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Carbquik / Carbalose
Wondering if anyone has used these products, reading about them on their website has me intrigued.
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Memorial Day NSV's
So having not been happy with the scale the last month or so I was looking for something to remind me of how far I have come the last couple of years. On Saturday I was taking a break from a landscaping project when I stumbled upon some old pictures and had a small laugh at what I was wearing on Memorial Day 2011. With…
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Dating scenario - cold and flu season
Things have been a little slow on the board today, so I am going to run a scenario by you guys and gals for your humble opinions. Say a girl you have been casually dating, but are really starting to like, comes down with a cold and you give her a call to see how she is doing. Through conversation you learn she would like…
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On a mission to find the old me
During the 90's I was overweight by 20-30 pounds, but active and able to maintain an active life style. If I could erase the 2000's I would be really happy, but unfortunately I cant do that. On February 1, 2003 I was involved in a serious snowmobile accident that required surgery on one of my legs and left me with severe…
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Guys and the friendzone
Long time lurker, first time poster! I was sent this link by a friend and have to say I'm glad I read it. http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-01-03/guy-talk-what-dudes-need-to-know-about-the-friendzone/ I know this subject gets beat up a lot, but I really wish I had read this column last fall! I always seemed to get stuck in the…
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Sometimes it starts with a picture
In January of 2011 I was with family for a birthday party and pictures from Christmas had been brought out. I was one to never be caught in pictures but my brother actually managed to catch me in a couple. Needless to say those pictures and the fact I couldn't do the simplest things with my niece motivated me to do…
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Ketosis
Two quick questions 1) When time do most people test using ketostix? Morning or night? I didn't ask my doctor, but I have tried both and notice I am spilling more ketones at night than morning, which I would guess is normal. 2) I am using a stick of gum to handle the weird taste I have right now, but is it just me or is a…
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Hurricane Sandy Relief
To those of you in Southeastern Michigan, my company is holding a community drive for clean, gently used kid and adult coats, blankets, food and water. http://blog.gardenfreshsalsa.com/hurricane-sandy-relief-how-you-can-help
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HIIT 100's Challenge Overview
HIIT 100’s: The Six-Week Training and Diet Program to Get Super Shredded by Jim Stoppani, PhD The workout is simple to follow, just not simple to do. You start each workout doing one exercise per muscle group using HIIT 100’s. Then you follow that by doing 3 more sets of the same exercise using your 10-rep max (a weight…
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HIIT 100's Supplements
Supplements will be a much-needed friend during these next 6 weeks. And you’ll want to capitalize on the benefits of supplements for two major reasons – to provide energy during the grueling workouts when carbs are low, and for helping to encourage greater fat burning. These supplements will help you to have the energy you…
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HIIT 100's Diet
Excerpt from the magazine: Of course, training is just half the picture when it comes to getting lean. Much like your time drops each week, your carbs will too. This will work nicely to get you shredded. Each week in the training program you drop 10 seconds of rest. With the HIIT 100’s diet , you drop carbs each week by…
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One year on MFP - 105 pounds down
On September 26th of last year I returned home from a shopping trip only to realize that the previous 7 months had been a frustrating waste to reach my goal of mainting a healthy lifestyle. During that trip I had purchased a few new pairs of jeans and some sweaters for for the fall season. After realizing that I had only…
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HIIT 100's Exercise Program
Here is a PDF file of the workout http://www.jyrmedia.com/rainman3k/HIIT6Weeks.pdf
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Challenge Time Frame
Pretraining - Week of 10/22/12 The week before you start the actually HIIT 100’s program, work these exercises into your training program to figure out an approximate weight that allows you to perform 10 reps with, but no more. Then when you start the program the next week, use half of that weight for your HIIT 100’s sets.…
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My favorite NSV so far!
