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| Games & Challenges | February weight loss challenge! >>CLOSED<< | Jan 31 2008 20:09 (UTC) |
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Start weight 1st Feb 2008 = 82.1kg (180.6lbs) Weight loss goal = 4kg - 8.8lbs |
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| Weight Loss | Am I the only person NOT agonising over what they ate/got/didn't eat for Christmas? | Jan 03 2008 21:09 (UTC) |
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I ate and ate and ate over the Christmas/New Year period. No restrictions on food or booze. I gained a tonne of weight, but got back on the wagon on New Years Day and have lost 3.1kg in the last 3 days. Don't know if this is a common thing or not to pile it on and then lose it back just as rapidly? Anyway, I don't really care. I had a good Christmas/New Year, not punishing/restricting myself and now I'm back on the wagon again. Wishing you all the best in 2008. :) |
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| Games & Challenges | ***December WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE*** Official Weigh-Ins HERE!!!! | Dec 10 2007 07:30 (UTC) |
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Christmas really got to me. I let myself go but, am back on track now. Wow. I'm amazed at how quickly I gained back the weight within only a week of bad eating. |
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| Weight Loss | Zig Zagging? | Dec 03 2007 03:28 (UTC) |
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| You can put in your stats here and get a zig-zag plan. http://www.naturalphysiques.com/tools.php?ite mid=64 | |||
| New Members | Hello everyone from a new member | Dec 02 2007 03:22 (UTC) |
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| Hi Cyn & welcome. I read your profile. I like what you had to say to your dad about be loved for who you are (not how you look.) This is a great place. The daily logs and tools are really useful. Good luck. :) | |||
| Weight Loss | ****~5'2"ers OFFICIAL WEIGH IN THREAD!~**** | Nov 29 2007 23:21 (UTC) |
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Month end weight = 181.5 - Down 0.9lbs since last week.
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| The Lounge | Does anyone know anything about Melaleuca - good or bad??? | Nov 29 2007 18:19 (UTC) |
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| I live in NZ. Melaleuca - commonly called Tea tree oil. Is this what you mean? Are you planing to sell products containing this?
It has anti-fungal/antibacterial properties. I used it to sanatise cloth nappies when my kids were babies. I've used it in laundry (alongside the powder) to kill germs. I have put it in the final rinse (hairwashing) as a head lice deterent for the kids. I have used it on minor wounds. I have had success with it in all of these areas. I know it has other uses. It is defintely a good product to sell. It is natural and I can say that it certainly does what it claims. |
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| Motivation | Pictures: 158 pounds lost | Nov 28 2007 18:09 (UTC) |
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You look great. Well done.  |
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| Games & Challenges | ***ROLL CALL*** DECEMBER Weight Loss Challenge - ***SIGN UP HERE!!*** | Nov 28 2007 07:38 (UTC) |
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| Fitness | Swimming - Does it build muscle? | Nov 25 2007 07:11 (UTC) |
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Hey cool. Thanks for the tips! |
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| Fitness | Swimming - Does it build muscle? | Nov 25 2007 02:25 (UTC) |
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Seems there are mixed ideas on whether it builds muscle or not. I guess I don't really want to look overly muscley anyway, but I do want to lose weight and firm up. In particular my abdomen and arms. I can very definitely feel pull on both of these areas during my workouts in the pool. I also walk every day (at least an hour. Some days 2-3 hours) and I cycle occassionally (not as much as much as I could be doing) Going to a gym just doesn't appeal to me, besides weight lifting is a no-no for me with an unrepaired TFCC tear in my wrist. I guess the main thing is: It gets me active, I enjoy doing it and I always feel great afterwards.  |
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| Health & Support | What are the reasons of binging? | Nov 23 2007 03:55 (UTC) |
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I don't believe that there is any one particular reason that stands out as the sole cause of bingeing. It could be about mis-read body signals (starving then needing to respond to the signals to eat and over doing it), it could be a person eats when they are bored, or to shove down other stray & usually uncomfortable feelings. There can be subconscious reasons for a person to retain excess weight. I'm in psychotherapy and in my case fat = protection = I am unattractive to males = I feel safe - I was sexually abused as a child and am afraid to lose weight, to be small again = to feel vulnerable again (i'm only 5'2"), even though I know in my rational adult mind that I need to and want to be fitter and healthier. I frequently find myself sabotaging the diet because of the underlying psychological fears. I agree most eating disordered or bingeing type behaviour is best looked at with professional help/counselling. |
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| Weight Loss | ****~5'2"ers OFFICIAL WEIGH IN THREAD!~**** | Nov 22 2007 18:13 (UTC) |
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Original Post by cati83: We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in NZ, so first of all I hope you all have a great weekend/day :) (I'm not sure how long you celebrate for.) 2ndly - I will weight in as normal. It's already 23rd Nov in NZ. My new weight is: 182.4 |
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| Health & Support | Menstrual cycles going screwy | Nov 21 2007 03:27 (UTC) |
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Original Post by japoll17: Oh boy, I hope not. Not after 7 years! I'm not under any stress that I'm consciously aware of. Wouldn't stress make it disappear? Rather than occur more frequently? And pregnancy too - would make it go away? dmarsha - Yeah, Please do go get things checked out. Does caffeine affect things? I cut my caffeine back to only 2 cups per day when I quit smoking back in August, but recently have upped the intake again (seems to fill me up and take away the craving to eat.) I wasn't aware that it could affect my hormones. Tulsa - I'm hoping that it is just the extra physical strain. I might have to make that appointment earlier than planned to put my mind at ease. |
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| Weight Loss | ****~5'2"ers OFFICIAL WEIGH IN THREAD!~**** | Nov 21 2007 03:09 (UTC) |
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Hiya, Do we update in our original thread (as I did) or post a new one? Wasn't sure so will post my update here: *UPDATE:16th Nov = 183.3 (loss of 0.6lbs) Having a terrible month with my weight loss. Surely I couldn't have hit a plateau already (I still have so much to lose.) |
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| Health & Support | Menstrual cycles going screwy | Nov 19 2007 22:19 (UTC) |
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Hey Thanks. I'm not gonna make a special trip to the Dr. Will write it down and keep track and let him know about it at my next scheduled monthly appointment. It's not life-threatening or making me feel really sick, just damn annoying. I have previously been diagnosed with DUB (Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding), but although I haven't had an episode for a long time, its possible it could be that playing up again. I guess messing around with ones diet/exercise, could mess around with ones hormones and stuff.
