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heart rate and calorie burn
Yesterday was a very stressful, emotional day at work. Normally, while sitting doing computer work my heart rate is around 60 bpm. Yesterday, is was hovering around 90. My Fitbit said I had a great calorie burn yesterday - but I don't believe it since I was basically sitting all day. I've heard heart rate is only a rough…
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Realization
i started out a year ago, and have lost just over 50 lbs. I was a size 20, and have slowly been working my way through my stash of smaller clothes I've outgrown. The smallest I have is size 14, and they were starting to look a bit ridiculous. I went shopping expecting to buy some size 12 pants. Turns out I fit into size 10
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Plateau :-(
I've seen the flowchart, I know what I need to do - I just need to vent. I've lost 50 lbs over the last year - steadily loosing 1 lb/week on 1700 calories. But there has been nothing over the last three weeks. I'm going to give it one more week and then cut my calories to 1600 if things don't get moving on their own. I…
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another loose skin question
I've seen lots of threads on how to prevent loose skin (answer - you can't. It's a matter of genetics, age, and time spent overweight). But I haven't seen anything about WHEN loose skin starts to appear. I'm down 50 lb of my 80 lb goal, and so far, my skin still fits. Does this mean I won the genetic lottery? For those…
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How to loose pounds overnight!
it's called the stomach flu. I don't recommend it. But I guess you are in the MFP zone when your first thought after an unsettled stomache episode is "well, how do I log that?"
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Confessions of a yo-yo dieter
The first time I tried to lose weight, I was in the 140's. I lost 20 lb and got to my goal - but I achieved this through eating special supplements and pre-packaged foods. As soon as I started to eat normal food, the weight came back, and then some. The second time I tried to lose weight, I was in the 160’s. Again, I lost…
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Question on Running Recovery
I'm a new runner - and over the past 4 months have gone from being able to run about a minute at a time to running 3 miles continuously in about 40-45 minutes. Very slow, but still, I'm proud of my progress. I run 3 days/week. I've also been losing weight - about a lb/week - so I am in a calorie deficit. I get about 1700…
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How often to strength train?
First post, so be kind. :) Which is better - strength training 3 days in a row peer week or strength training two days with a rest day in between? Background: I have lost 19 pounds so far, many more to go. I want add strength training to my routine. I can only exercise on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Not ideal, but it is…
