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Tooting my horn!! :O)
Oh, what a happy day it is!!! :happy: My scale has FINALLY, finally after 10+ years, moved below 200!!! I am SO darn happy!!!! 198.5! Couldn't be more thrilled! AND, I am over half-way to my goal! :happy: Downhill slope from here! YAY!!!! Have a great weekend everyone!
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Oh, my poor feet!!!
I have been a "walker" for about 9 months now, and decided I was ready to kick it up a notch and start jogging. I bought a pair of New Balance Trail Running shoes, because we live on a gravel road. Anyhow, I just went for a 2.5 mile jog this morning (felt GREAT!!! was SO proud of myself!) and oh my goodness - my aching…
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POLL: Daily Calories Burned with HRM?
I got a Polar HRM for Christmas! So awesome!! My 24-hour calorie expenditure was 4000. I was shocked! Seemed pretty high to me, and was just a normal, lazy, hanging out Christmas day! I can't even imagine when it is a normal day of chasing after four kids, mounds of laundry, housework, errands, etc! So anyways, I just was…
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Vitamins & Supplements
Just was curious if/what everyone takes when it comes to vitamins? Do you just take a multi-vitamin or specific supplement? I was told to try Vitamin B6, that it helps boost your metabolism. Just was curious if this was true! Thanks!
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Heart Rate Monitor - HELP!
So it sounds like the best way to keep track of everything and have great success...... leads to buying a HRM! I am sure this has been talked about over and over.....sorry! But I have a couple questions! 1 - Do ALL HRM's not only monitor heart rate but also count calories burned? 2 - Which is a good, affordable HRM to…
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Sugar Intake Question
On my food diary, it has me set to an alloted grams (or whatever) of sugar a day. Every single day, I go over. I know it's okay to go over on protein, fiber, etc., but am guessing not on sugars? It's not like I am eating candy bars and cookies all day either ..... the sugars are coming from fruit, usually - which seem to…
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Recumbent Bicycle Question
Hello! Have a question, hopefully someone has an answer :smile: I work out every evening for 45 minutes on my recumbent bike, and then about 15 minutes on the elliptical. On the readout computer thing on the bike, I average about 17-20 mph the entire time. I turn up the intensity for a couple minutes, switch it back down…
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Hello! New here!
Just wanted to say hello and introduce myself. My name is Steffany, I am 27 and live in Oregon, very happily married for 11 years and have four children. I gained about 75 lbs. with my first pregnancy, and have never really been able to lose it all! I have gained and lost and dieted over the years, but nothing ever…
