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Wowza! Talk about shock
Today I was cleaning out some old junk and noticed before when I cleaned out my old fat clothes I forgot to get rid of my old belts... so i tried a few of them on and was shocked! I could see where I used to do up the belt and there was a good 10 inch gap from where I used to do them up to now at least! I could not believe…
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Running Cramps :(
Hi all you runners out there, I am not yet a runner lol... I had been training for my tri a triathlon where it was only a 2km run, and even during that time I found I would get cramps near my ribs on the right side. Now I am taking my training to a higher level doing 4km now and eventually 10 km. I still have these cramps…
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Tell us something u did u never thought u could!
Last night, I went riding with a friend and we completed a 20 km (appx 29km an hour) bike ride, followed by a 4 km run... now even in the triathlon I did it was only 10 km and 2 km run... so I am soo amazed that now i am at this level where I can keep up to people who have been riding their whole lives! I used to think…
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How long does it take to lose muscle?
Hey all, I am having my tonsils out in November, and everyone I talked to that have had the same surgery said they basically laid in bed for at least 2 weeks eating pudding and jello. Most of them even said it was 3 weeks before they could do any activity. I am wondering how long it takes for a women to start losing muscle…
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OMG never thought I would see this day!
I have been blessed with hitting my goal, and now still am going for 5 more. I feel great, look great and have enjoyed amazing support from everyone here on MFP. However, after finishing my tri a tri and getting into that bikini, I didn't think anything could shocked me, but I was ! I recently went shopping at Campus Crew…
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Triathlon 1st timer help
Hi I am doing a tri-a-tri in June, Its basically a 200 meter swim, 20 km bike ride and 2 km run... I have never done anything like this before. I am pretty athletic right now I play soccer and hockey, and I do a spinning class 2x a week and swim at least 1x. I hate running, but will be starting to add that in also ...…
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1st Try a tri !!
So here is a recap of my first try a tri... Got up at 6am to have some oatmeal and be at the place to register for 7:30 am. Got my number, swim cap and other things then waited around for the race... unfortunately I didn't realize there would be kids races for like 2 hours before the adult tri-tri, so we didnt' even start…
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Bike Shopping- Cyclist pls help!
Hey everyone, I finally decided to invest in a bike, I am enjoying cycling so much and know I would get the use out of it. I would also like to be able to compete at the same level as other triathletes with a good road bike. Sooooo I really have no clue what types of things to start looking for. I don't want to get ripped…
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I need a boost... feeling like poo :(
Help... I am just having one of those days.... week actually... nothing seems to be going my way! I have my first mini traithlon saturday and have been going hard for 2 months, now all of a sudden this week, I have ZERO energy, my knee has been acting up and I just don't feel motivated! Today I went to go run, but my ipod…
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Body Fat Test Update
Ok I had posted a few weeks ago about how I was going into a Bod Pod... A bod pod is the new way to get a 99% accurate reading of your body fat. They use this now instead of the one the submerge you under water with. Anyway the results are in... I have 27% body fat... I was kinda disapointed to hear this I was hoping for…
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Underwater MP3 Player Help
Hi guys, I am looking for a mp3 player to use while I do my laps.. I have been looking online at some reviews of the Fini swimp3, and the speedo aqua beat, but the reviews are super mixed. Does anyone have any suggestions on one that works well?? Tks!
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38 lbs before and after- with pics!
So back in October 2009, my husband decided he wanted to "bulk up" for our new years trip to Dominican... well I figured I might as well try to lose 15 lbs myself so I joined a gym that focuses strictly on a 30 min kettlebell workout 6 days a week. I fell in love with the fact that it was always different and only 30…
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Spinning question- for the ladies only pls
So i ride my bike or take a spinning class 3x a week. I have the padded shorts but yet i go numb down there, and sometimes it is super painful. I try to rest most of my weight on my butt, but still even after spinning at least 2x a week for 8 months i have pain. Has anyone else had this problem? ideas for solutions??
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Non Scale victory- not trying to brag but proud lol
wowza! Today I decided to combine all the things I will be doing in my half triatlon to see how far I need to go.. I started off the morning my with usual 30 min kettlebell class, then heading to my gym for a 40 min spinning class, jumped right off the bike and onto the treadmill for my 2km run -took me 15min :( , then…
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How do you know when you are at goal??
Well I have had steady weight loss from 190 to 152 since October... I have had so many compliments and a few people tell me I don't need to lose anymore. I never really had a number in my head, I just kept going 5lbs down till I hit that , then deducted another 5 lbs. Finally I changed it to 145 last month but have not…
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Shopping doesn't suck!
I used to hate going shopping, because the clothes I wanted to wear never looked good on me, and I would buy things that covered up my belly and hid all the imperfections... well after dropping the 38lbs I can look forward to it! Last month I cleaned out my closet and was left with 1 pair of jeans and 1 pair of shorts. I…
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Photo uploads?
Can anyone explain in the very simplest of terms how to put up a photo in their topic.. I would like to put up before and afters but when I search the topic I have no idea what the people are talking about BBs and what not lol???
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HOW DO I??
hi im new here. how to i make those things that show how many lbs you lost and how many to go?? with the snail and such for example?? help pls
