243lbs. One year -- and tons of ups & downs later, I'm at 197 and I think it's time to actually join a gym. For the past year I have used an exercise bike in my…
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Reaching your calorie goal
As hard as I try, I can't reach my calorie goal!!! I typically eat between 500-800 calories a day, when I should be eating 1200. I want to reach 1200 calories a day, but my stomach just won't allow it. Any tips on getting in more calories?!
