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Diabetes
Is anyone living with diabetes and trying to maintain their current weight? Cutting back on the amount of carbs at one setting but still trying to find enough calories. As I am new to this, I am looking for people that are dealing with checking the blood glucose and finding different ways to eat. Maybe there is another…
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1/2 ironman training plan?
I am running my first marathon on Saturday. If all goes well, I would like to attempt to train and participate in a 1/2 ironman. I do not know how realistic this is. I am not a big biker or swimmer. I have a decent base strength from doing circuit training in the weight room. I have a decent base endurance because I have…
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Need Help planning Route and saving battery life on my cell phone
I am going on a bike trip. I am searching for the best way to use my cell phone for directions (hopefully listen to the directions as I ride) but still have enough battery life to be on the ride for 8/9 hours. Can anyone give me some advice? Thanks
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Adventure Cycling
I am looking into going on a road trip on my bike. I am wondering if anyone has gone riding for a week or longer for a trip? Did you camp out? Stay in hotels? I am new to cycling but it looks like a great time to take a road trip with just you and the bike and whatever you pack. Anybody with any experience?
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Tri Shoe
I am buying my first pair of cycling shoes. I am planning on running my first triathlon this summer and follow it up with a half ironman in August. I have been training with my running shoes on the bike. I am comfortable enough now on the bike that I need to purchase my tri shoes to bike with. Any suggestions for a…
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Vegan + Long Distance Training?
Currently I am not Vegan. I am a little over 200 days of healthier living (exercise + healthier food) I feel so much better than what I did before. My taste buds have changed from eating a different diet. I really enjoy eating veggies and fruits and nuts etc... I currently eat turkey, chicken, egg whites etc... However I…
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After workout snack: Should calories increase when you expend more calories working out?
I have read a lot about the ratio of protein to carbs. What you should eat after a workout. Almost everything says pretty much the same thing. However nothing that I have read has stated anything about how much you should eat as your snack and if it should vary depending on the workout. You would think if you bike for 2…
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Looking for a good 1/2 ironman in the midwest to enter
Are the only races on the official ironman website or are there more options out there?
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Marathon in less than 2 weeks
Was wondering if anyone had any thoughts/advice for a guy entering his first marathon. I have followed a training schedule exactly and ran what it is said to do (maybe a little bit more.) I ran 12 miles yesterday and felt pretty good. I am not a runner. I have trained the majority of my long runs in between 9 minute and 10…
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Carrying items while you run?
How do you carry things while you are on long runs? Water? food? phone? keys? money? etc...
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oatmeal
I would like to try to eat some oatmeal to start my day. I am looking for ideas of what type of oatmeal to buy. Any secrets to make it healthy and have a good taste. I have tried it in the past and i have not enjoyed oatmeal. I would like to try again. Any thoughts?
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running with bad weather
I love to run outside. I was wondering if i could get any tips especially when it is snowy or icy to make it easier to run outside? The cold doesn't bother me but when I have trouble with my footing that makes it much harder to to run outside. Are there any tricks of the trade?
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wake up at 4:30 am challenge
I am starting tomorrow morning. I am looking for anybody who might want to join me in my challenge. I read and heard about a young man who woke up at 4:30 am 21 straight days. He said he went to bed 2 hours earlier and in the morning work up and reaped the benefits of getting up early. Anybody want to wake up with me?
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Marathon
anyone else training for a marathon? I am running the most i have ever run in my life today. Headed out in about 5 minutes. 11 miles is a lot for me. I think it will give me a little bit of an idea of how it will feel. Yes, I know i will have about 16 more miles after the first 11 but it just seems like a lot right now. We…
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any good books to read over the holidays?
I am looking to read anything for the fun of it. Anybody reading anything that is really good?
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Fit Bit for Christmas?
I got it! Now what do I do? I am interested in who else got a fit bit for Christmas or recently and how you are using it. What is most useful to you. How can i get the most use out of it. What I need to know. As you can see I don't know hardly anything about it but I think I will like it. I exercise every day and do…
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Fitness Bucket List
I am trying to put together a fitness Bucket list for myself. I am 36 years old and on Sunday I ran 9 miles. I am pretty sure that is the farthest I have ever ran in my life. I should back up and when I write that I ran 9 miles I should have written slow jog but what the heck, I did it. I am proud of it. I have looked up…
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Flax seeds and Matcha
I have read a little about these two items and all I read is good stuff. Are they any good? Do you guys eat/drink them?
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Things that make you look twice
A few things have caught my attention lately. I am going to write about them and ask you to share things that make you do a double take. For example 1) a drove past a 20 something mother who had their 5-8 year old sitting shot gun with no seatbelt on a state road 2) at wal-mart to pick something up at 12:30 am on a…
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green tea?
Currently i only drink water and coffee but i have read where green tea can bring value to your diet. Any recommendations on what type of green tea I should start? What are you guys drinking?
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Weight Lifting workouts?
I have been doing body weight exercises at home. Now I am to the point where I need to get a good 3 or 4 day weight lifting routine. Is there a good place where I can look for an example or help. I lifted weights for over 10 years but took some time off and now I want to get started again. I could put something together…
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What happens if you don't eat all of the calories?
I have been losing weight and I am not eating all of the calories per day that MFP says I should eat. I am just wondering if anyone else has done this? Are their negatives to not eating all of the calories that it tells you to eat?
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Peanut Allergy
My son has a peanut allergy. I could write all day on this and how it effects him and how he lives with it. I would love to start a thread for parents that have kids with food allergies or parents with peanut allergies to share stories and ideas. #1 issue - He is so scared of his allergy he eats very little to nothing for…
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Why did my daily goal weight go up?
I have been living a healthier lifestyle for me for almost 50 days. I have been on MFP for 32 days. When I first started MFP my daily goal was below 1500 calories but now it is exactly 1500 calories. I have updated my weight all along and my daily goal has never changed. Today I didn't even notice my daily goal until now.…
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Goal Weight?
How do you know what your ideal goal weight should be? I do not have the resources to test my body fat %. I do know what my weight was when I was in really good shape but that was years ago and I'm sure I'm built much different now. Is there a science behind it?
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healthiest yogurt?
I am eating dannon nonfat yogurt greek (80 calories) - I don't really care about the calories, but I am looking for a healthy yogurt. What do you guys eat and is it healthy? Looking for help.
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Ingredients to watch out for?
On another thread there was a discussion of your definition of healthy. For example we were discussing healthy yogurts. Some different people brought up different ingredients that they didn't like in their yogurt or any of their foods that they are eating. I think most people have heard that excess high fructose syrup…
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Buying in bulk vs staying fresh (my grocery list)
I tried to start a tips at the grocery store thread but didn't get a lot of responses. As I continue to go to the grocery store more and more I am finding out there are many tricks of the trade to buy healthy real food but at the same time be smart about your money. For example our family eats a lot of turkey for lunch. As…
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sugar free Jello
Does anyone else eat sugar free jello for 10 calories with meals, deserts, snacks, etc? is there anything i am missing? These taste great and have very little calories...
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"More Doctors Smoke Camels than any other cigarette!" I real headline and story in the early 1950's
If you have twitter and follow History in Pictures, then you probably saw this post. I wish I could produce the link but I just saw it on my phone. The picture is an older male in a white lab coat smoking a cigarette with the headline above. It never says that cigarette's are healthy in the article but promotes taste and…
