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dairy
should i stop eating dairy to see faster results in my weight loss?
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jump start car
How many calories do you burn when you have to push your car to start it. (dead battery) Up and down the drive way 3 times and about half way down the street....finally called AAA. My son doesn't know how to pop the clutch. He will learn today. He is the one who left the light on inside:grumble: I was out of breath and…
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Easter Fitness Challenge March 15th
Happy Saturday! We have a very happy Saturday in store - we're going down to San Antonio for a Cirque performance. Also going to San Antonio's only veggie restaurant for lunch. Really, SA is twice the size of Austin and only has the one veggie restaurant. Austin has about 5-6. Because of the driving involved today, I'm…
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I need help!
I am on a 1200 calorie diet. I'm not sure how many calories I have to burn a day to lose weight. I weigh 182 pounds and am 5'6. I heard that you have to burn more than you take in, but then I heard if I don't eat enough, my body will go into starvation mode and I will quit losing weight. I heard you have to eat more so…
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How many calories burned during pushups?
Lets say 150 pushups.....How many calories are burned? I weigh, 165 lbs. Thanks in advance DD
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taking measurements
I have heard that you are supposed to take measurements to gauge your progress, but what measurements are you supposed to take, and what kind of measurer do you use?:embarassed: I feel like I should know this already
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haha... Carmen Electra?
Has anyone done the Carmen Electra Strip Tease Work out DVDs? One of my friends SWEARS by it...a nd it does seem a lot of fun, I must admit, haha. I think I'd be too embarrassed to buy it though! Has anyone tried it? I think it'd be worth a try...
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Fit TV workouts
I have Fit TV on cable at home, and I decided to do one of the workouts on there for a change of pace. It was a boxing-style workout (lots of upper-body movements, but I kept moving pretty fast for the entire 30 minutes. Also, weights were incorporated into the workout. Should I count this as cardio, strength training, or…
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I want to lose my "Kangaroo Pouch"
My waist is currently 33 inches :grumble: I want to get my waist down to at least 27 inches. I have started working on my abs really hard. I am sore right now. It hurts when i laugh. I do 50 crunches on the exercise ball every night. Does anyone have any other ideas or methods for me to try? I don't need to have a six pack…
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Idiot proof diet
Well i went to the doctors today because i am trying to loose weight right . %) lbs. SO he tole me to go on the internet and try the idiot proof diet. SO if anyone has tried this i am begging you to please give me the low down on it. He says it works. But idont have hte money to get it online anyhow. Here is my email for…
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easter fitness challenge - Mar 14
Good morning all (woohoo its friday) Supposed to do core strength training 45 mins to day but I am going to give it a miss had to carry my daughter to school yesterday as her boots rubbed her ankle and made it bleed and with not enough time to go home and get the car I just muddled through and carried her and pushed the…
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gazelle
Does anyone know how many calories using a Gazelle (without weights -the original) burns? I know it isn't a whole lot but I use it when I cannot walk outside because of bad weather. I couldn't find it in the search of the exercise section. Maybe I just wasn't looking the right place? Also does anyone use a 'Total Gym'…
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Best workout DVD?
Hello Everyone!!! I was curious about your opinion on what workout DVD's are the best? Anyone have any favorites or ones they have seen great results with?? I want to purchase a few so that I have some variety this winter. However, the selection is overwhelming and they all promise THE most amazing results but we know how…
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Pedometer Tracking
I know there are a few other people here who use their pedometers everyday. I keep a note on my excercise journal where I am at with steps and such. I was wondering if anyone else would like to keep track on the posts and motivate each other to do more. Just a thought. Let me know what you think.
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cardio vs strength
6 days a week i burn a boatload of calories doing a very fast, boxer-style jump rope. i've been sick the last few days and don't want to start that just yet. so i thought strength training would be good and looked up the calories burned from lifting weights. it's about 1/4 of the calories burned doing cardio. it hardly…
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super tough workout
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/super-tough-workout
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Finish your workout the right way and start your next sessio
Chill Factor Finish your workout the right way and start your next session even stronger Cooling down after a sweaty gym stint falls low on the priority totem pole, right down there with flossing and organizing the junk drawer. But slowly returning your heart rate and blood pressure to normal is important because it…
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spring your traps
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/improve-your-posture-0
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rock solid abs
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/get-rock-solid-abs
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Easter fitness challenge - Mar 13
Good morning all Its Thurs nearly the weekend it is nearly lunch time here and I have just finished my chores that includes a 1hr hike my new jump rope and jogging up and down the stairs again 2 mins jump rope moderate to fast and 3 mins jogging up and down the stairs. today I added and extra 5 mins to make this 35 mins…
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very upset and depressed
I gained 2 lbs. God is playing some kind of cruel joke on me.
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EASTER fitness challenge March 13
Am I the first one at the party?? Good morning all! I'm off to the gym to get in an hour before work. 30 minutes of stair climber, plus 30 of weights, and maybe some BOSU ball work -- inspired by your workouts! Yesterday I did morning yoga for 20 minutes, then a quick cardio interval during my lunch hour, then another 30…
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Today I did....
Good morning all, After a long night up with my 2 year old due to bad dreams (according to her, there were bugs in her bed crawling all over her), I decided the only way I was going to get energy today was to work out, well it worked. I burnt 701 cal by doing Turbo Jam and the 35 minutes on the elliptical and I can't…
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how often should you do a weigh in?
I use a digital scale and I can step on it in the morning and it would read 117.6 then at night 118. Then it would be back down to 117.5 in the morning, how often should you weigh yourself to see how your doing?
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Where did this ambition come from??
Yea me! I went running this afternoon and was planning on running 2 laps around the lake (2.7mi) but I for some unknown reason got ambitious and ran 3 laps, 3.4 miles!!!! I can't remember the last time I ran that far. It was no fun doing it, but it feels great now that I am done. Probably gonna feel it in the morning…
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Easter Fitness Challenge March 12th
I'm up first. . .wonder of wonders. So, in case you're curious, BOSU is super fun, but hard. It's like step aerobics, but if the step was made of jello. My legs are a bit sore, but I'm surprised I'm not in sorer shape this am. I found out that an "intro" class means you spend 15 minutes before the class learning (doing!)…
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Hula Hooping
I've recently been given a hula hoop and have been playing around with it. It makes me feel like a kid again. Anyways, I looked it up and you can burn from 400-600 calories an hour hooping. How cool is that!!!!! I'm pretty excited:happy:
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is this unrealistic?
do you think that this goal is unrealistic? burn 1400 cal 5x a week in total burning 7000 cal a week which is 2 lbs? is this too much? any suggestions???
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Polar F11 Info
Hey, for all of you looking at maybe buying a Polar F6 or a Polar F11 I suggest you take a look on Ebay. I just got a brand new pink women's F11 for $144 which is quite a bit cheaper than other places I've found. You can also get hold of F6's for around 100 - 140$ so definately wirth looking! Also, does anyone have a Polar…
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Question ?
I have been reading alot of posts about working out I went and had a Fitness Orientation with the trainer at the gym I am going too and he told me 3 times a week was adequate for working out to give my muscles a break in between I have noticed alot of posts where some are going daily or 4 to 5 times a week I am doing…