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Need help with my chocolate problem...
I have lost 75 pounds in the past three years - size fourteen to a size two. I do circuit training 2-4 times a week, walk several times a week and try to stick to MFP's guidelines. My weakness is chocolate. Since I do need some of it for a blast of energy, I do buy it. I like dark chocolate with nuts or chocolate covered…
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Strength training before or after cardio?
I've seen sites recommending one or the other. I usually do cardio before strength training - forty to forty-five minutes of cardio, then a break, then 15-30 minutes of strength training. I walk to the gym, and by the time I arrive, I am in a cardio state of mind. However, some days I feel sluggish and my legs are a little…
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How accurate is the data from cardio machines?
One elliptical machine tells me I burn 200 calories in half an hour; another one tells me I burn 300 in half an hour. MFP says a half an hour of elliptical training is 300 calories. I don't know who to believe. I always add an extra ten minutes of stationary rowing to make sure I am burning at least 300 calories. I'm a…
