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A hard few months.... time for change
Last year I lost 35lbs. Then became pregnant with baby #4. At our 20 week ultasound we learned she had a disorder called Trisomy 18. Which is not compatible with life. My husband and I chose to continue the prenancy not knowing whether our baby girl would live to term or not. Only 30% of babies with this condition survive…
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pumping.... help
pumping.... help baby got rsv, and we discovered she also had reflux. She refused to nurse and began dropping weight so i switched to pumping. I usually pump around 27 ounces in a day(that's pumping 3 times a day). My baby is now just shy of 3 months old. So i started back up on mfp. Set my calories at 1950 and in two days…
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PLEASE... read my food diary any advice is welcome!!!
ALL advice is welcome.. trying to bust out of 150............
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Any one elses have a hard time with the 150's
I have been stuck in the 150-155 range for almost 3 months now!!!!! Anyone else have this problem? If so how did you bust through???
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Is this FOR REAL???
So I did Tae bo =500cals.. then my fitbit gave me another 600 in daily motion... giving me an almost 3000 TDEE.. walking 6 miles over the course of my day...could it be my weight-loss stall and binge crashes were because I had underestimated my TDEE... so I was eating too low. causing crashes in energy and motivation.. I…
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how do you feel your emotions???
I m an emotional eater.. doesn't matter what the emotion.. I eat... Whether it be excited, mad, frustrated, sad... I have forgotten how to feel my emotions and ride them out... So when you feel one of these what do you do... I asked my Dh he said " I don't know how to explain it, I just feel it and let it be..." Any advice…
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any fitbit users out there??? opinions PLEASE!!!
Looking at getting a fitbit... PLEASE tell me what you think... does it track calories burned for all exercises.. or just for the steps you take in a day????
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Winter Workouts.. what do you do???
So since we live in Idaho.. what do you do for a winter workout???? I LOV to run. But as a working mom, am not brave enough to do it alone in the dark (5am)... how do you keep moving in the winter weather???
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what time do you workout??
To work out I have to get up at 4:30am.. and for 3 weeks now I have set my alarm then it goes off and I get up, re-set it and go back to bed.. what is your trick to getting up at the butt crack of dawn to work out??
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hunger pains after eating..anyone???
I have noticed that after I eat I get what resembles hunger pangs... I am talking as soon as I get up from the tale, it feels like my stomach is GROWLING.. does this happen to anyone else?? Anyone know the cause??
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Breaking the PLATEAU..... ADVICE PLEASE!!!
so I went to freedieting.com and it said my BMR is 1407....I have been bouncing around 150 for almost 2 months.. thinking maybe 1500 I was set at is too low..(last time I plateaued I was eating 1300 and bumped up to 15000) lets see what 1600 will do for me which is maintence at my goal weight with no exercise... any…
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What's your Shoe???
I love to run .. but have had both ACL's replaced... looking for some good shoes, to workout in... what's your shoe???? and why???
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do you weigh your meat (chicken..etc) before or after it's c
so when you weigh a chicken breast to eat, do you enter the weight before or after you cook it????
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What was your Insanity fit test 1 results??? and your stats
I just went in order but abbreviated them cuz I am so wiped out I am shaking right now...... I am 5'5" and 152lbs.. shooting for 130 SJ:53 PJ:45 PK: 95 PJ:24 GJ:9 SJ: 10 PushupJ: 20 LPO: 35
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Insanity and knees???
I have had both my ACL's replaced will insanity give me knee probles????
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HELP ME BALANCE......
The past 2 weeks have been horrible. I have ate like crap, and I feel like crap... somedays I just want to stop..... In March it will be a year since we lost Mackinley, I want to feel great about myself on that day, be strong and confident, and pushing ahead. I know that is what my baby girl wants for me. but I am having…
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what has been working for you
So since we are all busy mom's what are some things that have worked well for you in your weightloss journey... as far as exercises... food... meals.. juggling it all??????????????/ I have found If I get up before my kids to exercise even though it's early (5am) my day is better and I am more patient I also plans my meals…
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Hungry out or NOWHERE!!!
