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How to maintain a loss?
Hi, all, I have some good news. I reached my goal of 200 pounds just after Christmas, down 95 pounds since April. I feel great, enjoy my new nutritional lifestyle, and want to stay this way forever. Friend me, I try to support people like they supported me. So now, I've shifted to maintenance. Towards the end, I was…
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Explain your method to a nutrition newbie in 10 steps
What 10 things would you say to someone who wanted to learn about what we do here? My ten are: 1. Know how many calories you eat to gain, maintain, or lose weight. 2. Know your weight and what makes it up. 3. Count every calorie, record it, and treat it like cash. 4. Do not exclude foods, ideologically, but try to eat…
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Meditation help?
Hey all. I'll start by saying I'm always looking for new MFPals, so if you'd like to add me feel free. So, I'm looking to learn more about meditation, and I'm hoping that maybe some of you know something about it. I'd like to learn some more simple techniques, preferably ones that have worked for you to help you center and…
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Question about BMR, exercise, and adjusted calories
So, I'm doing okay. I'm 39 this month, 6'2", and was about 290 when I started. 31 pounds down in about 7 weeks, and enjoying it a lot. In the past, I lost 100+ pounds mostly counting calories with some subtle exercise, but this time around, I got a <strike>fitbit</strike> movement tracking device to actively track my…
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Hi, everyone
Hey, all. I'm John in central New Jersey. I used MFP before to lose over 100 pounds, but I gained most of it back because I stopped using the tools and some major life events got in the way. I had a sudden realization and started to focus again, and so here I am, making the better choices, and avoiding the worse ones. I…
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Resistance bands
Hi, all. I'm doing exercise this time around to increase my losses, and I'm looking for some advice on using resistance bands. For those of you who might not know, resistance bands are essentially bungee cords with handles, and they use resistance, rather than gravity, to exercise your muscles. I'm not a small guy. I'm…
