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Your guilt-free option.
I’m looking for motivation because I’m feeling a little overwhelmed. Being an all-or-nothing kid of person has not severed me well so I’m looking for your thoughts. What’s one thing you allow yourself? Wine, chocolate, special coffee, pizza night once a week, a lazy day? Something you let yourself have, absolutely…
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What works for you?
Let me first get one thing straight... I KNOW THIS IS A CALORIE COUNTING SITE AND I'VE BEEN COUNTING FOR OVER 700 DAYS. However, what's your plan? Moderation within your caloric limit? Anything as long as it's within your caloric limit? No caloric limit, just _________? Low carb? Paleo? Vegan? Atkins? LCHF? Vegetarian?…
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Self sabotage.
How can I want something so bad and still manage to sabotage myself so much? Like WTH?! Please, someone help me.
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I made it!
LOOK. AT. MY. TICKER!!!!!! Just because I know it will change I wanted to share... 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! 100! It says I have lost 100 pounds as of today! I will post some pictures soon but everyone here is still sleeping so I have no one to…
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Body asymmetry
This thread came up when I did a google search: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/226706-one-side-of-body-fatter-than-the-other-side I'm just wondering if you have noticed one side of your body being slightly larger than the other and if weight loss has helped even things out. (Especially the last bit of weight loss.)
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Calorie inaccuracies on labels
Could this be part of the reason some people lose or don't lose with specific calorie restrictions? I knew there could be about a 20% margin of error with the caloric content of food and maybe this is why it can be different for each individual. Wrong numbers and different amounts being absorbed. What do you think?…
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What does your last 20 pounds look like?
I'm in the process of losing the last 20 pounds. I'm just wondering if you could share any photos you might have which show before-and-afters of your last 20ish pounds. I'd like to see what the difference might look like. Also, if you are willing to share any of your personal stats (height, weight, clothing size, gender,…
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Fruit
I've been staying within my caloric limit but going way over on my carbs and sugars, only because of fruit...do you think this will affect my weight loss?
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NSV. Tiny? Me?
The other day I was in a clothing store and the lady working said this to me... "You're lucky you're so tiny, we have lots of extra-smalls left." How awesome is that?!?! I don't think I'm tiny by any stretch but that just made my whole week.
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10,000 steps a day
So I just started this 10,000 steps a day challenge. I have a couple of questions that I was hoping you could help me with... 1) Does walking count as exercise? On days that I don't work, I will be doing most of the walking on the treadmill. I walk about 3.5-4 MPH, at a slight incline. 2) Do you think walking this much…
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When is enough, enough?
So I set a weight loss goal and I've achieved it. I had no idea what my body would look like when I reached it (I haven't been this thin since maybe junior high) and to be honest, I'm not happy with the loss. I figure if I lose another 10 pound that might help. I think maybe my trouble spots are going to be the last to…
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How to do the 30 day videos...
I'm just wondering how you did Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred and/or Ripped in 30. HOW: How many days in a row did you do it? How many rest days did you take and how often? How many days per level did you take? How long did it take you to make it through the levels? RESULTS: How much weight did you lose? How many inches…
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Help me to stop...
It's 12:02 am where I am. That means it's a new day. Thank goodness! Yesterday marked day 10 of my unintentional binge-fest. I just want to be done. I'm looking for any advice. I'm begging for your helpful words. I don't want to do this anymore. I'm not even enjoying the food I'm eating anymore. I'm just eating to eat. How…
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After a binge...
So I have been doing AWESOME! In fact I lost 9 pounds last month and feel great. Well this weekend I cheated like crazy. Then a very stressful situation arose and I binged even worse today. When I say binge, I'm talking about taking in 3500 calories each day. I feel so disgusting!! There is no way I'll be getting on the…
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Cheat?
I'm on a roll! For nearly the last two weeks I have eaten clean and I'm losing weight again. Yay!! However, I was reading about having a cheat meal once a week and I am wondering if you do this and/or what your experience with it is. Honestly, I'm afraid to do it because I've been doing so well, and I'm worried it might…
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My weight is going in the wrong direction.
