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5'2'' women !! (the short ladies!!)
Hey! I am 5'2'' and wondering who else is a shortie out there ! AND WHAT IS YOUR GOAL WEIGHT? I'm always wondering if I am setting my goal weight as healthy FOR ME. Healthy weight for us = 110 -135 correct? Does anyone else think this is low? I am 131 now and I just changed my goal from 115 to 125 - I am curvy and think…
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Most Calories Burned ... In One Day?
What has been your highest calorie burn in one day from *Exercises???? and what exercises were you doing??? *I'm NOT talking about walking around the mall all day or your daily calories burned at work or something like that!! I was just curious cause I know there are lots of runners, swimmers, and athletes out there! :D…
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why?
Alright... To fix our binge habits, we need to get down to the real issues. Whenever you put that dreaded "B" on the spreadsheet... what were you thinking BEFORE the binge? what did you feel like? stressed? sad? angry? bored? out of habit?? I'll start... tonight for me - It was sad, alone, and can't sleep...
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BRCA gene test for breast cancer: pros and cons
Have anyone gotten the BRCA analysis genetic testing??? It is a blood test that uses DNA analysis to determine if you have a specific mutation in your genes that shows you an increase risk of breast cancer. Usually people who have a strong family history of breast cancer choose to get this testing done. I have been…
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My Zig-Zag Method Challenge
*Last week, I believe I "accidentally" zig-zagged my calories. The reason for this is because my daily routine varied A LOT last week and I lost 1.4 lbs even though my settings were to lose 0.5 lb/wk and I ate over my goal, a lot.. so it was either 1. I wasn't getting enough calories to begin with or 2. I zig-zagged…
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Tuesday Weigh-in Group
HEYYYYYYYY I am always one extreme to the other. I seem to weigh-in several times a day OR not at all. My goal is to only weigh myself once a week! I am going to pick Tuesdays because tomorrow is Tuesday and I just thought about making this post today. haha. Anyone else can join if they want! I just want to be accountable…
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Bleeding Gums - help!
My gums have been bleeding... for over a year. At first, it was just every once in a while. Then it was every time I brushed my teeth. I've tried different toothbrushes and toothpaste. I used to floss, but don't anymore because it makes the bleeding worse. I do not brush hard. I brush my teeth once in the morning and once…
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"Jenna Marbles" diet and exercise
"Jenna Marbles" is hilarious. She makes somewhat offensive YouTube videos, my favorite, is "How to trick people into thinking you're really good looking" haha. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYpwAtnywTk anyways, she has a video about what her diet and exercise is, it's not a funny video, unfortunately, just informational.…
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EVERYONE'S BEFORE & AFTER PICTURES
*PICTURES OF EVERYONE'S PROGRESS SO FAR* I think we should start a thread where everyone posts their before and after pictures! That way, it'll be a HUGE visual inspiration for everyone on MyFitnessPal! ... I would like the collection of pictures in one place so we could refer back to the thread if we need some extra…
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INSANITY SUPPORT GROUP
Hey there MyFitnessPal friends :) I just finished DAY 4 of the INSANITY workout and I am loving it so far!!! I am very excited about this and want to finish the entire 60 day program exactly! The thing is... I have a hard time finishing what I start! I tried P90X (3 times) and never finished the full 90 days. I tried…
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100 Miles in July!
Here is our challenge: to log 100 miles during the month of July! Walking, Running, Cycling, Jogging, Dog walking, Rowing, Swimming, Elliptical, Cartwheels..... ANYTHING you can measure miles in! How it works: Keep track of your miles, and pop back to this thread periodically and let us know how you're doing! Good luck to…
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100 Miles in June!
May Thread: Congrats to everyone who participated in the May challenge! Great job! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/582403-100-miles-in-may Many of us have been striving for 100 miles per month since October!! (that is when I started the threads!) But ANYONE CAN JOIN AT ANY TIME and jump right in!! Let's do 100…
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100 Miles in May!
April Thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/546542-100-miles-in-april Let's do 100 miles in May!! Running Walking Elliptical Biking Swimming anything you can measure distance in! anyone can join!
