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Indoor Bouldering
Seriously. If you are looking for an exercise that is fun, challenging, strength building, cardio pumping, with an aspect of it being a puzzle... try indoor bouldering or rock climbing. I'm sure there is one in your area, maybe? Check this google images link for some examples http://goo.gl/MWzVe
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Face pics
3 different ID pictures each taken 3 years apart from the others 2006 2009 2012
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Running NSV
A year ago this month I couldnt run/jog a mile to save my life. Today I ran a 6:27 mile and then biked for 30 miles afterwards. Feels pretty good.
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one year ago
A year ago this month I kind of half-assed started to get in shape. I wasn't calorie counting but I started walking and jogging, mostly walking. I couldn't even jog 1 mile. And even then it would kick my *kitten*, sore legs, chest hurting, red faced... literally have to go lie down afterwards. Yesterday I busted out 3.5…
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Realization
I am a 33 year old male, I weigh 165 pounds, am 5'8". I weigh the same as I did at 17 now. but that doesn't tell much. I can run further than that 17 year old do more bodyweight exercises, like pullups, chinups I am more flexible than him. and generally just healthier and much stronger. I basically gained a few pounds a…
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Face comparison 8 months and apart
8+ months ago I started a big change. I went from being over 200 lbs to being between 163-168 pounds. It ranges these days. I still plan to get down to 160 and still over eat but I have found exercise to be pretty key to my success. Regular Cardio (biking and jogging), yoga, and body weight exercises (pushups, crunches,…
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Running
So this afternoon for the first time in my life I Jogged (or Ran) over 3 miles without stopping to walk. Previously I had done the same distance but walked about 1/3rd of it while Running the rest. I really couldn't get my pacing down and constantly felt out of breath. So today I paced myself, felt great almost the whole…
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loose clothes
so now even my 32 pants are getting loose is it so bad to not wanna lose weight for awhile because I don't wanna have to buy more new clothes?!
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cycling
i did over 285 miles on my bike this month post your miles!
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no pics but hit my goal
September 1st 2011 I weighed 200 pounds I am between 5'8" and 5'9" 33 years old I had already lost anywhere from 15-5 pounds in the 2+ months before but really hadnt been keeping track. I set a goal weight of 168, which I then changed to 165. Today I got just below 165 on the scale. So Stoked!!!! Keeping a food diary,…
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chin-ups and pull-ups
not long ago I got a door gym pull up bar that goes in your doorway and started doing all sorts of pullups and chinups and such. tonight I did 10 dead hang chin ups with pretty good form and 6 wide grip pullups those are the only two grips I tested. I normally do sets of all the grips along with hanging leg raises and L…
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lunch success story
Today I had a 330 calorie Healthy Choice Lemon Pepper Fish microwaveable meal... instead of a 1200-1500 calorie hamburger and fries like I almost went and got. yay me
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woo personal best
6 months ago I could barely do 1 chin-up or pull-up. it was pathetic. in fact, I cannot remember a time I could do any sort of good form dead hang pull up or chinup. I always cheated (had bad form) for even the 1 I could barely do. Well, I did 8 chin-ups tonight. Dead hang, legs crossed at the ankles, as good a form as I…
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5 km training
I jogged my first mile in like 15 years a few months ago. (I would have to look up the date.) This week I did 2 - 5km jogs, another one that was almost 5km, and some walking. I am in another state visiting family so have done this instead of my usual cycling. I still can't jog or run the whole 5km (3 miles), but my time…
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2 pounds to go!
my original goal of 165 has been within my grasp for awhile. I have tried to go really slow with the last bit of weight. I plan to lose the next 2 pounds over atleast a month. I am focused on building muscle and getting rid of my belly. My girlfriend recently told me I was sexy! Haha, so awesome. We only recently met so…
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Soup
Low cal soup! They have really saved me at dinner time lately. ______ This is a good time of year for it too.
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Door Gym
Anyone else have one of these pull up bars you put in a doorway? just got mine and I really like it but i was just wondering what sort of exercises do you do on it and how frequently. right now I am just sort of doing 1 of each kind of pull up whenever I walk through that doorway ( it is my kitchen). I also have been just…
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ugh
so a few days ago I got under 170 for the first time since high school 30 pounds down since september. and what do I do last night? I ate a whole thing of ben and jerrys ice cream so I basically busted my *kitten* exercising that day... for ice cream. i still only ate right at my maintenance calories but I woke up feeling…
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HRM calories burned
so I have a relatively simple Timex Heart Rate Monitor today was the first time I wore it during my big Sunday workout day. I usually bike 20 total miles and do 90 minutes of Yoga. I had been using MFP's estimates on calories burned but this time tried wearing the HRM. walking - same calorie amounts biking - hugely…
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no pics but 30 lbs down
5'9" 33 years old highest weight: 210-215 sep1 weigh-in: 200 lbs 1st gw: 175 hit on 11/30/11 final gw is 165 current weight: 170.4 01/13/12 30 pounds down since September 1st 2011 from a 36 mens waist to a loose 32 waist went from 39-40 inches to 32-33 inches hips went from 41-42 inches to 36 inches from XL and Large…
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plateau
a plateau does not just mean your weight has stayed the same what about your measurements? my "weight" loss (the number on the scale) has either stayed the same or gone down slowly over the last month, but dang my body just keeps changing. more muscle, smaller waist and hips. had to add a notch in my belt. clothes getting…
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before and after
So I have been kind of bummed that I did not have a good set of before and after pictures to post on here. I know there are some out there from earlier this year but I untagged them on Facebook (they were on friends' profiles). I guess I didn't like them haha Today I had to pull out my license for something and I realize…
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Regarding baseline calories and Exercising a lot
When i started on MFP I first chose the lowest calories and acitivity level possible for myself because I had been very lazy and inactive for awhile, and I wanted to lose as much weight as I could while still using MFP's 2 pounds a week limit within their system. Later after a few months I went up one level in activity. I…
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inches
2 months and 4 inches off my waist! 5 inches off my hips! I am seriously amazed.
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Ugh---- Stalled weight loss
So I dont know what is going on. I started November strong and lost 3 pounds the first 2 weeks. Then I gained that back. I had surgery that kept me indoors for 2 weeks. And now I am having trouble staying within my calories. I haven't really gained anything but Im not losing anything. The weather is making it harder to…
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from 215 - 185
33 year old male here 210-215 is the heaviest I have ever been sometime around the end of this past winter. beginning of summer I started to think about doing something about it. Maybe in June? a month went by maybe and I started being a bit more active, did some traveling and camping and hiking...some walking, jogging,…
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New Member from Portland Oregon
In the last 5 years my weight went up to 215 lbs for the first time in my life. I had never even been over 200 pounds. I was athletic until about age 16. Starting around age 25 I became pretty sedintary. I did not officially weigh myself and start tracking my weight loss until September 1st but I had already begun to shed…
