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polar ft7 question...
I am thinking about getting the Polar FT7 HRM but I am not sure it will fit me. I have very small wrists. About 6'' around. Are all the colors the same size or are some smaller?
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friends are missing !!!!
I was going through my friend list the other day & one I communicate with often was missing. I thought it was odd & that maybe she had deleted me. I searched the community & it did not find her. I thought maybe she just deleted her account. Until........ I just got a FB message from a friend asking if I had deleted my…
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macro question
I am wondering what the best % is for protien & carbs for me. I am new to running & plan to s?art strength training as well. I plan to run about 3 miles 3 days a week & strength train 3 days a week with one day off of everything. Is it still ok to eat @ TDEE-15% doing this?
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home gym / weights
Hello, looking for some advice. I have seen a lot about lifting heavy & I realize that using a home gym vs. Free weights / barbell is not really lifting heavy but at the moment it is what I have to work with. I have a Hoist V4 Elite home gym w/ leg press attachment & a side attachment w/ a pully (don't know what it is…
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steroids & weight gain.....
I am on Prednisone for a slipped disk. I gained 2lbs this week. I was pretty even on intake vs. Exercise calories I was 110 over based on my Fitbit stats. I am on strict rest for at least 4 more days then might be cleared to ease back into walking. No other approved exercise for 4-6 weeks @ this time but I am going to ask…
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injured !!!!!! advice please .....
Hi. I have been REALLY motivated exercise wise lately doing 30DS etc & walking 2 to 4 miles per day for over a month. Started the videos in February. Added the walking about 4 to 6 weeks ago. Feeling great. Yesterday I hurt my back :sad: I did not do it exercising. Sadly, I bent over to tie my shoe :blushing: & instant…
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Nice NSV yesterday
So yesterday I had a doctor appt for my annual physical. The doctor was happy with my weight loss (only 6lbs on their scale, but that was fully dressed & with shoes) of 10.5lbs. She asked what I was doing & I explained watching my intake, eating healthier (chicken, veggies, whole grain bread & pasta), no more soda &…
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skinny cow NSV
Today I was shopping @ Sam's club & found a box of Skinny Cow snacks! ! 22 count mixed variety pack for $9.98
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yes, this is another calorie ?
MFP set my amount to 1200 which I know is too low. I am currently 133.5 looking to end up around 120lbs aiming about 1/2lb per week. I have been playing with my #'s here & there. According to Fat2Fit to reach my goal weight the chart says 1561 for sedentary and 1789 for lightly active. Some days I sit @ a desk all day…
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30DS & knee pain
I am in level 2 of 30DS & my knees hurt pretty bad going up or down stairs & when I go from standing to sitting or sitting to standing. I have had to modify some of the exercises due to pain (more left knee than right)for example 'high knees' I have to march in place because when I land in high knees that right knee really…
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setting my #'s right
I am trying to figure the best way to have accurate daily calorie goal (intend to eat back exercise calories). I weigh 135 trying to get to about 120 to 125 seeing how I feel along the way. I set to lose 1/2lb per week. I am 5'3''and 45yrs old. Some days I spend quite a bit of time sedentary @ desk. Others days I am more…
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just ate lunch & I'm starving !!
So annoyed. I ate lunch an hour ago & I'm SO hungry. Tummy rumbling & all. I have been eating plenty of protein I think. Drinking lots of water. Chewing gum & drinking more water to avoid eating & trying to forget that I am hungry. Why am I so hungry so soon after eating?
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how to tone/define muscles
Hello, new here. I am currently doing 20 min a day on the elliptical. 3 to 4 days a week I do another 15-30 min on the exercise bike. I really need to firm & tone my arms abs & legs. I am very bottom heavy. Big thighs, saddle bags & cankles.. ugh. I am not sure what to do to get the tone/ defined look I want. Light weight…
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do you ever need to adjust your #'s?
Hi relatively new here (Jan. 2nd) and love the site. I'm doing well. I have list 5lbs. I was 140 when I started now 137.looking to get to 120. My settings are to lose 1/2lb per week. My question is as I continue to exercise and lose weight do I need to adjust me calorie intake #'s? I eat back by exercise calories. I have…
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scrambled eggs
Hi. Pretty new here & still working things out. I have been doing well & lost 5lbs in 3 weeks. My original goal was 1lb a week but I changed it to 1/2lb per week on advice from folks here & felt better. That change boosted my calories from 1200 to 1310. Anyway, I posted elsewhere thus morning because yesterday & today I…
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hello
I am new to mfp (jan 2nd) and have been doing my best to get up early & exercise before my daily routine of craziness kicks in. I have to get my son up for school @ 6am so I need to be done before that. It is so hard for me to get up early enough but I have only missed one day so that is good. I am only getting up early…
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new here & wondering if my calories are off
I just started here in January. Mfp set my daily goal @ 1,200. I work full time and some days sit all day some days I am out moving around. 2 nights a week I teach preschool gymnastics for about an hour and a half. I have, for the most part stayed just under the calorie goal. Gone over a few times but not more than 100. I…
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I'm Back... Sorta...
Because to be back I would have had to have actually been here before. I signed up in August 2011 & never logged back in. Silly I know. Nee years I decided that I was sick & tired of being tired, uncomfortable in my clothes, cranky all the time and chronic joint pain. I have alwayysbheard how we react to things is a choice…
