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Training for a half marathon in 8 weeks?
So, I'm currently on a break from running because I'm doing a 60-day beachbody program (insanity max30) which doesn't leave me the energy for runs. In Oct-Nov of this year, I was hitting the running pretty hard (for me), and most weeks was logging 15-20 miles. On thanksgiving I ran 10 miles. Now I've been off the running…
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Building strength at deficit
I understand now after some time on MFP that you can't add new muscle at a deficit. Since the beginning of my journey toward a healthier me, I've focused quite a bit on strength training. First I did some strength programs without counting calories (but tried eating "clean" and high protein). I didn't really lose weight…
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How to calculate maintenance calorie target at goal weight
I see a lot of people suggesting eating at maintenance for goal weight as a way to lose slowly and consistently and not have an adjustment to make at maintenance. How do you do this using MFP? Or do you need calculators from another website? My recommended maintenance at 124 lbs was 1510/day (my weight is up 5 lbs…
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Is it risky to "unofficially" jump into maintenance for awhile?
So... I'm within a half pound of my initial goal weight (in my lowest weigh-ins) but I have modified my goal slightly so that that will be the middle or top of my desired maintance range, so I'm considering myself not quite there yet. Now, as we all know, this week is Christmas. I've done well sticking to my deficit (its…
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Less than a pound till my "goal"
When you got to your goal weight, did you immediately move into a maintenance pattern (even if it's gradually, I've read on here that a lot of people add calories little by little), or did you lose a little "extra" just in case? I've been so excited to get to my goal weight because, yay, a bit more food, but now that I'm…
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Insanity Max 30 for recomp?
I'm at my goal weight (most days). I plan to keep up the deficit until I lose another pound or two just for a little safety net. I've lost my weight (22 lbs) by calorie counting and alternating between weight lifting and running, 5-6 days a week. Maybe it's the holidays (being so busy, so many treats around) or maybe it's…
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Insanity max 30 calories?
I'm starting Insanity Max30 tomorrow. Anyone done it? If so, how did you estimate your daily burn? I don't have a heart rate monitor. I think a long while back I read someone advise recording it as circuit training. Does anyone know if that's a close enough estimate? Thanks.
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training my personality to embrace moderation... is this possible??
I have learned so much from you guys, and I think I have a good sense of what works and what doesn't work from reading your discussions over the past several months. I started in July and have lost 21.5 lbs. I'm 5'2 and very close to my goal weight (actually at the original goal weight I'd set), and I feel great. One would…
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Is this math right? CICO and MFP #s
So... If I have my calorie goal set based on losing 1lb a week, set at sedentary and I log my exercise calories very conservatively (I log hardly any for my strength days, and I think I'm using a solid formula for my runs)... then, if I end up eating over my target calories days by a bit, I should still be losing (albeit…
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Lost 21 lbs, didn't think I could do it
I was so excited today to see that I'd crossed the 20 lb marker. Five months ago, I was at my highest weight ever and bought a bunch of bigger clothes. I had been steadily gaining for years. But MFP has helped me so much. I love my exercise routine, I make time for exercise 5-6 days a week, and I don't feel like I have to…
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Is it true that your body adjusts to the same cardio...
I've read that your body adjusts to the same cardio routine, for example, if you always run 3 miles, your body eventually does this more efficiently, i.e. by burning fewer calories. My question is, how many fewer calories are we talking about here? I usually estimate my runs at about 100 calories per mile. If I've been…
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Alcohol had to go
I don't know why it took me so long to take alcohol completely out of the equation... I now realize it was the main obstacle to transforming my body. I have dieted, counted, done workout program after workout program... I've never been able to stick to it completely. I've struggled to limit my calories to fit my goals,…
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Feeling like I'm cheating when I'm not, actually
Hi all! Just need a little reassurance here. I started my weight loss journey 3 months ago and have lost about 14 lbs. At first I cut out sweets as a general rule, ate wonderful, delicious meals in small portions and kept to around 1250 calories per day (like most newbies, I set my loss rate at 2 lbs/month). For the first…
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Neck and shoulders stiff/sore, should I skip weights today?
For a couple of days I've had sore neck and shoulders, those body aches you get when you're coming down with something, but it hasn't progressed into anything. My energy feels fine, but the stiffness is still there. I took yesterday off, and the day before that, the day the soreness started, was just a running day (so i…
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Insanity Max 30?
Hi all! Has anyone done this program? My husband is doing it and it looks brutal, but I've just finished a strength program of 3 months and really enjoyed following a daily program. I'm considering trying this insanity, because my husband looks completely tortured while doing these workouts but is completely sold on them…
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Need advice on my goal weight
I'm a 37 year-old mom of 3, 5'2, currently weighing 135 lbs. I feel good about my progress... I've been strength training pretty hard and have actually gained muscle (I know it's not just less fat making the muscles more visible because I can't fit my broader shoulders into my fitted jackets anymore, lol) and lost weight…
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Supplements
Anyone with a healthy diet still taking supplements? I am training hard, eating at a deficit, losing weight. I got into the habit awhile ago of taking a multivitamin, fish oil, and a probiotic supplement, but now I'm needing to replenish my supply if I'm to keep it up. Is it unnecessary, harmful, or helpful?
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Here it comes, a trip to New Orleans...
I've been kicking butt, eating well, getting fit for about 2.5 months now. It's becoming second nature. Tomorrow, I leave without my husband and kids to meet up with my college friends where we went to college... New Orleans. It's only for 3 days, but I'm so anxious about derailing this whole thing. I know that's…
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Weight tracking - trend function?
Hi! I've been tracking my weight loss as a trend (the method I'm using is averaging my weight for 7 days in a row and charting that number once a week. I like it because it allows me to give in to my compulsion to weigh myself first thing every morning, but I don't have to get too hung up on the fluctuations because the…
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Body fat percentage?
How do you find this out? Sorry if this is a dumb question.
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Recommendations for a new strength program (non-beginner)
Hi! I'm no veteran weight-lifter, but I'm no longer a beginner, either. In the past, I've worked through *most* of The New Rules of Lifting for Women, *most* of The Female Body Breakthrough, and I'm nearing the end of Rachel Cosgrove's Drop 2 Sizes (which I'll actually see all the way through, hoorah!). I've taken breaks…
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Need help calculating maintenance calories
Every place I look to calculate my BMR gives me a different number. Could someone help me figure out net calories I need for maintenance? I haven't achieved my goal yet, but I want to eat at maintenance for an upcoming vacation. I'm 37, female, 5'2. I'm currently at 136 lbs and have recently lost weight (about 8% of BW).…
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Recovery shake, strength training and weight loss
Hi! I'm trying to lose weight, maintain lean muscle, and transform my body. I'm following Rachel Cosgrove's Drop Two Sizes for my strength training program, and I'm throwing in some cardio on off days. I wanted to get some feedback to see if my recovery shake has enough in it for proper recovery. I usually have 1 banana, 1…
