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calling myself out!!!!
Not sure what topic this shouid go under, but here goes! I desided I need to start measuring myself, I had lost motivation for a quick minute, hardly speaking to MFP friends, just logging what I was eating and not paying attention to what it was!!! Well I measured my waist! it is a size 43.... OMG!!!! that is 8 inches over…
need advice, help!!!
Ok MFP, I know I am going to get my butt kicked for even asking this, but I need advice, and where better to get it than here Right? I have not been so good on my eating lately, I was just really struggling with motivation, I have had college finals, Getting ready to go back to work, kids all over the place, just a mess,…
HELP from the ladies.. prob. TMI for the guys
SO I am a nursing mom, well actually I am an exclusive pumping mom (not by choice) bad lactation advice!!! anyways. i pump over 70 ounces a day!! yes 70... I feed my baby and build a supply for her in the freezer with the excess... problem, based on "possible statistics" 70 at 20 cals per totals 1400 caloires!!!!! I am…
sweet tooth trick
I know there are those of us out there that love to satisfy their sweet tooth, PROBLEM!!! we do not want to risk our progress or give in to too much temptatuon... SMARTIES!!!! smarties only have 25 calories per roll.. when I ahve an irresistable sweet tooth I grab a little role of smarties and becasue they are soooo sweet…
what do you consider vigorous? HELP
I have a mini trampoline, I do step ups on it for 20 to 30 minutes for a good butt lift cardio workout lol... just wondering how to count it... under the exercise database it says step ups vigorous, how do you guys determine if it is a vigorous workout or a mild workout? Help plz! :)
30ds kicked my booty!!!
OMG... so I feel so lame right now, I have thought I was in decent shape as far as being able to handle exercise. I know I am here obviously I need to lose weight, but I never thought I was so out of shape that a workout would have me begging for mercy. Today I started the 30 day shred... and I am almost positive that…
Where do you get your motivation from when you start?
Ok, I have been on this site once before, I was doing ok: TMI I am a nursing mom, and it depleated my milk supply a little and a got scared so I quit coming on here, I talked to my doctor, found out how I can avoid that this time around so I am ready AGAIN, to take control of my life. Here is my question and my problem. I…
working out thru the pain of the 30ds
So I am on day two of the 30ds.. I woke up and am soooo sore I hate to even move... I am determined to continue with this program and get thru day two... anyone have any tips for fighting thru the soreness and pain of day one to get thru day two? Much appreciated!
how accurate is MFP
At the end of every day when you close out your diary, how accurate is the estimated weight based on the same daily numbers. Let me explain incase I did not make sense. When you submit your daily exercise and foood diary it says you should weight "X" amount by "X" day if you eat the same things and do the same exercise.…
right or wrong
For those of you eating three 400 calorie meals is this due to no exercise? I guess by the end of my day I am having to eat almost 2700 total calories a day just to hit the 1280 net. Am I doing this wrong? should i be eating 1280 and if i exercise it just takes away what i have ate for the day??? I thought I keep seeing to…
how many calories each meal?
: how many calories do you guys eat for each meal for the 1200-1500 (female-male) min. calorie net? I am supposed to net 1280 a day, I try to make my breakfast the largest meal of the day but sometimes find that i will exercise enough that by the end of the day I have a little more eating to do lol. I would just like to…
what to do if i go over
If I go over my calorie limit for just today by 200 calories what should I do? Is it ok to go over once, or should I hurry up and get another exercise in for the day. MY husband is taking me out to dinner and I looked up exactly what I want to have and put in the calories buty it will take me over by 223 calories for the…
what do you count as "exercise" what do you log????
I am curious what everyone is actually counting as their exercise? I see so many options of exercises you can choose from and some of them make me laugh like cleaning, but I get the idea of cleaning counting. what things do you guys count as an exercise and actually log it into your calculations? Thanks in advance, I am…