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Open Water Swims and/or Triathlon???
I decided this week that next summer (2017 ha) I'm going to do a Women's Sprint Triathlon in a town near me. I'm not worried about the swim distance as it's only 375m. But, open water swimming and swimming with all those bodies around me will be unfamiliar territory. I know it's a long long way off. But does anyone have…
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NRLFW - Calories?
I'm about halfway through the book (just got it this morning!). I just finished reading about calories and diet etc. He's saying Calories In<Calories Out is not king. At 214lbs, I'm not sure I agree with eating at maintenance? If I were 60lbs lighter I'd be all over that advice but at my weight it doesn't seem right. He…
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Do you have a unique challenge?
If so what is it? I thought if we could share a challenge that we face and how we overcome it it would be motivational. I'm a cook in a nursing home. In addition to handling food ALL DAY it's literally part of my job to taste all the food I prepare. It's only a bite here and there, but it adds up. So, I try to save 200…
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Won a Free Session with a PT!
I'm very excited but have no idea what to expect?? I should go in with a goal, right? Tell her I'm just starting to loose weight and want to maintain muscle? I will likely book a second session with her as she generously donated her time to a charity I was supporting. I was going to wait to book with a PT until I had lost…
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Does Anyone have a Moov Now?
My husband came across the Moov Now while perusing YouTube. http://welcome.moov.cc/ It's basically a digital personal trainer. It seems kinda cool, and has some great reviews (likely paid reveiws). It's not like an activity tracker like a Fitbit, which for me is kinda useless, it focuses on your actual workouts and…
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Strength Training a Detriment to Cardio??
I'm going to try and explain what I'm experiencing without rambling. When I first started exercising at the end of April I was swimming and cycling. In July I added strength training (body weight) to the mix. Up until I added the calisthenics I could feel progression in my cardio, endurance and strength was consistently…
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Advice on maintaining muscle while in a deficit
I'm just over 230lbs. Started at 260lbs in April. A few weeks ago I started calisthenics to try and maintain as much muscle as possible while I'm losing. I'm wondering if I'm doing enough? Am I hitting all the right muscles for right now? I have limited equipment, no weights (yet), but I do have resistance bands. Here's my…
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Confused about muscles and weight loss.
I keep reading on here that it's not possible to gain muscle while in a calorie deficit. I don't understand why. For those of us who have gone from sitting on the couch every night to an active lifestyle, how can we not be gaining muscle? I feel stronger and I know I'm swimming and biking way faster and longer than I was 2…
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Does anyone else swim??
I don't see any swimming threads. I started swimming laps about a month ago. Twice a week (that's the only evening swims available) I swim laps for an hour and already have seen lots of progress!! I love it so much, it's more than just exercise for me, it's stress relieving and mind clearing. Not to mention I've lost 11.5…