Just returned from a DR. visit where he ran some additional tests, went over results from my last visit... ...and less than one year after I had been put on my 6th different medication to manage high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol & asthma I am now prescription free! A1C1 came back at 4.0 Cholesterol near optimal…
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Bike Ride 8/25/12
A few of us are going to be doing a bike ride this Saturday on the Metro Parkway Freedom Trail. As of now, we will be starting at Metro Parkway and Garfield and plan on leaving there at 12pm. We will travel East to Lake St Clair Metro park. If there is interest in meeting at the metro park and then riding out of the park…
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Day 12 JJRJ
Another 10 minutes today, I am going to have to try and put a marathon session in or something! I have to say though, since adding this to my workouts my average heart rate is sticking close to the lower side of the anaerobic zone! I haven't had that intensity for about 45 days and I love getting it back! This is a great…
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Goal Body Weight Calculator
So I started working with a new trainer this week and one of the things we discussed was what goals I want to reach. My original goal was to reach 190 pounds by 11/1. After we had checked my BF%, he strongly suggested that I look at using that as my goal. Who knows what a good number that would be though. In a perfect…
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Day 11 JJRJ
Only managed 10 minutes today, but I did buy a new weighted jump rope for home, seeing as my old school version was about to die!
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Day 7 JJRJ
Hope everyone is on target, I am at 42 minutes so I have some work to do today. After all the walking at cedar point yesterday, I am not looking forward to it!
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SE Michigan MFP Get Together
Hope everybody had a great weekend, after running a 5k today with one of my coworkers/MFP friends, I put some more thought into an idea I have discussed with a couple of other local MFP people. I am thinking about scheduling a bike ride that would allow for all skill levels to join at several spots. Sharing an idea from a…
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Indoor Soccer - Drop in sessions
For those MFP'ers in the Tri-county area, I have been organizing some drop in soccer sessions in Warren at a facility located near 696 & Mound. The facility is about 1/2 the size of a normal indoor field so it makes it a little more fun for those looking to get back into playing the game. Our group is currently switching…
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Training at the gym
I will be starting the final week of my current routine on Monday and am starting to wonder if it is time to switch things up. I have been at this routine for 8 weeks and have made great improvements in all facets of my physical health. My current routine consists of the following: Monday - Full body Plyo & C25K Tuesday -…
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Strength training breaks
I have been hearing people talk about having success taking time off from their strength routines. Prior to a change in my routine this week, I was really feeling what I can only describe as muscle fatigue. I do cardio M-S with Sunday as a total rest day and then for strength training I do: Monday - plyo Tuesday - push…
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M2 by Mytrak
Did some searches on the message board and over the internet about these units, as I was looking at the new Nike fuel. Found out that the Mytrak actually will use the polar HRM coded chest strap to record your heart rate along with its builtin technology that it learns as you use it. I am intrigued by what appears to be an…
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Nice NSV this weekend
Last night I met a friend of mine at the bar, and after I had returned from one of my trips to the restroom, she said "You really need to buy a new pair of jeans, those are just too baggy". I explained how I just had to replace all of my pants at thanksgiving, but she wasn't buying it. So today I stop at the mall figuring…
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Get Fit Sale at ALDI
I happened to stop in ALDI after work and they have a good sale on fitness items that started yesterday. I purchased a set of the kettlebells because they are identical to the set I purchased at ****'s and 1/2 the cost. Lots of other cool things also http://aldi.us/us/html/offers/offers_01_04_2012_ENU_HTML.htm
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How to keep on Track this New Year...
I copied this from the face book page of Peter Nielsen, host of Peter's Principles. He has provided a great deal of support to me in my journey and hopefully this information will help you as you set goals for the new year! How to keep on Track this New Year...... by Peter N Nielsen on Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 3:34pm…
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NSV - Clothing related
So I got done working out today and after getting home remembered I needed to stop at the store. On the way back out the door I stopped at the closet to grab my coat I had a few coats that I had been unable to wear for about the last five years, so I said what the heck and tried one on and it actually fit pretty good.…
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NSV's for the holidays
I joined MFP on October 3rd and during the first two weeks I added several people that I had seen have great success with their lifestyle changes. During these first two weeks I tweaked my diet, looked at additional fitness resources for clarification and most importantly found, via my mfp friends, I really needed to be…
