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Anybody remember the bodymedia fit armband from like 10ish years ago? Anything similar on the market
My life went downhill after bodymedia fit was destroyed by jawbone (RIP). It was scary accurate for me, and It seriously motivated me to track everything and I’d even do spontaneous exercises just to grow my calorie deficit or allow me wiggle room for a treat later. It didn’t bother me to wear it all day although I wonder…
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Any suggestions for a good fitness tracker for Zumba/intense cardio?
I've been reading a lot of reviews for different trackers, and I'm stuck. I'm really hoping for just a watch (no chest strap) that will calculate HR and calorie burn for intense cardio pretty accurately, as well as daily activity. I don't really care about extra features like text/call alerts. My budget is less than 200.…
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Hello from Portland OR! Needing to lose 50+lbs, looking for friends!
I'm back to MFP after a couple years. Originally I had lost about 50lbs, but unfortunately gained that all back. Im ready to get back into it... I'm starting a "healthy wage" on June 2nd, placing a bet on weightloss in the next 6 months (my winnings will be a profit of 430$! Thats the kind motivation I need) I'm looking…
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Have any goals to reach this Spring/be fit by summer?
Join our spring weightloss group! A lot of us have birthdays/graduations/anniversaries/weddings coming up this Spring/early summer and are trying to reach a goal by then. Some of us just want to be fit by summer. Either way, we have work to do! We have weigh-ins the 1st and 15th of each month. Even though we've already…
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Get fit by Spring - Lets do this!!
Do you have any major events happening in the Spring you want to get fit for, or maybe just want to get fit before summer begins? My birthday is April 20, and I'm graduating college end of May, so I have work to do!. This WILL be the year I finally meet my weight goal so I can look good for the pics and have even more to…
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The only reason you should ever go to Del Taco... seriously
Inferno Sauce. Their sauce is good on everything I've come to find out. BUT there is one thing that it is good on, that trumps everything else. Inferno sauce on an AVOCADO No seriously, I've had hot sauce on avocados before, and there is just something mind blowing about Inferno Sauce on an avocado. I swear, try it.…
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Battling the urge to binge right now...
I'm really trying to control my binge eating. Sometimes it just happens and I'm not aware of it until after the fact and feel disgusted. But I'm completely aware of it right now, in this moment as I am trying to fight it. I just have the urge to eat so badly right now that I can't even tell if its the fact that I'm…
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Workout while watching TV
So for the past few weeks while watching The Walking Dead, I've turned it into a workout game for myself. I typically workout while I watch my TV shows, but lately I've been switching it up to make it more exciting. For example, when a Zombie is shown on screen, I begin to sprint in place, as fast as I can, until the scene…
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Anyone want to lose weight by this Spring?
I'm trying to lose 20-30lbs by my birthday (late April) and would like to see if anyone would like to team up for support to meet weight loss goals this Spring, that way we can be ready by the summer! I just created a group for those that are interested :)…
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Zumba for the Wii
Hey guys, I have zumba fitness 2 and zumba core for the wii. Just wanted to hear other peoples opinions about these games compared to each other. To me, it seems that I like the song selection a lot better on zumba core. But some songs, a certain move will only be done one time in the song (towards the end usually) so…
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Pretty new to this. How important are these macros?
After reading through some of the sticky threads, and seeing it mentioned that macros are good to be set at: Carbs 40% Protein 30% Fat 30% Fiber 30 Sodium 2500 I've looked through my diary. and it seems like I don't have a problem with carbs and protein, but I have a problem with fat. Sometimes I'll have an excess of…
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Questions about body media fit, and also Striiv
I've been curious about how many calories I'm actually burning in a day. For those of you that use body media fit, do you notice a big difference in what that says compared to website calculators? Also, my work has a strict uniform policy, so wearing it on my arm may not be allowed since we have short sleeves. I heard some…
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Eating just to feel something?
So I recently realized that I eat so that I can feel something. Flavor is a very strong stimulation for me, and I feel like a lot of times this overpowers any other sense. (Even sex unfortunately). Its my way of feeling and being able to sense something and get out of numbness. I'm not really depressed, I am pretty busy…
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The longer you're overweight, the harder it is to lose?
