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Your 'Ah-Ha' Moment
I obviously have far too much time on my hands as another question out of sheer curiosity has been nagging away at me ... so here goes. :D * When was your 'AH-HA' moment that made you decide, 'ahhhm okay it's time to do something about this weight?' * What made a difference this time which differed from previous attempts…
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Calling All Maintaining Beasts
I recently just celebrated 520 days streak & a MFP bud called me a 'beast.' It made feel really good because by my own diligence the hope is that it may help encourage others. SO ... maintaining beasts - what is your highest log in streak and do you still continue to log everyday & how long have you been maintaining?…
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What Top 3 Stats Do You Focus on When Reading Food Labels?
Just out of curiosity, I was wondering what top three items do most long-term maintainers hone in on (with food labels) when trying new things or tweaking current food repertoire? In order of priority, I look for:* Total Calories from Fat (esp. Sat or Trans Fat) * Sugar * Carbs vs Net Carbs
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How Much Do You Believe?
My rl MFP bud & I had an interesting conversation the other day & I thought I'd toss it out there to survey other maintainers' consensus. After reaching goal weight, did you get rid of your oompa loompa clothes or did you keep them as a 'just in case'? * If you got rid of them, when did you do so? ie. 1 mth, 3 mos into…
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Long Term Maintaining Exercise Strategies
I am ALWAYS tweaking my foods & exercise to maximize benefits. I've recently shifted my workout from more cardio focus to more strength focus. SO I was wondering what some of the other maintainers have changed in the activities compared to when you were losing? My Losing Regiment:* 45 min - 1 hr of cardio My Maintaining…
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Staying or Going?
As I've peruse the 'Intro' & 'Get Started' forums I see a lot of folks returning to MFP. Some just stopped logging while others stopped once they achieved their goals but has returned due to regaining weight. SO I'm wondering:* Do you plan to continue to use MFP & why? And how active do you think you will be? ie forums MFP…
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Do They Get It?
I have been in maintaining just past the 1 yr mark in Aug and I've noticed that there's seem to be an genuine disconnect between me & my friends who have not had to or want to lose weight. It's not that they are unsupportive but I get this 'look' when I continue to log my food & watch my portions even though I've lost the…
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Oblique Exercise Recommendations?
Hello! I have done a fair amount of research on a good & effective exercise for toning/defining obliques and I'm kinda stuck. I use to be a gymnast (eons ago) and have obscenely strong abs but the definition is long gone. It is a challenge to find an abs exercise which poses a challenge. I would like to have some…
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Yay or Nay on Fruit?
I'm always tweaking my maintenance eating in hopes to beating the statistical odds of regaining. And as I have incorporated more and more veggies, I've found myself eating less & less fruit. After some research, I'm contemplating if there is even a reason to consume fruit if I'm getting the comparable vitamins & nutrients…
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When Did You Finally Believe?
Sometimes when I see a photo of myself & my knee-jerk reaction is 'who the heck is THAT?' At a closer glance I see that it is obviously me ... 35+ lbs lighter. This odd phenomena is usually followed by repeatedly asking the Hubs 'wow I really lost the weight huh?' in an attempt to somehow confirm that it wasn't just a…
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MFP Pals MIAs
Just curious ... yes I wish there's an app that cured THAT ... ;) Does anyone else periodically spring-clean their MFP friend list and remove the folks who has dropped off the face of the earth? If so, how long do you typically wait before removing? I just find seeing MFP friends who has been consistently absent a little…
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Pay It Forward
Perusing the Get Started board I see the same questions over & over. So since we are all maintaining now I thought it would be cool to 'Pay it Forward' to those who are just beginning their journey or struggling. (*) If you were to give ONE advice to someone just starting or struggling what would it be? (*) (If can be a…
