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Corrine Crabtree's Phit-n-Phat... Anyone following her podcast?
I've been LOVE LOVE LOVING her podcast and suggestions. I would love to be part of her pnp tribe but it's way out of my price range... anyone else trying to follow her advice? I'd love to connect with those who are! I'm a part of her fb groupies group, but SO many people are in there and I feel like I could post every day…
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Anyone Try Omada Health?
I get it free through my employer and signed up-- because... well. FREE. You get a digital scale and it basically sends your weight to a coach every day. You also get a support group and nutrition material. It looks like it's flexible and not a strict diet program where you have to follow all their rules... but basically…
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A Different Kind of Success-- 1 Year Free From ED
Tomorrow marks a different kind of success for me, one year free from purging. It's been a long year, but I am so proud of what I have accomplished! I've been on MyFitnessPal for years and I hope that my cautionary tale will help others avoid some of the dieting pitfalls that led me to an eating disorder (ED). Like many…
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Sneaky Workout Attire
So my schedule is jam packed this month and I do not think I will be able to workout as often as I'd like. With the weather cooling off, there is a little park by my work where I've been walking on my lunch breaks. My only dilemma is my clothing. I need to look professional for work and I don't have time to change in and…
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Are there some ways your significant other helped you lose weight?
I often hear stories of spouses "sabotaging" weight loss efforts or not being supportive enough. The response to this is often, "Just do it for yourself, by yourself." But what about when your significant other is incredibly supportive of your efforts and wants to do what they can to help? My boyfriend has been really…
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How do you celebrate without food?
Today, I got a raise and my boyfriend said I should get some ice cream or something to celebrate. However, I am trying to break the habit of always celebrating with food because I am an optimist and can always find something to be excited about. That lead us to a brainstorming session on how we can find other ways to…
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What are your craving obsessions?
I've noticed that I will be obsesssssed with something for a while and then I'm done with it. And it will be to the point where I just cannot fathom not having it that week. Then poof... no big deal. Here's some that I have had in the past few months: Reese's creamer--drank this for a month and it made my coffee like 150…
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Non-Complicated Way of Building Muscle and Cutting?
So I'm asking this question for my boyfriend, who is naturally pretty fit and has never really had a problem with his weight in his life. He is really teachable and humble and comes to me for advice, but he's not the type of person to sit down and dig through tons of research. He's put on a little weight in his stomach…
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Popcorn - An Open Letter
What the heck, Popcorn? I thought we were friends. I thought I found the perfect, low-cal snack. I thought you were the one for me. I thought I was eating I was eating 170 calories of popped goodness, only to find that you were 425 calories of deception. You blinded me with your lies. Sometimes... I indulged twice a day.…
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Banking Calories for the Weekends
Anyone have success regularly banking calories for the weekends? My biggest struggle has always been overeating on the weekends. I do awesome 4 days a week and then blow it 3 days-- which causes me to be in maintenance. I have a reasonable calorie goal-- 1800 per day. I weigh and measure everything. I'm not overly…
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Motivation Monday-- Tell me something good!
Tell me something helpful/motivating. It's Monday, I'm tired, I have my plan today ready to go, but could use a little stick-to-it-ness fun. If you can't think of anything, here are some prompts: Veteran Fitness Guru's: What's your best advice for those with significant amount of weight to lose? And/or share your journey.…
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How do You Decompress Without Food, TV or Social Media?
I've noticed a pattern of using food to decompress. As I've tried to break this habit, I notice that I am spending more time in front of the television and scrolling social media to get my brain quiet-- but that's not really how I want to live my life. How do you decompress without food, TV or Social Media? Mentally I am…
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Is this guy just super friendly or is he asking me out?
Okay so... humor me for a little while...This is "reading into things" and "overthinking at it's finest and ultimately, only time will tell what this guy is thinking. But what else do you have to do today? About 5 Months ago I meet... let's call him Pete. At the time, I had just moved home and was seeing someone... so Pete…
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King Cake Season in Louisiana
I've been dodging King Cakes like crazy at every event lately. I told myself I could buy one on Friday (today) and have it over the weekend as part of my plan. I bought a small personal pan one (which is probably 4 servings)..... and ate the whole entire thing at lunch. Now I feel all tired and too full. King cake...…
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Diets You've Tried and Your Critiques
I thought this might be an interesting forum for a Friday-- especially right before New Years. I'm sure many of you, like me, have tried a million different things in hopes of losing weight. Give a QUICK synopsis of what you've tried and what you are doing now. Who knows... it may help someone starting out make an informed…
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Finish: Give Yourself the Gift of Done by Jon Acuff
Buy it! I listened to this on Audio books and it seriously has helped me so much through the holiday season! It's not a weight loss book but a book about accomplishing goals and how daunting things seem in our mind because of our own perfectionism. It was so goooood for thinking through weigh loss goals, setting attainable…
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Stronglifts 5x5ers, Squat help?