I'll try to give you as much detail as possible. I started at 142 pounds a week ago. I haven't been losing so I decided I'd up my calories. I was averaging about 1200 a day and this week I'm averaging 1600 a day. I started exercising Monday to Friday. Nothing crazy but enough to get my heart pumping and enough that I'm…
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37-27-37 with photo (close to goal)
I have started eating a lower (not low) carb diet and am amazed at how much of my "fluffiness" is already gone in just a few pounds. I'm posting this now and when I reach my goal in 15-20 pounds I'll post the difference. (I'm so excited!) Please be nice, I know I have quite a few stretch marks - five babies and being 100…
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How big of a change did the last 20lbs make?
Hi everyone, I'm on the home stretch here with my weight loss, the last 20 pounds. I'm just wondering for those of you who have reached your goal, what are the big changes you noticed closer to the end? It seems that now that I'm this close, each pound is making a difference. At least that's what I'm telling myself. I want…
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A little help please...
You know, I've been doing SO well. Then one thing leads to another and for SOME reason, I come crashing down. Why oh why oh why, do I let my emotions get the best of me and cave to emotional eating. Grrrr. This angers me! I am mostly just p*ssed with myself because of the way I feel now. Someone please smack me...
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1 mile a day challenge
So I was just reading about a "1 mile a day" challenge. The challenge is to run (or walk) just one mile a day for 30 days straight. I don't think it's a lot. I need to get back to exercising and I think this will get me in the habit of moving everyday. It's just one mile or 1.6 kilometres. It won't take a lot of time (<15…
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Heavier but smaller?
Something crazy and wonderful is happening. I had lost 93 pounds at one point last year but now have regained a few pounds. It feels like I have been struggling forever to get this last bit of weight off and get back into the jeans I was wearing when I was at my lowest weight. I went to school and stopped exercising and…
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GOAL! 90 pounds gone! (pics)
I did it, I reached my goal! It took me two years, but the weight is gone. I feel like I have some fat left to lose and muscle to gain but that's okay...I did what I set out to do (and then some). I went from an XL to a S and a size 15 to a 4! I love the changes and I won't be going back to my old self any time in the…
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Secret Motivation...got me here
A few years ago my daughter (now 17 years old) wanted some clothes from Lululemon for Christmas, little did I know, this would be a new motivation for me. We went into the store to pick her out some new clothes, and my 220+ pound self was very discouraged to learn that even if I wanted to, there was no way I could ever fit…
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My plan...good, bad or just plain ugly?
Well... I need help! I'm told this is the first step when you have a problem. I took the last week off because I had been at a plateau for about 3 weeks and I was getting really frustrated and I just couldn't take it. I refuse to even look at the scale for another week! I have a new plan and I'm wondering if you think it's…
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Down 82 pounds
Hi everyone! I'm having a little trouble losing that last 10ish pounds so I thought it might help to change my profile picture and write down how far I've come. 1. Well, 82 pounds gone! 2. I fit size 4-6 clothes where as before I was creeping into the plus sizes. 3. I like the way I look...before I hated the way I looked.…
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Should I change my goal?
): I refuse to give up! This morning I measured mysellf and learned I'm almost an inch shorted than I thought. So, I'm thinking I should change my weight loss goal. I guess I don't know because the BMI calculator isn't a real reliable source in my opinion and when I went and did a an online BF test, the results are no…
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Finally a NSV I WANT to share.
I've had so many non-scale and scale victories in the last 18 months, I really wish I'd been recording them all. I've lost 75 pounds and I have about 15 more to go so I'm sure most of you can imagine what some of those victories might be. I'd like to share the one from last night while getting ready for bed. As I was…
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I Feel Like Garbage Can
I am so frustrated. Maybe some of you have been here because I know this isn't the first time for me. Here's a little about me first. It's taken about 17 months but I've managed to lose 69.5 pounds. It feels great! I don't know where my goal is at the moment and for whatever reason that bugs me. I'm 5'7" and I just have no…
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Just Sayin' Hi
Hi. My name is Jamie and I found MFP about a month ago on my phone and am loving it! Then I came to this site and think you guys are just awesome. I am learning a lot here! Last year I weighed 228 pounds and am now down 56 pounds (6 pounds using MFP). I don't know exactly where my goal is but it's a ways yet. Last month I…
