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For all you workout buffs....Question about HR while working
I'm 24years old, 5'5.5 at 134-136lbs so my target heart rate is 159.....so i'm working out on the elliptical today and the machine would tell me to slow down every time my HR would go over 170...i felt like my body could handle it...I actually felt like i wasn't pushing myself hard enough...Is it dangerous for my heart…
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1 year later! (with pics if i can figure out how)
Last October was when I really started my weight loss journey. I was at my heaviest since my son was born. Weighing in at 156 I knew I was just not comfortable with myself, with how i looked or with how my clothes fit. At first i started taking an appetite suppressant and i think i was eating maybe 800 calories a day and…
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"Treating" myself...and don't know what to get!
So...I promised my son that i would take him to McDonalds for dinner tonight (mommy doesn't feel like cooking when daddy is out of town...) So after my workout this afternoon, i will end up with about 950 calories for dinner...however, it's been so long since i've eaten at McDonalds I don't even know what i should eat! I…
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Snacking help!!
I look forward to eating regular sized meals.To the point where as soon as i get done eating one meal, i start thinking about what i'm going to eat at my next meal...So to me, my 3 meals a day + dessert (which i will NEVER be able to give up so i "budget" it into my daily calories) are like a treat or reward...not sure for…
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So close...yet so far....
I am feeling seriously motivated today for some reason. I wish i felt like this everyday! I am 8 lbs away from my goal weight and i toggled between 139-141 for 6 weeks...I finally broke my plateau week before last and got down to138, it's amazing how a mere 16oz can stir up the motivation to keep going! Last week was TOM…
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*ATTENTION PARENTS* Help Needed!!
So, my (almost) 5 year old starts kindergarden next week! My husband and I have decided to save money and to have more control over our son's nutrition that we are going to pack his lunch rather then let him buy. However! I need ideas for yummy healthy ideas of what to pack for him! He's excited and will pretty much love…