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Clean Eating
I'd like to start eating clean!! I have semi tried it for about a week and felt AMAZING! But then I caved and had Dairy Queen and feel crappy. I want to hit it hardcore and really focus on only filling my body with nutrient rich foods and limit processed foods as much as possible! For anyone who eats "clean" - tips?…
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100 Miles in April!
March Thread: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/507404-100-miles-in-march Let's do 100 miles in April!! Running Walking Elliptical Biking Swimming anything you can measure distance in! anyone can join!
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100 Miles in March!
Let's do it again!! walking running swimming biking anything you can measure distance for! Anyone can join.. in the past, we've just been posting on the thread to update everyone on how many miles you've done!! Starts March 1st! :) good luck everyone!
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Walt Disney World Marathons 2013
This is so awesome!! Just thought I'd share :) anyone participating or want to??? http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/wdw-marathon/
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runners: ready for a half marathon in one month?
ATTENTION RUNNERS :) Okay, there is a half marathon in ONE MONTH that is in memory of 161 people who lost their lives last year from a tornado in a town about an hour from where I live. I really, REALLY want to run in the race because I am personally connected to this. The furthest distance I've ran EVER was 11 miles back…
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new to mental health group
hey everyone!! I have been on MFP for over a year now and would love to join this group! I struggle with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, insomnia, borderline, and ptsd i know a lot of my unhealthy eating problems have to do with coping with symptoms of all these things! in the past year, I have started running and…
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April: Random Acts of Kindness
*Tomorrow it will be the three year anniversary of my mother's passing. She was the best mom ever and her and I were really close. She was an elementary school teacher and for the last 10 years of her life taught 4th and 5th grade Special Education. She also taught 1st and 2nd grades. She was active in so many areas of…
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tossing the scale
thinking of completely getting rid of the scale because it is a LIAR!!! lol :) who else wants to do this with me? going to just use my tape measure and go by inches because that is what matters!
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"10 Ways to Stop Binge Eating in It's Tracks"
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=1703 thought you guys would appreciate this article!
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100 Miles in January!
Here it is!! October, November, and December - we did 100 miles! Let's do it again in January!! Challenge: 100 Miles in the month of January *Miles can be anything from walking, running, biking, swimming, etc. Anyone can join :) We have just been posting on the thread to support each other and update everyone on how many…
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Think Thin Bars
I just saw these tonight and got them because they were on sale! Are they too good to be true?!??? Think Thin - creamy peanut butter bar 0 grams of sugar 20 grams of protein gluten free 230 calories 8 grams of fat (there is sugar alcohol of 11 grams) total carb 23 grams and absolutely delicious! first three ingredients are…
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ORGANIC
What are your thoughts? Why did you go organic? What kinds of foods and products do you use that are organic? I have been researching information ALL NIGHT LONG! Any info from personal experiences would be greatly appreciated!!! :D I want to be chemical free !!!
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Questions About Coconut Oil
http://healthimpactnews.com/2011/80-uses-for-coconut-oil/ So I bought some organic coconut oil today because I want to reap all the amazing benefits in the link above ^^ I mainly want to use it to put in smoothies, as a hair treatment, and as a natural face moisturizer. I am new to using coconut oil so I have a few…
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List of Favorite Smoothies
My favorite smoothie... 1 banana 1 tsp ground cinnamon ice / water 1/3 cup skim milk 1 scoop of 100% Healthy Whey protein powder - peanut butter chocolate flavor approx. 265 calories 40 g carbs 26 g protein 2 g fat What's your favorite smoothie????
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100 Miles in December!
A few people started this in October! Even more did it in November! So....Let's do it again :) Challenge: 100 Miles Running Walking Biking Swimming Whatever! Starts DECEMBER 1st Ends DECEMBER 31st Anyone can join! What we all did in Oct. and Nov. was just post updates on how many miles we had done and how many we had left…
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What have you benefited from supplements?
I just want to be the healthiest person I can be :) There are many threads about supplements and which ones people are taking, etc. I searched and searched but still haven't found what I am looking for exactly :D But I was wondering... A. WHICH supplements do you take? B. WHY did you choose that supplement? C. what…
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Top Ten Best and Worst Foods
http://www.cspinet.org/nah/10foods_bad.html
