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Leptin diet, anyone?
Anyone have success with this? I'm starting it today. There are 5 rules. 1) No food after dinner. 2) 3 meals a day with no snacks. 5-6 hrs between meals. 3) Not large meals. Eat slowly. Stop before full. 4) High protein breakfast. 5) Reduce carbs. The idea is that snacking inhibits the body's ability to metabolize the meal…
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Hating skinny people
I have been thin to normal most of my life. But in the past 3-4 years due to a thyroid problem I started struggling with my weight. MFP has been essential to my recent success in losing those extra pounds. But I can't help but notice negative comments about "skinny people". Apparently skinny people are mean, insensitive…
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My husband said it too.
I've noticed several posts on MFP about husbands/boyfriends telling the wife/girlfriend not to lose too much weight. Well, my husband said the same thing to me yesterday. Noticing that I had lost weight, he said, "I hope you're not going to get too skinny." Hmmm.... I'm not changing my goal/s. But, it's interesting that…
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I am a broken record...
This is what I repeat over and over again: 1. Don't eat sugar. It causes you to crave more. It is bad, bad, bad in so many ways. 2. Glycogen stored with water is the cause of your temporary weight gain when you start a new workout routine (not muscle). 3. Lift weights if you want long-term results. 4. Eat less carbs and…
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Lose , not Loose
This is probably the most commonly misspelled word here. We are all doing it, so let's spell it right. We LOSE weight, we don't LOOSE it. We are losing weight, not loosing it. Loose is an adjective as in "not tight". Lose is a verb. Lose or gain. Lose or win. I doubt that this will change spelling habits, but thank you for…
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Is there something that you eat every single day?
I eat peanut butter on whole wheat toast, and Greek yogurt every single day!
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Hunger, weights and MFP
I really pushed myself on the weights yesterday and last Saturday. Last night I was really hungry and went over my calories for the first time since starting MFP 7 weeks ago. And, today again I've been much hungrier and have gone over a bit. I haven't been bingeing or anything foolish - just eating more protein mostly -…
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Question about protein, weight lifting and MFP
I set my protein on MFP so that I eat a gram/pound of lean mass weight which is around 100 grams for me. MFP only lets me enter it as a percentage, so the actual amount goes up if I earn extra exercise calories. So, for example, today according to MFP, I'm supposed to eat 146 grams of protein. Is this right? Or is it…
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Grunting - a gender specific issue?
So, ever noticed how much noise men make in the weight room? Why is it that women don't do that? Is it a gender thing? Or is it because women don't tend to lift as heavy? I lift pretty heavy, but haven't grunted yet.
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3 NSV's in a day
First one: While brushing my teeth this morning in front of the mirror, I noticed my shoulder bone (humerus) for the first time in years. Second one: I'm down a bra size which means I've lost 2 inches on my back. Third one: While getting dressed this morning, my 15-year old daughter walks into my room and says, "Wow!…
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Save your sanity: Take measurements
In the last two weeks I've only lost 0.4 lbs (versus nearly 3 the two weeks prior to that). But, my measurements have gone down at least an inch on my waist and hips. If you haven't already, take your measurements. It just might save your sanity.
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Full fat vs. low/no fat
I only eat full-fat cheese and yogurt (plain Greek, no sugar added.) (I don't drink milk but I buy whole milk for my family.) If I put anything on my bagel, it's a thin layer (very, very thin) of butter. I use olive oil in my salads. No mayo ever. No salad dressing ever. No ice cream ever (because of the sugar - I eat no…
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Do you know the difference between a craving and hunger?
I used to be hungry all the time. But, when I cut out sugar and refined carbs from my diet, I realized that it wasn't hunger that I had been feeling - it was the cravings of a sugar-carb addict. Now I feel hungry from time to time, but it is not the same feeling at all. It is not insistent. It is like a slow gradual…
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Toxins released as you lose weight?!
So, I've been reading about how toxins are released from fat cells as you lose weight, so that you can actually get sick from weight loss. But, you can supposedly detox from this - like by sweating in saunas and taking sea salt baths, and drinking lot of water. Anyone have any other ideas or experience in detoxing?
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Eating late at night affects morning weigh-in.
I've noticed that if I eat late at night, my morning weight can be as much as 2 pounds more. So, I usually don't eat past 6 or so the night before I have to weigh-in. I don't really have a question, but just wondering if others have experience with this. It's rather annoying!
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Just curious... What is your daily calorie goal?
Mine is 1200 total calories. It was preset by the system, and seems to be working so far (after 3 days). What is yours?
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Still learning about my body
I'm new to myfitnesspal.com, but not new to fitness and nutrition. Except for post-pregnancy, I've always been able to maintain a healthy weight, but this changed a couple of years ago. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder which I'm sure complicates the issue, but this is only part of the problem. In short, I've…