SO I started mixing up strength and cardio (30DS and TJ) and now I eat a good 300-400 between 6-7am cal breakfast a fruit or veggie w protein snack around 10-11am... and by my lunch at 12 I am STARVING.. like shaky and HUNGRY!!!! I eat a 300ish cal lunch.12pm... snack between 2-4pm same as morning and dinner 300-400 around…
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HOW CAN THIS BE
THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT: my weight varies so i take a daily weight then average it to watch for a downward trend... well this am I sat at 152.6...... even after my HUGE fall apart.. the scale registers only 154.... hopefully lots of water will control most damage.. I am surprised at this.. any explanations???
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cold weather gear........... suggestions
SO I live in the rocky mountians, and have my first cold weather 5k on Thanksgiving morning. Figure if I hit a 5k then I can enjoy my food with out a ton of calorie stress (still eating smart)...... But I usually only run in the warm months because I am a teacher I work the winter months and to run it's dark so I stay…
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MY BUTTERFLY!!!!!!!!
SO A FRIEND JUST POINTED OUT TO ME THAT MY BUTTERFLY ON MY TICKER IS (DRUMROLL.......) HALFWAY TO MY GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! i STARTED THE FIRST OF JUNE........... AT 173 AND AM HALFWAY TO MY GOAL OF 135......................... FLY BUTTERFLY................
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NSV good and bad maybe???
So my sis in law says to me "we are finding out what our baby is (boy/girl) next week. But we are going to wait and surprise everyone and tell Christmas day. Won't that be GREAT?" And in my mind I think PERFECT (with MAJOR SARCASAM) I am already spending Christmas with my other sis in law and her 2 month old baby, and now…
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Wii fit says 4.2 miles in 30 minutesbut only...........
So I just tried out the free run on my wii fit and it says I did 4.2 miles in 30 minutes... I haven't ran(for real) for a couple months and my last run was 10 min. miles.... so this could be fairly accurate but it says only 186 calories??????? REALLY!!!!!!!!! I don't own a HRM... not in the budget..... but I was pretty…
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weight goal vs. size goal.... what is your vote
When I began my journey i was focused only on losing weight...... and while I am a "daily weigher" yes I admitt it. It keeps me focused. I am beginning to think that instead of shooting for a number (135) I would rather aim for a size (we'll say 6-8) a nice lean fit 6-8..... so what is your preference???? Are you aiming…
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IUD removed ravished, and dropping weight???
So I had the mirena , removed it about 2 weeks ago, dropped 5lbs in 4 days.... HUGE increase in appetite..... but am still dropping weight... could the mirena have been stalling my weighloss... ANYONE HAD THE SAME SITUATION???
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Calorie goal question
So MFP has me at 1220... to weigh 135 (my FGW) a persons BMR is approx 1400.... at 1220 I feel tired and irritable.... if a 135 person maintains at 1400. If I eat no more than 1400 shouldn't I get down to 135 over time?
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Weighing same day of every week... vs. daily HELP!!!
So I used to weigh myself every Friday morning and for the first month I saw a steady drop...... Then I began weighing daily (it helps motivate me)... but lately my Fridays ar generally the same as the week before while I have other days that are lower... ie. tis week Mon160.6 tues 158.2 Weds159.2 Thurs 159.6 Fri 160.0…
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Changing history.. a NSV
So my profile pic is of my family.... I am in the green shirt holding the little girl. As you can see (yes those are my 4 brothers) My family is not small.... I had always been thin and fit until I started having kids. My mom (in yellow) is the smallest of her siblings.... WLL huge NSV... today my kids asked for a snack. I…
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NSV found in a 5k
Todya was the 2nd time I have gone running this summer. And not only did I set a new PR(i have always loved to run) I ran a 5k... I drug my butt out of bed at 6 and pounded the pavement for 3.2 miles in 34 minutes.... could I have done this 14lbs ago.. NO WAY after 2 acl replacements my knees would have never survived...…
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Turning heartche into a NSV
So if you know me you know about the baby girl we lost in March. Well my sister in law just announced that she is expecting next March. And while I am happy for them (since she has struggled with infertility since a miscarriage 3 years ago) It still hurts. The fact that she will be holding a baby while I only hel mine for…
