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I would love to be about 160, screw those charts man. My goal is to be at 23% body fat. To me, it all depends on how much muscle you have! I want to be happy and healthy and have an occasional cookie!:tongue:
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Respect - Aretha! :tongue:
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I read the kindle on the elliptical, I am going for longer conditioning (when I can see there are plenty of machines open) I raise the font and it makes an hour go by much faster. I am not supposed to have a super elevated heart rate, so I can't do a faster pace, but still need to get my burn in.
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all of these are great suggestions. I do all of the above! I workout hard 6 days a week, so frequent soreness is the norm for me. 1. Eat some protein after you work out, chocolate milk is actually highly suggested :) I usually end up eating a cheese stick, because I am only moderately hungry after working out in the a.m.…
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low fat mozzarella cheese sticks! if there is a microwave, carton of eggwhites are great too nuts of course
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What are your strides per minute? I chug along at 140 and then get the strides up to 180 and 190 and my heart rate goes thru the roof! Keep your hands off the bars if you can, I keep my crossramp on 10 and the resistance on 7. :wink: Good luck!
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Congrats! that's Awesome!:wink:
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Lisa, glad you got some good advice! Hope this helps give you more energy and unstall you! Thanks for sharing!
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awareness is a huge part of our journey. Congratulations on the awareness and your success so far! Hope you have a great month too!
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Today is the first day of the rest of your life, what better day to start! :flowerforyou:
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As you said, you know what to do! What a blessing to have found a man who cooks so well on top of everything else. I have had similar struggles, I was out 4 months with a major back injury and gained back 1/2 of what I had lost. :cry: But just gotta get back on the horse and get to working out again. It has helped me to…
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Congratulations! What a fabulous accomplishment! you look amazing and much feel soooo much better!:wink:
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June, Thank you so much for sharing your story! You look fabulous. Congratulations! I hope to have a success story like yours. :happy:
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Congratulations!!!Fabulous!!!
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Fabulous! Congratulations!!!
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:wink: Maybe you can tell your lady you lunch with that you are trying to eat healthier and would she care to join you at another restaurant (that you can scope out and eat healthy) save 1/2 and really EXERCISE. If you are planning for it you can do it. The important thing is keep logging, I log every single dingle day,…
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All right, I completely sympathize, I don't have bad knees but I have a REALLY bad back and can't have any high impact on it, i.e. jogging. It does prove problematic when trying to raise the heart rate, yes the eliptical will work (I have found it isn't great on my back, not sure about your knees) And yes swimming is…
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it is amazing, a couple of times I didn't log until end of day, and I thought I was good, and all the sudden I am over like 300 calories!:noway: :noway: Logging helps become self aware! Good luck, you can start exercising soon enough! :flowerforyou:
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welcome! good luck! :wink:
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looks like your diary looks better today! It is a little different reprogramming your body! Don't try to make all the changes all at once! Inch them up, I would say one way to boost protein and calories a little bit more is instead of 3 oz of tuna, why not make it 5 oz? If you are eating it over two time slots anyway, it…
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Hey there, its a great site, I like it much better than WW. I have lost 20 lbs on MFP. I took a look at your food diary, hope you don't mind. Couple of things. Your calories are too low (especially for a young guy) so be careful, you need to get closer to your base calorie goal, (exercise calories are always up for debate,…
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bumpity bump bump:love:
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ok, start over again right now, not tomorrow! You can do it. Make sure you are drinking your water, and are planning ahead your meals, and have lots of healthy snacks on hand, it will make all the difference, the other thing I do when having a craving, stick a piece of mint gum in my mouth, (or cinnamon, but not that fruit…
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frozen veggies, oatmeal, canned beans, eggs, and lately onions!:flowerforyou:
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Bump
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Adding protein, will help with your energy, I am not a big fan of the no carb diet. When I worked with a nutritionist, she goaled me to stay under 200 carbs daily, but to eat the carbs and non processed and fruits and veggies. I.e. whole wheat breads etc. 20 -30 per meal sounds a little low, but if you eat carbs try eating…
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The setting for protein on MFP are low in most people's opinion (mine included) I have been told to also shoot for 1 gram of protein for every pound that you weigh (which is really hard) I usually shoot for 100-150 grams (depending on if I am exercising and eating additional calories) you can change it as noted in a prior…
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Just remember everyone had a first day! You are taking a first step and that's fantastic! Hopefully you will have someone walk you thru how to do your weights. GOOD LUCK!:wink:
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I weigh daily, but really it's because I go up and down 3-5 pounds per day. Knowing this it helps me, if I only saw once I week and it was a high day I would freak out, now I know logically I can't gain 5 pounds of fat a day, so I don't freak out! :wink:
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FABULOUS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I hit a 1 for the first time in 15 years in May, it is a FANTASTIC FEELING!!
