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Festive Recipes
I am looking for some new foods for my family for the holidays. I really don't like Turkey or Ham (I know, blasphemy! But I haven't been able to enjoy it since my first pregnancy). I would like to try something a bit more exotic for meals, sides and treats. My family loves all types of foods, Indian, Ethiopian, Chinese.…
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Adding exercise at different activiy levels
What are your thoughts on what to log as exercise at different activity levels? My thoughts are this (not stating this as fact and could be VERY wrong): Sedentary - pretty much any activity should be logged. It could be appropriate for some medium to heavy cleaning to be logged, shopping, any walking, most activities…
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Adding exercise at different activiy levels-repost
What are your thoughts on what to log as exercise at different activity levels? My thoughts are this (not stating this as fact and could be VERY wrong): Sedentary - pretty much any activity should be logged. It could be appropriate for some medium to heavy cleaning to be logged, shopping, any walking, most activities…
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Muscle re-joining?
I had 2 emergency c-sections and an unrelated abdominal surgery within three years. The last surgery was 2 years ago. During this time, for obvious reasons, my core has been a mess. I was starting to think that where the muscles were cut for the surgeries would never heal properly. I can't do a sit up because I can't even…
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Tonight's workout
If you were me, which would you pick tonight? 1. Exercise bike 2. Exercise DVD from fitness TV 3. Wii Fit 4. Running stairs I can't decide
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Carb intake
I would like to hear from the high carb and low carb groups for this one. What do you think is the ideal goal for carb intake and why? Do you count carbs from fruits and veggies in your carb count, or do you count carbs that are not from fiber only in your count?
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Holiday baking
Each year my family gets together to make cookies for Christmas, and then split them up between the families. We end up with dozens of cookies. My kids don't need that much, and me and my husband are trying to lose weight, so those cookies don't really fit in with what we are doing either. I guess this is a good time to…
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Everything in Moderation
What does that mean to you? For me it means: Nothing is truly off limits. Some foods are not kept around the house as much, because the calorie count just doesn't fit well in a normal day. It doesn't mean that there won't be times that I plan to have it, but it is not regularly in the house. There are some foods that I…
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Coffee Drinks
I saw some posts over the past few days from people not wanting the extra calories from things like Starbuck's coffee drinks. Here is an alternative that you can easily make at home or at work: 8 oz coffee (regular/decaf/flavored/unflavored your call) 1 cup vanilla soy milk (could use almond milk, rice milk, your…
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Stability Ball
I see a lot of questions about exercises that can be done at people's desks at work. I have recently brought my stability ball into work, and I don't know exactly what it is doing, and I am not logging any exercise from it, but I can feel some sore muscles at the end of the day. An added bonus too is that I can't fall…
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My 100 day login
I reached my 100 day log in mark over the weekend. I figured this was a good time to reflect on what this means to me and to share my experience with you all. You can see from my ticker that I haven't lost an incredible amount of weight, especially given the amount of time I have been on this site. This time has not been…
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Help! 14 pounds by Year End
All, Looking for some help getting down 14 pounds by the end of the year. I am struggling with finding my correct calorie zone for losing weight, so hoping to get some input here. These are my stats: 35 year old female 5'4'' tall 214 pounds Desk job, but I walk as much as possible during the day - make sure to go to…
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Dr. Phil **shudder
Don't ask why this is on right now, but I think I actually heard him say that p0rn is a good thing as long as it isn't an addiction. Here I thought he was stuffy.
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“Leaning out” in preparation for 1st Ms. Fitness Bikini
** FOR A FRIEND** I am still working on tweaking my macros to decrease the carbs and fat and increase the protein. Before, during weight gain, my carbs and protein were equal, then during maintenance, my carbs were at a little higher percentage than protein. Now that I am 3 weeks out from my show, I am almost positive that…
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OMG! Plateau
OK, well, by the definition of some here, I have hit one. I do have some factors to add to this though, and anyone so worried that their weight did not drop for a week, or two, or three, look through this and honestly evaluate whether this could contribut to yours too: 1. I had a bad weekend a few weeks ago. We were…
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Friend Request Accidentally declined
I just had a friend request that I accidentally declined. I don't remember enough of the user name to be able to find. Please send your request again!
