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Why did I gain a half pound this week? :(
I'm trying so hard. Why would I gain weight? I have my activity level set at lightly active, because I work at a busy coffee shop and have 3 kids. I'm hungry all the time and had too hard a time changing my setting to sedentary. 1200 calories a day was too little not to have daily headaches. What more can I do? I only want…
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Determining my proper activity level?
I'm having difficulty trying to decide whether I should classify myself as lightly active, or active, in order to determine my daily caloric intake. I'd like to lose about 7 more pounds. I work 5 days a week at a busy coffee shop. I've got three kids, which keeps me busy before work and after they get home from school.…
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Any other moms out there having trouble breaking the evening cocktail/treat habit?
I could really use some support from someone else out there who needs help with this. Two years ago I lost about 15 pounds, and felt great, but over the past year or so, I've slowly put most of it back on. I'm good all day, eating very healthy and counting my calories, but by the time the evening comes, I'm tired and a…
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How many calories should a housewife eat to lose weight?
Hello! I'm using MFP now for the second time. I used it a few years back and lost the ten pounds I wanted to, but, as often happens, it snuck back onto my thighs. :) When calculating how many calories I should consume, it lists 1200 for a sedentary lifestyle and 1340 for a lightly active person, but nowhere does it list a…
