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Conflicting activity levels
I have my MFP activity level set to lightly active and my Fitbit level set to sedentary. Will this mess anything up? I get 10K steps most days of the week so I earn calories back but I want to make sure that number is right and not messed up since my levels are different between the two apps.
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Fatiguing during lower body exercises
I am halfway through ChaLEAN Extreme. For those not familiar, the program has me lifting heavier dumbells with the goal of reaching fatigue at the 8th or 12th rep (depending in the phase). Anyway, I have a hard time feeling like I am reaching fatigue when it comes to lower body but I find it challenging to hold much more…
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New running shoes
I bought a new pair of Brook's Adrenaline GTS 16s last night. Went out for a three mile run this morning and my toes were a little numb on the left foot and my pinky toe on my right was raw from the seem in the shoe. I had a pair of 13 that I never really needed to break in so I did not think three miles was too much. I am…
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Jillian Michael's Body Shred
For Christmas I asked for pain. Body Shred was under the tree. I searched it on the boards and there was not much out there and really nothing recent. Has anyone done this program yet? I had great results with Body Revolution and MFP but really let myself slide since this summer and and am up 10 lbs ☹️. I plan on starting…
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Fitbit including steps during exercise
I have had my Fitbit for a few weeks now. It seems like when I log my exercise into MFP it still adds steps for that time frame. I got up to work out at six this morning and by the end of my 30 minute workout I had about 1300 steps. Is there something I could be missing in my setup? I thought it would give me no steps…
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Exercise routine help
I have always followed some type of workout program that included a schedule. I am moving soon so I did not want to start a new plan until I could follow it without interruption. I started using Fitness Blender and created my own schedule. Sun/Tues/Thurs: strength & HIIT Mon/Weds: Run 5K Friday: Turbo Fire or other non…
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Working out after car accident
We were rear ended yesterday evening. Nothing too horrible but I have some aching in my upper back. I skipped my workout today and did some stretching instead which helped for awhile, but the soreness came back later in the day. It is not exactly painful but I can feel it. I really hate taking days off from working out but…
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5 day workout challenge to burn fat
I have never used Fitness Blender before. I plan on doing the 5 day workout challenge after I finish my current program in a few weeks. Has anyone done the challenge? What were the weight ranges?
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Lose beyond goal before entering maintenance?
I am about nine pounds away from my initial goal weight. I know I am still a way off but I am starting to think about maintenance. I have been reading this forum and see a lot of people say they have a five pound range on the scale. So I was wondering if before going into maintenance if it is a good idea to lose a few…
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Knee aches
The last week or so right above my left knee aches. It is not really painful, but I can feel it. I took a about two months off from running and started again two weeks ago, twice a week do 30 minutes. I also started strength training lifting heavier weights four weeks ago. While squatting have been watching my alignment. I…
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CLX hybrid with basic TF set
In January I am planning on doing a CLX and TF hybrid but all the schedules online are with the advanced workouts for TF included. I only have the basic set and do not plan on buying the others. Has anyone seen a hybrid with the basic workouts? I am thinking I could just do the three CLX workouts a week and mix the other…
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Lean for Life Results
Has anyone completed the Lean for Life phase and if so, did you see results to make it worth while? I am starting Lean next week and was planning on doing Lean for Life and then either starting another round of CLX, a round of Body Revolution, or maybe seeing if I could do a hybrid of the two somehow. I still have more…
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Protein needs while lifting heavier weights
I currently have about another 15 lbs to lose until I reach my goal weight. I lost my initial weight by just focusing on calorie limits and not paying attention to my macros. Just everything in moderation. I was running two to three days a week and did two rounds of Jillian Micheal's Body Revolution. I lost 30 lbs with…
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Hunger and calorie intakes
Tomorrow is the last day of my first week. I have been SO hungry this week. The last few days I have been over. I know I need to find more filling foods and more protein to eat but I have been turning to the bad things in my pantry. Normally I have no problem resisting but it is also that time of the month so I think my…
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3/29 Start Date
Did my first workout yesterday and I underestimated my weights I think. I just finished Body Revolution which uses weights but the weight is lower and the moves are faster so I was not sure what to expect. The highest I used were 13s and I am trying 15 on those moves next time. I really have to work on slowing down my…
