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Need to restart again
Recently seperated and finally ready to get back on track. How do I start? Anyone have similar stories to motivate me?
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More loss more flab
I lost 7 lbs in two weeks and I feel like I don't look as tight. I can see the loss with my clothes on but undressed I feel like I look for flabby. I am 5'2 in less than a year I lost 20 lbs overall. Gained some back took some off. Started at 152 currently 132 with a goal of 115-120. I'm only 10 lbs away from 120 but…
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Heat affecting workout
So I cannot make myself do my circuit training videos. I was doing so good up until three weeks ago then I got sick Nd couldn't work out. I started feeling better a few days ago but the heat is making me feel lightheaded and sluggish so the only workout I've been doing is walking laps in the pool. The heat is making me…
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How to get back in the game after being sick
I have been sick for two weeks and didn't feel up to my usual jillian michaels circuit training video. I've been taking it easy in hopes of shaking the cold. Also eating foods to help me feel better. More carbs an meats less fruits and veggies. Two weeks later I feel like my body isn't as tight. I still have a sick feeling…
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Low calories hangover prevention foods! Help!
I am not a big drinker at all and haven't even has any alcohol in over 2 months. Saturday I will be going on a wine trip or a bachelorette party. I know to drink plenty of water throughout the day but what can I eat throughout the day that will keep me from getting sick without blasting through all my calories into the…
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Should I increase calorie goal or not?
I've have posted a few times about calories. I got some people telling me I need to raise them some people telling me I need to lower them. How do I know who to believe. How can I "test" to see what number works for me. What are the cues? I was at 1370 before. Then I was told to lower it so if you look I'm currently at…
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Spacing of calories!
So I eat about 200-300 calories for breakfast. Then for lunch I bring two items totaling 200-250 calories. I have a single item snack at 3 pm about 100 calories then a decent size dinner about 500 calories and another small snack or two. 100 calories each. Instead of eating a big breakfast and two items at lunch would it…
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Any way around eating exercise calories back?!?!
My background (My weight has been at a standstill basically for a month and a half. Up a pound then down a pound then up then down the same pound. I'm 31, 5'2 and 137-138 pounds. I came off weight watchers to mfp about two months ago. My points had me eating 950 calories a day. Soo bad and hard to do! And I was losing a…
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Everything toning nicely except legs. Help!
I lost 17 lbs so far. From about 152.5 to 135. My arms and stomach are toning so nicely. However my thighs still look the same size and not tight at all. They don't look any different in my progress pics. I lost my first 11 doing cardio and free weights and squats and lunges. I lost the rest this past month doing jillian…
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How to do ripped in 30.
There are four levels to it. Are you meant to do it 7 days a week and just advance to next level after you do the 6 days in each level. Or do you do it 6 days a week with a rest day and the rest day counts as one of the 30?
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Do I have to continue circuit training
So I am not quite at goal yet but getting close. (Thought I had a goal number in mind but might change based on how I look). Anyway I've been doing 30 day shred which is circuit training. Once I reach maintenance do I have to continue circuit training or can I lift and do cardio seperatly?
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When to eat breakfast?
When does everyone eat breakfast if working out in morning before work? And how big of breakfast?
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Help! Workout or housework
So I have been doing good on keeping with a decent workout schedule lately. I only miss one or two days a week. When I miss them its to get caught up on house work that I put off the other 5 days of the week. I get out of work at 645. By the time I do 30 day shred and walk the dog then make dinner and clean up its already…
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Toning eating to maintenance
Lately I have been following my calorie goal most days of the week but goin over about 100 calories 2-3 days. I seem to be maintaining my weight which will range from 136-139.5. If I continue to basically eat to maintenance but do circuit training will I be able to tone up? Currently I am 5'2 138 lbs age 31. I feel I have…
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30 day shred. Level 1 vs level 2
So I am doing the shred. I am on day 6. I do it 5 days a week skipping Thursday and Minday due to donating plasma. (However I did workout Thursday before plasma. So I did days 1-5 straight skipped yesterday due to donating and did day 6 today. The exercises seemed slightly easier as she says in video but I also didn't feel…
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How many calories a day
Ok based my bmr is coming out to be 1394 based off jillian michaels formula in her book. (655+(4.3xweight)+(4.7xheight)-(4.7xage). Age 31 height 63 inches weight 138 If I multiply that by 1.2 activity level(what jillian suggest for slightly active) I get 1672. That's regular activity before exercise. SO...to create a…
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Should I eat if I'm not hungry.
I just changed my activity level from sedentary to lightly active. Going from 1200-1320 calories. After eating a late dinner (because dinner guests didn't show up till late) I wasn't hungry for my after dinner snacks that I left calories for. This left me at 985 calories total for the day. (Not net ). I just realized at 11…
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Can't see my weightloss
Ok so I lost 15 lbs over the past few months. I feel like I can see my progress in the mirror but not at all in photos. What's up with this?
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Can't figure out my activity level
So I am 31. 5'2 and currently 140 lbs. I work helping autistic children. I sit next to them and probably walk down the hall to other classes about 14 times a day throughout the 8 hours. Them I go home and cook dinner and unload dishwasher and do laundry. I've been on sedentary which had me at 1200 calories a day. If I put…
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Heart rate monitor? Yes or no
Do I need a heart rate monitor if I'm not eating back exercise calories?
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Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat allowance?
Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fat. What are they and why is the goal 0? I always have atleast a 1 or higher in this category?
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How many calories for breakfast
What percentage of everyone's daily calories do they use on breakfast? I have 1200 calories and I used 200 lately so that's about 1/6th
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Macros
What does everyone eat to get their protein up? From time to time I use whey protein because I have trouble reaching protein goal for the day! I'd rather get it from food though. I also struggle to reach vitamin a vitamin c and calcium and iron! Also I donate plasma which takes protein out of me so I wanna get that higher…
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leaving calories behind
So I'm allowed 1200 calories a day. I usually end up with an awkward 35 or so lingering calories each day. If I eat something else it usually puts me over by around 50. I was wondering what others do with these calories? Is it better to be a few under or a few over?
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from weight watchers to MFP
So I have been doing weight watchers off and on for about 7 years. I started MFP a few months ago but really started tracking about a month ago. Comparing calories to points I was only eating about 950 calories a day on weight watchers for the past 4 months. I lost my first 14 lbs that way. Then I read my minimum should be…
