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8.8 lbs lost 1st week?!?!?!
I just weighed-in after my 1st week. It shows i've lost 8.8 pounds. This just scared me a little. Ok, so I've ate 1000-1200 calories every day this past week. I know some days it's a little low, but I'm trying to work on raising that without raising carbs. I've been doing research on foods with those characteristics. I was…
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Hardee's NEW $5 Lunch Box!!
Have you seen this new commercial!!! This is how much is in this new "Lunch Box" you can get from Hardee's for $5. 2 Double Cheeseburgers = 960 calories 1 Order of Fries = 320 calories (that's for a small, not sure of the size they give with it) Apple Turnover = 270 calories 20 oz of soda (ex. Coca-Cola) = 160 calories…
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I need a guess on calories!
I went to Old Chicago restaurant for lunch today and I think I made a wise food choice. I got this salad: Chipotle BBQ Chicken- Honey chipotle grilled BBQ chicken breast on field greens, red peppers, fresh basil, tomatoes, Anaheim peppers, black beans and Pepper Jack. Tossed in ranch dressing topped with green onions and…
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Olive Oil to Saute
Does everyone include the olive oil they saute in in their calories?!?!
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High Carb Dinner
My friend is coming over tonight and I'm making dinner and we're having a little wine with it. I'm making a whole wheat pasta dish with chicken, asaparagus, and red peppers. I'll also have a light side salad first. I have the meal and wine completely fitting into my day of calories and carbs with some left over too. But…
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125 Best Packaged Foods
I stumbled upon this article today and absolutely love it!! You know the hassle of looking at nutritional facts at the grocery store for everything? Well this did it for us! Also, you can print out the whole thing (7 pages) to take with you to the store or just have on hand.…
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Is my weight loss real?
So the past few days I've really gotten back on track with my eating and exercise. My eating was back on track before that but i got my exercise on track. I've been super busy with 2 jobs and haven't had much time to eat at all the past few days. I've done 30-50 minutes of exercise the past few days (interval running or…
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Help Out a Friend Please!
I started on this site in March and by July 16th I had lost 17 pounds. I went on vacation then and got off course. Then I moved apartments right when I got back and got situated into my new place. Ever since then (August 1st) I have had one hell of a time trying to get back on track. Eating wise and exercising. I've gained…
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25 Best Nutrition Secrets
Check out this list of the "25 Best Nutrition Secrets"...it has some great tips!! :happy: http://eatthis.menshealth.com/slideshow/25-best-nutrition-secrets?cm_mmc=Yahoo-_-ETNT-_-Worst_Shakes-_-Instant_Nutrition_Secrets
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Healthiest Cheap Food In America
I found this article today and I assume that i'm not the only one on a budget, so I thought others may find this helpful :) http://eatthis.womenshealthmag.com/content/healthiest-cheap-food-america?article=1&page=1
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Rough Time Emotionally?
Just Remember......."A strong outside strengthens the inside." :)
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Ok...Pet Peeve Time Folks!!
OK so this isn't really weight loss related...but needed to get it off my chest. A big pet peeve of mine is something my mom does ALL the time. Lets start with some examples...there's tons but i'll use two recent ones. My mom had a ruptured disc removed a couple weeks ago and she's sitll recovering. I walk in one day "That…
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15 pounds down & starting Insanity!!
I started this journey on March 20th. Here are my stats so far: Weight = 165.8 --- 149.6 Measurements * Right Arm = 11'' --- 11'' * Left Arm = 11'' --- 11'' * Waist = 37'' ---35'' * Hips = 40.75'' --- 39'' * Right Thigh = 25.25'' --- 24'' * Left Thigh = 25.25'' --- 24'' Weight Loss = 16.2 pounds Inches = 6.25'' My inches…
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Insanity Meals On The Go
I just started Insanity yesterday with the fit test. On Thursday I am taking my mom into the hospital for surgery to remove a ruptured disk. So I will be at the hospital from 5:30 am - no idea when maybe mid-afternoon/early evening. I am still going to work out whenever I get home because I am not going to skip a work out.…
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Rest Days
Just curious....how many rest days do you take a week from exercise? I do once a week right now and may consider upping that to two.
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What's Your Weight & Calorie Goal?
