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Biofreeze is very similar to IcyHot - it's a menthol rub to ease sore muscles. It can be a bit more expensive, and harder to find, but I don't think it "burns" as much as IcyHot. I get mine from my massage therapist. Some places will even apply it during your massage for an additional cost (about the same as adding…
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Does it hurt your shoulder to lift your left arm straight out to your side? Or to do a rotation that's kind of the opposite of the cuban snatch (arm out to side with elbow at shoulder level, hand in fist and pointing toward the ceiling; keep upper arm level and rotate your fist down towards the floor)? I ask because I get…
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Yeah, I think it's a good idea to ramp up slowly - add 50-100cal/day to your goal, then leave it there for a week or two before bumping up again. You've worked hard to get to where you are, and you need to give your body time to adjust to your changing diet. Like I said, adding exercise will also help (since you will…
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The reason you've been OK eating below BMR for a while is that you have extra energy stores (extra fat, muscle, etc.) that your body can burn as fuel to prevent your organs from shutting down. As long as you have weight to lose, eating below BMR won't kill you. As you drop weight, though, your body will burn both fat AND…
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I hear ya on the outside stresses not helping ... btw, Hi! Sorry I've been MIA since like the summer. Last semester I taught a new class (cell biology) that was a killer...teaching it AGAIN this semester along with another I've never taught (anatomy & physiology). I think I must hate myself or something :laugh: So...I…
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Typically, no - as far as I am aware HRMs do not account for your BMR. My BMR amounts to about 80 calories/hour of sitting around, so if I do a workout that takes an hour, I subtract 80 calories from my burn (according to my HRM) before I log it. For instance, I lifted for an hour this morning, and my HRM calculated 486…
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Agree with others - fat is not always bad. You need to look at your specific cholesterol numbers and talk to your doctor about how to best work on them. For me, my worst number was my triglycerides - normal range is 0-149 mg/dL, but I was at 183 mg/dL - my doc told me that too many carbs tend to cause high triglycerides,…
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I love Quaker Steel Cut Oats cooked according to the package directions, with the following modification: instructions call for 1/4c oats plus 1.5c water (if my memory serves...) - I throw the oats in a dry pan first and toast over med-low heat until I can start to smell them (cereal smell, not burning), then add 1c water.…
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Sorry, I don't know offhand *how much* a fever of X degrees would increase a person's metabolism, only that, in general, it *does* increase metabolism. Shivering and constriction of the blood vessels are major mechanisms to increase body temperature when you're running a fever; both of these require the use of ATP; in…
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When you are running a fever, your body is cranking up its metabolism to raise your body temperature above its normal "set point"; increasing your metabolism does two things in this case: (1) an elevated body temperature (fever) can help inhibit the growth of certain pathogens (bacteria or viruses) that cause illness and…
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If you go into Home -> Check In you can "edit previous entries" to change your start weight to reflect the difference (I totally understand how the ticker motivation can help you along) - just be honest and change the start weight to reflect the difference you're seeing between scale-on-carpet and scale-on-hard-floor and…
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I don't mean for this to sound discouraging, but you need to trust the readings that you get on tile - bathroom scales need a hard surface to sit on (carpet cushions the scale's feet; you won't get a terribly accurate reading because the carpet is absorbing some of the weight you're putting on it). But don't give up!…
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Sorry, I missed your limitations on what exercises you cannot do (didn't mean to be ignorant) - sounds like hitting the pool is a good option for you (so making time for the gym is a must)
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If you want to rock a wedding dress, eat healthy food and WORK OUT. 10lbs lighter and flabby with loose skin will look WAY less hot than 5lbs lighter and firming up from regular exercise. Seriously - and I mean this in the nicest, most encouraging way possible - nobody at your wedding will know what your number is on the…
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^This You don't have to be going fast - and you don't have to fall very far or hit something very hard - to cause a serious brain injury. You don't even have to be on a motorcycle. I do not ride my bicycle without a helmet, and I do not ride with people who refuse to wear helmets. Like somebody else said, you cannot…
