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Calories Burned - Stationary Bike
Good afternoon! I go to spin class and it gives me kcal and kj burned but I don't input my height/gender/weight. My question is, are those burn numbers absolute or are they weight relative? For reference, I'm roughly 220 lbs and I've been "burning" around 300 kcal/hour which seems a little low. Don't get me wrong, I'm…
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Calf cramps while running
Hello! Good morning or evening, depending on time zone! I'm not exactly *new* to running but I am very, very inconsistent. For years, I'd get moderate hip pain in my right hip while attempting to run over the summer, but I never stuck with it because the hip would bug me so much. Two years ago, I fell and sprained some…
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Regained the Weight
Lost 45-50 lbs, maintained for a year, gained most of it back this last year. And I’m disappointed but I know what I did to get here and know how to get back to where I need to be. I stopped counting, plain and simple. First it was because I maintained for so long. Then it was thinking that I could maintain through two job…
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Major bloat from too much fiber?
I've *really* upped my raw vegetable intake this week. While staying in deficit, I feel like there's a brick in my stomach and I'm really bloated. Not TOM. Anyone have any experience with this? I have a feeling that it's due to increased fiber but I'm not sure. Note: Drinking over a gallon a day of water in addition to…
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First Fativersary
TL;DR: 365 days, lost 46 lbs (266.5 => 221.4), many more to go. Today is my fativersary. On March 14th of last year I weighed in at the highest I've ever been - 266.5. I had kept track of my weight on and off and bought a FitBit a couple of years ago but never really got serious. This last year was different. A lot of…
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So many spin questions!
Good morning everyone! I've been going to spin class for a couple of weeks now, so I'm past the sore butt phase and I'm starting to look around and notice that I don't quite look like everyone else in terms of form. I have a couple questions that *are* addressed elsewhere on the Internet but I'm still not quite sure I'm…
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"Funny" Food Marketing
Yesterday, a coworker gave me a Clif Bar. He was trying to be witty and said something along the lines of "be careful, it says 'energy'! It might make you stay up!" I joked back that they call it "energy" because it has a lot of calories.... but that might actually be true! It's actually quite a few calories for a granola…
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Spin Shoe Recommendations
I've posted about nervous about going to spin class and y'all were a tremendous help, because it turns out I REALLY like spin class! But my feet don't. At all. About half way in all I can think about is my feet hurting. So I'm looking for shoe recommendations. Ideally something cheap-ish. I'm not going to be competitively…
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Is Infrequent Weight Lifting Worthless?
I like weight lifting well enough, but there are things that I enjoy *more* (Zumba, swimming, yoga, etc). I have found a progressive resistance program I like (Starting Strength) that calls for 3 days a week. Many people on here also suggest 3-5 days of weight lifting. Unfortunately, that's just not realistic for me…
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What Do I need to Know about Indoor Cycling/Spin Classes?
Happy New Year all! I've posted on here before about swimming for a bad knee, but with the weather dipping below freezing, the thought of leaving the gym/pool with wet hair makes all of my excuses seem valid. So I thought I'd try some of the spin classes that LifeTime offers, but I'm terrified. They seem crazy intense and…
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Embarrassing Excess Skin Question
Hello! I've tried searching the posts and have asked Dr. Google but most answers are almost a decade old at this point, so here goes: I'm down almost 50 pounds and even though I'm losing very slowly, things aren't... tightening up as much as I'd like. That's to be expected. However, some areas are starting to get somewhat…
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Grossest Words
I HATE "childbearing" Send me your "slurps," "gurgles," and "moists".
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How to deal with calorie adjustments
24/F/5'7"/224lbs - set to sedentary but have a FitBit for occasional work outs I've been tracking seriously since last May, only taking a break for an international vacation where I did not have internet access. Came back, and just passed 125 days of logging. I've lost over 40 pounds since March, averaging *just* over a…
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Eating back YESTERDAY'S calories
I stayed on track in terms of my calories IN yesterday but went to the gym kind of late. I don't sleep well when I eat too late, so I just skipped the meal that I'd made for myself for after the work out. SO my question is, do you guys ever eat back YESTERDAY'S exercise calories? I think this could go along with counting…
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Creamy Soups
It's cold in Texas! I have a go-to leek and potato soup but would like to incorporate coconut milk or cream or some such to make it thicker. Not sure how to go about thickening up a vegetable soup or how much cream to put into existing recipes. Any tips?
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40 pounds down!
Quite some time ago I'd posted a "30 pounds down" post and got some really good feedback about posting the "during". This morning I passed the "40 pounds down" mark and thought I'd give you an update. Top left is before. It was my first week working out and I REFUSED to buy a bigger size. I did everything I could to make…
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Does anyone here swim?
There is a lot of info out there about running and paces and training. I can't run right now, but I love swimming! Not sure what "good" pace is for laps, or how many laps to do, or what a "lap" translates to. I'm pretty sure my gym has 25yd and 50yd lanes, and I go for about 22laps/42ish minutes 3x a week but would like to…
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How to log pho?
I go out for pho quite frequently. I've tried to recreate it at home but don't have the patience to simmer the broth for hours. I always get veggie and tofu pho and it comes with the bean sprouts and rice noodles. How would you log it? I don't even mind bringing it home to weigh but everything Is pre-cooked and I have no…
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Running into your Ex Post-MFP?
There's a pretty boomin' thread on Reddit about people running into their exes post weight loss/muscle gain. Was it at a bar with their new "less-hot-than-you" SO? Did they get fat but keep wearing that shirt you bought them? Was your new, much hotter SO with you? Did they try to slide into your DMs? Tell me the story…
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30 lbs down
Pictured higher weight: 266.5 on March 14, 2017 Lower weight: 236.2 on August 26, 2017. GW: 195 UGW: 150 F/24/5'7" I've kind of hit a weight loss wall the last two weeks and the scale hasn't moved. I dug this shirt out of the drawer on my way to the gym and couldn't believe how baggy it was! The day I bought it (pictured),…
