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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
My "My Fitness Coach" for Wii came in the mail today- so what did I do? Run downstairs and put it in and ran through my fitness test and did my first workout! Thank you all so much for recommending it for me! I have to admit, it was pretty humbling to be doing the fitness test and get to the part where you have to do 2…
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Ratio for breaking up your calories per meal?
Do you wing it? Or do you plan a set amount of calories for each meal? What's a good ratio to break your calories up for breakfast/lunch/dinner and an afternoon snack? I haven't been planning well and usually end up with what I end up with for dinner- today I was out running errands and ended up going for chinese food for…
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8 More pounds and I'm at my half-way point
I'm going from 353 to 153lbs. I'm at 267 as of today! 253 is my half-way point AND IM ONLY 14lbs away from it! Hurray! Sorry I am just excited to be so close the the half way mark!
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It's been awhile
I posted a thing in Motivation and Support talking about positive thinking and attracting what you put out for the world. ANYWAYS- I can't find how to change it in the settings- so I thought sharing with you all would work just as well- (orignially when i signed up i put the weight i was when i signed up- and i was wishing…
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Oh my
I am starting to count calories and excercise yada yada- today (I had my 3rd child 3 months ago and got off track while i was pregnant). Anyways though- one thing I always do is cut out fast food and completely stop eating it. So yesterday- like we do lots of times- dh gets us taco bell late at night after the kids are…
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Wii Game Recomendations
I am looking at getting a Wii game for excercise- but didn't realize how many there are! Wii Fitness Coach Jillian Michaels Gold's Gym etc... etc... What would you all recommend?
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"ideal" and goal weight
I'm sure this gets asked often- how do you determine your ideal healthy weight? I always thought i wanted to get down to 150... but it was just a number I pulled out of my head.... are there any tools I can use to help me figure out what a good goal weight would be?
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WiiFit a good substitute?
For the past year I've said I need to join the gym... but then I got pregnant again with our 3rd daughter etc... she's now 3 months old and I'm ready to get back on track with my weight etc... but with our finances and time and work schedules right now- going to the gym just isn't going to really be an option for me.…
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Set yourself up for Success
I believe that many times we set ourselves up to fail... I know that happens to me, when I don't prepare meals and am busy and need to quick eat something and then I "fail"... so instead of setting myself up to fail- I set myself up to be successful. This means, I do meal planning for the week etc.. so that I always know…
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Something to think about
How many of you believe in "positive thinking" or putting good energy out- and attracting things you are giving off? I am a big believer in this- and was reading through some really old topic posts I've made and noticed someone had the signature, "Expect Failure, and hope for the best". If you are expecting failure and…
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You "ah-ha" moment
I always read weight loss stories to help get me motivated! And everyone always has this epiphany, where it just clicks and then they loose 100lbs. (or whatever). I feel like unconsciously I feel like I can't lose all the weight I want to, until I have the ah-ha moment and since i've yet to have it- I don't stay serious…
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Had the baby & now I'm back!
Last April I "stopped" on here because I was pregnant for my 3rd child! I gave birth to our 3rd daughter on November 14, 2008- and now I'm ready to be back here =) Since my last "weigh-in" which was like April 28, 2008- to the weigh-in I did today- there is a difference of 22lbs! WOOHOOO. Having babies doesn't always…
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8 year old daughter.
My oldest is 8 years old. We moved in with my grandparents about 3 years ago. We never had a problem with her weight until then. At the time we first moved in, I was working and they would watch her. Often I would come home and they would rave about how she had eaten 2+ cans of Ravioli or spaghettie-o's. You can imagine my…
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YAY! I Broke a habit!
Thursdays are my LONG days at school. (9am-10:30pm). I've gotten into this horrible habit of going to Taco Bell on my way home after school. Tonight I had the urge- but instead called my mom- and my sisters (ie my mom does a 3 way call between me and one of them and then my other sister does a three way with us and my…
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I think I need a new scale!?!?!
When I first started MFP on a Sunday I weighed myself on my scale at 303lbs. The next sunday (last sunday) I weighed myself on my scale at 300lbs. Today I had a Dr.'s appointment in the a.m and their scaled weighed me as 293 lbs. Tonight (right after i went for my walk) I weighed myself on my scale at 305lbs. What the…
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What speed did I walk? When I have no clue!
