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I use the Polar FT4. Ordered it from REI for around $100 (maybe a little less, maybe a little more). My husband got a Polar FT7 at an REI attic sale for $19.99! We both love Polar and have had no issues with them. I'd recommend Polar. The only fit problem I've ever had has been when I do "Supermans" instead of back…
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4 days a week of weights, usually 20-40 minutes 2-3 days a week of cardio (yuck!), usually about 30 minutes. Days that I do both, I get about an hour in. I will probably start P90X again this fall, so that'll be 6 days of 45-90 minutes.
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I don't talk. No chit-chat. I prefer to work out alone. The extent of my conversations might be "Are you using that? Mind if I do?" I can't understand why people (okay, especially men) feel the need to comment on how nice it is to see a woman throwing some real weight around, especially in the middle of one of my sets and…
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Taz on my shoulder blade, barbed wire band on my left bicep, the Buell Pegasus on my left bicep, Themis (Lady Justice) on my right upper arm, an angel/skull on my right forearm, and a Harley-Davidson skull on my right calf (that's a cover for some Japanese lettering that I'd had for 10 years).
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Abs Diet: The Day After Thanksgiving **recipe uses turkey, but you could sub your chicken 2 tablespoons cranberry relish 1 whole-wheat tortilla ADD TO SHOPPING LIST 3 slices turkey 1 slice Muenster cheese 3/4 cup mixed greens 1.Spread cranberry relish down center of tortilla. Add turkey and remaining ingredients. Fold…
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Abs Diet Thai one On (makes 1) 1 whole-wheat tortilla 1 1/2 Tbsp peanut butter 2/3 c chopped precooked chicken 1/4 c matchstick carrots 3/4 c mixed greens 1 tsp chopped cilantro Warm the tortilla according to the package directions. Spread peanut butter down the center and add the chicken and remaining ingredients. Fold…
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I did the diet and workouts a few years ago and had fantastic results. I started back on it this week, so I don't have much in the way of the food diary to share. I'm working out of the original books, as I don't think it's necessary to see what's "new" or for "women". The old standby worked for me about 3 years ago, I'm…