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Fun Diet Memes to lift your spirits up
http://www.kappit.com/img/pics/201510_0905_efdbg_sm.jpg I know it's a life style change but let's face it change is difficult so let's have a meme thread of our favorite Diet related memes. When you're craving something or about to fall off of the wagon come here, have a laugh, and refocus! I'll start…
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Quick question about fitness tech from different companies
If I get a withings scale, and a garmin watch and sync them with MFP will MFP be able to update both apps with the information obtained there?
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Anyone ever heard of/Know of apps for Virtual Fitness buddies?
So I recently found a really interesting app for working called "Focusmate" it's for WFH people to have a work/accountability buddy. It's REALLY cool. You start the session telling the other person what your goals are for that session. They go for 25 or 50mins. This would be so awesome for fitness and I would know if any…
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Got Sleep Issues? Check out "The Honest Guys" on Youtube.com and Spotify
They've been around for 10+ years and OMG, do one of their sleep talk downs and you're out... legitimately out. Some of the best sleep I've ever had was after listening to these meditations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57U7WfxJgZA&list=OLAK5uy_nz6rRTQBmnHxvX2udBsP2TjSwZ0LEzQWg
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HABIT CHANGE: My only goal right now is to log consistently for 90 days. Nothing else.
I'm not weighing myself. I'm not tracking my water I have been on a mission for the last 2 years to seriously change my lifestyle. 1st - I quit a stressful career. 2nd - I got my sleep normalized. (I am naturally tired around 10p and wake at 6a that hasn't been the case in almost 2decades) 3rd - Eliminate addictive media.…
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Green Apples vs Red Apples (interesting observation)
Usually when I eat red apples I'm crazy hungry later with nuts and cheese and etc. But when I eat green apples with nuts and cheese I'm much more likely to be satiated.
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Reminding myself today that progress over perfection is what is important.
Today I over ate my goal calories, however I am still at a deficit for the week. I recently told my son that progress looks like the graph below. Some days are good and some days are not so good. Its not if you are perfect every day that matters but if you are moving things in a forward direction. It's humbling when you…
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Wow... That had how many calories?!!?
Since logging what is the one food that blew your mind. I just ate a 1 thousand kCalorie Salad. (Cindy's Barcalona Vinegrette will kill me) What has surprised you the most.
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Would anyone else find time stamps on our food log helpful?
I would love to know when I'm eating the most calories and such to help track emotional or stress eating. Thoughts?
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People that have issues with accountability in the past how did you fix that?
The reason why I ask is that My personality is such that I am externally motivated. ie I have a hard time doing things for myself. I tend to do things because someone else needs me to do them. I Cook healthy dinners for my family. But don't actually eat all that healthy for myself. I meet my deadlines for work. I make all…
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Xpost: People that have issues with accountability in the past how did you fix that?
The reason why I ask is that My personality is such that I am externally motivated. ie I have a hard time doing things for myself. I tend to do things because someone else needs me to do them. I Cook healthy dinners for my family. But don't actually eat all that healthy for myself. I meet my deadlines for work. I make all…
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Stress eating (like serious stress eating)
So my husband and I have been under large amounts of stress over the last 5-6 years. 75% of my weight gain can be pin pointed to the stressful times in our lives. Anyway I do not deal well with stress. I'm lousy at it frankly. And it results in me eating my emotions... ALOT. Are there any other stress eaters here? What did…
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What features would you be willing to pay a little extra for?
Each of us are taking different approaches to our diets, While MFP is awesome there are some improvements that would be awesome. I might even be willing to pay extra for certain features. Maybe an a la carte type of thing. For example I would LOVE LOVE LOVE if they would show the Glycemic index/Glycemic Load for Whole…
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Anyone Else Miss the Bodybugg???
The calorie Estimates were the most accurate. Granted a new bodybugg that maybe had gps would be awesome. But seriously the thing did exactly what it was supposed to do. It had an accelerometer, pedometer, measured body temp, sweat, and a whole host of other things. And damn it worked. You bought ONE... maybe 2 when it…
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What Habits have you changed to help you lose weight.
