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Sugar detox = brain fog?
In the past week I have really reduced the amount of sugar in my diet, I've not cut it out all together but by a huge amount. I used to have several cups of tea a day with milk and sugar along with a cookie or three, chocolate or cake. It was what kept me going and gave me a boost though out the day, sometimes used full…
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Did losing weight make your face look older?
How weight loss affects your face seems a bit hit and miss how weight loss affects your facial appearance. On some people it gives them back their natural, youthful contours or others their face seems to lose all fullness and the skin is loose and wrinkles are more apparent. Age seems to be a factor to a degree but then…
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Dealing with low self esteem and weight loss?
I am 36 and have about 85lbs to lose to get down to my goal of 147lbs. I have struggled with my weight since I was about 10. I was always a bit over weight in though my teens but in my early twenties I gain a lot of weight after being on migraine medication and went up to about 210 lbs. I did at about 25 actually lose that…
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Women 34+ lost 80lbs + after long term weight gain ?
I am 36, 5'5 and currently 233 lbs. I have was always a big heavy, gained and lost about 50 lbs in my mid 20's and then steadily gained up and up over the past 7 or 8 years to my present weight of 233. I have not had children but I have been obese for a number of years. I loved looking at the success stories of the 5'5'…
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Best exercise for fat loss in the obese?
I am at the start of my weight loss currently 233 and looking to get down to 147lbs. I would like to know what the best cardio type exercise is for fat loss. I do understand that strength training is important and I intend to do at least 2 sessions of weights a week to begin with wokring my way up (another thread mentioned…
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950 calories in an hour on the eliptical machine?
I currently weight 233lbs and if I go to my local gym and work out for 1 hour on the eliptical machine working pretty hard nd getting sweaty my polar HRM and the exercise calculator says I am burning close to 1000 calories in that hour? Can that really be true? If so I take it that it only works out like that while I am in…
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A little advice on calorie needs?
Hello, I am new to MFP and hoping to lose 86lbs in weight down to 147lbs from my current 233lbs. I have never really tried calorie counting before as I find it quite complicated but I want to try it now to get a handle on my portion sizes as I think I eat healthy (ish) but far too much. I am 5 foot 5 inches and 36 years…
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Is a calorie a calorie?
Is a calorie of fresh fruit and vegetables really just the same in terms of weight loss as a calorie of fast food? I am aware of various diets that do not limit fresh vegetables and sometimes even fruit. However as a vegetarian trying to eat clean I can rack up a lot of calories even just by having home made veggie soup or…
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Natural Sugars Vs Added Sugar?
Hello everyone, I am new to MFP and I have a question about sugar in food. In MFP sugar is just sugar regardless if it comes from a carrot or a chocolate cookie. I am a vegetarian and I find it quite difficult to reduce sugar to below the limit because if I eat lots of veggies and some fruit then my sugar from natural…
