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another helpful site.....
My trainer loves that I use MFP; he thinks that it is a great place for me to get ideas and support (I agree!) He gave me the name of another site today that may help me come up with some food plans. He says it may seem funny to eat pasta for breakfast, but at the end of the day, it's about the calories and the…
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Feel myself falling off the rails a bit....seasonal thing
I know myself pretty well...I struggle every fall and winter (usually from Oct-Feb), I have lived with depression for many years (which I am not ashamed of) I know that one of my triggers is the cold, dark winter days. As each leaf falls off the tree, I have that feeling of dread coming on. It's ok, I am at peace with it,…
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First measurements since I joined the gym on July 27th :-)
I met with my trainer today to get measured for the first time since joining and to check on my progress. I was so pleased to see that I have lost 16.5 inches overall since I started working out! I still can't believe it. The scale isn't moving as fast I would like, but now that I have seen these numbers, I feel alot…
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Pretty good day :-)
I started going to the gym for the first time ever about 6 weeks ago. I started attending Zumba about 2X a week. It's usually the same folks that attend. Once lady I chatted with has been away for a month. I saw her today in the Zumba class for the first time in a month. She walked into the studio in front of everyone she…
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vacation week
I am on vacation this week and it has been awesome....not so much that I did anything exciting, but it was nice to have a week to focus on my health and fitness goals. I actually made some nice friends at the gym this week as well :-) Typically I start to fall off the rails in the fall, so I am determined to keep it going…
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Do I need to ramp it up?
I do a 60 mins of cardio (Zumba) 3X a week, plus I go on the treadmill 3X a week (incline 5, pace 4 miles in 60 min) When I was at the gym today, I took my heart rate as I usually do throughout my workout. Even though I was at same pace etc. as usual, I could not get my heart rate up to my cardio recommended of 144 today.…
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Wanted to throw the scale out the window.....%^&% thing..
Just a vent day, sorry...I wanted to throw my scale out the window today. I have been working so hard and it hasn't moved lately. I see a personal trainer 3X a week, plus I do 60+ mins of cardio at least 3X a week. I eat sensibly and haven't cheated in months. I don't know why I care so much what the scale says...yesterday…
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Travel alot for work..sitting in the hotel room, but for onc
**edited** Cut off my topic...I meant to say that for once I am NOT eating! Usually when I travel for work and stay in hotels, I get bored and eat. I have never checked out the fitness facilities anywhere that I have ever stayed. Today I checked out the one here in this hotel....pretty cool. I am going to head up right…
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Hi...newbie
:smile: Hi everyone I happened to stumble across this website and it seems great! I am 41 years old, 5'2" and have struggled for years to be my "ideal" weight (whatever that is..lol) I decided to take a different approach this time and really try hard to make a healthy lifestyle change and if the weight comes off....bonus!…