So I have been fighting my post pregnancy weight for about 2 years now. Right now, I'm feeling pretty confident in my process. I'm not really counting calories at the moment all though my diet is likely on the lower carb side of things due to the fact that when I do cut out starches I find my hunger is easier to manage.…
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List your Seasonings
Dieting is tough, especially when the food is bland. Put a picture (or 2) of your most used seasonings that aren't salt and pepper here and give a quick synopsis how you use them. If you are from East Texas... This gets put on pretty much everything. Especially Vegetables. You could be poor and not be able to afford much…
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Gained Fat & Strength? Anyone else experience this?
So this morning is my first legit foray into the gym since I got pregnant with my son 5+ years ago. Mind you he is 4.5 and he is active. I'm always picking him up, wrestling with him and playing with him. Recently I tried to race him and pulled my calf muscle. That's when I said "Times up" on my laziness. I want to be able…
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Mistakes aren't bad. They are just opportunities to learn, grow, and get better
I tell this to my 4.5year old when he makes mistakes. I think a problem a lot of us make is that our "goals" may not be the right goals. The number on the scale is a goal for so many of us but how we get there may not be sustainable. Or how we get there may not result in optimal health plus how do you evaluate "mistakes"…
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Anyone else not officially doing Keto, but find their macro "sweet spot" has a keto-ish profile.
So I'm not "TRYING" to do keto. I'm just generally trying to eat healthier and make healthier choices. I'm not obsessing (too much) either. I'm just making sure I have good healthy options available. But the end result has been a macro ratio that kind of looks ketoish. I've tried the Carb/Protien/Fat diet when I was…
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does the database seriously not have Chick-Fil-A???
I have typed it a dozen times and it returns nothing.
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Didn't MFP Used to have a journal? that you could keep private?
I'm not talking about the food log, I'm talking about a place where you can write down your thoughts, feelings and emotions related to losing weight. I would love to have a place to "journal" briefly so I could follow a trend regarding emotions and diet. Thanks
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Junk science out of Scotland - Only fat consumption causes weight gain
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-07-fat-consumption-weight-gain.html What a horrible study. Science already knows and most of us dieters over 40 already know that fat satiates. We also remember Susan Powter's "Diet Revolution" or whatever that was called and how we all tried to cut fat out of our diets only to get…
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"it takes the body one year to adapt to a new weight"
https://youtube.com/watch?v=HmtbL4j9_hw So I just watched the above video and this was in the comments below the video: Does anyone know how accurate this is and where we can find legit research to support it? If this is the truth then this is a huge piece of information that supports the idea that slower is better and…
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Getting fitness back into my list of priorities
Anyone here get utterly demoralized by what the "used to be able to do" versus their limitations now. 5 years ago pre baby and pre-injuries and health issues I was able to run 4miles a day, lifted 310lbs on the leg press and ran 9mi on the weekends. I did I got back on the elliptical last night, and the level to which my…
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What kind of Therapist should I seek
So I have decided to seek out help for my emotional eating. Would it be reasonable to see someone that has experience with eating disorders?
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Stop the guilt first!
So this week I am doing something a little different. I'm eating whatever I want/crave and just tracking it. I'm not judging it. I'm not freaking out about it. I'm just tracking it and noticing my emotions about it. Yesterday, was a particularly rough day for me emotionally. I'm guilty of emotional eating. BUT the problem…
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Stop the guilt of over eating first
If you have no experience with emotional eating, please do not respond with anything less than support. I'll flag it. So this week I am doing something a little different. I'm eating whatever I want/crave and just tracking it. I'm not judging it. I'm not freaking out about it. I'm just tracking it and noticing my emotions…
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I have hip bursitis. It's officially diagnosed. Any tips on getting over this as soon as possible?
so heart breaking because about 2mths ago I wanted to start training for running again but my doctor has straight up said "no weight bearing exercises" Anyone deal with this? is it a life long sentence? I might need a few words of encouragement.
