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Inexpensive plain protein powder?
The only unflavored protein powder was at GNC, but it was much more expensive than the Body Fortress brand that I normally get. Less protein per scoop too, if I remember right. I want to be able to use it in smoothies especially (vanilla powder is usually yucky and too sweet). I may also add it in small amounts to muffins,…
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Stretch mark demotivator :`(
This is half rant, half request for advice/encouragement. I appreciate your time The stretch marks on my thighs were a big contributor to my "I need to lose weight breaking point'. I bought boy short style bathing suit bottoms to cover most of them, but I was hoping to get back into bikinis as they faded to white and my…
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Really sore shins
I started walking more, Jacob's Ladder workout, and 30DS without any problems... Then I did a treadmill workout with power walking interspersed with jogging. I only got to my fourth minute of my jogging and my shins really started to hurt. I finished my workout by power walking up an incline with no more jogging. My shins…
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Goal weight mainenance
If you have reached goal weight, know someone who has, or have plans for when you do: Do you continue to log, but just aim for maintenance calories? Or do you go live life, allow 3, 5, even 10 lbs to creep on, then crack down again (in a very shallow yoyo diet style)? Never log again, but use the lessons you have learned…
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Bacon? Hamburgers?
My package of bacon says that two pan fried slices is 110 calories, but when I cook 4 slices (for my hubby and I), I pour off a quarter cup of grease. The directions do say to drain on paper towels, so are they assuming that the grease would get poured off, or do they have to tell you what is in two slices? I could use the…
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Calipers for BF measurement?
I have very expensive regular calipers because I am an engineer. I know they say to use "skin fold" calipers, but I don't know if that is because they work differently or just because they are much cheaper than the real thing. Here is what I have: http://www.amazon.com/Starrett-799A-6-150-Accuracy-Resolution/dp/B0029XQM9Y…
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P90x, Insanity, Turbo Fire, 30DS, ?
Hey guys. I am female, 5'9, and currently 169lbs, and WAY out of shape. I am looking for something that I can do in my hotel room after a 12 hour work day without a lot of equipment. I will be on my extended business trip for 5 months and want to come back at or below my goal of 22%BF. Whichever work out videos I use will…
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35 day NSVs!
I know that these are small successes compared to people who have lost 10, 50, 100lbs or more, but these are the ones I have, and I am really proud of them. Today my pants are loose enough to be a bit uncomfortable. At LEAST half way to my goal of getting back into my size 10s! The stretch marks on my thighs are about 50%…
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Best workout videos?
I will be traveling for several months, and working 12 hour days. I will have a gym available to me, but I know that at least some days that I will want to do something quick in my hotel room before showering and going to bed... So far I have: 30DS (like it) Jillian Michaels' Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism (haven't tried it)…
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Odd calorie situations
Odd/silly situations that COULD happen. How do you adjust your calories eaten, exercise, and/or weight loss if: 1. You gave blood, but then had a cookie and an apple juice 2. You have just lost significant amount of blood in an accident 3. You lost five pounds because of a loss of a hand or foot in said accident 4. You had…
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Need friends w/ similar goals!
I want to start this by saying that I am NOT judging anyone and the choices they make, I just think that it is more motivating to have friends that have the same goals and values as myself. I am looking for friends who * have less than 60lbs to lose * aim for around a 500 calorie deficit most days * are on MFP most days *…
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Mirror shock
Now that I am eating a normal amount and working out more, I FEEL thin. I feel like I did when I was slender and had a perfect tummy, but then I look in the mirror, and I'm disappointed again and again. I forget what I look like now. It feels like I'm wearing a fat suit that I can't take off :-( The only good thing with…
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Need a couple of motivating friends
I've been on for a week (this time) and lost 1lb. I have 21 to go. Looking for a couple of friends who have similar amounts of weight to lose. My husband just says that I am beautiful no matter what, which is sweet, but not very motivating (actually the opposite). I think it would help me if I knew that someone would cheer…
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When to weigh?
I have just started MFP again. I waited exactly 1 week to weigh myself, in the morning after using the restroom, and was surprised to lose 1lb. My calorie deficit should have led to about 0.5lb. Anyway, I like waiting and actually seeing a "big" number change rather than a couple of ounces every day, but I am nervous that…
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Chicken breast size
If I get a rotisserie chicken (one of my faves), the breast seems Much larger than when I get a chicken breast out say on a cobb salad or on a sandwich. Is this just because the moisture plumps up the rotisserie breast so much more? Do I log the same thing? Thanks!
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How to count unfamiliar food?
I will be living in China for 5 months for work, and I know very little about their cuisine since it isn't my favorite (or at least the US versions aren't my favorite). I will get a buffet breakfast at the hotel/apt, a catered buffet lunch at my work, and my choice for dinner. I will be eating unidentifiable meats and…
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Excited but a little bummed too.
I waited 1 week to weigh in and lost 1lb! First pound off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I only had a calorie deficit of 1717, so I was only expecting .5, but I'll take it! Not sure if that means that I burned much more than I logged (I do try to move as much as possible in my "sedentary" desk job), it's a difference in water weight,…
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One little success at a time...
Thursday I had a huge team potluck with my work. With some pickiness and a bit of extra exercise, I still had a 388 calorie deficit! On track for nearly a pound a week weight loss! Friday-Sunday, I went out to eat and drink with my mom, had pizza with the boys, and had a girl's wine night with a friend. I had a deficit of…
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Best protein powders?
I prefer to eat whole, unprocessed foods, but a protein shake for breakfast is better than nothing at all and often all I have time for. It is also one of the few things I can talk my husband into "eating" before work. I purchased Body Fortress (Walmart, $15 for 2lbs) chocolate and vanilla. I can make the chocolate…
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What should my goal be?
I would appreciate some help picking a healthy goal weight. Currently I am 5' 9.5" and 172lbs. In my research, most websites say that I should be in the 145-150 range, but I am not sure that that is adequate for my body type. 5 years ago, I was 17, I was in great shape (fitness wise) and a little too slender. I was 5'8ish…
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This movie will change your life...SERIOUSLY
Fat Head is a documentary about a guy who loses weight and improves his health markers on a fast food diet. He also explains why we get fat and what we are doing wrong. Bottom line: Carbs are the evil not fat. They turn to sugar in your blood stream, make you store fat, and make you hungry again. I've been trying his…
