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Back on the Wagon!
I am officially BACK.ON.THE.WAGON! I started this site almost 2 years ago and had great success with it-lost 43lbs! I started to lose weight for my sister's wedding last June and once the ceremony was over I had the hardest time staying on target. I found myself gaining most the weight back by the time I got engaged a year…
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Counting calories in fruit and veggies
Question for everyone out there, what is the consensus on counting calories in fruit and veggies? I thought I heard that Weight Watchers doesn't count them and a friend of mine asked me why I entered them here, that I should just eat them freely. So, do you enter calories for fruit and veggies or just "real food"? -L
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6 Diet Rules Meant to be Broken
A friend of mine emailed me this link, thought everyone should read it :flowerforyou: -L http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=1372
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Subway Cookies
I went through the Subway line today and I never do this, but today that oatmeal raisin cookie was smiling at me. I swear it was, I had to have it. Before I ate it I checked the calories here and to see 200 calories & 8 grams of fat hurt me a little! Now, I have the food budget for it so I'm not so worried about that but…
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Back on Track!!!
So, my sister's wedding is in 2 1/2 weeks and while I've lost 41lbs since last July, since February I've been holding steady. As much as I would like to think it was a plateau, I can't say I was as motivated as I should have been and maybe took a few too many liberties (in the form of ice cream cones from Dairy Queen - why…
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Calories per step
I just got a pedometer (whatever it is) that counts steps. Does anybody know how many calories are in a step? Or how many steps equal 100 calories or something along those lines so I know what to shoot for?? Thanks! L
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Too Much Protein??
Is there such a thing as too much protein? I have my day planned out and I'm over my protein.....I've noticed that this happens a lot. Is it something I need to be more careful about??
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My ego just got kicked in the shins!
So, just a little back story. I started going to a trainer at my gym back in September and it's actually been great. Recently, my boss asked if he could go with me to the gym sometime and eventually signed up with my trainer too. Great, right? Perfect. BUT! I go out to dinner with my trainer and my boss last night and…
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9 Day Cleanse
So, I'm trying to kick start my weight loss again since I've been on a pretty lengthy plateau. Starting on Tuesday I begin my Isagenix 9 Day Cleanse. It's 4 days of this cleansing tea stuff (no food, yikes!) and 5 days of 2 shakes and sensible meal. I'm really going to focus on this and hope to jump start my weight loss…
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Isagenix
What are everybody's thoughts on Isagenix? I made a post recently about being in the middle of a HUGE plateau for about 4 weeks. Is something like a 9 Day cleanse a good jump start? I've tried adjusting my food and workout and nothing's working. Just looking for anyone who's done it or considered it what their thoughts…
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Plateaus
I know a while ago I saw a post that someone had put up from Banks about how to get over a plateau. I am STRUGGLING and have not lost weight (not gained either, thank god!) in 4 weeks and it's killing me. If anyone can track that post down it would be greatly appreciated, I couldn't find it when I went looking. Thanks!…
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3 1/2 Donuts
I ate 3 1/2 Krisy Kreme donuts today at work. OH. MY. GOD.
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Aqua Aerobics
Just a quick question today, I'm thinking of joining 1 or 2 of the classes at my gym. How do people feel about water aerobics? Any thoughts are appreciated!
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Bridesmaid Dress Drama
Yesterday I posted a very heart felt and disappointing post about falling off of the wagon and only having a few months left before I'm my sister's maid of honor in her wedding. Well, today she picked our dress, http://www.dessy.com/dresses/bridesmaid/2726/ Yikes. I'm going to need a full body, wet suit type of Spanx for…
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See that wagon over there? I just fell off of it!