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From "My Home" click "Goals," then "Change Goals." Check "Custom" then "Continue" and you'll be able to set your macro ratios to whatever you want. I think the EM2WL group and many people who lift recommend 40/30/30 (carbs/protein/fat), and that's what I have my goals set to. The default setting in MFP has your protein…
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I average around 800-900 activity score most days (it helps that I work from home a lot of days and am up and down stairs constantly). Occasionally (maybe one day per week) I'm over 1000. Like I said, I'm still losing, but very slowly I did take a look at your diary, and it looks very reasonable (actually, it looks similar…
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Hi! I'm 32, but it looks like otherwise our stats are similar (I'm 5'4", 154lb). The TDEE and BMR levels, along with Fitbit numbers, you listed sound like they're pretty reasonable for your size & activity level. My BMR is about 1410, and Fitbit calculates by average daily burn at about 2000/day over the last 30 days. I…
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SG: Booo on losing your Fitbit! Any idea where it came out of your pocket? Maybe you'll get lucky and find it in your car or your couch cushions! Debbie: Way to be studly and lift heavy things (in heels, no less!) As for me, the universe is conspiring against my motivation this week...My cold has only gotten worse, and I'm…
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I'm not a parent or a picky eater, and I LOVE to cook...but these are fairly easy and freaking DELICIOUS (I mean, they're chicken fingers, so...): http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/almond_crusted_chicken_fingers.html I remember them being really easy to make, as are homemade sweet potato "fries":…
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I'm totally motivated this week - did a hard workout today *and* walked to the supermarket to pick up a few things...now I'm trying to figure out how to eat enough calories before bed to be not-at-stupidly-low-net-calories :grumble: (normally this wouldn't be an issue, as I'm always hungry, but I'm fighting a stupid cold,…
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It does sound like you know the basics of what you should be doing, so that's a really good start. I'm no expert (just starting to get the scale to budge...finally), but based on stuff I've read here and elsewhere, I'm using a 40/30/30 (carbs/protein/fat) macronutrient ratio. I don't always hit my protein goal, but I try…
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Congrats to both Debbie and Becky - sounds like a good start to the week here! I'm entering my last week of summer vacation (poor me, I know, LOL), so the beginning-of-the-fall-semester insanity is now in full-swing. I *still* have to write my first two lectures (boo), but everything else seems to be set for the first week…
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Take 2 ibuprofen every 4-6 hours for a day or two if the pain is bad, and put a (wrapped in a towel) ice pack on the injury - alternate 15 minutes ice/15 minutes no ice so you don't get frostbite. Take it easy and don't overwork that muscle until it's back to normal. If it's just muscle soreness (you worked hard, now…
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Just a couple more questions - are you drinking enough water/fluids before you work out, and in general? Or have you recently changed your hydration routine (even avoiding fluids before hitting the gym to avoid extra bathroom breaks)? Dehydration can cause fatigue (like the hour you felt extra tired) AND rapid heart…
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That makes sense, hopefully extra stretching time will help. I'm starting stage 3 on Monday - totally not looking forward to the body weight matrix...
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Definitely sounds like you either pulled a muscle or a tendon, but I agree on the previous posters' recommendations of ice and ibuprofen. I have some chronic tendon issues in my shoulders, and I was told to take 3 ibuprofen (600mg total; yes, this is higher than the recommended dose on the bottle) up to three or four times…
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Holy cow, Cynthia, that just sounds like a terrible week, through-and-through! I hope you're doing alright and getting plenty of rest! :flowerforyou:
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You know, you could pretty easily make this happen. Start a book club group, invite some MFPeeps, start one thread where you discuss which book(s) to read (pin this to the top of the discussion area), and then post new weekly discussion topics for said book(s) (pin the current week's topic to the top of the boards). Viola…
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1. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 2. The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien 3. The first 4 books of the Vampire Chronicles (Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, and The Tale of the Body Thief) by Anne Rice