I walked at a brisk pace for 40 minutes today. How do I know if I walked 2.5mph or 3mph or 4mph???? I dont know how far I walked- I just know I walked for a good 40 minutes at a brisk pace-- (i was breathing heavy and pushing myself to keep my pace.) Anyways-- how do I know for today? We walked on a trail and from where we…
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Does this count and how do I figure it in (Pushing a strolle
I was pushing a stroller today on our brisk paced walk with my 30lb niece in it. When my daughter goes (24lbs) or i push a niece or nephew in a stroller while we walk on the trail- does it count for 'extra'???? I mean it's basically 'pushing a weight' in front of you as you walk?! So how do I figure in how much more for…
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Gassy during and after exercise
So I started exercising again yesterday and did again today. Why when I'm exercising do I get really gassy?????? Is it just making things 'move' in there? Is it because the exercise is effecting my digestion/digestive system?
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The closest without going over?
If I exercise and it 'gives me more calories' for the day- am I still supposed to use them? Should I be trying to eat as close to daily calorie allotment as possible without going over every day? Or am I wrong? Had 200 calories left for the day- and got 300 and some back for my walk tonight- so now i have 500. Should I go…
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HURRAY FOR EXERCISE!!!!!!!!!!!
As if the feeling I get after exercising isn't awesome enough-- when i logged onto MFP- i found out that my 40 minute- brisk walk with the family earlier tonight- gave me 300+ calories back!!!!!!! I thought i might be like 100? So now i've still got 500 calories to do something with! haha YAY! Sorry- today is the first day…
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Last Time I'm Asking
Changed my research paper to marriage and gender roles. I need help with my Hypothesis? We need 5 hypothesis statements. My topic is Marriage and Gender Roles. The thesis statements need to be like this: Individuals who are ___________ are more likely to be __________ than individuals who are not ___________. All of our…
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Feeling VERY disappointed in myself
:embarassed: :sick: :embarassed: :sick: :frown: Last week i went over on calories but still managed to lose 3lbs. THis week is going to be different= excpet that today my emotional eating kicked in hard core and I didnt even "think about it"... .Well it's exams at school- and my 10 page research paper is due in a few hours…
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Can hardly wait!
This is my first full week of MFP- sunday is exactly one week. I haven't hopped on the scale ALL week- and cannot wait until TOMORROW-- i'm so excited to see what I have accomplished this week! (I dont know if i've ever been soo excited to jump on a scale before.. lol)
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Do you ever wonder....
Do you ever wonder if you're encouraging someone to lose weight- when in reality you shouldn't be encouraging them? Maybe it's just me and my anxiety/paranoia/ocd/trust issues/whatever but tonight I was looking at a profile of someone who recently joined the site. Their picture would lead me to believe they have NO weight…
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I'll ask this another way...
trying this again but asking my question another way. A social problem would be health. And since it's relavent to my life- why not use it for my research paper. So-- what I need from you- are some "statements about health". Ex: -Obesity is genetic. -As long as you are your ideal body weight you are healthy. etc etc...
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Sociology Research Paper- Topics/Hypothesis'?
I know... I know.. it's very very last minute-- tomorrow I have a 10 page research paper due for my sociology class. Well, I haven't even picked a topic yet! It basically can be any topic that would be covered in a Sociology Journal. Anyone have any ideas? Also our papers need to have 5 different Hypothesis that we state…
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No more Chicken Salad
Made lunch today- and I did really well on calories for breakfeast (measured out my cereal, milk and fruit even).. thought I would make a chicken salad sandwich. I knew it would be a lot of calories.. but not over 700!!!!!!!!!!! I even used whole grain bread and measured out the mayo - but alas.. it used up like half of my…
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Fat Free Foods - and "stereotype"
Growing up my mother was always big into nurtirion/ healthy food etc. (i am the only one in the family of 6 with a weight problem..) Anyways though- we were always told/taught by her that you shouldn't get the "fat free" and "reduced" versions of foods because the other things they added instead are just as bad for you or…
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A few questions about menu planning/grocery shopping/recipes
Ok I will try not to make this confusing. Here is some background info: we're living with my grandparents while I finish college to save money and because it helps them out a ton. So anyways, I cook dinner everynight but it's for our family of 4 (me, dh, and 2 daughters ages 8 and 14 months) and then my grandparents- and…
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Frist week results
Considering the fact I went way over on calories 4 of the 7 days.. (and I didnt really do any 'real' exercise) i'm pretty happy with the fact I have lost 3lbs! Hopefully with menu planning this week and actually going out for walks (my 8 year old is begging me to take her for a walk on the bike trail.. she's good…