I need a little support. Okay, a lot. Over the last month or so I've totally fallen off of the wagon. I've made so much progress, I even hit the 40lb loss mark just a couple of weeks ago. See, that's the problem. I'm still losing little by little but I'm starting to slowly go back to my old fast food eating habits. I can…
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French Fries
They are the devil and I can't stay away from them. I've been on this site since July and have lost 38lbs. But, here I am having Arby's curly fries 2 days in a row. Am I NUTS!? CURLY FRIES, people! It's like I haven't even been paying attention! I managed to lose 3lbs over Thanksgiving and Christmas and now I can't keep my…
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Calories Burned Per Activity
I saw this article on MSN today. I've seen a few posts with questions about calories burned for this or that and thought I'd post.... HIGH BURN ACTIVITIES CALS BURNED IN 30 MIN. aerobics: low impact 170 aerobics: high impact 238 elliptical trainer: general 213 calisthenics: vigorous, jumping jacks, push-ups, sit-ups,…
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Diet Dr. Pepper
I admit, I'm an addict. I love love love it. I have at least 1 a day and try to keep it at that but sometimes have 2. I know that cokes are bad but I figured since I was changing so much I needed to keep 1 thing that I wasn't sure I could live without. I do drink water also, so it's not like I'm leaving that out but am I…
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Concerns
I hired a Personal Trainer back in Septermber and I've been working out with her 2 times a week since then. She's has a college degree in some excersise major (she's told me a few times but I never remember). Anyway, I told her about this site, she's checked it out and thinks it's great and has even passed it on to her…
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Stair Master
Am I the only one who totally dies on the Stair Master? I'm on it for 5 minutes and I feel like my heart is going to beat out of my chest. I can be on an elliptical for an hour and not breath as hard as that stair machine. Plus, the goobers next me are climbing like it's a freaking jungle gym, like it's not even a work…
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Red Robin
SERIOUSLY! Has anyone else gone to the Red Robin site and seen their new nutrition information? It's a joke! Almost everything is over 1000 calories, like I have those kinds of numbers to spare! And, the Whiskey River Chicken Wrap is 1500 calories, I took that personally. So thank you very much Red Robin - my love handles…
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HRM's
I've been seeing a lot of posts from people about these. I've never had one and don't know much about them. They're specific to the individual wearing it? It must track your weight or something to know how many calories I would be burning during a workout, right? Any information or suggestions are appreciated! -L
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Weights Workout
I know on this site that weight training doesn't account for any lose in calories. But, my trainer said that you can burn up to 350-500 calories with weight training like the weight machines/lunges/etc. How do you suggest tracking calories lost through weights? Also, when I enter in those reps on this site, what is the…
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Stuck! Stuck! Stuck!
For those of you that have gone or are going through the plateau, how are you coping? I've lost 22lbs since July but I'm stuck and have been for about 2-3 weeks now. How long has it lasted and how did you get over the hump? I'm totally in a funk because I can't make anymore movement even though I'm still sticking to my…
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Before & After Icon Pictures
I've seen a few people with their icon pictures that show that kind of cartoon before and after picture of body changes. Am I making any sense? Where are yall getting those and how to I get one!? I tried googling it but since I have NO idea what it's called I'm just getting junk.
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That Stupid Scale
So, when I started this site back in July I went out and bought my first scale (I know, I know, 26 years and I'd never weighed myself at home - probably how I got myself into this mess in the first place...). I've been using it ever since and I've lost 21lbs so far according to this digital scale. My problem is, I went to…
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Wish Me Luck!
it's my birthday today, wish me luck on controlling myself with a home made coconut cake sitting on the table in front of me! -Lauren Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter
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My First 10lbs!
I officially lost my first 10lbs! Wahoo!!!!!! I never thouht I'd get here when I started this site a little over 3 weeks ago and I'm so excited and happy right now that I just had to post this!
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Need a little pick-me-up
I'm generally just a reader of the blogs but decided that I need a little support. I've been on the site for about 3 weeks now and have already lost 9.5 lbs. I know, pretty great! BUT - my motivation is slipping. I was at a friends house over the weekend and even though I didn't eat too badly, and kept keeping track I just…
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Very New
I've only been on this site for 5 days now, so I'm still very new and frankly, this site and I are still on our honeymoon :smile: I'm being really good about staying honest with what I eat, which has always been the problem, I LIE LIE LIE - who ate that donut? I have no idea who ate that donut, I didn't even know there…
