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I only avoid it on day 2 & 3, I have anemia and sometimes the extra blood loss is enough to make me almost pass out, so I'll skip on gym but try to get extra walking done. I pushed myself a few weeks ago and scored a really intensive lifting session, other than (TMI) using a "overnight" pad + softcup, nothing else happened.

Ya can add me - I started @ 318, MFP @ 295 - I'm now around 230, but I've lost 10 clothing sizes and now weight lifting.

Why do you take protein shakes? *Protein fills me up, helps fight off my workday munchies and since I lift, helps repair/build muscle. If i'm trying to lose weight should I have less than my RDA of protein? *Probably not, less protein than RDA will probably leave you hungrier and less full feeling, which may lead to more…

The biggest thing that strikes me odd is your allergies - to healthy food, IE: all healthy food? Have you been to the doctor, have you had full allergy panel done - I have ALOT of allergies, but I still eat alot of veggies, just avoiding the few that I really can't take. If you are truly allergic to as many things as you…

I wear my Loop + H7 when I'm at the gym, for either cardio or weights. I do know the numbers for weights will be off, but I also am wearing a BodyMedia Link = between the two I get a close estimate of everything (daily burn, HR & so forth). But yeah, if you are riding a bike to the gym, great to wear the HR, but as the…

Nerd & Uber geek reporting... (drafter/eng tech - both parents DM's so learnt from birth) and here is mine (have new gym, so excuse the smith machine - old gym) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW0qwC_ZopQ (( as I can't insert / youtube, damn you/ loss of cred, -5))

I didn't cut the finger off, but I had just bought new knives a few months back. Was chatting w/ hubs as I was cutting an onion - oops, went thru the side of my thumb & nail till it stopped to bone. Never once hurt, bleed some. I just kept it super clean. wrapped in anti-bat bandages and it healed back together in about 2…

Height: 5'5" Weight: 236 Size: pants 16, shirts XL (mens) to 2xl in women's

It also depends on the brand.... VS's is probably different than say LB's And then, the fitting method does always work - 2 different people "fitted" me twice in the last 6 months. They BOTH came up w/ me fitting a DDD? Huh? Yeah, to say I swimming in that was an understatement. But I am an honestly to god(s) hunchback…

If you really want to figure out a close calorie count, you can use this http://www.livestrong.com/article/338469-how-to-calculate-calories-burned-weight-lifting/ I used to do that, but now I just let my BM Link track crap. I understand Lifting isn't where the calories are burnt, it's the continuing burn after, that's what…

Green tea, Moringa Oleifera, vitamin B complex and taurine - i've used all of them at different times to gain energy. Typically I take the Moringa Oleifera, if that fails - then an energy drink that has the B vitamin & taurine.

There is a Giam (spelling) channel, but I've only added (not used it). But I second the Youtube app/channel - TONS of free workouts are always good

My days are long, a good "short day" is 18 hours. A long day is 21-22 hours. I think this is part of my problem (overeatting) because I'm up way too much. And no, I can't sleep more - doesn't help and can't do sleeping pills either as I need to be up by 5am. But if I'm up at 11-12 and I'm hungry, I eat. Cause otherwise I…

I'd join as well, it's been an "evil" of mine that has gained the upper hand these last few months. I've been hitting the gym like a demon, but the binge demon is undoing all my hard work.

Lets see.... Scoots her butt on the carpet like a puppy (my cat that is), after she uses the cat pan she runs full speed around the house YEOWLING her head off until she jumps on the bed and just chills, runs in a circle to chase her tail - if she catches it, she will chew on it until you hear bones crunching!

As to the car, dangerous. I wouldn't recommend at all. As to office - i second (or 3rd, etc) the bathroom exercises. If i need a little pick-me-up or it's too cold/too hot to walk outside, I'll go in there and do Squats, leg lifts, cross lifts, side lunges, wall push-ups & standing calf raises. At least 2 sets of 10-20…

Although my PF (all 3 of the locally) lack squat racks, they do still have BB's & Smiths. YES I know Smith's aren't great to use, but adapt to what you have. I can get enough done there so it's still a usable gym (for me). I never partake in the pizza / bagel days, don't touch the tootsies and I come to workout. YES, they…

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Sold my FitBit Ultra - not accutate enough and not a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM). I have had several Polar items, many with issues & pluses - I CURRENTLY have a Polar Loop & H7 band. It works nicely as a HRM, tracks decently enough as a tracker (wristband), but I use my BodyMedia Link to track my daily movement and such. I…

I got rid of my FitBit Ultra because is wasn't very good at tracking my calorie burn (I lift). I've had SEVERAL drawn out issues w/ Polar items - FT7, F4, Bluetooth+. BUT.... I now have a Polar Loop & H7. Loop is like Flex/Force/UP but SYNCs to the H7 HRM to track that. Only issue I have w/ the Loop - NO ANDROID app yet.…

She's one of the reasons I started to lift. No offence to those who are smaller women, but I don't want to be small and strong. I WANT to be big & strong, I WANT to lift like her. (My goal weight is only 170ish)

stationary bike, mod effort (warm-up): 15 min S-2-S, ph1, wk1, wkt 2 ( x sets / reps of x / x lbs of weight) seated row - 3 / 12 / 75lb wide grip lat pulldown - 3 / 12 / 70lb 1-arm dumbbell row (each side) - 4 / 12 / 30lb straight arm pulldown (cable) - 3 / 15 / 25lb incline dumbbell curl - 3 / 12 / 20lb standing barbell…

ARGH! Today, it sync'd with my phone & supposedly uploaded, but like ThriceBlessed - NO UP LOAD to MFP! What the hell is going on! I've even gone as far as unpairing BM to MFP and re-linking the two, nothing. *&%$)*!#%$)#%$)@%# Really, I mean damn it, right before Xmas!

Got a reply from BM - i did another "reset" and firmware update. This morning it synced, this afternoon (12:50pm) it failed to sync - had the "GO LIVE", clicked and got "connecting" then after 30 sec went to "press & release" - no sync. Re-booted phone, still no sync. Checked Bluetooth setting, the Phone (Sam Galaxy S3)…

Already did - had it fixed again and now it's stopped talking to the phone again. I'm charging it fully now as it was down to 61% but it never had an issue like this before. The phone "sees" the band, but for some reason it's not talking. ARGH!

Cutting sugar cold-turkey WILL produce exactly as you described. It will SUCK, you will be miserable and grumpy. It gets worse if you cut other things like caffeine as well, which can have a true withdraw effect. Best tip - start off SLOW. Find a number (of carbs) and see where you are normally. Minus 50 a week. If you do…

You & your SO sounds so like me & mine. I have to eat (blood sugar drops) and get hungrier sooner than him. He'll go ALL DAY just sipping on his 2 lt and then eat 1 meal - and barely finish it. I won't eat "out" with him unless - or rather - until he gets hungry, which some days is more than 12 hours (which I hate because…

Yeap - he's around 175 @ 5'7".... right about where I want to be

The PAIN isn't worth it (at least for me) I've spent the last 2 decades in PAIN so adding more will never be high on my list of "fun shyt" to do. Also I've been doing this for over a year - i guess I'm just the reject. It hasn't gotten fun, it hasn't gotten easier, the pain isn't welcome. I've tried switching what I'm…

I hate working out - i hurt the entire time, I hate fighting the crowd @ the gym, hate all the time going there and driving home, then dealing w/ everything else I have to in a day. I never feel better afterwards, just exhausted. And in pain - always more damn PAIN. Then I hate the fact that I know in 24-48 hours later I…