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When you know you just CAN'T do it for ONE MORE DAY!!
When you have been doing well and that days comes that you KNOW you just cant do it for ONE MORE DAY what do you do to get through it. When all the normal support and your typical strategies don't cut it and you are just about to say "screw it" what can you do to get through that one day and get over the hump?:explode:
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Dr. Supervised Long Term Liquid Diet (12 weeks)
Hi everyone, After a considerable wait I have been given a start date to begin a 1 year weight loss program through the hospital's weight management clinic. I am starting on April 12th. After a 1 week introduction and reduction of solid foods I will embarking on a 12 week medically supervised liquid diet. I am aware of the…
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Can't remain consistent!! need ideas
I have been around for a while now but I am still struggling with consistency when it comes to logging in and logging my food and exercise. I see a direct correlation with my success when I do log and and share but I cant seem to scrape together a routine that works for me. Life seems so busy and then I am exhausted and in…
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Dealing with PAIN - When exercise hurts, what do you do? PLE
I have been struggling with a cycle of exercise and injury for some time now. I have over 200lbs to lose and the amount of weight I carry has ruined my knees. I have no cartilage left and almost any exercise aggravates, inflames and causes unbearable pain. I know that I have done this to myself but I fear that it is really…
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Hello MFP World...Ottawa Here!
Hello Everyone, My name is Les I am from Ottawa, Canada and I am brand new to MFP. I have been on a journey of improved health for some time now and I am moving aggressively into the body weight area now. I have certainly been down this road before however not when I have been this healthy in other ways. I am motivated and…
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Who or what are you GRATEFUL for on your journey of health?
I am super grateful that I have found a foundation of healthy whole foods that I absolutely love! I am grateful that I have friends and family that support me! I am grateful that I rediscovered swimming as a form of exercise! I am grateful to have been given the gift of free personal training! I am grateful for MFP! I am…
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What are your fave motivation tunes!
I was just doing a blog post on how much I love a good song or CD to keep me motivated to exercise, or even just stay positive. You can here my recent fave at the link below: http://mefurbish.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/weightless/ What is your favorite music for motivation? :bigsmile: Les
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Are MFP Caloric Targets Adjusted?
When you log weight lost in a check-in on MFP are our calorie targets adjusted accordingly or do we have to go back and manually adjust our profile whenever we feel we need to adjust our calories down? Les
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Good Stretches Before Swimming?
Hi All, I have recently started swimming for exercise 5 days a week M-F and I am just loving it. I am concerned that I will injure myself from overuse especially at the shoulder. I have already started to feel some joint pain in the shoulder and I would like to try and avoid this getting worse and avoid future injury as…
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Vegetarians or Vegans or even Wannabees Wanna Group?
Hey All, I am in Ottawa, Ontario - Canada and I am looking for fellow Vegetarians and Vegans who are interested in starting a group. I have no experience in forming a group and am not even really sure whats involved but I do think that we have some unique challenges. To be clear - I have no interest in excluding anyone, I…
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Help!!Why do I get so sleepy after exercise?
I have just started swimming for exercise. I love it, i don't feel like I am pushing too hard but for the rest of the day I feel soooooo sleepy. not physically tired or spent, just sleepy.... Help!!!
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Desperate times call for desperate measures!
My friend has been nagging me to share this story on MFP so I will. I was desperate find find private swimming so I posted an ad online. I got no response until a CBC Radio One producer saw my ad and wanted to interview me. The also did an article on their website called "Obese man offers to clean pool for private access."…
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Will You Be My Friend? (I'm Cool -really!)
Geesh! I feel like I am back in grade-school! That said, if I want to get some support on here and share in others journeys as well. I need some friends! I am from Ottawa Canada, I am a single dad, and I have to lose over 200lbs. I am just about to embark on a swimming for fitness exercise plan. Any suggestions how to get…
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Best Forms Of Swimming Exercise?
Hello Everyone! I am just about to start swimming daily for exercise to MEfurbish myself and I am wondering if anyone could share with me what has worked ion the past for them with respect to getting thew most out of this exercise. The obvious thing is laps for strength and cardio, but are there other exercises that are…
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What Lengths Will You Go To?
I was really struggling with how to find a form of exercise that works for me. I decided to post an ad on a local online classified looking for access to a pool in exchange for the cleaning of it. CBC Radio actually stumbled across the ad and interviewed me and now I am getting an overwhelming response to my request. You…