I recently started Stronglifts 5x5 and squats are KILLING me. I can't even use the bar.. just doing a proper squat all the way down 5x5 has me walking straight legged. I'm so tired of being sore... how long until your body gets used to it? And, what might be a good idea for slowly adding weight until I can get to squatting…
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About how many calories am I ACTUALLY burning at Zumba?
So right now I am eating 1500 calories a day. I'm 5'6, f, 225lbs and aside from Zumba, I'm sedentary. I've read a lot about how a lot of calorie burn estimates are incorrect. The calorie burn estimate for my 1 hour of zumba is anywhere between 600-1000 depending on how hard I worked. Basically, I'm trying to figure out how…
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High Carb Days on Keto?
Hi Everyone, Sorry if this is a subject that's been talked about a bunch. I was wondering if some of you do high carb days and how that works for you? I know that many Keto-ers are all about staying Keto forever, but in my case its just not a long-term reality. I travel to different countries and eat at peoples houses…
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When you're doing IIFYM Keto and it's Valentine's Day...
... and you realize you can fit 2 Lindor Truffles into your Macros perfectly!!!!!!!!
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Those who have lost a significant amount of weight, how did you stay motivated for the long haul?
Hi, I've lost 40lbs in the past two years, but I still have about 75lbs more to lose. I'm struggling to be consistent and lose weight steadily. I managed to yo-yo down 20lbs last year and I've done the same this year. I'll get a spurt of motivation and stay good for a couple of months...then I get bored and stop for a…
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Reining in Cheat Days
Anyone have any cheat day tips or thoughts? I have one cheat day a week... and I've found that it's super helpful for me to know that I can go off the rails once a week.. but I think I'm eating way more than I should and more than even nessesary. Yesterday I had a whole pan of brownies... among burgers, fries, biscuits.…
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Success stories from those who lost the weight in their 30's?
I know this is super silly, but I just turned 30 last month and am mourning not having lost the weight in my 20's. I kept saying "by the time I turn 30, I will definitely be in shape." Now, I'm not in shape and I am wavering between "Let's do this!" and "You'll never look as good as you would have in your 20's..." I know…
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Finding out if I have PCOS-- what type of doctor do I need?
I've scheduled an appointment with my regular doctor... will he know what to look for with this? I don't have all the symptoms... so this is kinda new for me....
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Cleaning Out Protein Shakers Left in the Car...
I left my protein shaker with protein drink residue in my car for 2 days and now I can't get it the nasty smell out! I've done this before and ending up having to throw it out... Any one have any tricks for this? I've let it soak over night with dish washing soap.. Then let it air out for days.. I've run it through the…
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This is just your friendly Friday reminder....
...to weigh your food. Seriously, weigh it. The past 3 weeks, I decided.. meh.. I don't feel like weighing my foods. So I just eyeballed everything. "yea.. that looks like 4oz of chicken." I'm trying to lose roughly 1lb a week.. which is more or less a 500 calorie deficit for me. I haven't lost weight for the past 2/3…
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Carbs or Fats for Lifting?
Last week, I started Stronglifts and I felt like I was starving and kind of weak/tired the whole week. I ended up eating not so great this weekend and not logging AND I pretty much over ate the whole week. I'm attempting to lose 2lbs per week, as I am 100lbs overweight. I eat about 1500 calories a day, (I save some…
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Carbs or Fat for Lifting?
Last week, I started Stronglifts and I felt like I was starving and kind of weak/tired the whole week. I ended up eating not so great this weekend and not logging AND I pretty much over ate the whole week. I'm attempting to lose 2lbs per week, as I am 100lbs overweight. I eat about 1500 calories a day, (I save some…
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Squatting a Big Fat Goose Egg
I just completed my first work out and I'm feeling pretty humble right about now! I couldn't even use the bar! I could hardly finish squatting my body weight. And for both my bench press and barbell row, I could do 25 and nothing else. It feels really good to complete a workout, though and to have goals to look forward to!…
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A Few Weight Lifting Questions
Hey Everyone, I've been wanting to start lifting, but I have a few questions: 1) How long after I start lifting can I actually start seeing the numbers on the scale go down? Last year, I did Jamie Eason's Live Fit as an introduction to lifting, and I only lost .5lbs in 3 months and my pants had gotten tighter. Granted--…