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Exercise Calories on very high burn days
I eat my exercise calories, usually all of them, most days. My question is for days with very high burns - think 1000+ additional calories. If my calories are already set at 1200, in order to net 1200, I have to eat them all back. Depending on the circumstances and timing, it may be difficult to impossible to comfortably…
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New Wonderful Food!
So, since my family is eating healthier, we were getting bored of the standard banana, apple, broccoli, cauliflower, carrot combination in the house and we have really been branching out and trying new things. Things we would never have tried, bought, or let past our lips in the past. Some new favorities in the house:…
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How did you choose....
Your goal weight? BMI, used to be a certain size, dart at a board with different weights on it? For those of you who have reached your goal weight - did you stick with your original goal?
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Transforming fat to muscle
OK, hopefully that caught the right people's attention. I know you don't turn fat into muscle! But, I do have a question about muscle. I do not at all dispute the benefits of weight training, and I include it in my weekly activity. I am confused about one thing though, and it may just be a symantics thing. I see many posts…
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****-a-doodle-doo
Great story on picking your battles: http://thebloggess.com/2011/06/and-thats-why-you-should-learn-to-pick-your-battles/ This is a nice story, about towels and chickens.
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New Diet - Anyone want some?
I hear there is this new diet. You can eat literally whatever you want, whenever you want. Chocolate cake, brownies, pizza, whatever. You just have to cut off your left leg and mail me $100 for giving you the idea. The bigger your leg, the quicker the weight loss. For only $50 more, you can cut off another appendage and…
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Muscle swelling after weights
Ok, this isn't one of those I worked out and put on a pound posts. I know why my body feels like a water balloon right now. I gave my muscles something to scream about, and they are. Question is, how long do the muscles hold this water after what is now apparently tough workouts for them now?
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My advice to newbies
1. You know yourself best. What changes can you make? 2. If you truly have binge causing foods, get them away from yourself for a while, not forever, but until you can control those binges. 3. Move. Walk, run, go to the gym, play on the playground. The more overweight you are, the slower you take it at first, but moving…
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Whole New Wardrobe
I had to put my three favorite slacks on the donate pile last night. Sooo, I went into the attic and got my pre-pregnancy (from first son, 6 years ago!) clothes and started trying them on. I have a closet full of new clothes! There are a few that I need to lose a few more pounds to wear them well, but most fit and fit…
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Pants NSV
I just went to the bathroom at work and realized I pulled my slacks down without unbottoning them! I guess I need to tailor these a bit!
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Buying new clothes?
What strategies have you used when buying clothes while you are losing weight? My thought is that dresses and skirts will last me longer and I might be able to take them in a little as I shrink. Has anyone planned their losing wardrobe? What worked for you? Any ideas? I have to keep a professional look at work, so I can't…
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What scale do you use?
I am looking for a new scale. I currently have a 10 year old, $7 scale. I know that I can only count on it really to show a change of about 3 lbs or more before the needle moves. I don't want anything expensive. I don't need it to do my laundry or tell me my body fat. I am not opposed to it doing those things, but don't…
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Same Size Pants
So, I have lost 10 pounds, and my inches have changed dramatically, but I am in the same size pants!!! Only now the size doesn't have a giant W after it and can be purchased in with the 'normal' clothes!!!
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What if it was a job?
Every day we have commitments. We have our families, our jobs, our pets, our friends, houses to clean, shopping, texting, whatever. How much of that stuff do you give yourself permission to treat it as optional? Do you say, I can't change the baby's diaper because I am too __________ (fill in blank with excuse). Yet for so…
