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It's been a struggle
So about a year and a half ago, my mom introduced me to My Fitness Pal, she has always been the one nagging me about my weight, since high school if not before and has pushed Weight Watchers on me more times than i can count, i think i've tried weight watchers at least 2-3 times... but mentally my head was never there...…
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what to drink with my lunch...
Most of the day i drink water with a little lemon juice in it, but i'd been drinking an Arnold Palmer lite half & half with my lunch. I am really looking to cut my unnecessary carbs (i want to be closer to 40% than 50% every day) and unfortunately i think this drink has got to go because there are 21g of carbs in it. What…
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Bathroom
I feel like i have spent more time in the bathroom than at my desk today....i HATE those days.... but extra steps & losing water weight :smile:
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my thoughts on Weight Watchers
So back in October i went into the doctor for my yearly physical and i had gained back all the weight that i had lost over the previous year.... which wasn't surprising because i had stopped tracking and more or less was half A$$ING it at the gym.... so i made the decision to go pay the $42/month at Weight Watchers: The…
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my fitbit did its job...
I haven't wanted to do anything in about a week, except sleep and lay on the couch.... yesterday i got a fitbit for christmas and the plan today was to relax on the couch and work from home, i got a notification that i was about 1000 steps behind someone in a challenge so i decided to go for a walk and was able to beat her…
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overdid it last night....
So i went to the work holiday party last night, went in with the best of intentions, planned on not standing by the food so i wouldn't overeat.... unfortunately even the best laid plans fail.... i went in and started nibbling and trying everything and going for seconds and sometimes thirds... then there was the dessert…
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"Lift like a woman" Fitness Assessment
So I went to the gym for my fitness assessment last night, the first guy I met with was a COMPLETE *kitten* and was telling me how I should be doing higher reps/lower weight with 10lb dumbbells vs the stronglifts 5x5 program, and told me some convoluted math problem to convince me I’d be moving more weight doing high reps…
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"Lift Like a Woman" Fitness Assessment
So I went to the gym for my fitness assessment last night, the first guy I met with was a COMPLETE *kitten* and was telling me how I should be doing higher reps/lower weight with 10lb dumbbells vs the stronglifts 5x5 program, and told me some convoluted math problem to convince me I’d be moving more weight doing high reps…
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One of the thing that annoys me....
One of the things that really annoys me is the people who complain about not losing weight and they're either not: (a) Weighing and measuring EVERYTHING (b) Not tracking ACCURATELY (c) Not tracking TRUTHFULLY I was in this boat last year, i just wanted the weight to fall off of me and i didn't understand how i had lost…
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Finally Back
After about a 3 month break, i am finally back on MFP. I believed i could be accountable and did not have to track my calories and i'd lose the weight without that. Unfortunately, while i didn't gain any weight (or at least none that was noticable) i was not holding myself accountable for eating the right foods to fuel my…
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best and worst feeling
Knowing your pants are to big/needing to wear a belt but not wanting to buy a smaller size because you know you'll just need an evwn smaller size in a few more months
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interesting article
http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/27/health/diet-soda-weight-loss/index.html?c=health Proves its a lifestyle change not a diet.....you dont have to cut anything out completely just use in moderation and make simple sustainable changes
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its funny
So this week ive decided to shake it up a bit, given I need to add more protein to my diet.... I decided to swap my favorite lunch mear for a more calorie dense protein packed rotisserie chicken, and I was worried about going over my calories becaise the chicken is double the calories as the lunch meat.....guess what I…
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HELP :(
So ive been on a 20% calorie reduction since I started using the TDEE method earlier this year.... I have also recently started Stronglifts 5X5 so I know I need more protein.... I changed the percent goal to 35% and my plan is to over the next month slowly go down to a 15% reduction, so id be adding 30 calories a week....…
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question about Stronglifts
So I just started the Stronglifts 5X5 program yesterday and I have a couple of questions... First of all im really only going to be doing stronglifts twice a week, because I have another cardio/strength training class I like to do one night a week, is this ok or should I consider dropping that class in favor of a third day…
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Stronglifts 5X5
Im starting stronglifts 5X5 tonight, anybody have any tips, tricks or advise?
