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I could have binged myself silly today, but didn't.
I had a MRI today that required sedation. With that comes no food or drink after 6 the night before. MRI was suppose to be at 10, it didn't happen until noon and then it took two hours and another hour for me to be discharged. I was so hungry and wanted to rob a vending machine, but managed to avoid temptation and fulfil…
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figured out where i have been losing most of weight from
scale has been going down, and down, and down..but measurements around my waist and hips remained the same, pants fit the same. went to the beach and instantly figured it out. I am losing it in my back. the bathing suit straps in the back and area in the back was way too loose. i don't know why i never realized this was a…
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Holidays..suck
We had a cookout yesterday, two today and one more tomorrow. I started to keep track today but said screw it halfway through. So frustrating. I did learn I can't stand soda anymore. Cut it about a month ago and could only handle a couple of sips. There's no way I'm weighing this week. :/
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What kind of butter do you use?
I switched to I can't believe it's not butter and it's nasty. I just can't do it. But I need something besides the calorie laden crap I have been using.
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Does anyone have a ninja food blending system?
Anyone use it? My husband got me one and it arrived today. Now I'm just trying to think what to do with the single serve cups. Lol
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Not losing inches
I know you can't choose where to lose weight, but I still figured I would have lost inches off my waist and hips. I have lost almost 9 pounds and can't seem to tell where I lost it from. If you haven't lost inches from hips, waist, thighs does this mean I am losing muscle? I just don't get it.
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My lunch today
I had one of those wheat flat out pita breads and spread a tablespoon of red pepper hummus on. Measured out 2oz of sodium less boar's head turkey, a tomato slice, a leaf of lettuce and 4 or 5 cucumbers. Rolled it all up and ate. It came to 468 calories and was delicious and filling. Yum. I should say I had two of these. So…
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Guessing on calories and food amounts
I just got back from a cookout. I had a hot dog on a bun with mustard and onions, some grilled veggies that included corn, broccoli, green and red peppers and a ribeye, seasoned and with a1 sauce.. I just had to eyeball it because I didn't have a scale. Has anyone done this and it been ok at the end of the day? I had 938…
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Zucchini noodles instead of pasta noodles?
Has anyone made "zoodles" and if so, did your kids like it? Pasta night and I'm thinking of using my veggie slicer to do this. Thoughts?
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Ladies, what was your hardest area to lose?
I fear my little pooch ( the area just above my csection scar) will never ever leave. I'm starting to see differences in love handled and belly button but that pooch from pregnancies just isn't budging. How do you trim that area up? I hate it.
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I just found out I came out of the obese category!
My weight is now in the overweight range! I was in the obese category at 171 and 5'2, my bmi is 29.8! I know those charts are ridiculous but that's what doctors use and now if I need to go he won't see me as an obese person on those charts! Yay!! Progress is progress right?
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Please help me calculate my coffee
I got 433 calories when I logged it and that doesn't sound right. I weighed my coffee then added sugar and 2% milk. The sugar added 11 grams and the milk added 39 grams I don't get how to calculate this since I didn't use a serving of milk. Please help. It can't be 433 calories can it?
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Full but within calorie allowance.
I had nearly 1100 calories left for dinner and pretty much ate all of them. It came to 978. I left so full though that I had to rerun numbers and I'm still like there's no way. I haven't been full of food in weeks. I've been eating till satisfied. If this doesn't happen to other people I will really question my counting.…
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Progress so far
I just updated my profile pic. The one on the left was taken in July and the right is same shirt taken yesterday. I really was getting discouraged because I wasn't sure if change was happening. Scale was down 6-8 pounds (got a new scale) but clothes weren't fitting differently. Then I did this side by side. Can you see the…
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Weigh in and measurement time
Just a question, I have lost 2 inches off the area near the belly button, and 1 inch right below the below the belly button. However all my clothes fit the same. So I'm assuming I am measuring wrong. How do you know you hit the same spots as when you originally measured?
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Strength training
I have been working toward progress for almost 3 weeks now. I have built up my endurance on the elliptical from 5 to 45 minutes. I also do turbo jam on non elliptical days and Pilates. I don't have a lot of extra money to join a gym and noticed that weights increase in price the heavier the weights get. So I have been…
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I keep going over my sodium
Everything else I'm within range but that blasted sodium.. Today I went over by 700. Sucks. Why does everything have so much sodium in it these days?
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Need advice on fast food choice
I still haven't swung how to handle dinner with two kids who both play competitive sports and have practice opposite each other. I meant to do crockpot but spazzed. I still have 750 calories left for dinner so I'm thinking a Wendy's jr no cheese and maybe a small chili or a small kids sized fry. What is your go to meal out…
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Exercise relax day
Do you still count calories on your "day off" or do you relax completely? This is day 12 for me and I haven't taken a day off yet, I have planned on it, but in the end still got up and did something. My legs and back are achey today so I'm 99.99% certain I'm sitting exercise out today.
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Mini goals and rewards
What are yours? My first mini goal is 159, only because I'm out of the 160s and would have lost 10 pounds at that point. I'm a little over 3 away! My first mini reward is at 155 and it's a nice hair color and cut. Second mini goal is 149, same reason as the first. I'm hoping by 145 I can get a few new clothes in a smaller…
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About how long did it take you to lose your first inch?
Just curious. Working on week 3, and I just measured myself for the first time since I started and no inches lost yet.
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Does your body eventually adjust to portion sizes?
Does it ever get use to eating till satisfied and not full? I've been doing this for nearly 3 weeks and that's the hardest part for me.
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Really wish you could track more
I removed sugar from my tracker so I could track fiber. I don't know if I selected a good one to not track but the others seemed more important and family history of colon cancers makes fiber important to me. If you have redone your trackables, what have you removed? Just wanting to be sure sugar was a good one to unfollow.
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can't afford a heart rate monitor
How can I better gauge what MFP is telling me I burn? I've read they can be off so I'm concerned about "eating back" too many calories.
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My brag!
Two weeks ago when I started this journey I was barely able to make it 5 minutes on the elliptical machine. Today, I did the 30 minute calorie program and was able to do the entire thing without it telling me I needed to increase my rpm! For almost. Week I have been able to do the 30 minute program at snail pace, today I…
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What do you do when you buy a new bathroom scale?
I went from an old fashioned needle one to a digital one and the digital one is saying I'm nearly 2 pounds lighter than the older scale I was using. So, how do I properly record weight loss now?
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Toning balls
So is this a good starter for strength training the stomach muscles? I found a 10 minute video that shows different ways to use it with reps, but idk if it will be something worthwhile to buy. Saw the ball at walmart and am curious if anyone uses one?
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Quick question about BMR and calories
I am looking at my weekly calories burned and my reports, and am curious. If I add up all 7 days of net calories, then subtract 7 days worth of my body's required calories,then subtract 3500, will this give me an estimated weekly weight loss? Or am I thinking about this wrong? Because when I did it I got 1 pound and some…
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Well I screwed up.
I have been doing so well. When lunch was over I had 600 calories for dinner. I thought I was good. But my sons soccer team decided to go to a Resturant. :/ . I had 4 cheese sticks, half of a small sized country fried steak with cream gravy, a small bowl of mashed potatoes with cream gravy, a biscuit, and a small bowl of…
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My lunch today. Idk if I'm doing it right.
I had 2 lettuce wrap, with a tablespoon of red pepper hummus and one slice boars head turkey, a string cheese and a 1/2 cup of cherry tomatoes. It filled me up, but should I be incorporating more? Can some give me some tips? This is sort of what I have been eating for lunch, sometimes it's a soup , carrots and peanut…
