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Gained weight, Doing "everything right" FRUSTRATED
Just got back from weekly weigh in w trainer and I've gained 1.5 lbs this week. No, I did not indulge one iota on Thanksgiving, treated it like just another Thursday. I did have to work, so it wasn't hard. I'm at 304 right now, been back to logging and working out for 3 weeks. Do super intense bootcamps for 60 mins 4 times…
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Adding 400-600 cals per day
So I'm going to try and follow MFPs suggested calories. I have been satiated with my current diet. I am eating "clean," so while a Big Mac would fill that void, (maybe I should rethink that, lol!) I'm not sure how best to add them. I know it seems silly, but I guess it seems so counterintuitive to add calories to meals…
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Frustrated
Yes it's only been a week but WTF? Started at 311, worked a a trainer and nutritionist and followed plan perfectly and only lost 3.3 lbs. I've got 150+ to lose. Huh? I'm 43, struggled with weight my whole life. Maintained an 80lb loss for 7+ years, worked out like a maniac and kept journaling. Fell in love and slowly…
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My left foot, my swollen left foot and ankle
I've been back on MFP since beginning of Jan and dropped from a size 24 to an 18, feeling great! More active, more energy and genuinely feel so much better than I had. Of course my feet were fat and swollen when I started, but they had gone down a lot as I've been losing weight. Suddenly over the last couple of weeks my…
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They don't know I'm fat now, they only know me as thin
I've in the midst of making a lot of life changes, and potentially going back to my old field of technology sales. It just so happened that an old client contacted me to see if I might be interested in going to work for him. We exchanged a couple emails and he wants to meet for lunch. When he knew me I was always in really…
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How to count mussels & their sauce?
Dinner was amazing, I made mussels in a tomato and anisette broth. How should I count the sauce? There is a ton of sauce left over; I know the mussels release some juice as well. There is something in the database which I logged, but I'm not sure how accurate it is.
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Gardener's delight!
August is one of my favorite months of the year, it's when my garden is in full swing and daily I go out and pick everything I need for a salad. I have spinach, a variety of lettuces, tons of herbs, celery, carrots, onions, broccoli, snap peas, 3 types of squash, 8 types of heirloom tomatoes (I have green, purple, orange,…
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"If everyday were like today you'd weigh X in 5 weeks"
Has anyone ever kept track to see if it's really true? I kind of think it might be bunk, that weight loss isn't that linear and predictable. But maybe I'm wrong, hence this inquiry.
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Ever measure Uncle Ben's brown rice bags?
I was having brown rice with my dinner tonight, so I boiled up a bag of Uncle Ben's. Each bag is supposed to have two 1 cup portions. When I drained it and cut open the bag, it certainly didn't look like 2 cups, so I measured. It wasn't even 1 1/2 cups. WTF? Anyone else notice this? Or was there just a mix up on the…
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Restaurant work
I've been helping out at my friend's restaurant a few nights a week and I've been logging it as cleaning, light effort. Does that sound about right? I don't want to change my activity level, since it is fairly sporadic. I'm helping out with front of the house stuff, doing some hostessing, bartending, bussing; which…
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I'm thinking of going to a weight loss resort, thoughts?
I'm going a break-up which is akin to a divorce as we own a business and houses together. He is buying me out, which is going to give me a nice nest egg to start my new life. I had initially thought about taking a chunk of change and going on a European vacation, (investing the rest of course) but then I thought a better…
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Flab to Fab!!!
Happy Monday all, I'm one of the 90%+- that loses all the weight and gains it back, with interest. Nine years ago I lost over 80 pounds, only to gain it all back again in the last 5 years. It wasn't like one day I completely stopped taking care of myself, it was very gradual. I knew I was getting heavier every year, but…
