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Ideal Weight?
I've lost a lot of weight over the past year, and I've received lots of opinions from my family suggesting that I stop. "You don't want to get too skinny!" Since, I've been overweight my entire life, I don't have an ideal weight that I want to "get back to." In interest of having all the information I could, so I could…
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The difference a year can make
On April 20, 2014, I joined a gym and went shopping for some healthier foods. It was a small step. But it was the first step I made once I chose to lose weight. I count that day as the beginning of my weight loss. I also took a photo… just a selfie in the mirror of my bedroom… as a "before" shot. So, now it's a year later.…
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Figuring out an appropriate goal weight
I've lost 161 pounds and 40 pounds away from my goal. However, I've been significantly overweight my entire life. I'm only 36 years old and I'm already smaller than I've been in over 20 years. I don't have a reference point to go to (example: the last time I was at a healthy weight or when I looked the best or felt the…
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New to running
Just introducing myself. I'm new to the group and pretty new to running. I just finished the c25k program. My speed is too slow to actually finish a 5k in 30 minutes, so I am currently taking a little bit of time to up my distance until I can actually get to 3.1 miles. Then I'll move into a 10K training program. Marathons…
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Running plans after C25K?
I am on my last week of C25k and am considering options for what direction to go afterwards. I can run the 30 minutes… but there is no way I'm running fast enough to actually finish a 5K in that amount of time. But I would like to get to the point where I can run the full 3.1 miles. What I'm wondering is after I get done……
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Starting W1D1 today
I kinda had to create a week 1/2 to get myself up to this. The last week, I've been doing 1 minute jogs and 2 minute walks. So, now I think I'm ready to start this for real. However… I'm a little nervous. My plantar fasciitis started acting up last week. I've got inserts in my shoes and it's getting better… but I'm still…
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101 pounds gone… halfway to goal (with pics)
I'm afraid I don't have a scary story to share about health problems. Or a sob story to share about how lousy I felt about myself or how low my self-esteem was. Or a motivating story to tell about an inner drive to want to be able to do something that I wasn't able to. None of those were the reasons I decided to start…
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45 Miles in October Challenge
I am participating in a challenge for the month of October. It is to move 45 miles this month… either by way of walking, running, swimming, biking (or any combination thereof). The brother of one of my friends on FB has instituted this challenge in memory of their brother who died from cancer and would be 45 this month. I…
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The point of strength training?
Okay… I realize this is probably a stupid question… but I just want to make sense of it in my mind. My question… I see quite often that you cannot gain muscle when you are in calorie deficit. And I also see quite often that there is no such thing as "toning." So… if those things are true… what is the point of doing…
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Ultimate Refresh? Scam or Not?
Can somebody tell me what the "Ultimate Refresh" or "Ultimate Reset" is? It's not something I'm doing or that I'm interested in doing. But I have a family member that's doing it. And I can't get an answer that makes sense from them as to what it is. It sounds like a scam fad diet to me… but I could be wrong. Can anyone…
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FIrst Comment
Last weekend I went shopping for a few new clothes. I didn't want to buy too many because I knew I would just shrink out of them… but I wanted to get something and to see what size I could fit in right now. I came home with 2 shirts and a dress that I felt would be good staples and also would still work for me for the next…
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Altering Clothes that no longer fit
Sorry… I just don't know where else to post this.. I'm down 35 pounds and my clothes are starting to look baggy. But they are new within the past year and still in good shape. And I still like them! I have a ton more to lose, so I can't really be buying new clothes every 30-40 pounds. Has anybody tried a tailor and getting…
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Exercise Calories
The way I understand it, on MFP, the calorie deficit is built without regard to workout calories… so if I exercise, I should eat back my exercise calories (or about 50% of them to account for over-estimations). This seems like kind of a pain to me. So much guess work. I'm thinking of changing my activity level to account…
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Eating every 2 hours?
I hear things about how you should eat every two hours (granted just small amounts) so your body knows it's still getting fuel and will keep burning it. Is this true? I'm losing weight at a rate that I find acceptable (I just joined MFP like 5 days ago…. so that's why my ticker isn't showing weight loss) and I'm eating…
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Starting slow-trying to form better habits
I started working out and eating better about 5 weeks ago. Have lost 14 pounds in that time. Joined MFP a couple of days ago to help me track my calories better. I have close to 200 pounds to go (okay it was 200 pounds 5 weeks ago!). I've been overweight my entire life and I know if I'm ever going to get to where I want to…