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| Fitness | Body fat test | Nov 17 2007 05:54 (UTC) |
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Hey, I don't know about having a proper body fat test done, as I've never had one, but have used this online test: http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home -body-fat-test- 2774-143.html |
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| Weight Loss | How do you do it? Which is best? | Nov 13 2007 07:57 (UTC) |
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| So aiming for the 500-1000 deficit is a good rule of thumb. Thanks for the responses. On the sedentary days, do I keep to the 1384 that CC recommends or could I go as low as 1200? | |||
| Weight Loss | ****~5'2"ers OFFICIAL WEIGH IN THREAD!~**** | Nov 11 2007 07:38 (UTC) |
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Hi, Can I join in? I'm 5'2" My starting weight was 204.6 (21st August) and on 9th Nov I weighed 183.9 *UPDATE:16th Nov = 183.3 |
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| Weight Loss | B12 shots for weightloss | Nov 06 2007 04:21 (UTC) |
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| When I started dieting a few months ago, I went totally off meat. My Dr was concerned that I would lack B12, alongside protein and iron. I told him what foods I was eating to replace the iron and protein, but needed to supplement the B12. I take a Executive B-complex every day and it gives me a boost (energy wise). I don't think it makes any difference to my weight loss though. | |||
| Games & Challenges | ***OFFICIAL WEIGH INS HERE!!!*** - November Weight Loss Challenge | Nov 05 2007 07:31 (UTC) |
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Ack! WHat a slow month! Missed my goal by miles.
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| Games & Challenges | Roll Call ***NOVEMBER WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE*** SIGN UP HERE!!! | Oct 30 2007 08:03 (UTC) |
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Count me in again. I find these challenges a good incentive to keep on; keeping on when the going gets tough. :) Updated to add Nov 1st weight |
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| Weight Loss | Please be honest about this photo | Oct 28 2007 07:17 (UTC) |
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| Your legs look fine, but did you see how skinny your wrist looks in that photo? Maybe you should see a Dr or a school counsellor to check things out. Maybe your firends are right? I agree - far too young to be posting pics of yourself on the Internet. | |||
| Weight Loss | I finally did it, before and 90lbs after pics... | Oct 24 2007 20:40 (UTC) |
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| You look totally fabulous buddy. What an awesome effort and achievement. Keep up the great work! | |||
| Weight Loss | Stuffed with cals? Help | Oct 20 2007 01:57 (UTC) |
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| I relate to this. I go 3-4 days in a row where I struggle to eat my 1200 per day, so end up drinking fruit juice to make up the calories. The days that I workout loads and have huge deficits, I also find it hard to fill myself up with food. Seems unnatural to me, but then I find that have the odd day where I eat 1800-2000. I just feel really hungry so allow myself to eat. I keep track of my deficits each day and aim for 7000 deficit over the entire week. COuld be one day I have 1500 deficit and then another only 500, but it balances out over the week. | |||
| Motivation | Pics anyone? - 5'2" large frame 56-58kg (123-128) | Oct 19 2007 22:29 (UTC) |
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Thanks all. Yeah, I guess we all carry our weight differently so the same weight on me may look completely diff on somebody else. I have a sway back (I hate it, even though I'm told it's cute) and I have a very curvy bottom as a result. I used to always see it as "fat" but, it's not really - it's just my shape. No matter how slim I was, my bottom was still sticky out. Anyway, thanks to those of you who posted pics and I guess time will tell, as I get slimmer. |
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| Health & Support | Logging supplements & meds | Oct 16 2007 09:07 (UTC) |
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| 5-HTP is a precursor to Serotonin - I think its actually an amino acid related to L-trytophan which is also a precursor to Serotonin. I take it to assist sleep, alleviate PMS & to increase Serotonin levels in a natural way. | |||
| Health & Support | Logging supplements & meds | Oct 15 2007 23:38 (UTC) |
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Thanks. Yeah the B vitamins have exact values and the others have the ingredients listed and amounts, so I'll try logging the elements that I can.
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| Weight Loss | How many calories did i burn? | Oct 09 2007 05:16 (UTC) |
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I use the standing - light activity for my job (in a shop, serving customers, on my feet all the time, bending down for bags, stocking shelves etc) |
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| Weight Loss | what will YOU eat tomorrow?? | Oct 05 2007 04:43 (UTC) |
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B - 3/4 cup all bran with 1/2 cup skim milk, 2 kiwi fruit MB - 12g packet of cassava chips, 1/2 cup of grapes L - A small can lite flavoured tuna tossed thru, lettuce, tomato, spring onion, carrot, apple cider vinegar. An apple and a kiwi fruit Snack - banana, weight watchers cereal bar Dinner - Hoki, carrot, cauli, broccoli, cabbage, mushrooms, onion, garlic, all steamed with lemon & pepper seasoning.
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So annoyed. I weigh same time every day and yesterday I was 180.2, so I gained 1.3 over night. Darn it! Why could weight in day have been yesterday? Ok, let's see what next month brings. 
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