Hey guys, I recently heard something and I'm wondering if its a myth or fact.... I heard that the longer you've been overweight, the longer it takes to lose weight... I've been overweight since childhood, and I'm almost down to my high school weight (which was still about 20lbs overweight) and I'm wondering if I'm going to…
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2 different scales, 2 different readings (with calibration)
So I have 2 scales, 1 is digital (15 bucks) and 1 is just basic with a dial (10 bucks). I tested them both out (put a 4lb weight on them, both scales read 4lbs). However, when I step on the scale I get completely different readings. The digital one says 173lbs, and the dial scale says 165! (Note: both scales are placed on…
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Question for anyone that has the zumba exhilarate dvd set
I've been wanting this set for awhile... but settled on the video games instead... I'm thinking this box set is too expensive for me, especially if I don't know I'm going to like all the dvds it includes... so maybe I'll just buy a few of the dvds individually.. so which ones out of the set do you recommend that are the…
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Dec Challenge - results thread
I decided to keep track of our progress I would make a results thread so we can see just how well everyone is doing. Please be sure to message me how many days out of the 7 you completed your goal, whether you did any of the group goals in my blog, any redemption challenges etc. When you message me your results I will add…
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Welcome!
Hello everyone, welcome to the self control group. I hope we can all benefit from each others ideas and motivation to help curb those nasty habits that only set us back. So let us get to know each other! Tell us a little about yourself. You can tell us what brought you to this group, what you're trying to accomplish, what…
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Figuring out my V02 max?
So I was reading up on HRM's and found out that the calorie count isn't all that accurate on mine because it doesn't use my v02 max. However, I've been referenced to a site that calculates calories burned based on your stats as well as the v02 max (http://www.braydenwm.com/calburn.htm) but I'm wondering how I can…
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Share your success!
For those of you up for the daily challenge! Feel free to share your accomplishments doing the daily challenges (Read the challenge thread). I'll start off with my biggest accomplishment so far. On Thursday, my friend turned 21. So of course we went out. My challenge was to make sure I only drank vodka with diet soda (max…
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Green Tea fat metabolizer
While browsing some other posts, I came across some about vitamins that people take and I noticed some people taking "Irwin Naturals - Green Tea Fat Metabolizer" So I did a little bit more research to see if I should take this or just keep drinking my green tea.... well it appears that in order to get a good metabolism…
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The official Self Control Challenge - December!
Get a notebook (nothing fancy) and title a page with the Month (December). Or you can use a spreadsheet to keep track electronically if you wish. Thanks to member Melelana, we now have spreadsheets for your convenience! for color printers: http://www.mediafire.com/?i1zwncr5f2jezi9 For black & white printers:…
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Accounting and statistics in the same semester... too much?
So I pretty much got the short end of the registration stick, and all the classes I need for my major and minor are full. so I thought about changing my major to business. Which I need 2 accounting classes, calculus, and stats for. I used to be good at math in high school, even in my first years of college. it was when I…
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The cake: Is it a lie? A true love story about self control
Cake: But Janean, you've always loved me. What's changed? Janean: Oh cake, you know I adore you... its just that I can't do this anymore... Cake: But why? Don't tell me its those brownies. Are you cheating on me? Janean: I'm not cheating on you. I'm done with sweets altogether! Nothing good has ever come out of any…
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What do you want/expect out of your MPF friends? (warning: r
Warning: I'm tired, and this is going to be a semi rant. I'm the kind of person who likes to offer suggestions and feedback for improvement. I always put things nicely, and try to explain things the easiest way possible. I have no real life contact with my MPF friends (except 1, who never logs in) So frankly I don't need…
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The CHALLENGE - beta run - The rest of Nov till Dec
Get a notebook (nothing fancy) and title a page with the Month (November). Under the heading, put the day of the month, and write down a specific self control goal of yours for that specific day. For instance, my goal today is to make sure I don't snack on any of the foods at work when I go in tonight (I work in the food…
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What do you expect out of your MPF friends: someone to alway
I try to find ways to help my MPF friends improve. Everyone is on the right track for the most part, it just seems like a lot of them are making things harder on themselves then they should. I understand everyone will have different needs, but there's just some outstanding red flags with some people. For instance: One…
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The biggest reason your self control suffers
I work in the food industry and that's probably my biggest problem. Finding another job isn't much of an option since I'm now a manager and wouldn't be making as much starting at a new place. Also I have certain mindsets when it comes to wasting food and or money. Basically I convince myself its okay to eat things I…
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What motivates you? What do you guys think of this new idea?
Just curious what motivates people to lose weight or feel better about themselves. I'm thinking, when we have that urge to continue eating or doing something we shouldn't be, to help our self control we need some way to remember the reasons why we need to curb our self control in the first place. Is it to help you lose…
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just got my polar FT4, now I have some questions
So I did a test run, did level 3 of the 30DS and it said in 27 minutes I burned 282 calories. I'm wondering how accurate that is going through the results, it says I was in my zone for nearly 18 minutes. And my average BPM was 151. So should I just calculate my calories burned in my zone using my average? I really don't…
