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28/f/5'8" VA/USA CW:280 GW:140
I want to be half my size! I'm in central Virginia. I've always felt like a fat skinny person. Dang... I really should have read more threads to know what to put here. Anyone think they might be my twin?
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Eating all the calories!
Okay! So I purchased a Fitbit Blaze earlier today. I'm still a little bit confused as to how to go about my new life as a HR monitor owner. I have it synced to my phone and it's adjusting calories for me. I wore it for half the day and it adjusted about 300 calories. (C25K Week 6 Day 1 and then a walk around the block.)…
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RUNNERS!! Q&A
I'm starting this thread because I have several questions I want to ask, but not enough guts to start a new thread for every question. Others are welcome to join in and use this thread for the same purpose. I'm going to start this thread off with a question about jumping ahead in my C25K program. I have 4 or 5 sessions…
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Samsung Gear S2
Okay... I need help. I have an iPhone and just purchased the Samsung Gear S2 smart watch. How can I sync my daily activity??
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Are Squat Butts Real??
First... excuse the ignorance. Okay! So lifting won't make women "bulky" because they don't have the testosterone to build large muscles. (Basically.) But I'm cruising around Instagram and YouTube and so many girls have large bums which they claim are caused by their squats and bridge lifts. Lifting heavy. So which is it?…
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Not Losing; Plus Need Exercise Class Advice
I've come to the sad conclusion that I've overestimated how much I burn. When I started out in this round of weight loss (New Years) I had also taken up backpacking. Unseasonably warm weather was a boon for me! And for the weight coming off. I was consistently eating 2200 calories a day and 3k on hike days. And losing.…
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C25k Transition
I'm halfway through the program, but I'm already looking to the future and wondering what I should move onto next. I had initially thought I would continue onto a 10k trainer app, but now I'm wondering if I should do a 5k pacer app and get my speed up. I've never ran a mile in my life. I was always the kid in high school…
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Runners! How much and how often?
I just finished my first week of C25K and maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I really enjoyed today. How far do you guys run? (Or how long?) How often?
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Weight Loss and Shoe Size
For those who have lost weight and now have a new shoe size, how many sizes did your feet change? How much did you lose? Did you think your feet were fat before? I'd love to drop a shoe size. I currently wear a 10.5 and it's just about the hardest size to find. But my feet aren't very fat.... They actually look rather…
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Definitive Answers?? What Activity Level Am I?
Using this week as an example, would I be considered sedentary, lightly active? Or what? Edit: I'm usually sedentary and then have bursts of hyper activity when I go hiking or backpacking.
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5k run
My friends and I want to do a 5k. I'm the only one out of shape. (I'm 5'8" and I will probably be about 250 by the time the run comes around.) Everyone seemed to settle on a beautiful race in mid April. A blossom run at a winery. I was fine with this as there's a 3k portion that I can work towards being able to run. I…
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Hair Loss!
I've been watching YouTube videos about weight loss and several people seemed to have lost lots of hair in the process of losing weight. I'm scared of this. I currently have thick hair that reaches my lower back. It's my best feature and I'm attached to it. Why exactly is there hair loss during weight loss? Is it just…
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High School P.E.
This weekend I decided to (pre)start C25K. I've attempted running before and always was discouraged with how long I could last. I did some reading and decided that I should run slower. Which helps a lot. I was alone on the trail and I was proud of how long I was able to run this time. And surprised! I was thinking back a…
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Two weeks in and have not lost weight
So! I started out at 280 and now... I'm at 281. I'm accurate with my food (I've been weighing it and have used the barcodes and have been measuring food.) I pretty sure I have about 96% accuracy. I've forgotten to log a couple things I'm sure... but for the most part it's accurate. I've counted up all my intake from the…
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Backpacking: Food Intake
Okay! I apologize ahead of time for the mass of pictures. In order to keep it shorter I had to cut off the dates entry. You can still kind of see them, they're just behind the opaque frame. Everything else is visible. I'm backpacking, about a 30 pound pack... haven't calculated it all up yet. I'm 5'8", 275, 28 years old.…
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Inspiration!
I just wanted to let you guys know I've felt so inspired reading through the threads here. I really feel like I can do this! I'm nervous though... I tend to get numb toes when I run too much. I'm 5'8" and 275#.
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Looking for a solid MFP friend
Pretty much says it in the title. I'm 28, 5'8", and 275. I'm looking for someone who wants to lose half their weight. I'm looking for more than just comments of "good job!" Under workout calorie counts. (Though, those are nice too!) I'm a very uncool, but funny girl who likes books and makeup and science and clothes. I'm…
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Body fat % question!
So @courtneyfabulous posted this picture: (Hi Courtney! You ARE fabulous. ;) ) Okay, I'm looking to lose half my body weight. Wouldn't that make me 50% body fat? In reality... I probably look to be... 40%? Probably 45% because I have a chunkier hip and bum region. What's going on there?
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Back to Bodypump; Friends?
So, two years ago I dedicated myself to tracking my food and going to fitness classes. Didn't do so well at managing my diet, but I did great at the classes. I had never felt fitter in my life! Here I am at about 250: Ignore the insane hair and the lack of a head (I lost the original to that one.) I think I looked good…
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MFP Method of Use
Okay! Here's my plan and I would appreciate help tweaking it. (Btw, I'm 5'8" and 275) I have my calorie goal set to 450 right now. (Not actually going to restrict myself to 450!) I plan to exercise to increase my calorie intake. Since I'm so heavy I burn quite a lot of calories! Apparently a 1 hour cycling class burns…
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Didn't do great today
I had all these grand intentions to go to a fitness class and then a long walk afterwards. Instead I went to Goodwill and my wallet was stolen or picked up by someone with good intentions and then misplaced. (The store is reviewing the tapes.) My roommate and I bought pizza on the way back and then my other roommate showed…
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Realistic Calorie Burn
I'm 5'8", 275. When I add 120 minutes of "hiking" for my exercise it says that I've burned over 1200 calories. Is this realistic? An hour of hiking can't actually burn over 600 calories... can it?
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Heaviest I've ever been
You know that saying that people use when they're about to reach their goal? "I can see the light at the end of the tunnel." In my mind it hearkens back to when people would take tans-continental train rides and they would pass under a mountain range hollowed out by dynamite and pure human sweat and industry. Long…
