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Sweets Addict...
Hi, my name is Emma and I'm addicted to chocolate. I've always been addicted to sweets and specifically chocolate... so I decided to cut it down to a small sweet on Tuesdays and Thursdays and a "big" (bakery) sweet on Sundays. Well that's not working out. On days where I'm not supposed to have sweets, that is my mindset.…
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Back after 6 months of hell... Needing friends/support
Hello everyone, I've come and gone a few times. I'm not proud of that. I dropped this about 6 months ago and things gradually got very bad. My negative body image got extreme. I started doing fad diets and roller coaster dieting. In between diets, I would binge like crazy because I restricted way too much. And so, binge…
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Food Guilt?
Does anyone else have awful food guilt? I am way too strict on myself. I had pizza for dinner the other night after a really good day of healthy eating. An hour later I was crying and hating myself for "ruining my day”. Today I had an ice cream cone because I had a tiny, crappy lunch and I have plenty of cals left (plus…
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Rice?
I've recently discovered that white rice is WAY more high calorie than I was expecting. My boyfriend is Asian and we happen to eat rice with just about everything, but goodness it takes a chunk out of my calories to even have a cup of steamed white rice. I did a little research and found it can actually be…
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Cheat Days Scare Me...Help?
I've been told and know from experience that not allowing yourself an occasional cheat day can drive you a bit mad. I have always been a huge chocolate addict as well as a major binge eater. Favorite lazy fat thing from the past=mindlessly stuffing my face w/ junk while watching TV. Now that I'm eating clean, it's like…
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Very Off-Topic... Mini Pigs as Pets??
This is probably one of the most off-topic posts, but I thought maybe someone may have some input. My boyfriend and I have always loved pigs. We know 3 people (all living in different states) who own a pet miniature pig and we want one so bad. Yes, we have done TONS of research and we are aware that the $30 ones on…
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Eating Healthy For My Sickness- Wanna be Friends? :)
First of all, hi... I'm Emma, I'm 21 yrs old and I live in IL (not going to say more on that). ;) I've come and gone from mfp a few times over the last couple years and the times I've been here it was 100% for weight loss and I mainly saw it as a restricting, harsh diet, not a pleasant lifestyle change. This time I'm here…
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How can I control my over-snacking habits???
I made a post recently about how I felt I needed personal help with my eating because I don't have any self-control when it comes to snacking after school...I just eat and eat and eat.....like I don't even care. Then I completely regret it at night and I want to just cry and rip my hair out. It just makes every day end…
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Bloating that won't go away...
I've been having crazy bloating for the last few weeks. Making my belly look HUGE. I even thought I was pregnant at one point because it was so big, hard and round. :( I'm eating healthy and sticking to my daily calorie goal as well as exercising-- Mostly doing abdominal/core exercises because of the belly. As far…
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Amazing Video... Absolutely NO EXCUSES.
This video is so amazing and really makes you realize... if he can do it, I can too. What's your excuse? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX9FSZJu448 Sorry you have to copy/paste, but it's worth it. Watch it.
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Opinions On My Workout Schedule, Please??
Just got back into working out about a week ago and started this workout schedule today. I'm doing the C25K plus separate workouts for each day- focusing on different parts of the body. I got these separate workouts online...Pinterest. lol Also, because I started this today (November 8), it starts on a Thursday. And this…
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Personal Trainer Pricing???
I'm going off to college-Iowa State University :smile: -in a few weeks (I move in on August 18th). I'm in the process of trying to lose weight so obviously I don't want to get into college and gain the "freshman 15". SO, I went searching on the ISU website for fitness and exercise help. I've been interested in having a…
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Anti-Anxiety/Anti-depressant cause weight gain/loss?
I have had an anxiety disorder and mild depression for about 8 years now and we really should have got me some anti-anxiety medicine before I started high school because my anxiety was hell every day. But...we didn't. My mom finally took me to the doctor yesterday and he agreed that my anxiety levels are way too high, so…
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To those of you who have reached your goals...
...I'm looking for some help....actually...a lot of help. There is a lot of amazing motivation and support on the message board and on the home page from friends....but I need someone to PERSONALLY motivate me to eat right and work out every day. Whether it be via personal messaging me or e-mailing me or if we even went as…
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Should I have my hair short or long???
I always had long-ish hair until last year when I cut it to around shoulder length. Everyone (including me) LOVED it. But now I'm starting to miss long hair. I think this is just because my friend has really long, gorgeous hair and...yes...I'm jealous. :grumble: I've asked opinions from friends and family- 4 or 5 people…
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Making NikeiD running shoes...which one?
I am making personalized NikeiD running shoes on www.nikeid.com and I'm trying to decide out of 3 different shoes that I have made. So I want you guys to help me decide!! :happy: 1. http://nikeid.nike.com/nikeid/index.jsp?sitesrc=dl_usid&designId=246805426&size=false 2.…
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Going grocery shopping...snack and meal ideas PLEASE!
So...last time I went grocery shopping (my first time shopping for healthier foods), I bought too many healthy snacks and not enough stuff for meals. I bought things like Nature Valley granola snacks, Kudos Bars, Luna Bars, 100 calorie Packs, Special K Bars, Kashi snacks, and some fruits and veggies. Those snacks were…
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Best work out DVD/program???
I'm looking for a good (but not too pricey) work out DVD that I can add to my current work out schedule. I know, good but cheap is hard to find. lol :ohwell: I've seen/heard great results with P90X, Insanity, ChaLEAN Extreme, and others, but those are soooo pricey (for me). Yes, I know they're worth the price, but I just…
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Healthy, filling snacks
I've just started this, and I'm finding myself snacking a lot...and it's bothering me. It's like I'm ALWAYS hungry! The snacks I eat are healthy, but apparently they aren't filling because I have to go eat something else afterwards. I think part of it could be that I'm so use to eating out of boredom after school, so I'm…
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So frustrated.. I just want to cry...
My mom...or I guess my whole family...is making this whole weight loss thing a lot harder than it already is. :cry: They all think it's ridiculous that I'm trying to lose weight and because of this, they feel the need to contradict every little thing I say about eating healthy and working out. My mom gets mad every time I…
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Work Out Schedule...
I've never worked out regularly so i know pretty much nothing about what kind of work outs to do, how often I should work out, how long each work out should be, etc. I need your help as to what you think I should do for my work out schedule. I'm planning on joining our town gym, but if I don't do that ( not sure I can-…
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My Current "Healthy Grocery List"
I recently asked for your help on making me a grocery list for me and my mom when we go grocery shopping to get some healthy food in this house. This is what I have so far...what do you think...feel free to tell me what to add and remove. :wink: Healthy Grocery List!!!:happy: Snacks and stuff: • Luna Mini nutrition bars…
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Healthy Gorcery List Please...
I'm just starting this (just joined yesterday) but I can't really "officially" start yet because my house has pretty much NO healthy food in it. My family has always eaten VERY unhealthy so it's rare to find fruit and veggies here. But I LOVE all kinds of healthy food, so hopefully I won't have a huge problem with it! I…
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Weigh-ins...
One big problem I had with trying to lose weight in the past is weighing WAY too often. I would weigh myself almost every day and drive myself insane with every pound that either went up or DIDN'T go down. It was crazy and I guess I didn't realize how bad of an idea the whole constant weighing was. I just SO BADLY wanted…
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Hi there! :)
I'm new to this site and I'm really excited about it. I'm 18 and a senior in high school and I used to be fairly thin and in shape...but the past few years I have gained a ton of weight. My goal is to lose 35 lbs. and I'd really like to lose it before going to college this fall (I'd like to avoid the "freshman 15-20").…
