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So frustrated!
Hi all. I started MFP 2 years ago last month and lost 104 lbs over the course of 15 months or so. I really got into exercise and found healthy foods to eat. I was then maintaining pretty well, fluctuating about 2 - 3 pounds up and down around my goal weight. Then, I quit smoking three months ago. It wasn't as hard as I…
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Quit smoking and gained 12 lbs...
Hi All, Well, I finally quit smoking after 24 years. It's been five weeks. I'm on the Chantix prescription and I don't think weight gain is a side effect, but I've been maintaining my weight within 2 - 3 lbs. for the past year after losing 100 lbs. Suddenly, within a week of quitting - while still eating the same calories…
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A miracle!
Hi All, I didn't know where to post this. It doesn't have anything to do with weight loss. But I just want to shout out to the world how excited and relieved and happy I am today. I've experienced a success like I've never experienced before, and I want to tell everyone. My mother has been very sick for about three years.…
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What should I do?
Hi there! I've been on MFP for 14 months and have lost 104 lbs. I feel great. I've never, ever been thin, like, since kindergarten. Well, it seems that I have perhaps lost a little too much, especially in my upper body. My lower body is heavier, although my sister insists it's not but all the loose skin makes it appear…
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Help with maintenance please
Hi All, I reached my goal weight about a month ago and I've been up and down since then. I've been trying to figure out how much to eat and have been slowly adding calories. I try to eat around 1700 calories a day now (I was around 1200 this whole year and have lost 104 lbs. to date), but I work out a lot (at least an hour…
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Losing the last five pounds...
Hi All, My weight loss has stalled majorly the last month or so. I'm almost to my goal weight. I am sticking around 1200 - 1300 calories a day, I work out 7 days a week for at least an hour, I'm mixing up my workouts, and I just don't know what else to do! It's very frustrating. As for my workouts, I do Zumba 3 days a week…
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Happy Thoughts...
Hi All, I just wanted to share some happy thoughts about my journey on MFP and since I decided there were no more excuses for getting healthy and exercising. I hope you'll feel free to do the same. So many positive things have happened for me in this journey. it is not over yet, but I'm on my way. Not only am I proud of…
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Dreaded plateau?
Hi there. I have been losing weight consistently since I started four or so months ago. However, ever since my recent TOM about a week and a half ago, I feel I'm up and down within the same five pounds. It's really frustrating! I even took a diuretic for a few days to try to rid myself of water weight because I felt very…
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Jogging while overweight...
Hi All, One of my biggest goals is to be able to jog. However, I've been told at my weight (205.8) that it would be dangerous and damage my joints and such. I've seen people who weigh more than me jog, but I tried it one day and thought I was doing to die! Seriously. I did alternating walking and jogging, jogging between…
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Flavored sparkling water
Hi All, I'm trying to kick my Diet Pepsi habit. I seem to crave the carbonation more than the caffeine. Someone suggested I try the flavored sparkling waters, and I think they're pretty good in terms of satisfying my "need" for carbonation. But are they as bad for me as the diet soda? Thanks!
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Not eating enough calories!
Hi there, Well, it's my third day on this site, and I'm totally not eating enough calories. Today, I had a net of -45 calories! And I felt full and feel like I ate a lot! I kind of had a stomach ache at dinner and was in a no meat mood. I made a big salad. I meant to put cheese on it, but I forgot. I also thought to put…
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What am I doing wrong?
Hi All. I'm new here. For the last three days, I've gained slightly. I'm up a pound. I know it's not a big deal, but I'm a little disheartened. I've been working out 1 - 2 hours a day at the gym. Mostly cardio, but also a half hour a day of lifting weights like my trainer taught me. I'm not sure if you can see my food…
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How often do you weight yourself?
I wasn't going to buy a scale. But then I did. And as in the past, I'm obsessed with it. And I hate that because the numbers rule my mood. I think the hardest part of my new "lifestyle" is trying not to weigh myself too much. But I do have to keep track at some point of weight loss. I don't think I just want to do this all…
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No carbs at dinner?
Hey all! My trainer today said I should not eat any carbs at dinner and that I should limit my carb intake to 100 g a day instead of the 160 g that MFP says. I can't imagine eating dinner without any carbs. What would I even make? I'm struggling with reducing carbs. I'm eating low carb breads and pastas and such, and I'm…
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Hi! I'm new here...
Hi All, I just found out about this website from my sister. She says it is very helpful to know if she's eating too much or too little of something and when she has used it, she has lost weight. I was told about 3 weeks ago that I was pre-diabetic and I've also been on cholesterol lowering meds. I really don't want to be…
