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Omg she’s back again….looking for friends!
Hey all, I’m Amanda and I’m 38. I’ve been an on again, off again member here since maybe 2011! I just logged on again for the first time in close to 8 years. The baby in my profile pic turns 8 next week! I did some WW from 2020 to 2021 which was awesome but then fell off the wagon back in April and decided to get rid of…
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Anybody else given up artificial sweeteners?
Hey everyone :) So I had a lot of success this past year in losing over 20 lbs, just by faithfully logging my food and upping my exercise. I'm a nurse, so my health is actually very important to me after seeing what years of abuse and neglect will do to a person's body. I work on an oncology floor, and have seen so much…
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Baltimore Color Run 11/17!
I just found out The Color Run is coming back to Baltimore in November, and I am totally planning to sign up! Any other Baltimore MFP'ers planning to join in? :) I'm super excited about this!
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6 Funny Life Lessons (If you want a good laugh)
Someone shared these at work yesterday, and we were all cracking up. I don't know who wrote them, but they're great. Enjoy! Lesson 1: Naked Wife A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens…
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What's everyone reading??
Just curious what latest book you are devouring? I'm always looking for a great new book!! Right now I'm reading Catching Fire, which is the second book of the Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins! It's been sitting on my shelf for the past year because school reading has taken precedence over reading for pleasure, but…
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Protein Powder Recommendations?
I'm looking to add some protein to my diet, but I'm not a huge meat lover. I am looking for suggestions for a protein powder that has a nice flavor. I love both vanilla and chocolate, so I could do either flavor. I have a GNC down the road from me, so that would be my most convenient shopping option. I've never shopped for…
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Teeth Whitnening - which kit is best?
I would love to start whitening my teeth (coffee and tea drinker, right here) but all of the kits are SO expensive. If they are really effective, it would be worth the money. Anyone have any recommendations of which to buy or which to avoid? I've also heard baking soda and hydrogen peroxide works as a home remedy, but is…
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Just starting out!
Hey everyone! I'm Amanda. I've been really successful on MFP, losing over 20 lbs over the course of 6 months early this spring through a 1200-1300 calorie diet and tons of cardio. Unfortunately, I fell off the wagon for a few months and gained back a decent chunk... so I came back and tried the whole 1200 cal thing again.…
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Dietary Fiber vs. Insoluble Fiber
Hey guys. Just a quick nutrition question. When I'm looking at the fiber content of some products, they list both dietary fiber AND insoluble fiber. I just want to make sure I have the right idea here. Dietary fiber is what I want to be looking at, correct? Insoluble fiber would be the fiber that is not soluble in water…
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Two cats for sale...
Just kidding. They are not for sale. I love them dearly, but today they are being a pain in my *kitten*! This is what I came home to tonight! And they sit there looking so smug :explode: Edit: Yes, that is my TV that is laying diagonally on the floor...they broke the damn table leg so now I gotta get a new table.
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Exercising in a 2nd floor apartment or condo?
Hey guys! I would love to start doing some exercise videos through the winter months, but I'm on the second floor of my building and am afraid that too much jumping around would totally piss off my neighbors below me! Have you guys found a solution to this? Is it courteous to knock on their door and let them know you'll be…
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A random rant on paleness...
I just feel like complaining for a couple of minutes about the fact that my skin is lily white, and no matter how much weight I lose, paleness always makes people look less skinny than they actually are...anyone else ever notice this? Now, I'm not one for tanning...I've never set foot in a tanning bed or gotten a spray tan…
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What does maintenance mean to you?
Just curious about everyone's opinions! I recently reached my goal weight, and then last night went out after work and over indulged in mexican food. Realistically, in maintenance mode, this is going to happen once a month. I was significantly over my maintenance cals, and of course up 1.5 lbs this morning (mostly sodium,…
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That pain in your side while running...
Just curious if anyone can tell me what causes that stitch of pain in your side that you get when you're running, as in a physiological cause.... Is it a harmless thing that you should just push through, or is it a sign that you are overexerting yourself? Just wondering :)
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Taking measurements
I would love to start taking consistent measurements, but I don't know the "correct" places to measure for my waist, hips and thighs. Does everyone tend to measure just above their belly button for their waist measurement? What about for your hips? Do you measure the thickest part around your butt? LOL And as for thighs,…
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Need running shoes
Okay...so I've recently started the C25K program and have been doing a lot of jogging walking in the neighborhood and on the treadmill. I've effectively worn holes in my old workout shoes, and I know I need a new pair. But I'm having a hard time swallowing the pill of spending $100+ to get fitted for a "real" pair of…
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One way to tell you're being successsful with exercise...
...is when you go to do your laundry, and over half of your load consists of exercise attire! :laugh: Anyone else experiencing this?
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Skinnytaste.com
Hey everyone! I recently found a website called skinnytaste.com, and people swear by this woman's recipes. They are apparently yummy and yet pretty healthy as well! I'm not much of a cook, but I would like to learn. Does anyone else use this website, and if so, what are your FAVORITE recipes? Especially recipes that were a…
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Exercising when you have a cold - good or bad?
Hey everyone. I've been so great with going to the gym since mid December. Atleast 45 minutes, sometimes up to 90 minutes, 4 times per week. I think it's been instrumental in my journey thus far. Now, I've come down with a nasty cold/flu type of thing...and I am still really craving a workout. i feel like I need to stay on…
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Pinterest
Does anybody else use pinterest? It's basically like a big "corkboard" where you can "pin" pictures from around the internet that inspire you. I've created a "Motivation" pin board where I post quotes and pictures of all things related to fitness and health...and whenever I don't feel like going to the gym, or I want to go…
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An incentive to NOT want to eat Baby Shower Cake...
Just check out these creations...if they don't turn you off to eating cake, I don't know what will... http://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2011/7/22/the-search-for-the-worlds-most-disturbing-shower-cake-ends-h.html **Shudders**
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Scales that measure body fat and water percentage...
Hey all... The scale I currently own is a very basic digital scale. I am thinking of upgrading to one that measures body fat percentage and body water percentage? Is this a true claim, and worth the money? Or is it just a gimmick to charge more for a scale? Anyone have any info on how accurate these scales truly are? Any…
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Newbie
Hey everyone! My name is Amanda, and I'm 27. Mostly I'm looking to get in shape, but losing 20 lbs would be pretty awesome as well! ;) Currently I am 138...looking to be around 120 eventually! I hope to be hanging around here in my spare time and getting to know some people! Feel free to add me as a friend, I'm always…
