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Jeans--Ladies please help!
Hi! This is a random question. Do any of you ladies who have small waists and larger thighs/bum know of a brand of jeans that fits our body type well?? My problem is that if jeans fit in the thighs, they are uncomfortably loose around the waist (and I hate belts!). I'm 5'7" Waist-28" Hips-40" Thigh-26" Thanks for any…
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ChaLEAN extreme
Hi everyone! I'm starting ChaLEAN extreme sometime within the next week (waiting for my adjustable dumbbells to come in the mail) and I was looking for a couple people who were also just starting the program that want to keep each other motivated to finish. I've never finished one of these types of programs all the way…
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Need advice from men successful cutting body fat %!
Hello! I'm looking for advice from men about how to decrease body fat %. I'm asking for my husband! Right now my husband is about 5'9" 164lbs and around 15% body fat (this is an estimate). In high school (about 8 years ago), he was as low as 8% BF, but this was basically because he played all types of sports and was…
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HRMs and high heart rate
I recently received a HRM (Polar FT7) as a gift and started using it. My main question to those who have one or know more than me about them---does having a high heart rate throw off the calorie count? Should I be decreasing the amount of calories I record as burned? For a 45-50 minute intense circuit class I burn about…
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Help! Female wanting to add 2 heavy lifting days...
Hi everyone! I exercise regularly, but would like to add two days of heavy lifting. Can some females (or males) with experience give me examples of exercises to do on each day? I'm thinking a lower body day--maybe squats, deadlifts, lunges--and an upper body day--biceps, triceps, chest. I would like to start with a solid…
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A bone to pick with Jillian...
I love Jillian's workouts. I have 7 DVDs of hers besides Body Revolution without complaints! However, I'm a bit annoyed by her meal plan and diet advice. In my opinion 1200 cals is much too low for most people. I have about 15-20 pounds to lose and I'm sure I would lose it if I followed her advice and ate 1200 cals a day.…
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At the end of the day...there are no excuses!
I've been struggling lately--eating more, working out less--and I know I can't be the only one! Today, I made myself a "motivation collage" with my goals, motivational quotes & images, and taped it to my bathroom mirror. One of the quotes I came across was "At the end of the day, your health is your responsibility"…
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Less weight to lose? Pay attention to body fat % and measur
Hi everyone, I'm just under 5'7" and started around 164 lbs (around last August). Ultimately, I would like to get down to 140 lbs and maintain. My priority through this process has been to avoid doing anything drastic, so I am not eating very low calorie. In fact, I typically eat 1800-2200 calories with occasional days…
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Advice--how reasonable is my goal weight?
Hi everyone, I'm a little under 5'7" and 160 pounds, 22 years old. I've weighed between 155 and 163 all through college. I carry my weight pretty evenly, maybe a little extra on my thighs/butt. I'd like to weigh 140lbs, which I haven't weighed since probably late middle school/early high school. I'd like to think that this…
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College student new to MFP and hoping this works!
Hi everyone! I'm a 4th year college student, so losing weight is definately difficult. Busy class and work schedules, food EVERYWHERE, figuring out post-graduate plans. I'm not significantly overweight, but I haven't been very comfortable with my body in a while. I'm done the fad diets (no carb, etc) and always gain the…
