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Eat more on the days you lift weights?
I just had my first weight lifting class ever today. Am I supposed to eat higher calories today? I am clueless when it comes to weight lifting. I eat 1300 calories now, and I do eat back most if not all of my cardio calories (I use a hrm) but I thought I had read that on weight lifting days people say to eat more?
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No running store around. Now what?
So everyone says to go get fitted to get a good running shoe. The problem is there doesn't seem to be a store anywhere near me that does that. I googled running stores in Wisconsin and only one is near me, but it looks like they really only sell those toe shoes, and running gear that is not shoes. So I doubt they do all of…
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Polar Users
Have any of you used your Polar HRM while swimming? I tried today for the first time and it only worked for the first 10min. After that it would only work randomly for a few seconds off and on. It just kept saying check transmitter. I had the chest strap on tight, it didn't move at all, so I have no clue why that would…
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Is my heart rate too high?
I just started running on the treadmill a few weeks ago. I run Mon, Wed, and Fri. I do a 5K each time but only run 1.5-2 miles of it and the rest is brisk walking. After the first 10min of running my hr goes up to 180-185 and stays there until I walk again. Is this a problem at all? When I do the 226-my age I get 194 for a…
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First day of C25K, how do I log it?
So I just did the first day of C25K and I have no idea how to log it for exercise. I tried to log my jogging and walking as seperate activities but I guess I don't jog fast enough. LOL The slowest jogging speed on there is like 5.5mph or something. I am pretty sure I wasn't going much over 4mph, I have no way to know for…
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If you could only listen to one
If you could only listen to one group/singer for the rest of your life who would it be? For me it would be Jack White. If I really had to pick just one of the bands he has been in I would pick the White Stripes. I love every single thing he has done, but The White Stripes just rock! How about you?
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56lbs lost, need to motivate myself. Pics!
I have been going from 168lbs up to 172lbs for 2 months now and getting very frustrated. So I found an older picture of myself today from my heaviest of 224lbs. I am currently at 168lbs. This is May 2010. I am on the far right. And here I am today with my youngest daughter after our bike ride. I still have at least 30lbs…
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Headache after running
Every time I run I have a headache for the rest of the day. I have just started running, so when I say every time I mean, 3 times now. :laugh: I don't feel like I am over doing it, I go 4.5-5mph and only run 1 1/4 mile and walk before/after to equal about 2.5 miles averaging 2.5-3.5mph. I run on the treadmill and run on an…
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New to running and my arch hurts.
So I have only run twice now (well more than the 2min runs I have done in the past) and both times later in the day and the next day my right foot hurts pretty bad in the arch. It only hurts while walking or if you press on it, it doesn't hurt if I am off of it. Both times I have run on the treadmill 4.5-5mph at a 1.5%…
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OMG I am about to die from shock! NSV!!
I just ran 2 miles on the treadmill!!!! That might not seem like much to some of you, but the longest I have ever been able to run any other time I have tried is 2min! And tonight I ran for 14min straight two times! 28min of running! OMG That is so insane I can't even explain just how crazy it is! I am so happy, I want to…
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Polar ft7 question
Does anyone know if the Polar FT7 is waterproof? I was looking on he site I bought mine from and it says it is water resistant but don't push the buttons under water. Is water resistant really water proof though? I want to try wearing it swimming, but don't want to do any damage to it! Has anyone worn it while swimming?…
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Can't find any jeans that fit!
I am so annoyed right now. I have a big belly, that is where most of my fat is. So if I wear size 16 jeans I don't have a muffin top, but the rest of the jeans look like a big bag hanging off of my body. If I wear size 14 jeans they fit everywhere, but I have a HUGE muffin top. It looks horrible. Sorry, that just really…
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Fingers swelling
Does anyone else have this problem while walking? I don't notice it while walking my dog outside, I assume it is because those walks aren't as long and because I am holding the leash so my hands are not hanging down by my sides, they are out front and I change leash hands often. When I just walk on the track though my…
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49lbs and I really don't see it!