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Logging ChaLEAN Extreme
****I posted this on the wrong board before*** I am starting ChaLEAN Extreme in a few weeks and I have read that a HRM is not accurate for strength training. How would I log the strength days? I am at a 1200 net and I do not want to go too far under that by not logging accurately. I know in the booklet it has…
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Logging ChaLEAN Extreme Strength days
I am starting ChaLEAN Extreme in a few weeks and I have read that a HRM is not accurate for strength training. How would I log the strength days? I am at a 1200 net and I do not want to go too far under that by not logging accurately. I know in the booklet it has recommendations and states that for someone in my weight…
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Recommendations for workout DVD programs
In four weeks I am finishing up my second round of Jillian Michael's Body Revolution. I have loved the program but ready to do something new. I was looking into Focus T25 but I have been reading quite a few posts about how much cardio it is and how it gets boring. I want to keep the strength training in my workouts and…
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How to spend my Christmas $$? Fitbit vs T25
I have $100 to spend but I know T25 and the newest Fitbit are about $120 each but not sure which I should invest in now. I just finished Body Revolution in November and planned on doing another round starting January 5th but now that I have some cash from Christmas, I am thinking maybe I could start Focus T25 now instead…
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Determining the "last" 10 lbs and slowing down loss
Right now my goal weight is 120 lbs. I was going to see how I felt after that and then determine if I would like to try to lose more, maybe get to 110. So my question is if that is the case and I am supposed to increase my deficit to losing 0.5 lbs/week around the time I only have 10 to lose, when do you really decide to…
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Toning with Interval training success stories
I read a lot on hear that to tone you need to do heavy lifting. I really do not have the money to buy the needed equipment and need to lift at home. The highest weights I have are 10s. Right now I work out to Jillian Michael's DVDs and I was looking fo success stories for those who have done workouts of the like and were…
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Activity Level
I was looking at some of the TDEE calculators and was just wondering if I really have my activity levels set correctly. I am a SAHM so I am on my feet most of the day cleaning and playing with the kids but there are some days that are just lazier days. I work out 30 minutes I day with Jillian Michael Body Revolution or a…
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Body Revolution Results
I debated about whether I wanted to share before and after photos because I still have a long way to go and they are just embarrassing. I gained so much motivation by looking at the success stories on here that I thought I should share. Again, I have a long way to go so there are no rock hard bicep or ab pictures like…
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Goals and Rewards
I was wondering what everyone's "milestone" goals are and if there was a reward tied to them (aside from being healthy and feeling great about oneself). I should reach a 10 lbs lose this week. I never set a goal for it but was thinking about a 20 lb lose goal. I am thinking a trip to the salon and maybe a Rocky Mountain…
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Small Success
I went to see family a couple weeks ago that I have not seen since the end of August. EVERYONE noticed the change. The first thing my mother say was "Amazing!" It felt good because my husband does not notice anything! I also did not track and ate basically what I wanted and between two weeks of vacation (six of those stuck…
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Road Trip advice
The last two days I basically fell off the wagon with Thanksgiving. I am getting back at it today with logging and exercising. I have a three day road trip and vacation coming up in seven days. I am not as worried about the days I am actually on vacation because I am usually rather active and it usually seems to balance…
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Lift Weights to Lose Weight
I just finished my last workout of Jillian Michael's Body Revolution today. I am going to do another round in January but am looking on making a workout schedule for the weeks until then. I have an old Kathy Smith DVD called LIft Weights to Lose Weight. It has 2-20 minute workouts, one for upper and one for lower body and…
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Not to beat a dead horse....
I am in no way trying to start a debate but have a simple question. For those who are strongly against 1200 calories diets, do you truly believe they are for no one? I see many saying that if you stick to it you are killing your metabolism. MFP set me at 1200 calories. I work out 6 times a week and eat back all my exercise…
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Workouts 11 and 12
I know there were a few on here that started around 8/26 but I have not seen anyone posting anymore. I feel alone here :O(. I finished my first workouts for 11 and 12. 11 was rough but I almost could not believe how easy she was in 12 (aside from the wheel push-ups, I cannot even get off my head). I have some work to do…
