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"Stubborn belly fat"
You rarely see a commercial for some new diet pill, diet program, or workout machine that doesn't mention "that stubborn belly fat". With your experience, is "stubborn belly fat" a myth? I am a male, 6'1, and was at 233 when I started my lifestyle change. I am now down to 214, and I feel like my stomach has gotten smaller…
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"Starvation mode" myth - great blog
I found this great blog post regarding "starvation mode." I don't think people shoudl starve and deprive themselves to lose weight, but this is dead on. http://fattyfightsback.blogspot.com/2009/03/mtyhbusters-starvation-mode.html On the other hand....
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Getting rid of belly fat - switching to maintenance mode and
Hello all... I started my journey at 241 in mid-May. I have lost 55 lbs based on diet alone, no exercise. However, I've finally learned that "stubborn belly fat" isn't a myth. I think I have plateaud at 185 (I'm about 6'-6'1). I'm perfectly fine with that weight, but I want to lose this stinkin belly! So, despite being at…
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I couldn't resist posting more before and afters
Hello folks, I posted a thread about a month or 2 ago, but I'm in arguably the best shape of my life and you can really tell a difference. You could when I posted the last ones too, but I just didn't realize that the picture I had been using for MFP was all the proof I needed. So, first I'll post a pic from a Cardinals…
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40lbs in 3 months
Hello everybody, Thanks to the tremendous support on MFP and the amazing app that it is, I was able to drop 40 pounds from about May 13th to August 13th. I haven't been working out, I have just been counting calories and had the setting on "2lbs/wk". I have since changed it to 1 1/2 lbs per week because I didn't think I…
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So obvious - grilled cheese! And your family won't know the
My wife suggested grilled cheese would be a good meal for our lifestyle change. I actually did a blog post (on my non-MFP blog post) comparing my previous grilled cheese vs. my new grilled cheese. My old grilled cheese dinner consisted of 2 grilled cheeses (2 pieces of cheese apiece), both sides of the bread slathered in…
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Let's be friends
Hey all - I loved MFP before, but now that I discovered the forums and how nice it is to have some friends on MFP, I love it even more. I'd love to make some more friends on here, so add me! We can motivate each other!
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Does the occasional "starvation mode" day hurt you?
After a bad, bad dinner I had on July 4th (though it was my first "free" meal in weeks), I thought about trying to complete under my 1510 calorie goal today. This won't happen, but just for example's sake, let's say I hit 7-800 calories today. Is 1 day of low calorie intake after a day of high calorie intake really…
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Let's talk holiday NSVs
My holiday NSV is this; I skipped the beef burgers and ate a single turkey burger and vegetable-only kebobs. I skipped chips/dip, ribs, hot dogs, corn on the cob (not bad, but hey). I ate A LOT of sweets today (about 600 calories worth), but I stayed under my 1510 calorie goal! Dinner was a 160 cal piece of polish turkey…
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What motivates YOU?
I've become quite active on these boards lately, but in case you haven't seen...I am 26 years old, married, and have a 4 year old son. I am 219 pounds currently, starting at 238 - and stand about 6'1. * I want to go to the beach with my family and not be self conscious. * I want to make my wife happy and take her to water…
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My NSVs over the past few weeks!
Now that I finally know what NSV means (non-scale victory for those who still don't), I can share some of my NSVs. I am 26 and at my largest, to my knowledge, I was at 238 (fully clothed with shoes, so probably more like 233). I have almost never in my life dieted. Before MFP, which has been a lifesaver (perhaps…
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Weight loss plateaus? Who do they affect?
I'm down about 20 lbs - the most successful I've ever been in a diet - and also the only diet I've ever really been on. I'm a male, 26, 6'1, and had hit 238. I hated looking in the mirror and tried to avoid seeing my side profile in the mirror at work. A lot of times I wouldn't even look at my own face in the mirror…
