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Exercising with muscle injuries
I'm struggling with how to modify certain exercises ... or whether to just give them up ... because of my torn rotator cuff. I had surgery on it 4 years ago, and it's re-tearing again. I can't afford to take the time off work to have it fixed again, so I'm trying to just do the best I can. The challenge is that I'm over…
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Postcard Challenge Round 45
This is a fun and simple challenge: Enter your starting weight by Friday, February 17th. Then we will all work really hard to eat right and exercise. THEN... 2 weeks later, on Friday, March 2nd, everyone checks back in with their new and improved weight. The person who has the biggest weight loss gets a postcard from…
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Is it possible ...
that I'm not eating enough? I've been stalled with my weight for about 3 weeks. The scale hasn't even budged a tenth of a pound. I have my daily calorie deficit set to lose 1 pound per week or 500 calories per day. The last few weeks I've been averaging an additional 1100 - 2000 calorie deficit for the week. This still…
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Postcard Challenge - Round 43
This is a fun and simple challenge: Enter your starting weight by Friday, January 6th. Then we will all work really hard to eat right and exercise. THEN... 2 weeks later, on Friday, January 20th, everyone checks back in with their new and improved weight. The person who has the biggest weight loss gets a postcard from…
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When to transition to a strength training phase
I've lost about 40 pounds over the last 6 months with mostly diet ... some light cardio, but not much. I still have a long ways to go with the weight loss (another 100 pounds), but would like to see if I can start building some muscle and tone up a bit. I've read a lot about how difficult it is to try to lose weight AND…
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Eat more to lose weight ... whodda thunk!
I've been on MFP for 6 months now. Was losing an average of 1 - 1.5 lbs per week. I decided over the holidays to give myself a little bit of a break and up my calories to maintenance level just to allow a little "indulging" at all the family and work celebrations. First week at maintenance calories my weight stayed the…
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I guess there is a difference
OK ... this is a huge step for me ... posting pictures. It's so hard to notice the difference when looking in the mirror because I've always been so critical of myself. But when I ran across a couple of pictures of me from 2 years ago I realized that I have gotten smaller. Still have a LONG way to go, but I'm making…
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Burning out
I've been on MFP for just over 4 months now. In that time I've dropped 27.5 pounds with diet only. But I'm feeling a little burned out. Even though the scale keeps dropping consistently, I don't get as excited about every pound gone as I used to. I'm frustrated that I'm "only" losing about 1 1/2 pounds a week. I watch what…
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Scale frustration
I'm trying so hard to look at the big picture ... my weight is slowly going down (21 pounds in 3 months). But the elation of seeing my weight drop by a couple of pounds (verified over a 2-3 day period) is offset by the fact that a few days after the weight loss, I seem to gain back 3 - 4 pounds and maintain at that higher…
