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StrongLifts 5x5 and Calorie Count
I started doing StrongLifts a few weeks ago, and tomorrow I will be squatting 100 lbs, OHP 65 lbs, and DL 135 pounds. Mehdi states that if you're otherwise sedentary apart from doing SL, and are currently lifting light, then you should eat your current weight X 15 k/cal per day in order to maintain. I am 5'10", weigh 165…
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How I Have Kept 125 lbs off for 3 years
In 2012, I decided I needed to make a lifestyle change. I was 285 lbs, struggled with higher than normal blood pressure, ate a diet rich in fast food and soda's, and was beginning to suffer with knee pain due to carrying the extra weight. I joined MFP under another account in February of 2012, and began to log faithfully.…
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Treadmills and GPS Watches
I do all of my running on a treadmill due to recurring hip injuries that running outside tends to aggravate. I have a Nike+ watch with the shoe pod sensor that I use sometimes while I'm on the TM. If I run at a 10 minute pace on the TM, my watch sometimes shows me running a 9'20" pace. Which one do you think is more…
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Looking For New Friends
I've had much success with MFP, losing 125 lbs in 2012 (different username). I'm looking for new friends to encourage and to be encouraged by. Feel free to add me.
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Favorite Brand of Running Shoes
My favorite brand of running shoe is New Balance. I have to get the 860's because I tend to over-pronate. What brand of running shoes do you prefer? If you're like me and have to wear the stability style, what brand do you think is best for stability?