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you're eating more than you think
So for those of you who aren't losing weight and cant figure out why, from my experience its usually either water retention or youre eating more than you think....ive noticed my weight loss has more or less stalled for a couple of weeks when I was trying tp figure out why I realize also during this time frame i have been…
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strength training
So when I do my strength training, usually 5 sets of 10 reps, I can feel my muscles working and they'd usually fatigued by the time im done with each muscle group and the last set is generally challenging.... I did my chest, back and shoulders last night and fully expected to be sore this morning.... but im really…
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pants tighter than normal after a leg day???
So I went to put my work pants on this morning and they feel tighter than they did in the thigh area.... on saturday I did a full body weight day including 5 sets 10 reps of squats and lunges (both sides) and yesterday I did a leg and arm day including the same set and reps of squats and lunges.... is it just water…
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overdoing it?
Im really trying to get better about going to the gym and exercising and my goal is to run a 5k and to also be able to jimp back into Body Pump in october... this is what my gum schedule currently looks like: Sunday: aqua zumba/light run Monday: weight day consisting of (squats, lunges, hang clean *variation of clean n…
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Why???
So I went to the gym yesterday morning for a strength workout (rows, squats, lunges, hang cleans, triceps, chest and biceps) im trying to get ready to get back into the body pump class I dropped... and I was looking around the free weight area and noticed I was one of the only girls in the free weight area everyone else…
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trying on clothes....
I know that ive lost pounds and inches and its getting to the poi t where I finally need to buy new clothes, my work pants are practically falling off of me.... a few weeks ago I went clothes shopping and I was able to buy a size smaller jeans, i knew in my headbefore I tried them on that they would fit but as soon as I…
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is it just me....
Whenever I have a big loss like I did last week, 3 pounds *I only weigh every other week*, I always feel like its a fluke or something was wrong with the scale or I was dehydrated, I can come up with a million other reasons, until I see the same number or lower again... I dont know if its just me or if it's because the…
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its a lifestyle change not a diet
Amazing article proving anyone can do anything they want to do if they out their mind to it http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/21/health/irpt-weight-loss-teena-henson/index.html?hpt=hp_c3
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something to think about
So about two weeks ago after getting frusterated woth my lack of weightloss I decided to make a couple of changes... first I decided to stop drinking soda, except if im sick or its a special occasion or something, and swap it with flavored sparkling water.... second for lunches I was regularly having a sandwich with two…
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stupid scale
I know I shouldn't be as focused and obsessed with the number on the scale as I am, because I know ive lost inches goven ive gone down a pant size.... but im starting to get really frusterated because it takes me FOREVER to lose a pound, I just started running again a couple of weeks ago, and I usually go for runs 2-3…
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parents unsupportive
So ive been listening to my parents for YEARS go on and on about how I need to lose weight and how im not healthy, last year I started going to the gym more regularly and my dad noticed a change but my mom kept harassing me saying "youre not losing weight" and basically implying that I wasnt actually going to the gym....…
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interesting article on running/cardio
http://www.shape.com/weight-loss/weight-loss-strategies/5-reasons-running-may-not-help-you-lose-weight
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losing weight...a journey not a sprint
It took me a long time to come to terms with this, but if you think about it you didnt put the weight on overnight so its not going to come off overnight.... it took me 2.5 month to lose my first 10 pounds I am very proud of my accomplishment, this is the first time I have been under 190 in YEARS... and the first month or…
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not losing weight fast enough....
It took me a long time to come to terms with this, but if you think about it you didnt put the weight on overnight so its not going to come off overnight.... it took me 2.5 month to lose my first 10 pounds I am very proud of my accomplishment, this is the first time I have been under 190 in YEARS... and the first month or…