Just curious and wanted to compare some.....what is your weight, height, age, and daily calorie goal (with no exercise added in)?? I'll start :) 5'8'' 151 pounds 21 years old 1200 (but will probably raise that starting tomorrow)
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HIIT Advice Needed
I'm 21 years old, 5'8'', 151 pounds and trying to break through a plateau... I started HIIT (high intensity interval training) this week and done it twice so far with a one day break between the days as I saw was advised on most sites explaining it. I have been getting up to 180-190 during the high intensity sprints and…
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Skinny in the Past: Easier to lose weight now?
My sister and I are both working towards becoming healthy and losing weight and being fit. In highschool she went through an eating disorder time and was diagnosed with anorexia in her freshman year of high school. She was inpatient in the hospital for a few weeks and then outpatient. Anyways, obviously she was very small…
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Workout Routine Advice
I have been doing 30 day shred 6 days a week. To supplement that, every other day I add 30 minutes of cardio on my treadmill of jogging or high incline, and on the days I don't do that I do a strength training routine. I may also add some extra cardio into the strength/30 day shred days sometimes, but that's been mainly…
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Exercise Calories: Minus "Sitting" Calories or No
Seems to be some debate about this...so I would just like everyone's opinions on the topic. Do you take the amount of calories you burned during exercise from your HRM or machine and minus what you would have burned in that amount of time just sitting? Or do you use the whole amount? I've heard that MFP already calculates…
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Please Help Me...Frustrated
I began my weight loss journey March 20th. I had a big loss the first week (probably most water weight) of 8 pounds. Since then the numbers have been decreasing, which is to be expected. I have lost in total 14.2 pounds. However I have been working my butt off working out, with usually around 600 calories per day. I have…
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Strength Training Routine Needed
I was wondering if anyone could provide me with a link to one or just describe a good strength training routine. I'm looking to add it in 3x a week. As of right now I just have 3 and 5 pound weights but am considering getting up to 10 pound weights and maybe a resistance band. Please help me :)
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Warm-Up & Cool-Down...Count the Calories?
I was just wondering if people count the warm-up and cool-down of their workouts in their total calories burned. I have a HRM and i just turn it on when I start and end, so I end up counting both of them even though my heart rate obviously isn't all the way up during those times. What do you do?
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Mother's Day Brunch Ideas
On Sunday, I am making a Mother's Day Brunch for my Mother and my Sister (who is also a mother). I want to keep it healthy but tasty. I have a few ideas from online sources of egg dishes and fruit dishes. But I was wondering if anyone on MFP had any recipes for me also. :) I was hoping to make an egg dish, a…
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Zig Zag - Food Options
So I've decided that I'm going to start the Zig-Zag Method of Calorie Intake this next week to get my weight loss going more. I aim to burn about 500-600 calories 6 days a week, with one day of rest. I vary in what I do in that time from running, incline brisk walking, different dvd routines, toning/strength training…
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Need Help...View My Food Diary
I am now a month into my new way of life. I now have a HRM which I love. It pushes me to go longer and harder then before. As a result I've been burning 400-600 calories per day during my work out (and sometimes more). It's usually alot of cardio, but some strength training/toning too. I know...YIPPEE! But, now I need to…
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Upper Body Cardio?
So I started working out about a month ago. I was using my treadmill and old tennis shoes. Well I ended up getting new shoes bc a spot was worn out on my new shoes and my knees were hurting. I've done ice and ibuprofen for the last week. I've only ran like once with my new shoes and have been doing long walks the last…
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Need: Bean Pot Recipes
So I purchased a Bean Pot from the company Celebrating Home about a month ago. I looked in the message boards on here to see if someone had already posted recipes to put in these pots, but didnt see any. I was wondering if anyone had some light and healthy recipes for the Bean Pot. I'm looking to add variety to the foods I…
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Weigh In & Measure Inches???
I was just wondering how many of you measure inches along with weigh-ins. I've heard before that sometimes when you are frustrated that you haven't lost weight that you actually are losing inches, but gaining muscle. So do you measure inches? And is this true?
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Knee Pain
I've been working out for 2 weeks now consistently. I've been using a treadmill the whole time. Mainly I do intervals of 3-3.5 mph to 6-7 mph for 30-40 minutes. I may do some incline work after that at 3 mph depending on the day. A few days ago my knee starting aching. It hurts on the front of it, when pressure is applied.…
