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Reluctant to lose the "training wheels" - any advice?
Hi everyone (ladies especially) - I started strength training at a gym with a trainer last summer, and lost 20 pounds pretty quickly and developed some confidence. Unfortunately, I really can't afford to continue the relationship, and my initial plan was to do the trainer to "learn the ropes" so to speak so that I'd be…
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Flatout Pizza
I have been working on this for years and I can finally say, I have it figured out. When I first started, they turned out kinda smooshy and drippy in the middle, which wasn't horrible but wasn't really what I would consider delicious either. But I finally found a way to get them crunchy and delicious every time. What you…
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Exercise level for office folks who exercise a lot
Question for everyone (not sure if this is a technical question or a motivation question, so sorry if it's in the wrong place!) -- I work in an office, so work for me involves a lot of sitting (though I try and usually manage to get in 5 miles of walking around the complex per day). I also strength train for an hour a few…
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Squee! (mostly SV, but still.)
I haven't weighed in under 130 since college... until today! For some reason the "milestone" weights are always hardest for me to get into, and then the next 5 or 10 lb goes pretty easily. So I was pleased this morning when my scale told me I was 129 with 23% BF. WOO. I still have a ways to go to hit my goal, but…
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Need some motivation today...
I've done pretty well so far, through most of July and August and early September. But then my birthday week dragged into two and we've hit Oktoberfest season, so I've spent the past couple of weeks eating more than I should. I've only gained about half a pound at most, but my weight loss has stalled a little and I haven't…
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Does anyone know (calorie counts for activities)
If I want to enter things like "weight lifting" or "bowling", should I be only entering the time that I actually spent throwing the ball down the lane? Or does it account for the down time in between sets or bowls?
