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Recovery from Inguinal Hernia Surgery
Someone said in another post recently that all of us here are "friendly strangers with common goals and interests" or something of that nature. In that spirit I have a question. I will be having day surgery for an inguinal hernia repair soon. The doctor advised that I will need to lay off running for 6 weeks. By the time…
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Question for Biology Peeps - Carbs and Water
Most of us know that an evening out and a restaurant/fast food meal often shows up on the scale the next morning due to water weight. There are a couple of reasons - extra salt intake and carbohydrates. I can explain the role of osmosis and water retention due to extra sodium. I'm not so clear on the science connecting…
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Garmin battery discharging
I have a Garmin Felix 5X. The battery will occasionally just “dump” its charge - like go from 90% to nothing in an afternoon. Has anyone else experienced this issue? I wondering if I have a warranty issue or if it just happens occasionally.
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Little things I love about cycling
I found this and thought it was worth sharing. I find it to be very true in my experience. Have a great Friday y'all! https://humancyclist.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/cycling-little-things/
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Strava Summit
I'm curious if those of you with the paid account use the added features and like them. For instance, does the beacon/tracking feature work well? Are the training plans included well thought out and useful? I'm just looking for some feedback before I jump in and spend $$ on another subscription service - they add up over…
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Galloway Run/Walk/Run Method
I'm fishing for comments and experiences by anyone that has used the Galloway method for running. My doctor is an Ironman competitor and uses this method. He'll run for 4 minutes and walk for one. He swears by it and says he feels he can go "forever" running like this. One of the advertised benefits is also injury…
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Maintaining gains during cycling season
During the warm months I focus on cycling. I live in a great rural area that allows me to ride great farm-to-market and county dirt roads. I can ride 30-50 miles and often only see one or two vehicles - so I ride a lot. I enjoy running and focus on that mainly when it's colder and the days are shorter. As we know both…
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Cycling training plans
I have a question for the cyclists out there. Where do you find good training plans? I don't really want to pay for them either unless there is evidence that they are really worth the $$. Here's my mindset: I like the Hal Higdon training plans designed for runners. I can always find one that suits my current fitness level…
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How do you conquer the fear of gaining?
I'm new to maintenance. After all the work and dedication it has taken to lose 76 pounds I'm afraid of gaining. This is really a mindset issue I know. The intellectual side of my brain knows to simply add in more calories and monitor my weight trend in the same way I did while losing. I know the scale will fluctuate and I…
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Ignoring the Industry
I’ve been around MFP now for a while (not as long as some) and have successfully lost over 75 pounds. Now I’m adjusting to maintenance. Here’s what I want to debate - how you feel about people here having to not only overcome personal dysfunction concerning weight loss but also all the bad information out there about the…
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Question about maintenance and exercise calories
I'm looking for advice from some of you that are experienced at maintenance. I've lost a little over 75 pounds and I'm in maintenance now. I've also become fit again and I am enjoying exercise - running and cycling specifically. So here's the issue. I'm in the interesting position of needing to eat more calories now than I…
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Where is the greatest inaccuracy?
I'm curious what opinion is of experienced folks here. Most folks here seem to combine logging their food and exercising when they begin a weight loss journey. I know that's a sweeping generalization but i think it is often true. Often when someone isn't losing as expected the focus tends to be on their diet (in terms of…
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The Three Little Pigs and Weight Loss
So there were three little pigs that all wanted to build a house. They had different requirements about the size house that each needed and how much money they had to spend on the house. One little pig was not careful about the materials used to build his house. He used straw - it was cheap and easy. Little care or thought…
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People cannot visualize reasonable portion sizes
I had an interesting situation at work today. I teach and each month we have a faculty luncheon. Staff brings food and we have a day of food and feasting. I was eating with a coworker and they made a comment I found really interesting. The person looked at my plate of food and commented, "It must be hard to be on a diet…
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Eliminating a "diet food" mindset
I've had something on my mind recently and I want to throw it our here for discussion. mainly I'm curious to see how others view this topic... This idea of "low calorie" recipes and meals. I had a personal epiphany this time around in my weight loss journey. We all know that if we consume less calories than we burn, we'll…
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Honest question about alcohol
I'm asking about this in case I'm missing something. There are a number of folks here that will strongly advise someone to completely eliminate alcohol consumption in order to lose weight. I'm trying to understand where this is coming from - there may be something I don't understand. I understand the concern with drinking…
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C25K App issue
Hello all, I have the C25K app on my iPhone. When I finish a C25K workout, I press the MFP icon to try to report/synch my workout with MFP. The exercise does not show up though on MFP. MFP shows the app is connected. I contacted tech support. They suggested I disconnect and then reconnect the app which I did - and it…