I am so annoyed. I can't be the only person who loses a lot of weight and just doesn't look much different? You would think that being only 5'3" I would really notice 49lbs but I just look the same! I started in size 20 pants and am now in 14's, but I still look almost exactly the same! The before pics were at my heaviest,…
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Only fat fills me up?
I read here and everywhere that eating fruits/veggies or meals high in protein will help fill you up and keep you full for a longer time. That just doesn't work for me for some reason. If I eat a meal high in protein I am starving in an hour. I could eat 10lbs in veggies/fruits and feel like I haven't eaten. If I eat a…
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How should I log this?
I just did Dance 2 Central on the xbox kinect for an hour. Anyone know how to log it? I don't have an HRM yet and I'm just not sure what to put. Thanks for any help!
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Spaghetti squash?
I have just called all 3 grocery stores in my city and nobody has spaghetti squash. Is it called anything else? Maybe they just don't know it by that name? I was just reading some posts about it here and have never tried it but really want to. One store said they have yellow squash, but I don't think that is the same…
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NSV, hope it helps me get out of my slump!
So every month I have such a hard time when it is that time of the month! I mean, I simply can't NOT stuff my face. It is worse than when I was quitting smoking. The cravings are that bad. Anyway, because of stuffing my face I also gain weight every single month, and not just the normal 1-2lb water weight that will leave…
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Anyone good at math? How fast was I going?
I'm not sure why I am not able to figure this out so I thought I would chance looking really stupid and ask on here. LOL I did week 1 day 3 of C25K tonight and I need to know how fast I ran during the running part. The whole thing took me 31min. 9 of those were running, the other 22 were walking 3mph. In total I went…
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Eating at 9pm?
Tonight when I got home from work I had about 800 calories left. I ate dinner at 7pm and still had about 400 calories left. I did C25K after dinner and when I came home I made myself an 8oz chicken breast. By the time I ate it it was 9pm already and I will go to bed about 2 hours after eating that and have just been…
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What is the best HRM?
I have decided that I need to get a HRM since I am worried that the exercise I log is completely wrong as far as calories burned. The problem is I do not have a lot of money to spend. At all. So does anyone know of a HRM that works well but won't cost me a ton of money. Do they even make any good ones for under $50 or…
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Any good chicken recipes for a george foreman grill?
I just bought a George Foreman Grill today. Reading online it looks like people say it doesn't make the best chicken. Anyone have any recipes for chicken that tastes really good on the Foreman? Thanks!
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Anyone have baked chicken or turkey recipes?
Any baked chicken or turkey recipes would be great. Any gluten free would be even better! Thanks!
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I need a good inexpensive scale
My scale is dying. I get 5 different readings if I stand on it 5 times in a row. Ranging anywhere in a 10lb range! So I plan to get a new scale this weekend. I need a good one, but I really don't have much money to spend and can't spend more than $30 and even that is pushing it. So any ideas? And it can't be one of those…
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I don't see it, do you see it?
Everyone else says they can see that I have lost weight, and looking back at older pics I just don't see it. The first pic I am on the far right. That was at my highest of 222lbs. The bottom pic is me and my daughter last weekend, so that was at 189lbs. I am only 5'3" and I would think that a 33lb loss would look like more…
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My NSV!
So today I went to the pop machine outside of the gas station I used to go to all the time. I haven't been there in over a year because I only went there to buy cigarettes, and I quit smoking so I had no need to go there. Well my husband wanted a pop, so I went to the machine but it ate my quarters so I went in to tell the…
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Too much fiber?
Can you really have too much fiber? Almost every day I go way over the fiber that mfp tells me I should get. What is the problem with fiber? Anything? Sarah
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How to find calorie info for a homemade meal?
I am making homemade chicken soup with white rice and beans (navy and kidney) in it. So last night I roasted a whole chicken. We ate both breasts and 1 leg. So the rest of the meat is in the soup. 15oz of navy beans, 15 oz of kidney beans. 1 cup white rice. 1/2 cup chopped onion and 2 cups carrots. Only water and salt,…
