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Cross-training for running
My feet have started hurting, and I think it's because right now, running is my only form of cardio, and I've been running just about every day - 6 days a week. I don't have a bike, a pool, or a gym membership, but I teach at a school that has some exercise equipment that I can use after school. There's a recumbent bike…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of November 4th to 10th
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of Oct 6th to 12th
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of Sept 15 to 21
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of August 5-11
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Running and work schedule
I'm a teacher, and over the summer I work at an amusement park. This job has me on me feet nearly all day, and the shifts are long - 10-12 hours. I plan to work Wednesdays (9:30-7), Fridays (9:30-10p) and Saturdays (9:30-10p). I put in around 20k steps on a Wednesday shift and 25-30k steps on a Friday/Saturday. I started…
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Just started Stronglifts - can't OHP with bar
So I managed 3x5 without dropping the bar on myself and stopped there so that I wouldn't. Bruises are rarely flattering, yanno. Would it be better to keep trying with the bar (45 lb) or to drop down to dumbbells at a weight I can do 5x5 and build from there? All the other starting weights were okay. I'm just wondering…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of April 28 - May 4
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of April 21-27
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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SO SLOW
Okay, so I've been working on adding distance. I'm up to "running" 5 miles, but I'm sooooo slow. Like, it takes me an hour and a quarter. (That's 4 mph, or a 15-min mile. MFP does not think that counts as running, according to the exercise database.) The thing is, I've had the same pace since like... January? I think? when…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of April 1-7
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Walking Shoes - Concrete?
I have a summer job at an amusement park. I will be on my feet for 10-13 hours a shift (with breaks, but it's still a lot), on concrete and asphalt. Usually I'm walking around rather than standing, and I typically put in over 20k steps in a shift. Any shoe recommendations? I realize that "affordable" differs from person to…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of March 10-16
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of Feb 17-23
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of Feb 11-17
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of Feb 3-9
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of January 28th to February 3rd
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Pressed Cottage Cheese?
Okay, so I'm weird, I know this. Does anyone else press their cottage cheese to remove (most of) the whey? I don't DIS-like cottage cheese normally, but man, the curds by themselves are just so much richer and absolutely delicious. Anyone have any idea what this does to the macros?
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Sugar vs. Starch
So, my current understanding is that both are broken down into sugar for energy - or stored as fat - but that the process takes longer for starches (complex carbohydrates). So, starchy foods like pasta (tend to) keep (many) people full and satisfied longer than sugary foods like Skittles. Without getting into…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of January 21st to 27th
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Squat/chest
Totally not important, but out of curiosity - In the strength classes I take (BodyPump and another that I think is non-branded), after warming up they typically start with squat reps and then move to chest. The instructor generally says to take off about a third of whatever weight you use for squats. I can't do that;…
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Meal preppers - labels?
How do you keep track of what's what in your freezer? I often portion out into things like Take-Alongs: While I try to manage equal portions when I prep, sometimes the last one is either a little bigger or a little smaller than the rest, so it'd be good (for logging purposes later on) to be able to tell whether it's 4 oz…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of November 4 to November 11
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of October 29 to November 4
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of October 7th to 14th
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of October 1st to 7th
In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please, make sure your…
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Finding the Right Balance
I think I might be exercising too much. I don't get DOMS too bad, and I don't have any sharp pains. But I'm tired all the time. In the mornings, I run. Most days it's 2-3 miles; once a week I go for a longer run (6 miles). In the evenings after work, I have exercise classes - Zumba 3 days a week and strength 2 days a week.…
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Running in the rain
So yesterday it showered a bit. No problem, right? That's what I thought. I wear glasses, and I could NOT SEE. I'm going to try a baseball cap tomorrow to find out if that helps, as it's calling for rain again. Any other suggestions?
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Mini Goal Challenge - Week of August 27th to September 2nd
Welcome Warriors! In the weekly Warrior Mini-Goal Challenge focus on your "short term goals" Focusing on one week at a time, when the big picture seems too overwhelming. Small changes can bring on big results!! Choose one or more things you want to work on for just this week. Don't set it too high or unreachable!! Please,…
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I Hate Exercise
I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. I hate the way I feel while I'm doing it (tired, out of breath, sometimes nauseated, achey). I hate how I feel afterward (tired and sweaty). I hate the way I feel the next several days (tired, tender, achey). I hate how much time it takes out of my days. I hate how poor it makes me feel,…
